Feature Article by Dave Coward
Our thanks to Special Hobby for supplying our review sample – get this impressive looking kit here now at Special Hobby
A note from Geoff…
It’s nice once again to be able to bring you a couple of photos of Dave’s completed model below – it certainly looks the part in the photos and in the flesh…
References used:
• Valiant Wings No 4 – The Hawker Tempest
• Hawker Tempest Website http://www.hawkertempest.se
Aftermarket Extras:
Paint masks for serial numbers and Sqn codes – from Special Hobby but also available from Maketar.
Airscale 1:32 Cockpit Placards
Background
This kit is the Hi-tech release and as such contains Eduard colour PE, masks for the canopy and airframe clear parts, resin (a lot of) and HGW seat belts. Based on Special Hobby’s Mk.V I suspect that they will release a more basic version in the future. The kit contains options for 5 aircraft (you could say 6 if you include the colour variations for option 1); an early RAF WWII option, 2 post-war RAF options, na Iraqi option and an Indian option. Much as I liked the idea of the foreign options I had to do an RAF version and I used the variation of option 1 that is shown on the box art but more of that later on in the build.
For a full description of what you get in the box and a brief history of the subject have a look at the Here Now in-box review