Hawker Typhoon 1B - Car Door Airfix 1/24 (A19003)

These early machines were somewhat rushed into service and it was discovered that a number of modifications would be desirable, if not totally essential. Perhaps the most noticeable difference from the later models were around the canopy area – the first Typhoons were supplied with a forward opening ‘car door’ style cockpit entry for the pilot which even included a wind down window. The pilot also had a transparent roof panel, which hinged open to the left and some machines had the addition of a rear-facing mirror, on the canopy frame.

Some of the other options this new version will allow are:

• The new ‘car door’ style canopy structure
• Earlier ‘car door’ pilots seat
• Alternative main undercarriage wheel
• Pneumatic tail wheel
• Alternate cannon fairings for the guns
• Different internal frame structure
• 500Ib ‘Long Tail’ bombs

• Livery A: R7752 PR-G, Roland Beamont, 609 Squadron Manston 1943
• Livery B: RB781 SA-H 486 Squadron
• Livery C: EK270 EL-X 181 Squadron
• Livery D: JP671 XP-R 174 Squadron

In addition, this new version of the 1/24th scale Hawker Typhoon will give the modeller the option to construct his model with or without the main aerial in place, with a similar option for the pilot's optional rear-facing mirror.