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#4157394 - 08/14/15 10:32 AM 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress - Finished *****  
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Hi all,
This is a WIP for my Typhoon, copied from the Flory Models website. Apologies if you've already sat through it!

I've had this, and a small fortune in extras, on my shelf for years. I realised a while ago that is was going to be too big to display, and often contemplated selling it all on, but couldn't bring myself to part with it.

After a chance conversation with a colleague we have come to an arrangement whereby he pays me for the bits, and I build it. I get the fun of the build and some cash to invest in some more appropriately sized kits. Plus I stipulated a bottle of good single malt of his choice as an extra!

I'm not much of a WIP poster, so don't expect too much, but I'll do my best to show the build with a few pictures from my phone.

Here's the kit and parts. I had to put it all outside the shed to get enough distance to get it all in shot!



There's Two Mike's pylons and FOD guard, Aires cockpit (beautifully modelled and cast), wheel bays and engines, plus SAC metal gear, and some Mastercasters wheels. I've also got some Paveways to put under it, depending on what choices of marking my friend makes.

This is such a big build (A 1/48 F-111 is unwieldy on the bench I've got) that I am going to build it as a series of sub-assemblies, and only move on when each is complete. This will help me avoid my usual trap of having the whole box unpacked and in progress on a bench that looks like one of my spares boxes!

First off is the cockpit. Here is the incredible Aires resin under primer.



The head box has the sensor for the helmet tracking system. This could stand some extra definition, so I drilled the sensors out, and filled with aluminium and then clear red...



...before making some tiny frames for the lenses. (Lots of swearing!)




Tiny!




Worth the effort I think, and should look better when everything is 'flattened' out.



More soon, thanks for looking,
Gareth

Last edited by goon; 05/30/16 01:39 PM.

cheers
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UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
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#4157396 - 08/14/15 10:33 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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I'm slowly building up the detail in the cockpit. The quality and accuracy of this set from Aires is just superb. There's details you'll never see without a magnifier. The control stick is exact in every detail, right down to the allen bolt that holds the front face on on the real thing.






Last edited by goon; 08/14/15 10:38 AM.

cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4157398 - 08/14/15 10:40 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Still trying to get the cockpit complete before I go any further to cut down on desk clutter because of the size of the thing. Couldn't resist starting to work out how the tub fits though. No glue here yet, and doesn't seem to need any thinning of the walls to get a good fit. I wish it was a bit more 'positive' though to make test fitting less of a fiddle.



I've started putting in the belts on the seat. Twenty two parts to fold and place for four belts. Should look nice and complex under a bit of paint.



More soon, thanks for looking,
Gareth


cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4157400 - 08/14/15 10:45 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Seat and cockpit are done.

I've deliberately left the highlights on the cushions and straps a little 'over the top' as they will give a better impression of detail from a normal viewing distance. I might revisit the ejection handle (It's a tad scruffy I think) in the future but will wait to see how much of it is visible in situ.



The finished tub. I highly recommend the Aires cockpit set. It was just a joy to paint and decal.






The whole lot together, with the seat dry fitted. I'll leave the HUD until I'm ready to fit the windshield to protect it.








While idly checking how the tub would fit it unexpectedly clicked together in my hand, after refusing the do so in many other such 'wonderings' last week. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth I spent a few minutes with the model in my left hand whilst rifling awkwardly through the instructions with my right. (Would it kill you to put a couple of staples in the instructions Revell?!) Nothing else needs fitting, so I decided to glue the front section of the fuselage.

There's no glue holding the tub in here, but it doesn't move much. There's good access from underneath so I'll get it aligned exactly and put some epoxy or Gator's Grip fillets in from behind to secure it.



Undercarriage bays next I think. I'd like to spend a few hours on stores and weapons instead, but we haven't decided whether it's a special show scheme or an Operation Ellamy machine yet, so there's no point.


cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4157402 - 08/14/15 10:55 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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That is a big plane.

Great work on the cockpit so far! thumbsup

#4157423 - 08/14/15 12:25 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Knowing the subject first hand... AWESOME! :O
I'm not just impressed but blown away.

