1/48 Monogram Typhoon Mk. 1B

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Gary Brantley
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1/48 Monogram Typhoon Mk. 1B

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I took five models to two different airports today. I drove 20 miles to a neighboring small-town, 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. :lol:

There are two hangars and a pilot's lounge there. One of the hangars is very old and makes a neat background. I met a couple really nice local pilots and had an enjoyable afternoon. One of the models was a tail-dragger and it had no ballast weight. It 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 Typhoon. It was built close to twenty years ago but had never been photographed. I did add some radiators underneath from an old '60s model car. The paint was Model Master and Humbrol enamel sprayed with my Paasche H. I used Parafilm for the masking. Other than that, it's just OOB Monogram goodness! :D

So, here's the first of several planes I'll be posting soon. Thanks for taking a look, comments welcomed!
Gary

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And, here are some more pics if you're interested:

http://s7.photobucket.com/user/Texgunne ... %20Typhoon
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What is there not to like here? A Monogram Classic Tiffy... a day at the airport... sounds good to me!
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Texgunner wrote:Supposedly he had hired an ex-Luftwaffe flyer to run a, ahem, "crop dusting" operation in South America...oookayy. :lol:
What ever millionaires did with such planes in SA at that time... Spooky! :?

That's a great looking hangar. 99% of all modellers are not living close to locations like that. Why not taking a high res picture of it and posting it as DD (downloadable diorama)? :D

I love it when people digging out there old modelling treasures. I like yours a lot!
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mostrich wrote:...That's a great looking hangar. 99% of all modellers are not living close to locations like that. Why not taking a high res picture of it and posting it as DD (downloadable diorama)? :D
Fantastic idea! Man, I just imagine doing model shot in front of such a poster! :P
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Yep, a terrific idea! Texgunner, those are great pics. I'll second what Stik said....I haven't been out to the GA airport in a while to just sit. It isn't like it used to be, that is for sure. Love the surroundings. That always makes for good pics.
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Thanky Lyle! I was glad to get a warm welcome over there at the Rockdale airport, 'bout half-'fraid they'd run me off. :lol:
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mostrich wrote:
Texgunner wrote:Supposedly he had hired an ex-Luftwaffe flyer to run a, ahem, "crop dusting" operation in South America...oookayy. :lol:
What ever millionaires did with such planes in SA at that time... Spooky! :?

That's a great looking hangar. 99% of all modellers are not living close to locations like that. Why not taking a high res picture of it and posting it as DD (downloadable diorama)? :D

I love it when people digging out there old modelling treasures. I like yours a lot!
Thanks for the nice comments! And, that is a great idea about the hangar pic too. I need to go back there soon, and I've also thought about another small-town airport about 30 miles away, and it has some cool WWII history behind it too. I gotta check that out as well.
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Excellent build and great Idea for the pics.
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steve scan wrote:Excellent build and great Idea for the pics.
Thank you very much! :)
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Nice Monogram Tiffie, it really shows that, in the end, it is all about the quality of the modeller, not the model.
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