Hi everyone,

So I just ordered (courtesy of a very nice Black Friday discount) the early version box of Eduard’s Tempest Mk.II.
Not that I’m competing with Paul’s entry or something like that 😉 but it was a kit was had long desired to get my hands on, and pardon my eagerness but it’s my intent to start chopping the plastic as soon has the package arrives at my door.
Now I have select the kits box art version has the one to go (version A) but I can also do the second version of this example, one that is less flamboyant (version B).

I am, as some might expect, more inclined to build version A, but I would like to hear some feedback from my fellow friends here as which to choose?

Version A

Version 2 - this one had a half white, half black spinner- not what the profile here shows

Would love to see version A, Pedro @holzhamer
Although if you eventually choose version B it will look amazing as well.

@johnb the A is indeed more eye catching isn’t it? 😉 thanks for the input my friend

Ohh, that is looking good Eric. Looking forward to see how it goes

Been working on this kit for a little over a week, and will post some pics of the progress very very soon (mainly cockpit and wings).
As a build experience so far, this kit has proven less fiddly than anticipated when I first looked upon the build manual, and some pieces are so tight that no glue is required if you choose so.
Still I found the sprue gates much thicker than their (Eduard that is) usual standards which is a bit odd.
Oh, and version A is the chosen one 😉

Would love to see those pictures as well, Pedro @holzhamer

Hi there my friend! @lgardner

I cannot comment on the “old” mould Tempest Eduard released in their early years, but I’m pretty confident your statement comparing the two generations is true for they are a world apart from each other in mould technology (heck I still have 2 of their first kits in the stash, the albatros IIII and the DV bought in a business trip to Budapest in 1998, still good kits but nowhere near what the produce nowadays)

Glad to have you following this build, thou it won’t be a very detailed WIP I’m afraid.

I’m also very excited about ICM Sally but more for the later version, which has more interesting camouflages. I’m sure the decal AM guys will give us a feast of options for both versions

Pedro L. Rocha (@holzhamer)
It's good to see you working on this one. You might not think the painting is up to your standards, but it looks really good from here ! It's also nice to know the tubular structures are so delicate. My usual ham fisted building methods would definitely crack some parts for sure.

Yours is looking very nice. It also pays to do your own research on the color choices we are sometimes presented with on the instructions. I think you are spot on by going with an aluminum color in the wing areas on this one.

Does that Dragon / DML model box we can see in the background contain a 1/48 Ju-188 ?

I know... I need to get mine done. I have to finish up the Do-17 and the Mustangs too 😉 . I have all of these grand ideas and not enough time. You know the deal. I went with the BMW 801's on mine, then I scored another one, but it's under the Revell of Germany label this time. The plastic parts contained inside are the same ones that Dragon had back in the 90's. It's still a nice kit IMHO. I wanted to also build up another Ju-188 but I wanted it to have the Jumo engines on the second one, so I could have one of each on display. It's still in the box, I have not started working on it.

Keep it going my friend ! It's looking really good.