Eduard re-released in somewhat limited numbers the ProfiPACK quarter scale Hawker Tempest Mk.V Series 1 and Tim Hatton is very fortunate to get his hands on one

There are six marking options with this releaseincluding:

  •  JN766. No 486 [RNZAF] Squadron, RAF Castle Camp, England,April 1944
  • JN751, W/Cdr Roland P. Beaumont, DSO, DFC & bar, CONo,150 Wing, RAF Bradwell Bay, England, April 1944
  • JN755, No. 3 Squadron, Newchurch, England, May 1944
  • JN751, W/Cdr Roland P. Beaumont, DSO, DFC & bar, CONo,150 Wing, RAF newchurch, England, June 1944
  • JN763, No. 486 [RNZAF] Squadron, Newchurch, England, June1944
  • JN765, No. 3 Squadron, Newchurch, England, June 1944

All the marking options are painted dark green with ocean grey on the upper surfaces with medium sea grey on the under surfaces. Options‘A’ and ‘B’ featuring the pre-D Day [four black] stripes under the wings that helped identify the Tempest as friendly over the south of England. Options ‘D’,‘E’ and ‘F’ have D-Day invasion [two black] stripes added.

 

The A4 sized twenty page instruction booklet takes you through the build process clearly. Gunze Sangyo and Mission Paints are used for reference, but it is simple enough nowadays to cross reference these with your favoured paints.

 



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