Airfix Hawker Typhoon Ib | 1/72 Scale Plastic Model Kit | Full Build & Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ค. 2024
- Originally designed to be a medium to high altitude interceptor fighter, and as a replacement for the earlier Hawker Hurricane, the Typhoon was introduced to Royal Air Force service in 1941. Despite having one of the latest 2000hp Napier Sabre engines and an improved armament of originally 12 .303 inch machine guns followed by four 20mm cannons, it never lived up to the expectations.
Plagued by various issues including a design error which meant a weakness in the tail had to be solved by attaching strengthening plates , and carbon monoxide seeping into the cockpit meaning the pilot had to always wear his oxygen mask, contributed to it failing to meet the specification it was designed for.
It did however, excel at the low level interceptor and ground attack role, being a stable gun platform and able to carry either bombs or rockets, it took to this duty and gained a reputation as one of the Second world wars best ground attack aircraft.
Join me in this video as I build and review the 1/72 scale Hawker Typhoon Ib plastic model kit from Airfix.
See the unboxing here:
• Airfix Hawker Typhoon ...
Chapters:
00:00 Start
01:55 Products used
02:15 Preparing the kit
02:49 Construction
10:39 Painting
12:44 Decals
14:40 Final assembly
17:03 Finishing touches
18:02 Review
19:42 Kit history
21:20 Conclusion
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"Dee-cal"? I think not, It's pronounced "deckal". Great kit though, I might have to do another one in fact.
Thanks for your comment, but sadly you are late to the party on this one. I've already done considerable research on this topic over the last few years since I started my channel (and have had many, many people tell me i'm wrong) and both pronunciations are completely acceptable. Just because you have a preference doesn't mean i'm wrong, just as I would not correct you for saying it the way you want to. I was actually looking at making a video on this very topic due to the nature of how divisive it seems to be (don't we have better things to be worrying about in this day and age though?!). Either way, i've had my channel for over 4 years and have not changed the way I say it.
Yes, I do agree with you though, this kit was great and I imagine I will probably do another one in the future
They were pronounced 'transfers' in my day!
@@kevelliott that's another word that I use, some people say "stencils" and i've even known some to call them "stickers" - granted they don't have adhesive on them but they certainly stick to the models
@@ModelMinutes aren't stencils the small decals for details. Like for example the jet fighters got SO many(stencils like :no push, no step, be aware of jet blast, danger air intake and so on...) . When I did my academy f-8 which is now complete it had more than 50 stencils, not counting the decals for marking option. They are hard to apply but worth the effort, especially in larger scales because it makes the model so much better. Ps: toothpick is best for this task, when the stencils are so small.
@@KJ-kn8pg maybe, but it's just a name some people use to refer to the same thing
Ive Build this kit on holiday. And my grandmother saw the real plane in action during WW2. It was bombing a train track in the netherlands when she and her siblings where walking to school. Amazing aircraft. Im sorry i can't be at the premier.😓😓
That sounds like a really interesting story!
This Airfix kit sure looks of much better quality than the old 60's era Airfix kits that I remember.
It really is!
Mister... you’re killing me... it’s a term here in the USA... it could mean something good or bad... YOU DID A GREAT JOB... that is a great kit.. you’re knocking them out... I follow your lead on washing my kits... AIRFIX IS REALLY STEPPING UP ON THEIR MOLDS...I’m biased on all WW2 aircraft...the problem here in the USA/ OHIO...we have mostly REVELL / GERMANY kits... But I still watch your videos... I learned a lot from your work...VERY NICE. Chris from Ohio
Thanks Chris! Yeah, we do have Revell kits here too, but I find that Airfix is a little more available
I bought this kit after seeing your build. You did a great job.
This kit is ideal for beginners. Just gorgeous
It is a great kit! I love the option of those gunbays too
I have this kit in my stash, I actually got it as a gift when I subscribed to airfix modelworld magazine, i have been in two minds about having the the gun bays open, but having seen how good yours look I think thats how I'll build mine when i get round to it.
Awesome! It's certainly a more interesting way to display it
What a beautifully detailed,and built Typhoon and light years ahead of the Airfix original series one kit!.
