Some guy in Canada did this same subject (Pulverizer II). In researching he found the actual pilot alive and well and had him attend the model’s maiden flight. He left his signature on one of the landing gear doors. Passed away now.
That is an awesome looking Typhoon Chris! I have always liked the Typhoon and the Tempest,and you don't see either that often.A multi cylinder in this sure would sound cool! Thanks Champ!!
A rare opportunity to see a Tiffy fly in color and HD. 80 year old newsreel footage doesn't do the aircraft justice so this is a real treat. I've walked around the only complete original Typhoon at the RAF Museum, Hendon and this scale model captures the feeling of that aircraft nicely. Thanks to all involved in this project.
Congrats on the awards Chris! Well deserved. Your A-7 is impressive. I have many memories of visiting the 'ol JHH shop in Hawaiian Gardens and seeing all the cool "ducted fans" your dad was building at the time. Also miss Superior Balsa down the street. That was my go-to for good wood.
Congrats on your win, well deserved. With that opening pan down the fuse I would be hard pressed to tell if that was a model or full scale aircraft. That was a very well done model. The weathering was just right for my opinion. I know there is an easy case to be made for the heavy weathering and "dirty" planes, but I always like to see the minimal approach. It's easy to go the dirty route, it will hide a lot of flaws in my opinion. But it takes real skill to pull off a minimal weathering job. Just IMHO of course ;)
Hate to be a hater....but sport planes make me chaff. Love Scale. And this one is beautiful. This year's best of the west had so many sport jets in the air...oof. That Typhoon is real modeling.(and real scale flying)
what did you film this with? beautiful imagery and you did a wonderful job filming the handling of the camera the slow style of your movements of your close ups wow. 10 out of 10 sir
Congrats on the win, Chris! Although, I'm not too surprised; the A-7 is a unique jet. My dad's buddy flew the F-8 in Vietnam (last of the gunfighters!). Appreciate all you do for the hobby, and never miss your videos. One question: any ideas on sources for larger scale 4-bladed props? Need one for a .60 Mustang, and it just doesn't look right with a 2-bladed prop...
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it! I'd recommend looking at varioprop www.ramoser.de/home_e/varioprop_e/varioprop_e.html They have a number of different sizes for both gas and electric and they look really good. They sell direct to the states too. The next size up from there would be soloprops, but those are for big subjects and are expensive.
I hear you. Very typically these scale models have a static scale prop and a different flying prop. The engines have a hard time with the load from a big prop like that. He would need a quite a bit larger engine to make it work.
Thanks for sharing that Chris...looking forward to more from the USSM. Congratulations on your win!! Nice job and...I'm not surprised! You fly that A-7 very well! Do you have any footage of your winning flights? This gentleman flew well, but I feel your practice flight was much better. I have to concede that a warbird taildragger will make some things harder to execute for sure.
609 squadron Manston Kent England 🏴. Tally Ho 🇬🇧 Originally intended as a high altitude fighter to counter the FW 190 the reality was even with her brute horsepower the Typhoon struggled at altitude. Her 7 ton mass far exceeded the Spitfire and Hurricanes all up weights and it found it’s niche at low level interdiction. Early models suffered from engine unreliability. But devoted believers in her kept the air ministry from canceling the program. As the bugs were worked out she became a devastating tank buster destroying seemingly countless trains, ships, armored vehicles and the like. A fighter bomber of the first order. Rocket salvoes launched at over four hundred mph hit with powerful destructive force. The Typhoon suffered from tail buffeting and sometimes complete loss of tail. With predictable results for pilot. The “ H “ engine suffering from tolerance problems and sometimes seized up in flight. Chin scoop meant no wheels up landing or ditching possible. The inevitable flip meant get as low in cockpit as possible to avoid crushing canopy. Fuel fumes in cockpit was a real problem that was never completely solved. She was a double edged sword so to speak. The patch pattern around rear fuselage was an attempt to keep tail on aircraft where it could do the most good. It’s rocket attacks could devastate German armor columns. The equivalent of our P-47. Gorgeous building on this model. I know of no Napier Sabre in running condition today would be wonderful to hear one.
