Special Hobby 1/32 Hawker Tempest Mk V

By Rick Kranias

A Thing Divine For Nothing Natural I Ever Saw So Nobel

Special Hobby Tempest Mk.V #32052 was used for Evan Mackie's mount. Mackie, RNZAF, was the highest scoring Tempest ace with 20+ kills. Albeit, most of Mackies kills were in Spitfires.

This kit is a most difficult build. I started this almost two years ago and binned it several times as my mojo was clearly flattened with this. From the cockpit, wing root and landing gear construction offered me plenty of WTFFF! and Are You Kidding Me! moments. There was a good chance you may have heard my screams. This kit is clearly recommended for experienced modellers only.

I chose Mackie's aircraft as I have several Kiwi friends and the lack of ordinance and invasion stripes show the beautiful lines of the Tempest. Weathering kept to a minimum as this aircraft was delivered to Mackie May 1945. See my build log.

Build Details

Yahu 3214 IP, center panel only as side panels do not fit
Barracuda 32334 Nose Correction Set, 32140 Tempest Wheels, 32011 Spitfire Cockpit Upgrade Part II (Acemaker II gunsight only)
Master Model 32096 Tempest Mk.V "short" Cannon Tips
Maketar Masks 32122 Tempest Mk.V
REXX 32043 exhausts
ANYZ AN011 .5mm Braided Thread, AN016 Line Connectors
MV Lenses 197 Amber, LS800 Red & Green, PN21 Clear
Albion Aluminum Slide Fit Tubes .3mm, .5mm, .7mm and .9mm
MR Paint
- 77 Nato Black
- 110 RAF Green
- 111 RAF Interior Grey Green
- 112 RAF Medium Sea Grey
- 115 RAF Ocean Grey
- 118 RAF Sky
- 122 RAF Marking Yellow
- 123 RAF Marking Red
- 135 Insignia White
- 183 Oxford Blue
Vallejo 306 Dark Rubber
Various Alclad Colors
Tamiya X22 Clear, XF86 Flat Clear
MiG Washes
- Dark Wash
- Streaking Grime 1203
- Engine Oil 1408
- PLW Deep Grey 1602
- PLW Green Brown 1612
MiG Pigments
- Light Dust 3002
- Black Smoke P023
- Rust P025
- Russian Earth P034