Thanks!
This airplane looked the business!
thanks!
When I built an Airfoil 1/72 Typhoon as a kid, the cockpit details consisted of a seat. The propeller was one piece with a pin to be sandwiched between the fuselage halves. The cannon were molded to the wings with no thought of gun bays. All these years later, I'm almost tempted to build a plane again, but for the fact I don't know where I'd put the finished model! And they cost at least 20 times what I paid way back in the waybacks!
I built an old airfix typhoon many years ago, did not turn out well
@@ModelMinutes I've sometimes thought that if one had the standards we expect today, it might have been satisfying to build a decent cockpit, vac' mold a thin canopy, make the landing gear from scratch... and get a lot of mileage for 59¢! Alas, we couldn't even buy strip or sheet styrene when I was in my early teens!
Definitely your best built I've seen yet. Airbrush & masking making a huuuuge difference to the results.
Simple but executed well 👏👏
Glad you like it!
wow the detail stands out like a spitfire in a squad of bf109s just sweet as sugar matt thanks your so awesome keep uploading i think we need your voice during this tough time ! (;
Thanks! Will do!
I like the tip about using sticky tack to mast the hubs on the wheels. I am working on a Hesagawa 1/72 GMC CCKW gasoline truck currently and wasn't looking forward to hand painting the tires. I will give this a try tonight.
i hope it works out!
I like your channel the most of any modeling channels. I'm building an A-10 Thunderbolt "Warthog" as my first adult build. I haven't built a model since I was a child and I'm in my 60s now. Your channel is for the average user while others concentrate on competition level builds. I enjoy your humble approach and honesty. I also like the tips that I pick up from each video. Many thanks!
Thanks! I'm glad you enjoy my videos - yeah, When I set out to make my channel I never meant it to be a competition winner, more of an accessible to all kind of channel
My favourite bird. Pride of place in my modelling efforts.
Awesome!
Great result. This was my first ever brush painted kit. I still have it 5 years on.
That is awesome!
Thanks once again for sharing your techniques. I’m so happy to see that I’m doing the same kind of things you do to your models. Terrific!
You are so welcome!
Another great build, Thank You ! Hope all's well ! Cheers, Tony
Thanks, you too!
Really good video. I built the really old typhoon many years ago. This is a quantum leap forward. I'm enjoying your airbrush adventures as I've just purchased one after seeing your first build. Your observations are astute as well as useful. Thanks again.
Cool, thanks!
Great aircraft and good job. Very rare to see a 1/72nd scale kit with detail like open gun bays ! I love that detail. I was going to say the paint job seems a little grainy but you have pointed that out too and with your skill you would do a great job with air paints. overall I really like it.
Thanks! Yeah, at the end of the day this is a review, not only of the model but the products used (and my skill)
@@ModelMinutes lol . That was no criticism of your skill, I've seen your other videos (all very good). Definately the starter set paints. I'm going to get this model myself, great aircraft and I love the open gunbays.
@@russellguyver7746 lol, i know - i review my own skill, highlighting what I could have improved
Very nice build, it’s good so see how people progress in their build and video quality. Well done Matt!
Thanks!
Great video again Matt. I haven't looked at Airfix 'newer' tooling models and am impressed with the detailing of tyres (under pressure- that's cool) and open ammunition/cannon bays. This looks like a great kit. I still haven't decided about trying my airbrush again - one benefit of using brushes is that I paint most of the parts on the sprue so rarely need to mask. Anyway I'm interested to see how your experience with the airbrush develops.
Thanks 👍 Yes, this is certainly one of the better 1/72 scale kits from airfix, they really put the work into this one
Great build Matt, really appreciate your videos. Thanks
Glad you like them!
Hey, I wanted to give you the tip that in video tutorials people use polishing compounds to polish the needle and it helped with the speckling that you get. You can pretty much use most polishing compounds but you want something really fine off course to get the smoothest finish. The video I saw used tamiya fine polishing compound, which can also be useful later for cockpit polishing or when you want a glossy metal surface.
