The seated pilot of a Tempest aircraft is an unpainted resin figure in 1:48 scale from the Czech manufacturer CMK, intended for the cockpit of a model of the British fighter.
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A resin figure of a pilot in a seated position in 1:48 scale from the Czech manufacturer CMK. It is intended for the cockpit of a model of the British Tempest fighter, where it will fill the empty seat and give the finished model both scale and a story. An empty cockpit always looks a little lifeless on a completed model, and it is precisely one well painted figure that changes that more than a whole interior set. The figure is supplied unpainted and before being fitted it has to be cleaned, the casting block cleaned up and the figure painted.
The Tempest was a British single-seat fighter from the late period of the Second World War, recognizable by its substantial fuselage, large vertical tail and thin laminar wing. The pilot sat relatively high under a bubble canopy, so a substantial part of the figure is visible on a finished model, including the shoulders, the helmet and the life vest. That is precisely why it pays to finish a figure well with this type, unlike aircraft where only the top of the helmet can be seen of the pilot.
First wash the figure in warm water with detergent, so that the remains of release agent disappear from the surface. Cut the casting block off with a fine saw, not with nippers, as resin cracks. Sanding should be done wet and with protection for the airways. Before gluing it into the cockpit, try the seating dry, as it may be necessary to sand the bottom of the figure down or to modify the seat. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue). Spray a primer, and only then paint; acrylics suit figures well. The procedure is simple: a base tone, a dark wash into the folds of the clothing and the straps and finally a dry brush on the edges. Give the greatest care to the face, because the eye of a viewer always goes to the face first.
The figure is supplied unpainted as a casting in resin. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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