Hawker Tempest Mk. V by Danstream - FINISHED - Eduard - 1:48 scale

[Jack-in-the-Blue]

21 minutes ago, Danstream said:

Any suggestion is welcome

 

I like your oil work. You don't have to limit your palette to black. Yellows and browns also work really well for fluid leaks as well as for general muck and grime.

[Javlin]

Shes looking good Dan!

[Egilman]

I think your right on the money for a fresh bird without too many missions under it's belt...Which was most Tempests...

 

By the time they became prevalent in the forward units, the war was almost over.... They didn't get a lot of down and dirty must fly no matter what action.... (like the early war planes did)

 

What you got doesn't need much if anything, remember, get some shots in real light, (bright sunlight) before you finish it, you will be surprised in how it changes the look...

 

Right now, it looks perfect...

 

Nice subtle work.....

Edited September 9, 2023 by Egilman

[Danstream]

Thank you all for your messages!

 

In particular:

16 hours ago, Jack-in-the-Blue said:

You don't have to limit your palette to black. Yellows and browns also work really well for fluid leaks as well as for general muck and grime.

Indeed, I use also browns. Never used yellow as oil colors (used with airbrush to make particular shadows on metallic parts of jet engines). I will give a try to it.

 

11 hours ago, Egilman said:

What you got doesn't need much if anything, remember, get some shots in real light, (bright sunlight) before you finish it, you will be surprised in how it changes the look...

Yes, you are right, I very rarely take shots in real sunlight, but that would be the best illumination. I will keep that in mind this time. 

 

Cheers,

Dan

[Danstream]

Hi,

finally, once competed the work with oil colors, I sprayed on everything a coat of matt varnish (a little tip: I mixed few drops of Tamiya smoke into the varnish to age a bit the stark white of the decals). After this step, I could remove the remaining masking materials to reveal the cockpit and its windscreen.

The tail dragger went on with its doors (I see that the picture is slightly out of focus, I will take another one later).

And also the main landing gear. She is now standing on her legs.

The exhaust stack provided by the kit is quite good, but I bought a resin replacement from Eduard which was even nicer having the tubes already hollowed for you.

I coated with a black primer. Then, shades of metallic steel and gold followed. Finally, I toned down the shiny finish with a mist of very dark grey. After having painted black the inner tubes, this is the final result:

My build is approaching the end, but the final small bits are going to take still some time and it is advisable not to rush at this stage where a small mistake can ruin months of work.

Best regards,

Dan

 

 

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent  clean work.

 

OC.

[Javlin]

On 9/15/2023 at 5:07 AM, Danstream said:

Then, shades of metallic steel and gold followed.

So were did  the Gold come in Dan?or when sprayed in the process?I see the steel and I think I know what you were going,after some delineation of color something I try but seldom execute.

[Danstream]

3 hours ago, Javlin said:

So were did  the Gold come in Dan?

Ok, looking at few period pictures, the exhaust stacks are mainly dark steel color and mainly matt. Hence, after the black base, I sprayed a metallic steel paint (for all the metallic, I use the Vallejo 'Metallic' line, which we discussed in another WIP). After that, to give some tonal variation and also because sometimes I note from pictures that the first tubes are lighter in color than the last ones, I added some gold to the steel that remained in the airbrush and sprayed with that mix the first tubes trying to obtain a color gradient between them. This was quite subtle and can be noticed in the second last picture. Let's say that it was more something for fun than really necessary. At that point, because the part was very shiny, I sprayed a mist of matt 'Dark German Grey' to mute down everything. Then, after having painted with matt black the interior of the openings, to finish off everything, I rubbed the rims of the tube openings with the graphite of a pencil tip.

As said, it was more for having fun than else.

Best regards,

Dan

[Danstream]

Hi,

the last bits were glued in place and the model is almost finished. I completed all the landing gear linkages along with the LG bays doors and the assemblies now look indeed quite detailed.

A brass antenna obtained by a flattened brass tube replaced the kit parts which would have been too fiddly.

The pitot tube was pinned in place and the dorsal antenna also replaced by a thin brass tube.

These final bits need now to be painted and the still missing parts, the canopy hood and the propeller will go on without glue.

The next installment will be the final one with the final pictures.

Kind regards,

Dan

 

[Danstream]

Hawker Tempest Mk.V
Eduard 1:48

Mount of Roland P. Beamont, CO of No. 150 Wing, Newchurch, Great Britain, June 1944

 

The kit was a Eduard Profi-Pack Edition and my WIP is in the pages above.
I sourced the following after marked:
-    Eduard resin central barrel radiator
-    Eduard resin exhaust stacks

I used the following colors for the RAF camouflage:
Gunze Mr. Color 361 (RAF Dark Green); 362 (Ocean Grey); 363 (Medium Sea Grey).