The “tail buffeting” was actually the result of failure of the elevator mass balance, which led to flutter of the elevators and the catastrophic structural failures of the rear fuselage. It was easily cured by modification of the mass balance. The fishplate reinforcements turned out to be irrelevant to the real problem. Test pilot George Bulman won a well deserved George Cross (equivalent to the Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor) for saving a Typhoon which had suffered partial failure of the rear fuselage, early in development. This incident is widely thought to be related to the mass Balance failures but had a different and unrelated cause. The Sabre did eventually become a reliable engine and also powered the Tempest, which was undoubtedly the most effective of all late war fighters.
@@TankBuilders Well said! I was on the verge of answering until I saw your post. Good to see another "Tiffie" expert out there. I agree about the Tempest - very effective against the V1 menace. waiting patiently for the full size Tiffie rebuild in UK
John McLean thanks but no so expert that I managed to confuse George Bulman and Phillip Lucas. It was the latter who was awarded the GM while testing the Typhoon. There must have been something about the Tiffie which attracted outstanding test pilots, I’d add “Bee” Beamont, who went on to fly the aircraft with great distinction operationally.
@@TankBuilders What ever its short comings, The Typhoon was a fearsome ground attack aircraft....ask any surviving German soldiers in Falaise Gap hearing and seeing this plane diving at 500mph, four twenty mm canons plus rockets projectiles...
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Top notch! Loved that four bladed prop too!
Some guy in Canada did this same subject (Pulverizer II).
In researching he found the actual pilot alive and well and had him attend the model’s maiden flight.
He left his signature on one of the landing gear doors.
Passed away now.
That is an awesome looking Typhoon Chris! I have always liked the Typhoon and the Tempest,and you don't see either that often.A multi cylinder in this sure would sound cool! Thanks Champ!!
Thank you!! :)
Tricky because the firewall has to be positioned behind the wing leading edge for inline twins.
A rare opportunity to see a Tiffy fly in color and HD. 80 year old newsreel footage doesn't do the aircraft justice so this is a real treat.
I've walked around the only complete original Typhoon at the RAF Museum, Hendon and this scale model captures the feeling of that aircraft nicely. Thanks to all involved in this project.
That's a fantastic model, and wonderfully presented.
Congratulations on your win. That is a bad ass looking Typhoon.
Thank you! Yeah, this typhoon was incredible!
This is so good that I came back for another look. Subscribed.
Thanks for the sub! 😊
Congrats on the awards Chris! Well deserved. Your A-7 is impressive. I have many memories of visiting the 'ol JHH shop in Hawaiian Gardens and seeing all the cool "ducted fans" your dad was building at the time. Also miss Superior Balsa down the street. That was my go-to for good wood.
Thank you! I miss the shop days. I have some great memories hanging out at the shop as a kid.
Beautiful plane Chris. Very nice. Can't wait to see your other submissions from that event.
Nice video Chris, looking forward to seeing more of what you filmed.
PS. "Congratulations " by the way 👍
Thank you! :)
Congrats on your win, well deserved. With that opening pan down the fuse I would be hard pressed to tell if that was a model or full scale aircraft. That was a very well done model. The weathering was just right for my opinion. I know there is an easy case to be made for the heavy weathering and "dirty" planes, but I always like to see the minimal approach. It's easy to go the dirty route, it will hide a lot of flaws in my opinion. But it takes real skill to pull off a minimal weathering job. Just IMHO of course ;)
Thank you! I’m with you on the weathering and this one was absolutely perfect! Less is always more when it comes to weathering imo.
Beautuful gorgeous warbird...
Hate to be a hater....but sport planes make me chaff. Love Scale. And this one is beautiful. This year's best of the west had so many sport jets in the air...oof. That Typhoon is real modeling.(and real scale flying)
Could be great for a movie making prop with adjustment for engine sound...
Also, being Canadian I love seeing RCAF warbirds!
what did you film this with? beautiful imagery and you did a wonderful job filming the handling of the camera the slow style of your movements of your close ups wow. 10 out of 10 sir
Thank you! I'm using a Canon XA11 for filming.
