1/32 Revell Hawker Typhoon (Part II)

by Brian Cauchi

The large flap consists of two portions which overlap and accommodate the two different angles of the wing inner and outer sections. The upper wing exposed part was lined with thin plastic card. The wing trailing edge was sanded down to a fine thickness. Flaps were scratchbuilt from plasticard. The shaft is made of copper rod and aluminium tubing.

This was the most difficult area to work on due to a total lack of information and photos. These areas were completely built up from plastic card, rod and strip. 

The gun bay construction consisted of detailing the bay itself housed in the wing and the bay doors. The gun bay doors were cut out of the wing and reused. They were sanded down to a knife edge thickness and detailed. When located in place, these doors rest on the wing leading edge and also on the gun barrels. 

A completely new gun bay was built up. The Hispanos, ammo feed drums and all else is scratchbuilt. Ammo boxes were made from thin sheet aluminum and the 20mm shells were turned from brass rod. 

The kit’s larger doors are accurate. The inner doors, however are smaller. These were detailed and accurized. Tyres were built up with Milliput to give a weighted look. The aircraft was heavy and references show great weight on the wheels. Undercarriage and actuating mechanism was scratchbuilt from copper and aluminium rod and tube to give stability. The famous car door supplied with the kit was used as an outer skin and this was built up.

Brian  

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Here are some additional images of the scratchbuilding in the engine and cockpit, as were seen in Part I:

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To read Part III of Brian's article, click here.