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Hi everybody, here is my recently finished Hurricane Mk.I in 306, Polish RAF squadron markings. Very pleasant kit to build. I added Eduards PE, exhaust, whells, Techmod decals and some scratch-building details (riveting, anti-glare plates etc). I used dedicated MrHobby paints of C-series. I hope you enjoy, Artur

Found this link on hyperscale. It leads to a series of 'LIFE' photographs on facebook labeled as 'RAF Base 1940' http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_145686296745510&key=0eff82a158b9bcd735539ea921a97f93&libId=il9uf09l010009tm000DA7ma7u1s9&cuid=f-&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.network54.com%2FForum%2F149674%2Fthread%2F1456861218%2Flast-1456861218%2F%2528View%2BAll%2BMessages%2BIn%2BThis%2BThread%2529&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1720244971554825.1073742292.1634742540105069%26type%3D3&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.network54.com%2FForum%2F149674&title=Plane%20Talking%20-%20HyperScale's%20Aircraft%20Scale%20Model%20Discussion%20Forum%3A%20LIFE%20series%20%22RAF%20Base%201940%22%20...&txt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmedia%2Fset%2F%3Fset%3Da.1720244971554825.1073742292.1634742540105069%26amp%3Btype%3D3 Some great pictures and it would be nice to find out where it is and get some names to go with the faces. Thanks to the original poster 'Mark Allen M' Pete

Afternoon folk,s this one has been built for the Hurricane STGB.Berna decals were used to make the chosen scheme a little different from the standard RAF scheme in the box.Many thank,s for looking,and build and background can be found here. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234996653-another-new-tool-148-airfix-hurricane-mk1/

Hi folks,I,m sure we'll see a fair few of these kit,s in the GB and why not some claim it to be the best one out there in 1/48 scale.I have the ready for battle set which the kit comes from and now the vehicles are done this GB is the perfect tool to build the aircraft for the proposed diorama so unlike my first build of this kit the panels etc will be opened up.wont get started for a few week's though.

I'd like to submit my entry for the Hurricane group build... Starting with the Airfix Hurricane Mk1 (New Tool), adding Eduard PE details and some Model Alliance RN decals I'm aiming to build one of the Sea Hurricane Mk1's on the decal sheet - probably P3114 in the typical coastal command colours. This is where it all starts, the necessary box of bits: The decals are still on their way from Hannants, but here is the Eduard stuff: It looks like the kit includes all the parts to build a Mk 1 or Mk1A Sea Hurricane, i.e. without the arrestor hook for CAM duties and with the arrestor hook for MAC duties. It also has the tropical filter, so that should cover all but the mk 2 schemes on the Model Alliance sheet.

This was my first build a 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk1. Im really pleased with the way it turned out, learnt a lot of lessons some good some bad but i think i have definitely caught the bug. Really looking forward to my next build which is another hurricane but this time the Airfix 1/24. Build Thread - http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234996772-my-first-build-airfix-hurricane-mk1-172/ Sorry the pics are not great only got my phone camera and a couple of sheets of A4! Another area to improve on :-) Untitled by andrewbudd2, on Flickr Untitled by andrewbudd2, on Flickr Untitled by andrewbudd2, on Flickr Untitled by andrewbudd2, on Flickr Untitled by andrewbudd2, on Flickr Untitled by andrewbudd2, on Flickr Cheers Andy

I haven't decided yet but I'm in with at least one finnish Hurricane. The intentions are: A fabric wing AZ Model in half civilian delivery scheme when they were transit flown through Sweden to Finland A metal wing Hasegawa from the continuation war. Both with a mix of decals from AZ and Inscale

Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk1 1/24 A50167 First attempt at a larger scale kit, it went together not too badly especially after purchasing it and reading it was so old. It has had its first prang already as I have managed to knock the tailwheel off when taking the photos. I will also need to remember and take photos of the cockpit during the build as I cannot get the camera close enough now it is built. All build straight out of the box.

Hi can anybody tell me what the highlighted gearing does on the below picture please? Noticed it on the Hurricane when i visited Brooklands at the weekend. MERLIN by andrewbudd2, on Flickr (Not my pic just one i found on google) Cheers Andy

Hi all, didn't want to bump up old threads so I'm opening a new one. I'm looking at the announced camouflage schemes for the new 1/48 Airfix Hurricane Mk.I trop. Nice and colorful. But Brick red and Green over Aluminium? Has some new information been found? I thought it was pale blue and green over aluminium, or pale blue, grey and purple. Is Brick red a stand-in for purple? Vedran The milimeter brigade

