I found this kit, the car door version at my LHS, so i grabbed it. it was browsing spruebrothers the other day and found a replacement cockpit by CMK. anyone have experience with this set, or any other set for the 1/48 typhoon?
What kit? Mk1? What manufacturer? I know the of one for the Monogram Tiffy, from MDC, but not any others…
I know CMK makes an interior for the Hasegawa Typhoon Mk Ib. CMK kit # is 4151. However this is for the bubble canopy variant but I am sure you can implement other items for the office.
But as Hans stated, which manufacture? If it’s a Monogram Tiffy, you can still be able to use the majority of the interior BUT you will have to do a lot of test fitting and sand accordingly.
Their stuff is really good in terms of detailing and as long as it is intended for the particular mfg’s model, the fit is really good… Unless as I mentioned above…
Just be careful n go slow…
Hopefully this helps
Flaps up,
Mike
Rangers Lead The Wa****y
sorry I guess I should have been more specific. this is the Hasegawa kit in 1/48. the mk.Ib typhoon, which the CMK kit on spruebrothers indicated it was meant for. just gonna open another window here and take a look…yep…according to spruebrothers, the CMK set is intended for the hasegawa mk.Ib typhoon. it doesn’t differentiate in the product description whether its for the teardrop or car-door version. but i’m paying attention to your words of wisdom and i’ll take it sloooow. thanks
andrew
I always wanted a Typhoon…I’ve been eyeing the 1:48 Revell offering…is it worth it?
I can’t say much about the revell version of the typhoon, but all the reviews and builds of the hasegawa kit, both canopy versions, have been very positive. theres also a host of simple resin add-ons. ultracast, my favorite outfit for after-market resin stuff, makes a super lineup.
I built the Revell Typhoon years ago. It’s very basic but builds up well. I would like to do another.
I used this cockpit set when I built the Hasegawa Typhoon. It works just fine, no matter what kit it was designed for. There’s a thick chunk of resin you’ll have to sand from the bottom of the floor section. It’s cast solid, but Typhoons actually had no floor to speak of- just foot troughs, like Corsairs or Wildcats. Also- beware the kits fuselage inserts! They do not fit. Make sure they are aligned with the fuselage profile before gluing. You’ll wind up with a gap on the top seam. This is inevitable, but easy to fill. If you align them at the top you’ll have a huge mess to contend with. IMHO the resin was not that much of an improvement over the kit pit, but no reason not to use it if you like dealing with detail parts.
thats exactly the kind of reply I was looking for. thank you sir! pictures of the cockpit before it goes in the model will be posted. thanks again!
andrew