Thanks for the tip! I've noticed less speckling with other (airbrush ready) paints which seems to have helped
@@ModelMinutes Yeah that might also definitely help. I saw the Typhoon on the subreddit, but only made the link with it after I watched the video.
@@pwntehnoobs Haha! Small world :)
Great vid and a great job with the typhoon , your airbrush seems to work very well and your standard of finish seems to be getting better all the time .I think you are doing a great job with your channel and aiming it at a very broad section of people who enjoy the hobby . Keep up the good work
Thanks 👍 Yeah, I try and make my videos as accessible to as many as possible :D
yes!!! I’m very exited, I’ve been planning to get an airfix d-day air assault with the typhoon and it’s one of my favorite aircrafts. And I saw it on your Instagram, and WOW, it looks very amazing with paint scheme and the open bays
Thanks! :D
Nice bro! I ordered this kit the other day and it should be arriving soon. I will be using your method of painting for it, as it seems a good and relatively affordable way. Love your videos bro!
Awesome! Thank you!
Grand job and I hope to see more builds of these famous aircraft soon! Peace.
Thanks!
Looking for a typhoon as my next kit or a tempest. Preferably with d day strips as I've not yet done a kit with them.
Love the model, it turned out really well. I've been sat on the fence about one of the cheap air brushes so you've given me hope on those too.
Great job
Thanks!
Thanks Matt, I really enjoyed this build. I was very impressed at how you achieved a realistic finish using basic processes. I must get myself an airbrush, I’m just concerned about getting a quiet enough compressor, as the walls of my flat are very thin and I often model late at night. The last thing I want is to upset the neighbours.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yes, I'm looking at getting a quieter compressor in the near future
Wow congratulations for 10k subs! I couldn't follow because of my exams and last time I checked you had 7k. Waiting for more videos, stay healthy!😀
Thank you! 😃
looks amazing already
Thanks!
Great work!
Thanks!
Great build! Very nice!
Thank you very much!
Better than my typhoon 😂
It's just practice
I'm part way through mine which I started about a year ago. Getting the seat and panel in and square was a trial but got past it and wings on. Seeing the finished result, I don't know whether it inspires me to pull my finger out and finish or give up...
@@gleggett3817 yeah this kit was my first one I didn’t do a really great job with it didn’t understand the instructions very well 😂
but I’ve got a second one to do
Same with mine. It looks ok but it came as a diorama kit
@@coldwarveteran ah well I’ve made another one I might do the same my self
I really love your channel as it is easy to learn things, especially for a beginner like myself
Happy to hear that!
Great build Matt! I can see you improving with every new video. One tip though. In terms of your enamel wash, instead of removing it with a sponge dipped in white spirit, try using a brush dipped in white spirit instead. Sure it may take a little longer but it wont remove the wash from some of the recessed areas like the sponge did in this video. But overall great work!
Thanks for the info! I have tried that in a few places but it didn't quite give me the result I was looking for
Stunning work on your Typhoon Matt. I'm glad to see you decided to display the open gun bays . Its a really nice feature on a WW2 Fighter Aircraft kit; were most of the armament was often housed in the wings. I wonder why can't other manufacturers & Airfix add this option on other kits? Anyway another great video & build!
Thanks! Yes, I'd like to see more features like this in the future
Very nice typhoon right there. Hopefully i will be at the premiere!
:D
Really good build!
Thanks!
Hi, Matt. Great job. To get that spray effect to camouflage edges try applying thin rolls of blue tack to where the edge of the paint will go and then fill in with masking tap. Spray carefully at right angles to the surface and you should get the desired result. I have a also found using fine artist pens ( 0.3 mm and up) in the panel lines is quicker than a wash and as they are water based you can remove excess easily. I have Faber Castle 4 pitt artist pens in black. Hope this is useful and keep up the good work.
Thanks for the tip, i'll have to keep it in mind
Another cracking build Matt, great job! I'll agree with the grittiness of Humbrol paints, I can't stand them for either brush or airbrush (the latter clogs no matter how I thin, same issue you had) and it doesn't matter if its the little kit pots or the full size ones. Apparently their new style dropper bottles are a lot better but I don't fancy taking the chance in wasting money on them, I'm sticking to Tamiya and Vallejo which I have no problems with.
