Airfix 1/72 Sea Hurricane mkIIc

[yak face]

Canopy masked ( VERY fiddly!) and stuck on , the landing lights have also been fitted , after sticking a couple of nail art jewels in the recess, but i dont think its really made much difference . Ive fitted the carburettor intake and the radiator underneath so the airframe is complete now. After ive given the canopy a coat of interior green its ready for primer , possibly white .

 

[Mark1]

That's going together nicely.

 

[papa 695]

Looking good Tony, now painting time.

 

[yak face]

Moving along now , after giving the canopy a coat of interior green i primed the top of the model with grey primer , then did the underside with white primer. My reasoning here was that the hurricanes were originally painted in the faa extra dark sea grey / dark slate grey / sky ,then overpainted with the white , just the top of the nose being left in the original colours , so the grey of the primer will hopefully give a bit of variation if im careful with the white. The EDSG / dark slate grey area on the nose has been sprayed and when fully cured will be masked off ready for the white . Before this I’m going to spray the sky undersides though .

 

[flyjoe180]

Looking fantastic Tony. I did the Revell version of this years ago, the canopy had no framing and I had to use decal strips, which was interesting. Love these Airfix 1/72 kits. The pilot looks the same as he was in the 1970s

 

[yak face]

After reading a few reviews of this kit regarding the size of the propeller I had a good look at it and after dry fitting it have to agree it looks a little small . The reviews say its about 3mm undersize and with weedy blades so off to the spares box again!
I only had 1 prop in 1/72 but luckily it was about the right size, just needing the blades reshaping a bit and the hub sanding down to fit in the kit spinner. The kit prop is on the right , I’d already painted it !

 

[papa 695]

Nice fix Tony

 

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Tony. Good fix on the prop. 3mm at 1/72 is a long way out....

Well done.

Andrew

 

[yak face]

Well after the growth spurt of progress due to the xmas holidays its now slowed down to a crawl again! Nevertheless i got something done yesterday . It got painted white a few days ago and now its had the recognition stripes painted on , and the sky undersides done .The masking has been taken off the nose and underneath and its had a coat of Klear ready for the decals .

 

[Jim R]

Hi Tony
Canopy masking looks neat and very fiddly. I like your thinking with the primer. Should really help with the colour coat. Shame Airfix got the prop size so wrong but sorted now.
Jim

 

[yak face]

Decals on- no issues as usual with airfix decals . Most of the ancillaries have also been fitted - wheels , tail hook , exhausts. The kit aerial looked too small and didnt have the little nib where the wire attaches so i stretched some flat section sprue and made a new one . The tiny pole on the top of the rudder was made from a piece of brass tubing , the fishing line wire being glued inside this before pulling taut and gluing to the mast . All thats left now is weathering ( carefully ,as the panel lines are visible enough already ) exhaust staining and de masking.

 

[Jim R]

Looking really good. An unusual Hurricane version to model.
Jim

 

[adt70hk]

Very different!!

 

[Mark1]

Looks good

 

[Jakko]

That is one odd paint scheme. Did they try to save on anti-glare paint by retaining the original camouflage finish on the upper nose?

 

[yak face]

I think the original scheme was left on the nose for that reason jakko , anti dazzle , the white and sky being to blend in with the clouds over the atlantic when seen from a u boat

 

[scottie3158]

Tony,
That is a very nice result mate.

 

[papa 695]

Looking great Tony

 

[yak face]

Calling this done , its had its final matt coat , weathering and unmasked. The weathering on a white aircraft ( black too) is always tricky as its easy to overdo it . I restricted it to a grey wash on the control surfaces and a few of the panels that would be removed regularly ,ie. Engine, guns, plus a little light chipping and some exhaust and gun staining. Heres a few pics I’ll put the rest on a completed thread , cheers tony