Airfix 1/24 Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB

Airfix has just released a new kit of the Hawker Typhoon. This one is a bit different though because it is in 24th scale and for this reason the kit is super detailed. Almost eveything you can think of, in the real airplane, is represented in the model. Internal gas tanks, machinegun mounting and one amazing looking engine.

The kit has been created with advanced CAD design which is used on all their new models. The kit has over 500 parts, and once assembled boasts an impressive wingspan of over 500mm. The kit looks like a giant project and I'm not sure I have the stamina to complete a model like this. How ever, I cannot hide my positive feeling for this kit. Maybe some day when I have more time on my hands?

The Hawker Typhoon (Tiffy in RAF slang), was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium–high altitude interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane but several design problems were encountered and it never completely satisfied this requirement.
The Typhoon was designed to mount 12 machine guns and be powered by the latest 2000 hp engines. Its service introduction in mid-1941 was plagued with problems and for several months the aircraft faced a doubtful future. When the Luftwaffe brought the formidable Focke-Wulf Fw 190 into service in 1941, the Typhoon was the only RAF fighter capable of catching it at low altitudes; as a result it secured a new role as a low-altitude interceptor.

RAF F-2A2 Buffalo

By Francis Lee



1/72 Airfix Scale Model

In 1939, some 170 Buffalo were ordered by RAF and flown alos by RAAF & RNZAF in defence of Malaysia and Singapore. A lost of these were shot down by Japanese Zero and Hayabusa (Oscar) and captured by Japanese army.

VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRIpavv-9Bg&feature=relmfu

Airfix F-2A1 Buffalo of US Navy

By Francis Lee


Model: Airfix 1/72 scale F-2A1 Buffalo

I bought this kit in around 1987, luckily the decals are still able to use, the kit does not come with a box but just a clear plastic bag to store everything inside. It was the first & the last time I saw this kind of packing of Airfix model. As usual I need to fill up some gaps all around but it still fun to build up such an old kit after all.

Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRIpavv-9Bg&feature=relmfu

Airfix Bf-109F Afrika Korps

By Francis Lee



Model
Airfix 1/48

It is a very old tooling of Airfix of this Bf-109F, the overall shape is
nice however there are big gaps between the main wings and the body,
which needs alot of filling.

Diorama
I found some pic of airfields of Afrika Korps which ground attacks by the RAF made sandbags revetments a necessity of life in the desert. So I did the same for my diorama.

Video of this diorama

Airfix - RAF Halifax B.III bomber

By Francis Lee



Model: (1/72 Scale)
Airfix Handley Page Halifax B.III Bomber

I bought the model in 1988 and I start to build it since 2 weeks ago.
The kit contains not many parts however most clear plastic parts seem
not very fit with the plane body, big gaps all around the main canopy and I need to use a model blade to trim some plastic to fill into big gaps and sand them down.

P.S. I do not use those figures of the model, they are too ugly!!

Background:
The Handley Page Halifax was one of the British front-line, four-engined heavy bombers of the Royal Air Force. A contemporary of the famous Avro Lancaster, the Halifax remained in service until the end of the war. Halifax B.III Main production variant, fitted with Bristol Hercules engines. B.III bombers were fitted with transparent nose dome with single machine gun, Boulton Paul dorsal turret with four guns and tail turret with four guns.

Video of this model:

Special thanks to Airfix company:

Due to the decal of my old model got moldy and unable to use. Airfix company quickly reply me and post me 2 replacements free of charge.

(Most Japanese model brands will not do parts replacement for oversea customer. ) Many thanks to Airfix's good service!!!

Airfix 1/72 Westland Whirlwind Mk.1

by Francis Lee

Model: (1/72 scale)
Airfix RAF Westland Whirlwind Mk.1
The whole plane is beautiful and easy to build

Video of this model:

Background:
The Westland Whirlwind was a British twin-engined heavy fighter developed by Westland Aircraft. It was the Royal Air Force's first single-seat, twin-engined, cannon-armed fighter, and a contemporary of the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane. It was one of the fastest aircraft when it flew in the late 1930s, and was much more heavily armed than any other.

However, protracted development problems with its Rolls-Royce Peregrine engines delayed the entire project and only a relatively small number were ever built. During the Second World War only two RAF squadrons were equipped with the Whirlwind, and despite successful use as a fighter-bomber it was withdrawn from service in 1943.

Airfix 1/600 HMS Warspite

by Kasper Fischer

I have never tried to build a ship but I have, over the last couple of years been gathering momentum to try one out. I really want to try the new 1/200 USS Arizona for the 50 year anniversary of Pearl Harbour and I really need to try out some other ships as well. The next ship I'll build is the 1/350 HMS King George V from Tamiya.

Thunderbolt vs. Bradley.

by Kasper Fischer

OK. Friday I decided to finish the A-10 and my 1/72 scale Dragon M3A2 Bradley over the weekend. I fought long and hard but Sunday night I was still not done. This is as far as I got on the Bradley...

Airfix 1/72 A-10 Thunderbolt II - Chapter 5

by Kasper Fischer

Finished for now. I won't work more on this model for now. I will leave it alone for now and move on to the next model and my diorama. But before I make the revile video for Basic Modelling's Annual YouTube Competition it will get some post-shading and some weathering...

Here's the latest pictures: