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Airfix Hawker Typhoon Mk.1b Chris E Build 1:24

July 24, 2020 By Francis Porter 7 Comments


Short Feature Article with Chris Evans


A note from Geoff C…
If you haven’t seen Chris’s other builds in SMN, then you are missing out hugely – take a look! His work is simply stunning and his most recent contribution was his build of the epic Airfix 1:24 Grumman F6F Hellcat.

Julian S has done a very in-depth build of the Airfix 1:24 Hawker Typhoon Mk.1b and you’ll also find that in the SMN Aircraft-Finished Now-Airfix pages.

Chris has sent through what are mostly photos of his completed model and with these and his short account of his experience there is too much to simply reduce it to an entry in the Subscribers’ Gallery and that simply wouldn’t do it justice. For that reason it’s all here so that we can all take in the beautiful work Chris has put into this project – I love it, and I’m sure you will do too!

Here’s a quick look at how it all tuned out – how cool is this…

And just in case you missed it, I did an in-box review of this kit back in 2014 around the time to its release (and before our more usual video reviews that are standard practice now in SMN).

Over to you Chris…


Construction…

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Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Rick says

    August 6, 2020 at 11:44 am

    Stunning build Chris. Reversing the fuselage codes would have given an erroneous nod to the editor!

  2. Geoff Coughlin says

    August 6, 2020 at 3:34 pm

    Hilarious Rick! Never spotted that one!!
    GC

  3. Michael Scott says

    August 6, 2020 at 4:55 pm

    Stunning!

  4. Tmurph says

    August 8, 2020 at 9:45 pm

    What a stunning build Chris. The right amount of weathering and the overall finish is superb. I remember reading a book about the Typhoon. Full of detail and daring do regards the aircrew who flew the Typhoon into battle. One but stood out and that was during its test and evaluation period the Napier engine gave the engineers plenty of problems to overcome. One day a typhoon came in on a dead engine. When the ground crew looked at the engine they found all the spark plugs had been worn away such was the power of the Napier. It’s a beast and no mistake. Imagine a squadron of Typhoons coming in and you were at the wrong end of the attack, running away would have been a waste of time.

  5. Chris Evans says

    August 9, 2020 at 10:39 am

    Hi Guys, thanks for the feedback!

    This is a big old kit, and well worth the money. I would love to build the car door version of this but I would have to clear some shelf space first!!!

    Thanks again for the kind words, glad you enjoyed it.

    Chris.

  6. Craige Bevil says

    October 19, 2020 at 1:30 pm

    That’s a work of art! I’ll be attempting that one once I’ve upped my skill level a bit!

  7. Geoff Coughlin says

    October 21, 2020 at 9:15 am

    Yes, this is really special from Chris E – if you get a mo, take a look at his other builds in SMN like his big Airfix Harrier FA.2 – stunning! GC

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