1/48 Eduard Hawker Tempest V

by Peter Brown

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Here is my Tempest, modelled to represent R-B flown by Roland Beaumont, possibly one of the greatest pilots of wartime and peacetime the world has ever seen.  I have all his books and was fortunate enough to have him sign some via a mutual friend in the RAF.  My dad worked at Hawkers during the war and well remembers him beating up the airfield, sometimes flying between the hangers.  The model was the Profipack version so no extra stuff was bought.  I thinned the fin as it is a bit thick as supplied and scratchbuilt the flaps.  Paint was Humbrol enamels, decals from kit, oil washed and sealed with Humbrol flat varnish.  I was very please with this kit.

Peter

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