Yep, that certainly seems to be the case at the moment
Really great vid Matt, I butchered this kit when I first started the hobby so it's great to see some justice done on the kit.
Maybe you'll get this one again and be able to improve next time, It's taken a lot of kits for me to be able to get to this stage
@@ModelMinutes Oh definitely, I've improved leaps and bounds since I tackled this one very early on, would be great to revisit the kit.
Great job. For a 72 scale this is very detailed!
Thank you very much!
I have to agree with some of the others - this is your best build and video yet - I look forward to many more- congratulations on great craftsmanship-
Thank you very much!
very nice model, so much so I ordered the same one. Great job on this model, she really looks a beauty..
Good choice!
It’s awesome that you loved the result I’m getting the Airfix Wellington from 2018 i hope it’s great as it is
i hope so!
Looks great 👍
Thanks 👍
Amazing details
Thanks!
Looks great! Love your builds and this is one of my faves. I really wanna do one of these new tool typhoons! If people care, for ease of painting, paint them wheels before assembley as you'll not have to worry about touching them up/masking! (Thats what I'd do)
yup, i do quite often paint small parts before adding them
@@ModelMinutes I was certain you did :) It was more for people like me who suck at painting stuff like wheels/don't have masking solutions!
Great work, I got the same model. Youre work was really useful.
Great to hear!
Outstanding and scary how accurate you are with paints. Unfortunately where I am we our city dosen't seem to support model building as it once did. I have to order everything on line. Keep up the great work. 👍🇨🇦👍
Sorry to hear that, it does seem to be more of an online kind of product nowadays though, at least we can still buy stuff!
Beautiful
Thank you
Well done ! , all around.
Thanks!
Very nice work Matt, I can see your skills improving and progressing nicely. The build came out looking great. One thing that would have elevated it a bit more would have been to deal with the wing root and leading edge seams. Looking forward to the next one !
Thanks! Yeah, I may well look at those ones next time :D
Love your videos they are very good and helpful 👍👍👍
Happy to hear that!
Excellent skills, just needs a little sanding on the fusalage joints and a tiny bit of putty on the wing roots and it would be one of the best examples of this kit available - well done sir, keep it up ;) Stay safe!
Thanks, yeah, I may look at doing that on future builds
Nice build. 👍
Thanks 👍
This kit is now part of a gift set (or as I call it, "Activity Box"!).
Cool! I know it came with the DDay set . . .
Lovely model, so far is actually one of my favourites, of the other 2 I have waiting to be built, 1 of them is going to be a mini diorama of the plane getting ready for combat
Nice!
excelente trabajo
:D
Good work
Thank you so much 😀
looks great, but as everyone knows, all parts have to be removed from the spruce cleaned and dry fit, and the glue on painted area have to be very careful with that. This is overall a lovely looking kit
Good tip!
Awesome build and paint! Interesting seeing you using so many Humbrol products. Their enamels,... ohh la la! Amazing stuff. The rest of their product; I'm not very impressed with.
I mainly use, tamiya, Mig, Vallejo, and Gunze, the most readily available products here in NZ.
I love the current crop of new mould Airfix kits. Ok they're not up to Tamiya/Hasegawa moulding quality, but they have a charm of their own, and they produce some interesting subjects.
Thanks so much! The Humbrol paint range has been rather inconsistent of recent years which is a shame because they are usually quite easy to find and reasonably priced, but as you can guarantee their quality pot by pot I have started looking at other brands
@@ModelMinutes I recommend the citadel and games workshops brands of paint if you like brush painting, they come in a wide range of colours and thin nicely using plain old water. I mainly use these brands for hand painting small details.
My current favourite for airbrushing is Gunze and Tamiya being a close 2nd. Unfortunately Tamiya can be a bit limited to IGN and IJA colours.
Luckily I like Japanese aircraft!
I went up to Paupa New Guinea for work a couple of years ago and visited the Wewak area. Amazing the amount of WW2 aircraft and other stuff still lying in the bush!
