So years ago when Colin (Freightdog) produced the Tempest Mk.6/F.6 conversion set I thought it would be nice to get a couple, one ended up on a Typhoon and the other languished around for a while untill I heard that Airfix was produceing a Mk.V and I thought why not fit the two together.
It took a lot of grinding down of the radiator to get it to fit, aroundabout 1mm, and a bit of fetteling here and there, but here are the results.
The decals and main wheels are from a recent KP kit. The wheels needed the hub drilled out a little to fit the Airfix axle, but that's better than them being loose. Other than a slight amount of white on the edge of the tail flash the decals were ok.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072383854_a8ea9b745f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkszxC)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072160708_45ba94c56f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkrrdh)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072160356_7b1d10b47e_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkrr7d)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072160376_eec3544342_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkrr7y)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072160381_761fe46f8f_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkrr7D)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52072160728_0721e5b0d8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkrrdC)
This is supposed to be a real world aircraft GN-A NX126 of 249 Squadron, RAF Habbaniya, Iraq, 1947
Gondor
Nice, the unusual red code letters look interesting. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Dizzyfugu on May 14, 2022, 01:06:20 AM
Nice, the unusual red code letters look interesting. :thumbsup:
Indeed
Yes this is like :thumbsup:..love the Tempest / Typhoon family..big .bad and brutal..very sweet indeed ;D
Quote from: Wardukw-NZ on May 14, 2022, 05:38:51 PM
Yes this is like :thumbsup:..love the Tempest / Typhoon family..big .bad and brutal..very sweet indeed ;D
Yup, I've always been a fan of the family
Nice!! :thumbsup:
Very nicely done Alistair :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
These are the three that I had at the Scottish Nationals over the weekend
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52075908175_ef94997093_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2nkLDcM)
The rear left of this group is The Hushle (https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=41686.msg714623#msg714623)
At the front is a Tempest 1b (https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=42335.msg730684#msg730684) with the F.6 being the aircraft on the right.
Gondor
This Twin-Tempest is weird, like having wing anhedral (external, and dihedral internal) in an inverted V-wing layout, uncommon! ;D :thumbsup:
(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristofmeunier.fr%2Fr_tempest-gondor.jpg&hash=0bc971bd73c62c88d4bba4a82069af590406b619)
= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/r_tempest-gondor.jpg
A very very nice family sitting there Allister mate ;D
I want to build a another 48th Typhoon but thr only one i know off is monograms old one..might just have to hunt one down me thinks .