This is my second
contribution to ARC. This time it's the very nice 1/72 Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib.
I
built it completely OOB.
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The kit goes together
great, I needed very little filler. The detail is excellent for the scale.
Surface detail is good, it has recessed panel lines and a nicely detailed
cockpit.
I used mainly Humbrol paint on
this one. I chose the kit decals for "Betty", A Typhoon flying with No.
193 Squadron in 1945. I've had some bad experiences with Academy decals in the
past, but these ones caused no trouble at all. A little Microsol and Revell's
new decal setting fluid helped to get the decals on the bulges on the wings.
I
used the Tamiya weathering set to get the smoke stains on the fuselage and on
the wings near the cannons.
That's it. A nice and simple kit,
which I highly recommend. I didn't check for accuracy, but it looks like a
Typhoon to me.
Thanks for looking.
Pjotr van der Ploeg
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