The old Monogram Typhoon, copyright 1967, though I have to recall I don't recall seeing one new in the shop with people oohing and aahing over it till 1969.
Not comparable to the Hasegawa Typhoons, but not bad. The only thing that's really wrong is the canopy is a bit big, and not shaped right in planform, but that's only noticeable if it's compared to the Hasegawa kit.
I put in some additional cockpit detail with Evergreen rod, but the fact it's all black when painted means you can get away with not doing that.
I filled in the landing lights and the gap in the upper side of the radiator intake with white glue, which dries right and obviates a need to sand things smooth in there.
As you can see, fit is still nice. I only used Mr. Surfacer 500 on the centerline seams. I did fill the area immediately behind the cockpit with putty and sand it smooth to match the rest of the fuselage, since I am not using the thick injected kit canopy but rather the nice Falcon vacuform canopy, which allows it to be closed up and still see what little is there to be seen.
It's already been painted since these photos were taken, I'll add them in tomorrow.
3 attached images. Click to enlarge.
