De Havilland Tiger Moth by Lt. Biggles - Airfix - 1/48 - PLASTIC

[Lt. Biggles]

Hey,

Feels like ages ago since I’ve been able to think about doing any models. But I’ve got things settled and have some time to spare so I’m back. It will probably be a slower build! But slow and steady. 
I’ve been asked to replicate a specific plane. This one… Queenie

 

 

A classic tiger moth. So just waiting for them to send me some references pics of the cockpit so I can really get things going.

Airfix have a 1/48 scale kit.

 

And I’ve got the Eduard aftermarket PE set with a few bits to help make it that much better (hopefully). 
 

It has a few challenges, mainly the Union Jack on the tail which I’ll have to mask and paint, matching the red paint scheme and knowing its ratio for the inevitable touch ups and on the left side nose it has a very specific logo. Which I’ll have to make a custom decal for… new territory! The kit instructions come with detailed drawings on how to rig it. So that should really finish it well! 
Thanks for taking a look
 

 

[ccoyle]

Such an iconic aircraft! And of course the surviving examples around the world wear a wonderful variety of liveries.

[Lt. Biggles]

On 4/7/2025 at 10:33 AM, ccoyle said:

Such an iconic aircraft! And of course the surviving examples around the world wear a wonderful variety of liveries.

They really are! It’s great to see them flying around on the nice weather weekends! 

[Lt. Biggles]

Naturally the first step is to paint the propellor… from the pics I’ve found it’s a wooden laminated prop. 

I painted the propellor buff colour and used a stationary pencil and moved the propellor against it to draw 2 lines to show the layers. It’s 4cm long so was a bit fiddly. From the pics the middle layer is the light colour, so painted the outer layers with a darker brown acrylic.

 

Then once dry covered it with dark brown oils and let it dry for a bit before brushing the oil off to try give a wood grain effect. I’m fairly happy with it and will give it a few days before I seal it in after any touch ups I think it needs with a clear coat. It blends the two shades together well! 

 

 

To me it looks like a wooden prop 

[Canute]

Your prop looks very good. 👍

[Javlin]

3 hours ago, Lt. Biggles said:

Naturally the first step is to paint the propellor… from the pics I’ve found it’s a wooden laminated prop. 

I painted the propellor buff colour and used a stationary pencil and moved the propellor against it to draw 2 lines to show the layers. It’s 4cm long so was a bit fiddly. From the pics the middle layer is the light colour, so painted the outer layers with a darker brown acrylic.

 

Then once dry covered it with dark brown oils and let it dry for a bit before brushing the oil off to try give a wood grain effect. I’m fairly happy with it and will give it a few days before I seal it in after any touch ups I think it needs with a clear coat. It blends the two shades together well! 

 

 

To me it looks like a wooden prop 

Your prop looks very good I have used orange acrylic clear that I made up it will give it a little of an aged look if so desired.