Dave Fleming

Still hoping some one does a conversion to Liberator I or II!

So, will Revell do an RAF version?

Wheels on the AIM kit are approx 12-13mm

The AMW article describes the mesh on the nose and tail as 'well done' - bearing in mind Airfix's poor track record in this area (i.e. no detail at all on Chinook or 1/72 Sea King intakes) I'm looking forward to seeing how they've done this.

Overall Dark Sea Grey

As does the one in the article of N2630. The other photo in the article does include the Ic though. There are another two parts coming apparently

That’s actually my photo, I uploaded it earlier! It’s not as bad as it looks, the reflections of the bag make it look warped. Will measure the wheels later

I've just got the Aircraft in Minature Historic Wings reissue of this kit. The white metal 3 bladed propellers in it measure ~ 6.4 cm (2x 3.2) and the 4 bladed 6.5cm (ish), so I suspect they addressed the fact the original props were too small. Ps the mouldings have an interesting mould flaw on the lower rear port fuselage half, which will take careful clean up

See above post, having issues with quoting! 🙂

From the Air Britain article, the author suggests the following as Sea Hurricane Ic (RAF) - based on service being with General Aircraft in 1943, with MSFU and later (Typhoon) 59 OCU N2630, V6741 (both photographed, both with hooks), N2599, P2717, P3104, V6723, V6867, V6957, V7170, V7683, W9208, W9209, W9279, W9315, Z4050, Z4936, Z7083, Z7145 He suggests the following as Sea Hurricane IC (Royal Navy) P2859 (photo), L1568, P3048, V7068, V7377, V7618, V7663, W9192, P3061 He also makes the point none of the aircraft record cards (Form 78) record them as Ic, in fact none of the RN examples are even described as Sea Hurricanes , even P2859, which clearly has a hook. He also suggests Ic is an unofficial designation in both instances

1. Pink (but not all the stencils if my memory is correct) 2. Medium Sea Grey 3. White @NG899 can confirm/correct!

I’ve grabbed the old Modeldecal sheet for exactly that reason! They also had this rather unique one for a while!

That's mentioned in the article. Author is Dr Jon Leake - there is a part 2 coming that looks at the aircraft in service.

There is an interesting article in the latest Air Britain Aviation World on the Sea Hurricane, and specifically the IC version - or versions! Some interesting hypotheses that the 4 cannon IC was designed for use by the MSFU then later used by 59 OTU whereas the hooked but no catapult 8 MG ICs were used by the FAA. The author identifies 19 possibly cannon armed IC (RAF) and 9 possible IC (RN). Some interesting detective work on the Form 78s -none of the Form 78s describes them as Sea Hurricane ICs, suggesting IC was an unofficial designation. Worth a read if the subject interest you - not least as it has a photo of a second (N2630) cannon armed mk I beyond the well known V6741

My understanding is it's a specific HC2 kit, with NI and other add-ons planned for a second release. Hoping that includes early style nose intakes Looking at the parts breakdown, it doesn't seem likely that other versions are planned, especially Gazelle ones.