Can't wait to see it finished! Subscribed to the thread.


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#4157432 - 08/14/15 12:50 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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You are crazy...! That's the best looking seat I ever saw, even accounting for 1/32 giving you some space to work with.

Watching this makes me regret that I have no space in my apartment to work on the beautiful 1/32 kits I have around from another life plan a few years earlier...

#4157628 - 08/14/15 10:14 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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#4158250 - 08/17/15 02:12 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: Dart]  
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Man.....

Will watch this with interest. It's already shaping up as your best I've seen yet, and that's saying a lot.


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#4158291 - 08/17/15 06:02 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Keep us Posted!!! It looks Awesome! Good work.


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#4166106 - 09/07/15 04:31 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Thanks for the comments. I'm still working away on this. I've got the gear bays painted now, and installed. Not easy to photograph with a phone!



Having the spoiler closed is more hassle than it should be, but with care you can get a join that only needs the briefest tickle with a sanding stick. The hinge point is a little more problematic, needing a bit of Mr. Surfacer. Here I am blending the replacement cockpit decking and outer fairing in to the kit plastic.







cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4166251 - 09/08/15 12:47 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Great work!

#4187318 - 10/28/15 02:48 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Still working away on this. All builds progress past the cool detail bit, and in to the less exciting aspects. The landing gear legs are all but done, but I'll wait to post those when they are complete. Plus, life genuinely gets in the way and slows you down.

I've got the HUD installed, and the transparencies masked and tacked in place to mask the cockpit detail.





I think next will be getting the lower part of the wing in place before putting the upper surface on.


cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4187446 - 10/28/15 06:56 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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that's coming along very nicely!

This is a friend of mine, he made my youngest an A-10 w/his name as the pilot. I really like how he puts them on poles. He makes these for all the demo teams through out the US. He's a damn production line if you follow him on Facebook.

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#4187554 - 10/28/15 11:43 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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This is one of the coolest threads ever! thumbsup (maybe there are more, I just stumbled in here, will have to browse).



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#4187607 - 10/29/15 02:36 AM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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A HUD. Oh my goodness, that's insane!


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#4187793 - 10/29/15 01:35 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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Started bringing the fuselage together with the wing last night. There are some terrible joins to deal with, but dealing with each one as you go, trying to get the best fit on each one will mean less sanding and filling. Some kits you can't do anything but glue it and deal with it with remedial work. This one, at least so far, can be made to get pretty close with only a little tidying needed. (I hope!)

It's a big lump, only just fits the spray booth, might be tricky!


cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
#4192651 - 11/09/15 03:27 PM Re: 1/32 Revell Typhoon Work In Progress [Re: goon]  
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After the joins along the bottom had set I got the top parts of the wing in place. Revell have a clever little system of tabs and slots at the root, but they still need a bit of help with some tabs of plastic to follow the proper contours.





Here we are before getting going with the Mr. Surfacer. The best way to approach the wing joins is very slowly! I almost stitched this together an inch at a time. Some rather large gaps, but they are easy fill. It's steps that are much more effort to rectify and thankfully my cautious approach has eliminated all but a couple of minor ones.




This is the worst, but I simply sanded the root down to the same level, and reinstated the two panel lines.



The intakes are all but done, but there is about half a gallon of Mr. Surfacer drying under the wing leading edges. The slats are designed to be positioned open, which I've never seen on the real thing on the ground. It's a terrible join and I simply couldn't see how to make them fit, so decided to glue and rectify after.

Hopefully moving to primer this week, so I must look out my 0.4mm nozzle and needle. It'll take all week with the 0.2 fitted!


cheers
Gareth

UNDERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the front wing.
OVERSTEER - is when you hit the wall with the back wing.
HORSEPOWER - is how fast you hit the wall.
TORQUE - is how far you can take the wall with you.

Read my scale modelling blog at www.latibuliser.com or mfhmazda787.com
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Looking good, fantastic seat detail. Do you have a pilot? I only ask as it looks like you have the ASP on the left side of the seat, this is normally attached to the pilots flight jacket as well. Any ideas on markings yet?


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