I found this kit excellent, with a level of details (cockpit, landing gears, landing gear bays) and an overall fit both extremely good. The surface details are crisp and very nice, the transparent parts are thin and clear.

I think that it is not a kit for beginners with many small parts and assembly needed particular care in few places. Personally, I enjoyed a lot this kit. In my opinion, these are its negative points (although they do not detract much from the high rating of this kit):
-    Overstated rivets on the fuselage.
-    Sink markings on control surfaces which are molded in one thick piece.
-    Yellow contour of the RAF roundels on the fuselage is too light and cold yellow hue (it tends to lemon). I replaced them with my spare decals.

In one of my seniority moments, I applied incorrectly the decals for the letters on the fuselage! (they are not symmetrically posed with respect to the roundel).

After assembly the airframe and filling the gaps, I sprayed the plastic with Mr. Surfacer black primer. After painting the strips and the camouflage, I applied black oil color on selected areas. A light weathering followed consisting mainly of post-shading of Tamiya smoke around movable panels and radiator and dark stains made with sprayed diluted black paint. Oil and leak trails were made by brushing oil colors.

I thank all of you who patiently followed my long build and have given suggestions and support.

Kindest regards,

Dan

P.S. - Following the suggestion of @Egilman, I still have to take few shots in sunlight!

 

[ccoyle]

That is very nice indeed!

[king derelict]

Really beautiful Dan and I always learn from your builds

Alan

[Canute]

Very well done, Dan. Excellent techniques. 👍

[FriedClams]

Congratulations Dan on another beautiful model.  Your painting skills are just outstanding, and I thank you for sharing your techniques. Excellent!

 

Gary

[Danstream]

@ccoyle, @king derelict, @Canute, @FriedClams,

thank you for your kind comments to my work 🙏.

Thanks also to those who left a number of like's and even wow's.

 

Alan, Gary, I am glad if you find some ideas reading my WIP, the idea behind these blogs is also that, to exchange mutual knowledge and experience. Should you need some more detailed clarifications, please don't hesitate to ask. 

 

Thanks to all,

Dan

 

PS - thinking of the next model, a modern type (according to the standard of my age, i.e. cold war) or WWII?

[Old Collingwood]

33 minutes ago, Danstream said:

@ccoyle, @king derelict, @Canute, @FriedClams,

thank you for your kind comments to my work 🙏.

Thanks also to those who left a number of like's and even wow's.

 

Alan, Gary, I am glad if you find some ideas reading my WIP, the idea behind these blogs is also that, to exchange mutual knowledge and experience. Should you need some more detailed clarifications, please don't hesitate to ask. 

 

Thanks to all,

Dan

 

PS - thinking of the next model, a modern type (according to the standard of my age, i.e. cold war) or WWII?

An EE   Lightning   would be  cool,    not seen  one built  in here   yet.

 

OC.

[Canute]

EE Lightning would be cool or maybe a Hunter.

[Egilman]

A BAC Lightning would be VERY cool, something seldom modeled....

[king derelict]

On 9/25/2023 at 2:17 PM, Old Collingwood said:

An EE   Lightning   would be  cool,    not seen  one built  in here   yet.

I would love to try a Lightning. That was my first test aircraft at Boscombe Down. Watching the rate of climb following an AB take off was unforgettable. It would be a great bare metal challenge too. I've browsed kits but haven't formed an option on which is the superior offering. I need to try to find my Lightning reference book which is somewhere in my fathers attic in the UK. That may be a project for my December visit

Alan

[Old Collingwood]

48 minutes ago, king derelict said:

I would love to try a Lightning. That was my first test aircraft at Boscombe Down. Watching the rate of climb following an AB take off was unforgettable. It would be a great bare metal challenge too. I've browsed kits but haven't formed an option on which is the superior offering. I need to try to find my Lightning reference book which is somewhere in my fathers attic in the UK. That may be a project for my December visit

Alan

That  would  be  so cool Alan.

 

OC.

[AJohnson]

That’s a very nice model Dan, well done!  

[Danstream]

23 hours ago, AJohnson said:

That’s a very nice model Dan, well done!

Thank you, Andrew! I am glad for your comment.

Cheers,

Dan

[Danstream]

I like a lot both the EE Lightning and the Hawker Hunter and they are surely on my list. However they are not yet in my stash. Seen that the cold war got 100% of consensus, I will stay within that period, but with something from my pile. I think I will pull out a F-104 Starfighter, which is the oldest kit I presently have. It will wear an old NATO camouflage.

Hope you will not be disappointed,

cheers,

Dan

[Old Collingwood]

An F104   sounds  excelent   - looking  forward  to that.

 

OC.

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow Dan, incredible build!!  Thanks for sharing your tips, etc. along the way.  Really appreciate it!

[Danstream]

@Landlubber Mike, Hi Mike, thank you for following and providing always your feedback. It is only a pleasure for me to share. See you on the next build,

Daniele