@@schlookie thanks for the info!
Hey Matt you are doing e very good job you are a very good modeller and i enjoy your builds a lot but try to thin your paints with acrilic thinners you will have a better flow quality.thanks . Keep it up
Ok thanks!
Best model you've ever done well done
Thank you very much
You inspired me to start modeling so I built a spitfire. Then a bf 109 e3. And then I did my favourite plane ever the hawker typhoon and did a really good job. On this one I also experimented with some of the techniques from your videos like the pastel dust as exhaust fumes and battle damage. It worked really well and I appreciate your videos. I cant wait watch your next one!
@@TetrarchTD ☺️ I’m glad I could help you explore this hobby
@@ModelMinutes yeah it really gives me something good to do during lockdown and I really enjoy it.
Great build mate. I must say i am amazed what you managed to build using those terrible airbrush paints 👍🏻 looks fantastic in the end. Great video 🙏🏻 Regards Fredrik
Thank you so much 😀 Yeah, i'm swapping those paints out in the future for something a little better
@@ModelMinutes i can Highly recommend real colors from ak - had great success with the airbrush using them. Tamiya of course, also very good for airbrush at 50/50 mix / Thank you for a good channel 👍🏻
@@TheHobbyShack thanks for the info!
wow you did a great job, i got this model, i will build it after i finsh the airfix sabre i am working on, iam soo exited.
nice!
Hey this is really nice , I’ve been watching your channel and your progression, I have this kit but am coming back to hobby, I have the air fix Spit MK1a to go first and will try using your wide brush technique before I hopefully airbrush , anyhow nice job and hope you enjoyed it 👍
thanks!
Looks fantastic but i would recommend the vallejo model Air range.
I've got some recently for future projects
Love the models you do, one thing that did confuse be was dry brushing silver on the props as they would have been wooden
Oh really? I didn’t know that, I thought they were metal
@@ModelMinutes Yeh, had to double check myself I knew the hurricane definitely was, so I checked the typhoon too and yeh it was made out of mahogany mostly
@@dwsg1990 amazing! What about other aircraft, surely some of those had metal props?
@@ModelMinutes It was a mixed bag depended on the plane and it's use I know most WWII military aircraft etc had wood, I assume because of cost, even the Wright Brothers plane had aluminum. It wasn't till a bit after WWII aluminum and composites became common place. (I mainly found this out myself because the narrator for the warthunder games tells a story about his father who was an amazing engineer and mechanic in the RAF and in egypt I think it was, he worked on the aircraft with very little supplies and to keep one of the planes in the air he crafted his own part of a propeller and attached it to the end of one that had snapped keeping it perfectly balanced, it's a great story if you have time to have a watch)
@@dwsg1990 sounds fascinating! I know from my experience working on aviation that modern blades are composite, but that’s only due to passing interest/knowledge and not because I’ve directly worked with them
I’m very excited
:D
This would be a great diorama... AIRFIX RAF GROUND CREW... just saying... you’re really good with your AIRBRUSH...again NICE JOB
Thank you very much!
This has to be the very best kit I have made this year ...
awesome!
Nice build matt
Thanks!
When you used the matt 49 varnish what did it mean when you used hot water
@@emanuelavila3512 my varnish is acrylic which I thinned with hot water. If you have the enamel version it won’t work
Great build. I wish I had heard your tip about using hot water with the Humbrol matt acrylic varnish earlier this week. I have got a frosted finish from using for the first time. Possibly too impatient between coats and too much on. Not sure if it's fixable or not, it's a very detailed Star wars craft. 👍
I feel as though a satin or gloss layer on top of the frosted paint may "hide" it - possibly worth trying on an inconspicuous part of the model? Then going back over the top with the matt varnish. I find that the matt varnish is sensitive to a number of things, primarily temperature and moisture. I start off by really mixing the paint, then I stand the bottle (sometimes) in hot water for a while to raise the temperature of the paint. Finally I thin it with hot water (i use filtered water in my kettle so that it has less impurities in it) and that's how I got the result you see in the video. A bit of work, but it is possible to get a good matt finish with that paint. Especially as it costs less than £2 a bottle
@@ModelMinutes Thanks, I’ll give it a try.
