Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane

[langy71]

A very gracious gift from Andy @The Smythe Meister, cheers mate
Not too much detail as it seems to be the 2013 boxing of this kit before it's recent re-tool..as such it's adorned with loads of flash,(every part so far has had an encounter with the sanding pads,) and raised panel lines...(might have a crack at some re-scribing)..lol

Not going overboard with the cockpit as it is about as basic as Airfix did, I'll probably fit the pilot in it to hide the lack of detail, however I'm hoping I can make it look decent with the final painting,

 

[Jim R]

Nice to see a Hurricane built. I'm sure you'll sort out any shortcomings with the kit.

 

[Mickc1440]

Off to a great start Chris, an aircraft I’ve never built

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice one Chris.
Pleased to see it underway.... having seen the amount of flash first hand,I can appreciate the work you're putting into this one.

 

[langy71]

Not much to report on this, other than some seem work and a quick test of the wing alignment,

quick question though... how much dihedral do the wings have ? as much a Spifire has ? or were they more 'flat' ?

 

[Tim Marlow]

Pretty flat the look of it…..

 

[AlanG]

 

[langy71]

Thanks guys.. flat it is then...

Doing a bit of google-fu I've just found a colourised photo of the actual aircraft, Taken 1st October 1940 at RAF Wittering..which would put this aircraft in the Battle of Britain..

There's some pretty obvious repair patches on the fuselage, and one on the wing by the look of it....

Funny thing is though, Airfix would have you paint the pilot in the standard 'blues' and yellow lifejacket scheme, and yet it would appear the pilot is wearing what looks like a 'white' flight suit ensemble.... hmmmm, Didn't Sir Douglas Bader wear a Tan coloured flight suit most of the time?

pic for reference .

 

[AlanG]

Just found a colourised photo of the actual aircraft,

funny thing is though that Airfix would have you paint the pilot in the standard 'blues' and yellow lifejacket scheme, and yet it would appear the pilot is wearing what looks like a 'white' flight suit ensemble.... hmmmm, Didn't Sir Douglas Bader wear a Tan coloured flight suit most of the time?

pic for reference .
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Sir Keith Park also used to fly in white overalls too. Pilots during battle didn't though. Bader might be an exception (i cannot say yay or nae), but there again. He'd do something different just to be bloody minded.

 

[Tim Marlow]

Is that repair on the wing actually the gas alert paint patch? I can’t remember how big it was or where it was located so may well be wrong……

 

[colin m]

A classic kit indeed. But as for panel lines, I don't think the Mk1 hurricane had many.

 

[langy71]

Is that repair on the wing actually the gas alert paint patch? I can’t remember how big it was or where it was located so may well be wrong……

That's exactly what I thought Tim but having seen another site with the same question the general consensus is that the 'gas patch' would have been yellow, and a more square shape, but saying that, the person that colourised the pic could have completely missed that tiny detail....I'll research a bit more.......

 

[langy71]

Still plodding along with this... albeit very slowly, I've gotta admit though we are so spoiled nowadays with precision moulded parts, there's barely any part that lines up correctly, the wings have been an absolute pig to get fitted,
but it won't beat me... I'll thrash it into submission...
more pics when there's something substantial to show you guys

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Mate,..."Plodding" is well acceptable!...
... After all, I'm from Devon......
... "Plodding",is what we do on a daily basis

 

[langy71]

Mate,..."Plodding" is well acceptable!...
... After all, I'm from Devon......
... "Plodding",is what we do on a daily basis

Years ago we used to use the term 'bimbling' which my old Plt Sgt said is slightly slower than plodding...lol

 

[The Smythe Meister]

Still plodding along with this... albeit very slowly, I've gotta admit though we are so spoiled nowadays with precision moulded parts, there's barely any part that lines up correctly, the wings have been an absolute pig to get fitted,
but it won't beat me... I'll thrash it into submission...
more pics when there's something substantial to show you guys

I did say it was a flash nightmare mate !! .

 

[The Smythe Meister]

...yep,bimbling is quite acceptable, although "sauntering"or "Mouching" is also very well used...
... In fact,"Sloth like" is probably more accurate!!

 

[adt70hk]

Sorry, missed the start of this. Well done for letting going.

Andrew

 

[langy71]

Had a bit of spare time today, so off to the paint shop she went,



Tamiya 'Sky', lightened with a few drops of flat white to lessen the stark 'green' finish that it tends to appear as it drys


'Standard' black and white for the panel ines and mottling




Flat Earth base coat




wasn't happy with the base coat, it seemed to cover all the mottling despite spraying thin coats, so a quick addition of Tamiya Desert Yellow mottling on the top sides


Quick blast over with a thinned base coat to blend the mottle..although the light has flooded it out it is there, but very lightly..


next up a splash of RAF dark green.....

 

[adt70hk]

Looking very good!!