Airfix 1/24 typhoon rebuild for a friend

urumomo · Nov 22, 2023

Ooop !
I was looking for 1/24 .

It's all mixed up on that page .
Plenty of 1/72 too .

urumomo · Nov 22, 2023

You'll need to go find one at a museum or something and map out the canopy , sculpt out a casting buck of it and vacuum form a new one .

urumomo · Nov 22, 2023

How did you lose it ?
You had it soaking in that dragon's saliva too ?

Pantherman · Nov 22, 2023

urumomo said:
You'll need to go find one at a museum or something and map out the canopy , sculpt out a casting buck of it and vacuum form a new one .

Sounds like a plan, thanks.
Pantherman

Pantherman · Nov 22, 2023

urumomo said:
How did you lose it ?
You had it soaking in that dragon's saliva too ?

Yeah, stupid mistake to make and now I'm paying for it. Although the challenge has made the restoration more interesting for me. Pantherman

urumomo · Nov 22, 2023

If you can borrow one you could fill it with plaster and then use that to vacuum form a replacement .

Pantherman · Nov 22, 2023

urumomo said:
If you can borrow one you could fill it with plaster and then use that to vacuum form a replacement .

Yet another great suggestion, thanks. Pantherman

Pantherman · Nov 22, 2023

Pantherman said:
Yet another great suggestion, thanks. Pantherman

At this rate I will have it finished before I start !!!! Pantherman

urumomo · Nov 22, 2023

Use minimal water in the mix to minimize shrinkage of the plaster .
Probably best to use something like Densite as it cures much harder than regular gypsum plaster .

GaryG64 · Nov 22, 2023

Pantherman said:
The part's have arrived so finally got the flaps sorted out.
I think the guns next possibly.
Pantherman

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Ohhh! That's NICE!

Pantherman · Nov 24, 2023

Pantherman said:
The part's have arrived so finally got the flaps sorted out.
I think the guns next possibly.
Pantherman

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So all the flaps sorted. Guns next. I removed the two gun supports and have made up 4 new longer one's with a metal gun barrel to be fitted. Think it will look better when sprayed up.

Have decided to leave the engine as it was pretty much ok. I will clean it a bit, prime it and eventually hand paint the engine and pipes. Pantherman

Pantherman · Nov 25, 2023

Pantherman said:
So all the flaps sorted. Guns next. I removed the two gun supports and have made up 4 new longer one's with a metal gun barrel to be fitted. Think it will look better when sprayed up.

Have decided to leave the engine as it was pretty much ok. I will clean it a bit, prime it and eventually hand paint the engine and pipes. Pantherman

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Guns done. Trying to tidy up the exhaust, think im going to remove the existing as some of them fell out during the cleaning and I put them in the melting pot so gone forever !!

Think I will glue the exhaust covers and leave the top engine cover loose so I can play with the engine a little. Pantherman

Pantherman · Nov 25, 2023

Pantherman said:
Guns done. Trying to tidy up the exhaust, think im going to remove the existing as some of them fell out during the cleaning and I put them in the melting pot so gone forever !!

Think I will glue the exhaust covers and leave the top engine cover loose so I can play with the engine a little. Pantherman

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Got the engine done. I used blutac to temporarily stick the engine cowling down ready for some top coat.

Had a go at improving the landing gear wells while I was at it.

Ready for the start of the top coats now I think. I'm leaving the undercarriage until later on so nothing gets broken.

Bear43 · Nov 26, 2023

That is looking much better than it did.

Pantherman · Nov 26, 2023

Bear43 said:
That is looking much better than it did.

Thanks. There was just way too much paint on it previously which obscured the great details.
I'm doing the underside top coat and stripes today. Pantherman

Pantherman · Nov 26, 2023

Pantherman said:
Thanks. There was just way too much paint on it previously which obscured the great details.
I'm doing the underside top coat and stripes today. Pantherman

So the underside is painted and the stripes are done. Have to say I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Forgive the Ps, couldn't help myself.

Need a little help now from you all. I want to really show the rivet details but not too sure how to go about it. Thought I would gloss coat the paintwork then try a watery black wash over the lot, then rub off the access with a foam cloth. What do you think??
Pantherman

Pantherman · Nov 26, 2023

Pantherman said:
So the underside is painted and the stripes are done. Have to say I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

Forgive the Ps, couldn't help myself. View attachment 109434 View attachment 109435 View attachment 109436 View attachment 109437

Need a little help now from you all. I want to really show the rivet details but not too sure how to go about it. Thought I would gloss coat the paintwork then try a watery black wash over the lot, then rub off the access with a foam cloth. What do you think??
Pantherman

Managed to get the beast masked up again and sprayed the top coats on the upper wing's and fuselage. Bonus. Pantherman

Pantherman · Dec 2, 2023

Pantherman said:
Managed to get the beast masked up again and sprayed the top coats on the upper wing's and fuselage. Bonus. Pantherman View attachment 109442 View attachment 109443 View attachment 109444

Base coat of gray/green done so just the top coat of thinned olive green to finish it off. Pantherman

Pantherman · Dec 2, 2023

Pantherman said:
Base coat of gray/green done so just the top coat of thinned olive green to finish it off. Pantherman View attachment 109707 View attachment 109708 View attachment 109709

Little bit more done. Camo finished apart from a few minor touch in's. Front of the engine done although I hate doing white. Prop almost done, just got the tips to paint. Pilot is getting acquainted with his upgrade !!!!
Think I just need to touch in some of the cockpit as I haven't done anything in there yet. Pantherman

urumomo · Dec 2, 2023

Love the pilot

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