Hi all, I have one which I should have finished a long time ago. It was actually my first kit after my 33 years of hibernation from the hobby. I thought this new tool Hurricane will be a quick and easy build, so ideal to build as a first. Well, it didn't turn out to be a quick build and neither an easy build. So I better do a KUTA on it and get it finished. I most likely build it as H33. H33 was shot down while intercepting a Do-17 during the phoney war. On the other hand, H24 would also be a nice choice. Because it does have an additional marking underneath the front cockpit window. Does anyone know what this additional marking represents? Also I would think that the squadron marking circle with white text should be brown (with black outlines) and not all black. Airfix got it partial right in regards to the colour, but it is too small in size. By the way, this link and this link have lots of information on Belgian Air Force Hurricanes. This build made a short guest appearance in my BoB GB with my 1/48 Hurricane: And that is where it is at the moment. So still a bit to do on it! With a silver dope on the underside, I would appreciate any suggestions for airbrushing this (what paint works well for this). Thanks, Peter

Hurricane Mk.I R4118, Pics thanks to Mark Mills. MK.I under restoration pics mine.

Hawker Hurricane 73 SQN R.A.F. Usworth air day July 1938. In the mid thirties Britain was determined not to get embroiled in another European war even after the Munich crisis the pace of development of Britain's new generation of monoplane fighter;s was slow.The government had seen fit to cancel Gloster,s new Gladiator realising the Bi-plane was now obsolete but needed their factory and workforce for the development of an aircraft to be built around a new type of "jet" engine so as a stop gap contracted out some of the Hurricane production hence the K series serials carried over from the Gladiator orders.These early Hurricanes continued the Silver wing era until early 1940 when Britain Had to face a possible attack from the Luftwaffe which now operated from airfield's just across the channel. Well that was the idea behind the build,it was a cheap kit picked up from the local aldi and I wanter to test out Vallejo's new metal range which I have to say is superb whether Sprayed or brushed which this kit had both,Silver and dull aluminium was used,many thank,s for looking hope you like the idea.

I found this kit absolutely flawless. It was such a pleasure to build!

Morning folk's,I was in Aldi yesterday and would you believe a couple of the rag wing Hurricanes fell in the trolley! I had to pop up into the loft to check if I had done the box scheme and I had,in fact I,ve done seven different rag wing scheme's so as my favourite was my take on the prototype I had the idea of a whiffer which got me off to the realms of fantasy so imagine we did,nt wake up to the threat of war in the late thirties and the pace of development was slowed and the transition from the silver wing period came after the Hurricane got the later Merlin engine and camoflage scheme's.Here,s the inspiration. I have a couple of spare decal sheet's for the period and I'm leaning towards the sheet from Airfix,s new tool Gladiator. Hopefully I can post some progress later when I get the table out.

Hi All, Now that I finally have an example of the new tool 1/48 scale Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.I kit with one more on the way I will be building them as P3166 of 85 Squadron, during August 1940 and P2961 of 242 Squadron, during a date as yet undecided. At some point I also hope to build at least another example of this kit representing P3576 of 249 Squadron, during 16 August 1940 as well. Anyway since the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I is my favourite British single engined monoplane fighter aircraft from the Second World War and since I also have little access to primary source information on the Hawker Hurricane. I was hoping some of you fine gentlemen and gentlewomen might be able to help me with information relating to my builds, on the occasions when my 17 magazines and 22 books on the subject are sometimes found wanting. Cheers, Daniel.

Hello and Happy New Year to all! I've decided to start this modelling year with my first WIP thread on BM. I hope you will forgive my mistakes as I still try to improve my English (with very minor success in fact). I've got three 1/72 kits of Hawker Hurricane: two fabric wings Mk.I's from Airfix and one Mk.IIC Nightfighter from Legato/AZ Model. And I intend to build them OOB, except for some aftermarket items for the last one. So, what I have now: The last picture shows metal barrels from ABER, Pavla's vacuformed canopy and real little gem from Yahu Models - the instrument panel. They will be used for the Legato model. I want to build Mk.Is in two different versions: the early one and the later one. The Airfix kit allows this except for one odd thing - the kit contains decals only for the early fabric wings Hurricanes. So I have to do something with the markings of the later one. May be I'll buy a decal sheet or find some markings for it in my spare decals box. Please feel free to correct my language mistakes (for my own good) and I very welcome any advice on the building progress! To be continued...

Hi guys, Before I bought the Airfix Hurricane "Ragwing" kit that also includes Belgian markings I had already bought the Kora Models decals. There are significant differences in colour, proportions and dimensions. What are your opinions as to which does resemble the originals best? Cheers, Erik.

