Tiffie's ready for a coat of paint (Camouflage painted, 9-20 NEW PICS)

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Looks really good!

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Nice job on the camo. Color always brings the model more to life. Thanks for sharing.

Regards, Rick

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once again great paint job pix. Jason

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how did you do the edges ? freehand or stencils ?

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hmm I’m gonna have to look into getting that kit… always loved the Typhoon… and seeing it done up good like this gives me the itch…

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[#ditto] to all above Pix-- I really enjoy your builds–especially when they come alive after your airbrush goes to work!!

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I have started to wait to reply Pix so I can see a few updates. I like the Ty, shes beautiful. Now finish it (no pressure tho [;)])

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Thanks dj, Rick, jay, reggie, tho9900, Jeeves, & woodbeck !

reggie - I first painted the underside RAF Medium Sea Gray, and masked it with drafting tape. The topside colors are freehand. I started with the Ocean Gray areas. I outlined it with an airbrushed line about the width of a panel line, about 1/4" away from the model. After it was outlined, I pulled the airbrush a little further away and filled it in. After all the Ocean Gray was painted, I did the RAF Dark Green the same way.

woodbeck - it will be finished in due time. I’ll apply the Future Wednesday, the decals Friday, Future sealer on Sunday, a wash on Tuesday, and a Dullcoat on Wednesday. Before I apply the decals, and after the first Future coat is cured, I’ll mask & spray the wing leadind edges for the yellow bands (covering the area in white first)

Thanks again !

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lookin’ nice Bill, but didn’t the Brits use rubber matts to mask off there camo jobs? most British aircraft i’ve seen pics of have a really hard edge. again, great lookin’ build!! later.

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Thanks saltydog !

The mats to which you refer were in early-war use on Spitfires & Hurricanes, from what I can gather. Period pics show sharp demarcations between colors.
I looked at a lot of wartime pics of Typhoons, and the lines are softer. Using a mask would have looked odd, to me. Here’s an example of an earlier, cardoor Typhoon. The softer edges are more apparent on the tail.

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i guess i’ll let you slide this time Bill…[;)]LOL looks great, and thanks for the photo, it’ll come in handy when i decide to tackle one. later.

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Bill, you’re coming right along on that hot airplane! [;)] It’s going to look so good, thanks for the update pictures!!

Take care, [:)]
Frank

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Thanks Frank ! I’ve got some decals for something a little different. Stay tuned. [;)]

saltydog - I’ve got quite a few useful Tiffie pics, including a B&W wartime cockpit photo, and color cockpit pics of a Tempest (layout is nearly identical) during restoration. Let me know when you might need 'em.

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Looks like another winner Bill…keep the photos coming!

Happy Modeling!

Joe Youngerman

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Thanks Joe ! I hope to have more progress pics this weekend.