Congrats on the win, Chris! Although, I'm not too surprised; the A-7 is a unique jet. My dad's buddy flew the F-8 in Vietnam (last of the gunfighters!). Appreciate all you do for the hobby, and never miss your videos. One question: any ideas on sources for larger scale 4-bladed props? Need one for a .60 Mustang, and it just doesn't look right with a 2-bladed prop...
Thank you very much, I really appreciate it! I'd recommend looking at varioprop www.ramoser.de/home_e/varioprop_e/varioprop_e.html They have a number of different sizes for both gas and electric and they look really good. They sell direct to the states too. The next size up from there would be soloprops, but those are for big subjects and are expensive.
How come it has the bad ass 4 blade prop on the ground but the baby two blade in the air? Runs a bit lumpy as well but must say the model is lovely
I hear you. Very typically these scale models have a static scale prop and a different flying prop. The engines have a hard time with the load from a big prop like that. He would need a quite a bit larger engine to make it work.
Ho-leeee crap that looks so good!
Thanks for sharing that Chris...looking forward to more from the USSM. Congratulations on your win!! Nice job and...I'm not surprised! You fly that A-7 very well! Do you have any footage of your winning flights? This gentleman flew well, but I feel your practice flight was much better. I have to concede that a warbird taildragger will make some things harder to execute for sure.
Thank you! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get any video or pictures of my flights there. :(
Yaaasssss!
Man that is a absolutely stunning typhoon!!!! Id ve willing to bet there 10lbs of nose weight...or more...lol
It is an immaculate recreation! You’re probably not far off on the nose ballast.
609 squadron Manston Kent England 🏴. Tally Ho 🇬🇧
Originally intended as a high altitude fighter to counter the FW 190 the reality was even with her brute horsepower the Typhoon struggled at altitude. Her 7 ton mass far exceeded the Spitfire and Hurricanes all up weights and it found it’s niche at low level interdiction. Early models suffered from engine unreliability. But devoted believers in her kept the air ministry from canceling the program. As the bugs were worked out she became a devastating tank buster destroying seemingly countless trains, ships, armored vehicles and the like. A fighter bomber of the first order. Rocket salvoes launched at over four hundred mph hit with powerful destructive force.
The Typhoon suffered from tail buffeting and sometimes complete loss of tail. With predictable results for pilot. The “ H “ engine suffering from tolerance problems and sometimes seized up in flight.
Chin scoop meant no wheels up landing or ditching possible. The inevitable flip meant get as low in cockpit as possible to avoid crushing canopy. Fuel fumes in cockpit was a real problem that was never completely solved. She was a double edged sword so to speak.
The patch pattern around rear fuselage was an attempt to keep tail on aircraft where it could do the most good.
It’s rocket attacks could devastate German armor columns. The equivalent of our P-47.
Gorgeous building on this model. I know of no Napier Sabre in running condition today would be wonderful to hear one.
Wow, very interesting info on the Typhoon! Thanks for posting that.
The “tail buffeting” was actually the result of failure of the elevator mass balance, which led to flutter of the elevators and the catastrophic structural failures of the rear fuselage. It was easily cured by modification of the mass balance. The fishplate reinforcements turned out to be irrelevant to the real problem. Test pilot George Bulman won a well deserved George Cross (equivalent to the Victoria Cross and Medal of Honor) for saving a Typhoon which had suffered partial failure of the rear fuselage, early in development. This incident is widely thought to be related to the mass Balance failures but had a different and unrelated cause. The Sabre did eventually become a reliable engine and also powered the Tempest, which was undoubtedly the most effective of all late war fighters.
@@TankBuilders Well said! I was on the verge of answering until I saw your post. Good to see another "Tiffie" expert out there. I agree about the Tempest - very effective against the V1 menace. waiting patiently for the full size Tiffie rebuild in UK
John McLean thanks but no so expert that I managed to confuse George Bulman and Phillip Lucas. It was the latter who was awarded the GM while testing the Typhoon. There must have been something about the Tiffie which attracted outstanding test pilots, I’d add “Bee” Beamont, who went on to fly the aircraft with great distinction operationally.
@@TankBuilders What ever its short comings, The Typhoon was a fearsome ground attack aircraft....ask any surviving German soldiers in Falaise Gap hearing and seeing this plane diving at 500mph, four twenty mm canons plus rockets projectiles...