Great model Matt. Nice to see you’re getting on well with your airbrush. Your experience of Humbrol paints in an airbrush is exactly the same as mine! Revel Aqua is a bit better but still variable. I have had good results from Vallejo Model Air which don’t need thinning. Great video as always!
Thanks for the tips!
Another great build! I need to get a decent turn table 😅
Yes! I did a review video on the one I have
@@ModelMinutes I will have a look!
Great video really enjoyed it I ve also build this kit and think its a great kit.I feel your pain with the airbrush took me quite a wile to get paint thinned right and the air pressure right but your kit came out very well
Thanks 👍
Love the videos keep up the good work! But one kit I would love to see is the mosquito.
Maybe one day!
in future regarding paint; when you run out of your Humbrol paints I recon you should get Mr Colour, AK or Tamiya paints as these will bring up a much nice finish than the humbrol typically does
thanks for the suggestion!
nice
Thanks
This will be good
:D
My first model kit.
awesome!
Beautiful model, I've built it my self, in the same spec, with open gun bays. Excellent finish, Matt :) What's next ?
Not sure at the moment, still got a few projects on the workbench that need attention
I have the same plane from the Airfix D-Day air assault set
nice!
Nice video.Nice paint job. How do you like the airbrush?
it's alright, not always quicker than brush painting though, but the paint looks nice
Nice build 👍just wait till you try some Mr Hobby or Tamiya paints it will really make painting lots of fun
Can't wait!
Agreed, I wonder if the humbrol paints didn’t play nicely with the Tamika thinners, causing the graininess?
Nice build though.
@@wigglesend humbrol paints tend to have quite large pigments in them which makes them grainy. It’s not all the colours of paint, but I’ve experienced it with the greys mostly
What sort of idiot would glue the doors the wrong way around?? 🤣🤣 Jokes aside, It's a beauty. I've always loved the Typhoon - you've definitely not disappointed!
Haha! I know right! Thanks - I really enjoyed this one :D
a good ratio for doing pre-shading is 50 50
i'll have to keep that in mind
Got this kit a few months back, still haven’t built it though
It was quite fun, you should!
I think that vallejho is a good airbrush paint seller
I know i just murdered the name
you weren't that far off tbh
Hi, firstly I want to say that you have done an AMAZING job on that hawker typhoon and I love your videos! secondly, I recently started a YT channel as I have been passionate about my modelling for about 11 months now, I'm planning do do videos on model kits and was wandering if you had any tips that might help me get started? Thanks in advance if you choose to give me some tips. :)
If you have discord you could message me on there (link to my server in the description)
@@ModelMinutes Ok thanks, will do tomorrow!
Wow very impressive, would you panel line was be close to tamiya panel line wash black?
yes, i imagine it would be quite close to that
@@ModelMinutes thanks again!
👍👍👍
:)
Great video! :) What airbrush do you use? Would you recommend it as a first one? I'm looking to get my first airbrush so a recommendation is much appreciated...
If you take a look at my channel there is a video on the first set I bought some years ago, but check the pinned comment on that one because I upgraded - I'd like to do a follow up video when I can
Your build looks really good. Can you please tell me how do you do the masking? Thank you in advance.
simply cut out the shapes i wanted from masking tape. The canopy was a little different, I stick the tape on then go around the edges with a sharp knife so that the frames aren't covered
@@ModelMinutes Thank you for your answer
@@havaski1277 I may do a video tutorial in the future
I hope more airfix kits come Turkey.ın Turkey,find a airfix kit a hard and expensive.
that's a shame
👍
:D
was there enough paint in the kit to air brush the body or did u have to get more?
yes, there was enough paint - i even have a tiny amount left over
@@ModelMinutes ok , thx
can you do the Airfix dogfight doubles with the Airfix spitfire mk1a and messchersmicht bf109e4. or if you feel like it, the 1/48 scale one with the spitfire MKVb. that one is in stock on the airfix website.
thanks for the suggestion