After a lot of research and some expert advice, I completed a Typhoon.

This is a pre D-Day, mid-modified, early aircraft. It has the wooden aerial under and through the canopy deleted, a whip aerial installed on the upper fuselage spine, unshrouded exhaust stacks, and removal of the Typhoon black/ white underwing striping (not D-Day stripes).

It represents a 245 Squadron aircraft, FEB-MAR 1944, involved with fighter escort and V-1 'No-Ball' dive bombing missions. JP798 MR*S was lost on take-off, 24 MAR 44.











1/48 Hasegawa Typhoon Mk. 1B, released 1998.


Ken

Excellent work Ken, really enjoyed looking at your Tiffie! Russell

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Congratulations! Looks just perfect to me! Really good!
What colors did you use for painting?

Regards,

Sebastian

Thanks for looking Siderius and Middle_Franc.

I used Tamiya RAF colors. I think they were released for a recent Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire (?) but they are perfect for the standard Ocean Gray/ Dark Green over Medium Sea Gray.

XF-81 Dark Green 2 (RAF)
XF-82 Ocean Gray 2 (RAF)
XF-83 Medium Sea Gray 2 (RAF)

Tail band and spinner are again Tamiya, XF-21 Sky.

This was actually my first attempt at freehand airbrushing of the topside camouflage after painting and masking off the bottom color. Rough doing it but I'm happy with the result.


Ken

Excellent work, Ken. I like the realistic weathering very much.

Cheers