Dragon 1/48 Ta152 H1

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Dragon 1/48 Ta152 H1

Post by ArcEye » Mon Jan 02, 2023 4:46 pm

So when I went to Duxford in September with the guys from 9th, we met Dubsy and he said he had seen a nice Hawker Hunter model on one of the stalls so I went for a look. Found this kit and I've always been a bit of a TA fanboy so got this instead. It's a 1987 moulded kit but this is the 1991 Release including some photo etch and a heavily detailed engine as its the Master series.


Bottom of engine and Cradle. Believe it or not theres 48 pieces in this engine and cradle.

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Top of engine and cradle.

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Right side of engine and Supercharger.

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Snug fit in the fuselage but no issues what so ever.

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Model and box. I didn't dare to cut the fuselage apart to have the engine displayed as I knew I would mess it up so Just went with the simpler option.

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The Original decals were cracked and yellowed and fell apart in water. I decided to paint on all the crosses, Numbers and fuselage bands.

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All the decals are spares from my Eduard 190 kit and just matched the originals as best I could.

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Had to get StoryTeller to translate some writing on a picture to Double check were the MW50 tank was fitted on these.

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The Paint scheme is a mix match of several different ideas I saw for this kit online and there wasn't a green 7 as far as I could see so a bit of creative license used there.

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Painted using mostly Vallejo model air paints, tbh I don't really like their late war RLM colours as they seem a bit off compared to most other brands but was all I had left so went with that. Used some ammo washes and Engine grime as well as same Tamiya smoke for the weathering.
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Re: Dragon 1/48 Ta152 H1

Post by Secu » Tue Jan 03, 2023 7:45 pm

Beautifull, the original and the model. Those german late war colours are really challenging to capture.
You got them well.
Awesome result.

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