Monogram Hawker Typhoon Mk IB
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gorbyLooks good Gary, particularly in B&W. It's good, but you can certainly tell that this is one of your older builds - your latest stuff is loads better.
Gary Brantley AutorThanks gorby. Yeah, I didn't photograph it for years because I thought it sort of crude. I knew very little about weathering back then (not that I do now, lol) and just didn't think it was "good enough" for a photo session. But you know, I thought it would be fun, first of all just to see her in pics, but also to judge perhaps how much progress I've made in scale modeling. These days, the amount of detail and effort I put into a build is always influenced by that nagging thought that time is running out and I'd like to finish many of those stash-bound kits before it's too late. Thanks again friend! ")
Gary Brantley AutorOliver, that's so nice of you to say! I really appreciate that sir; great way to start the week! 👍
Gary Brantley AutorThanks for looking in James and thanks for the comment as well! 🙂
Gary Brantley AutorI appreciate that Joe! Thanks for taking a look at my Tiffie...uh, you know, Typhoon!!? 🙂
Joe SavlanYou've inspired me-I have one in 1/72 that's been neglected in my stash 🙂
Joe SavlanBy the way Gary, I share your sentiments very much re: time & effort vs time running out. I'm over 50 now and originally every kit was an intended super detail project. I've decided that to build them and improve my skills I had to just go "out of the box" and enjoy the process, saving the all out effort for maybe 1 -2 kits a year. I'm getting more built and getting better at it! Enjoy 🙂
Gary Brantley AutorHey, I'm glad to help Joe! 🙂. Ya know, it's sort of ironic that as my modeling skills have gotten better as I learn more techniques and "tricks of the trade", the time left to get models finished is running out faster and faster. Aging eyes and hands make it all a bit more difficult but the satisfaction of getting one done is still great. I'm now retired and while I have lots of projects at home and on the ranch, I do have more model building time now so I guess it all evens out in the final analysis. Hey, we're having fun, right?!?! 🙂
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Some of these pics were taken at the Cameron airport, but some were also taken at another small-town airport in neighboring Rockdale, Texas. The airport there once belonged to a local millionaire, H. H. Coffield. He had a bunch of WWII planes out there at one time including a couple B-25s and a few C-47s too. Supposedly he had hired an ex-Luftwaffe flyer to run a, ahem, "crop dusting" operation in South America...oookayy. 😉
There are two hangars and a pilot's lounge there. One of the hangars is very old (supposedly of WWII vintage) and makes a neat background. I met a couple really nice local pilots and had an enjoyable afternoon taking photos of several model planes. It was quite windy at the Rockdale airport though, and the Typhoon almost blew away a few times and the canopy did fly off several times. I put the plane away and came back to Cameron where it was a little less windy for more pics.
That model is the old Monogram 1/48 scaleTyphoon Mk IB. It was built close to twenty years ago but had never be