Airfix - Hurricane Mk1 finished !

[Thorbrand]

Well here is one of my Christmas presents, the Airfix Hurricane Mk1 which has new tooling.

A really nice kit to build and i took the time to make a nice platform for it to sit on and many other future builds.

Hope you like it!

 

[Fenlander]

Very nice Alex. Love the Hurricane especially in the early black and white underside. Lovely paint job and that base will showcase many other great builds I am sure. Well done.

 

[John Rixon]

Well here is one of my Christmas presents, the Airfix Hurricane Mk1 which has new tooling.

A really nice kit to build and i took the time to make a nice platform for it to sit on and many other future builds.

Hope you like it!

Very nice! What's the shade of brown you used? Looks spot on!

 

[Thorbrand]

Very nice! What's the shade of brown you used? Looks spot on!

Thanks, its Humbrol Enamel no. 29 I thinned it down and applied at least two coats then, when I did the panel wash I rubbed some of the excess into the whole model along with some fine ground charcoal in places. It adds to the 'it's been flown a few times' feel to the model and the beauty with using willow charcoal is, you can almost rub it off completely if you are applying it over a clear gloss coat, it's a new technique I found which I'm going to employ in future builds.

 

[colin m]

Very nice build, and an interesting tip with the charcoal. I'll have to look into that one.

 

[papa 695]

Now that looks great Alex

 

[Doug Hughes]

Really nice, Alex.

 

[Coops3d]

excellent build Alex, it looks superb,....
did you know the windsock is upside down!?

 

[Thorbrand]

excellent build Alex, it looks superb,....
did you know the windsock is upside down!?

Lol well spottted sir! Damn:eek: gonna have to sort that out.

 

[Snowman]

Very nice!!

 

[Builder]

Nice work Alex. Good job on the camo and underside. Great base too.

 

[flyjoe180]

Very nicely finished Alex., and nice to see the 85 Squadron scheme on an early Hurricane.