Hawker Typhoon MkIb 'bubbletop' with Eduard Big Ed Photo Etch set

This kit by Italeri is sublime. After seeing many great builds of the Airfix 1:24th scale I wanted to add a 48th version to my collection. The detail is pretty good, but I wanted to add that little bit more. Eduard provided a superb PE set for the main grille, cockpit and rockets which in my opinion puts this kit as one of the best on the market.

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I used Tamiya primer with a dark pre-shade of the panel lines. I then finished the scheme using Vallejo air, using a post shading technique and opted to paint the D-Day stripes rather than using the decals provided.

The kit was then given a gloss coat before adding weathering and a panel wash.

The aircraft itself is from RAF Thorney Island, which is one of my local WWII airfields, so it has some meaning to my collection.

Richard Spreckley

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