Here's the two Tempests with decals and final finish. Final assembly next.

The Tempest II is in the markings for 16 Squadron in Germany postwar.

The Tempest V is in the immediate postwar markings of Clostermann's first Tempest V, as "Le Grand Charles."

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Excellent dual build, can’t say which is the best looking design

@holzhamer - myself, I am a radial fan (you can fit me right behind the prop, just like an Fw 190 🙂 )

Wow, really impressive Tom @tcinla.
Both, your building quality as well as the speed.
My personal preference has always been the chin radiator Tempest, it looks more like an angry bird like that.

Well done, @tcinla!
Love them both!

@thevid - Outside of a resin conversion for the old (awful) Eduard Tempest V kit, I can't remember any other Tempest II past the ancient Matchbox kit that had parts to do the II and the V and VI in it. If there is something out there I am not aware of, this kit beats it - it is just really stupendous. The V makes up nice with some work, but the II wants to be built.

If you're talking about the Tempest V there was a kit back in the 70s from AMT that is so bad it makes the worst old kit you've done look like a Tamiya Special. Really - no matter what modern magic you want to expend on it, it is time, effort and talent wasted.