With my Revell 1/32 Hawker Hurricane being complete and the diorama I want to set it in still in progress, I needed a little side project to keep myself busy as paint dried or glue set on my BoB Group Build project. I purchased this Monogram Hawker Typhoon, with all the accessories pictured, off of E-Bay for a mere $20.00. I figured I could do some justice to this classic kit. I started with the fuselage and cockpit, doing a little surgery to remove the molded on shrouded exhausts and the radiator door. The "Tiffie" I am building had unshrouded exhausts and the molded on radiator door just looked like c**p. Using the kit's raised panel lines as a guide, I scribed new panel lines using a sewing needle and an Olfa P-cutter. The zsus fasteners were done with a Swiss beading tool. The whole process took about an hour. The KMC detail set comes with a full resin cockpit, however I only used the sidewalls and floor as I was not too jazzed about the pilot's armor, seat and instrument panel. Those parts I scratch built. The KMC set also came with a gunsite, yet there is no mention of it in the instructions, nor is there a mounting bracket for it. Checking my references, I scratched a reasonable looking gunsite mounting bracket and added the whole thing to the cockpit. Cockpit was painted using my ever dwindling supply of Floquil Military Enamels. Little details were picked out with oils and colored pencils. The cockpit is not 100% accurate, but it looks the part and I am happy with how things are turning out so far. Now I have to address the Tempest tail planes, the radiator, and radiator housing. Stay tuned...

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Sadly these kits are often over looked.

They really build up nicely though and are easy on the wallet. Your build looks fantastic. The cockpit looks very convincing.

Thanks for sharing this with us.

Seamus, good to see you again.
The Monogram Typhoon has always been a good basis for upgrade. Been around a while, and still holds its own in 48th, particularly if you don't want to break the bank.
Thanks for showing us what can be done with using your skills and a mix of that and aftermarket.
Back aways, if you wanted a car door Tiffie, you had to do more hacking.
Looking forward to what you can do with her.

And did you know beforehand it included all that aftermarket stuff...?

Kit was advertised on E-bay with all the extras, that's why I went for it. Good kit with upgrades plus a little room for scratch-building. Having a blast with it.

Okay, it has been a while since I last posted on my Typhoon. As previously stated, I started this kit as a little side project to keep myself busy while I waited to finish my Hawker Hurricane project. As said project neared the finish line, I shelved the Typhoon and it remained shelved long after the Hurricane was complete. That is because after finishing the Hurricane project I was burnt out and lost my modeling mojo. This happens all the time, so I indulged in other things (flight simulation, bicycling, cat-napping, whiskey sipping, etc) until my mojo returned. Well, I am back in the game and am about to embark on another in depth project, but before I do, I figured I would finish this Typhoon off to dust off my modeling joints. First thing I did was to attach the KMC resin Tempest tail planes. Big mistake as the fit was absolutely atrocious! I have used many KMC products in the past (cockpits, wings, wheels, and other detail parts) and they were always an effortless drop in fit. I don't know what happened this time, but KMC really screwed the pooch with these tail planes. If I ever build this kit again, I am going to stick with the kit supplied tail planes. Next came the wheel bays and the usual debate, should I knock myself out over something that won't be seen once it is finished and glued to a base or should I just let it go. Well, as is grossly apparent, detailed wheel bays won out. What the hell, I am always looking to sharpen my scratch-building skills anyhow. Lastly came the radiator. Typhoons have that gigantic chin scoop which gives the aircraft a really aggressive look. I wanted to capture that look so, more scratch-building, filling, sanding, contouring, and shaping. I really love the end result. Far better than going with the kit item. A few more little tid-bits and my typhoon will be ready for paint. Have not decided on a paint scheme yet but something with full invasion stripes is a definite.

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Looks great, Seamus. I love building the old Monogram and Revell kits. Thanks to Revell and others re-releasing a lot of their old kits, they are available again.

Seamus, you go gurl! 😉 Outstanding work.