Author / Post aeroplane88 Basic Member Joined: January/06/2008 Canada Posts: 394 IP Logged Posted: January/28/2016 at 9:25pm  Quote   Hi there, I found some pics of a Brian Taylor Hawker Tempest which I built 6 years ago while I was based in Moscow, Russia for 2 1/2 years. I crated it up, but the wing did not survive the flight back to Toronto. It had a brushless motor, and Robart retracts. I made the retracting tailwheel from carbon tube and piano wire. It was painted in Tamiya acrylics which were airbrushed on. The markings were done using the same paints and Tamiya yellow masking tape. I never had a chance to weigh it, but I think it was probably around 9 pounds. -Lindsay   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    larry b Basic Member Balsa Hacker Joined: January/04/2010 United States Posts: 914 IP Logged Posted: January/28/2016 at 9:57pm  Quote   Hey Lindsay, What a beautiful job! Are you going to build a new wing for it, or maybe rebuild the crunched wing? Larry B   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    Chad Veich Lifetime Site Supporter Joined: September/18/2003 United States Posts: 3263 IP Logged Posted: January/28/2016 at 10:07pm  Quote   Really nice model of a beautiful airplane Lindsay.  I have daydreams of building a Tempest II one day.  I love 'em both but for some reason the radial cowl really does it for me.  It's got all the sex appeal of a Sea Fury with more wing area!   __________________ Chad Veich www.cwvmodels.com Scale Model Design & Construction If it ain't broke, go fly it!   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    aeroplane88 Basic Member Joined: January/06/2008 Canada Posts: 394 IP Logged Posted: January/28/2016 at 10:21pm  Quote   Thanks Larry and Chad! It was fun to build but it will be a while before I get around to building a new wing for it. Chad, you can see by my glacial progress on the little Seafire that time is scarce these days. I think that I might just start fresh one day and do a Roy Vaillencourt Tempest V. I've often admired both of your building skills. -Lindsay   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    Tempest Site Supporter Joined: October/24/2003 United States Posts: 1475 IP Logged Posted: January/29/2016 at 8:36am  Quote   Really nice job Lindsay!  Between the Tempest and the Typhoon I'd be hard pressed to say which one I like more.  That deep chin cowl is just so brutish... (if that's a word)... Paul __________________ Don Smith Hellcat JReno Ju88 A1   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search    aeroplane88 Basic Member Joined: January/06/2008 Canada Posts: 394 IP Logged Posted: January/29/2016 at 9:15am  Quote   I agree Paul. Those airplanes are ugly-beautiful! -Lindsay   Back to Top  Printer Friendly Version  Profile  Search

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