This is my diorama of a
7 Sqn (Battle
Axes) Tempest II , HA 426 in the original RAF scheme with sky fuselage band and
white spinner. The aircraft carries
the Battleaxe with wings markings under the windshield.
I've also included a photograph of the aircraft at
Jammu
during the 1947-48 action to oust Pakistani invaders from
Kashmir
. Decals are Bright Spark and
spares and the ac painted with enamels and weathered with pastels and silver
paint. The rockets and rails are
scratch built. The Bedford QL
bowser is from the Airfix kit as are the ground figures.
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Other sundry equipment
is from the spares box, the brick wall is printed paper on foam and the sand
bags are wheat flour hardened against bugs and stuff by a layer of Araldite.
The scatter material is railway scenics while the base is card.
The second Tempest
is in the scheme of the first refurbished batch by Hawkers.
Its overall silver with the brief ‘Chakra’ markings that lasted till
1948. The fin flash is with saffron
forward as opposed to the camouflaged aircraft.
Subsequently all IAF aircraft reverted to green forward.
The kit is OOB except for stenciling and squadron canopy.
Polly
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