Hi all! So these were part of the resent BofB GB but unfortunately didn't get completed to the deadline. They are all from 151 squadron and were inspired by teddy Donaldson's biography, a cracking read if you have not done so already. In the book it spoke about his own experiences, the aircraft he flew over the battle and those that flew with him. Two of the aircraft mentioned in the book are two types of cannon firing protoypes that were sent to the squadron. The aircraft I decided to go with are Teddy's mki tin wing, DZ-W, his last aircraft before leaving the squadron. Teddy had fought through France and the first half of the BofB with them and got through a number of airframes, leaving two of them in the channel. A brass model of this aircraft was given to teddy by the squadron on his departure. I made this from the new airfix mki rag wing with a cut and shut job on the old airfix wings and a full rescribe. The other two were both flown by Dick Smith who arrived with 151 at the start of the battle. He came across the aircraft DZ-Z which had 2 20mm cannons in underslung pod's not to unlike the 40mm cannons on the mkii d. I used the freightdog resin kit which is a nice set.... but I lost the cannon barrels so I have replaced them with broken bits of lancaster UC legs, not perfect far from it but the best I could do! The codes were hand painted but they are wrong but I don't have the ability to redo them (sorry folks). The other hurricane he flew was the 4 cannon protoype DZ-C which according to him turned up after DZ-Z and was a mki with a C wing grafted on, which oddly is exactly how i did it! I grafted n the airfix mkii c wings onto a the ragwing. It is down as being a mki and not having the upgraded engine so was very underpowered and used a lot less than dz-Z, both saw actin and scored probable hits. Enough of me wittering on here they are. DZ-W DZ-Z DZ-C I am happy with the result, some could say they have been over weathered but I do like them dirty! They are not perfect, and there are inaccuracies, but this is the first none oob large project and feel it's been good! For the wing changes etc the build thread is here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234984681-151-squadron-3-ways/ any feedback would be great! Cheers for sopping by Rob

Right chaps.... my hat is in the ring. So I have tried three time to do this post so hopefully this is the lucky time! This year for me has been about reading up on the BofB. ... obviously. And one chap in that reading caught my attention! This chap I mean look at him! What's not to like... read the book he has had a colourful life! But the bit I want to do is his last hurricane while commanding 151 sqn DZ-W. I also want to do a few of the squadrons interesting stable mates. So the kits! Are these poor souls.... They will be modified (why didn't I just re scribe the old tool) So up first! Teddy's mount on leaving 151 (he had 9 crashes in his life... two I think being in the BofB and both were into the channel (actually one may have been the battle of France) one he walked in when they were looking at appointing a replacement. ..) which will be DZ-W not DZ-M as on the book. I chose DZ-W In a way to recreate the model the squadron gave him on his departure during the BofB. .. A brass mki with DZ-W on it. I will be using photos of DZ-R and other references from books and Internet of the squadron as they were not photographed that often. So wing chopped off and these added Hopefully this is within 25%? They will be chopped up and have a lot of work done? Next up is DZ-Z fabric wing cannon protoype armed with twin 20 mm cannons. I will be using the freightdog's resin conversion kit. This AC was first posted to 76 squadron (?) And then arrived at 151 to be flown by R.L. 'Dick' Simth. So this will be oob with the cannon and 5 spoke wheels added. Thanks to Colin@freightdog for letting me know it was back in stock and very reasonably priced! Next is a bit of a funny one to nail down, but I have gone with what appears to be the conclusion of a mki with protoype metal c wing for DZ-C also flown by Dick Smith in 151 both these protoypes he scored kills in.... not bad as they were underpowered with the cannons attached but obviously packed a punch in the right hands. So the below will be used... Now this could be tricky as marrying the two up could be difficult! Hmmmm could be interesting. .... Also here is a picture before getting to the squadron Mk I? More info on the prototypes can be found here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234957663-l1750-hurricane-dz-z-cannons/ So that's the opening gambit! Let me know your thoughts or if you have any more info?!.... its a hurricane so that's the troy signal in the sky! Lol (only joking troy) Rob

Hi everyone ! I decided to start a double build using airfix's new tool kits . Here is my progress so far . 12191564_10153823052669925_1531349394408642387_n by Dionyssis Vacalas, on Flickr 12187927_10153823052484925_5142870879137663476_n by Dionyssis Vacalas, on Flickr 12191799_10153823052559925_9187483391850227152_n by Dionyssis Vacalas, on Flickr 12208686_10153823052524925_6034714894277398808_n by Dionyssis Vacalas, on Flickr 12227611_10153823052579925_1335589703527540165_n by Dionyssis Vacalas, on Flickr

Decided it's time i took part in my first ever group build, this one is just too good to miss! I went to my local supplier of kits today with the intention of picking up a Boulton Paul Defiant, but after seeing the new Airfix Ready for Battle kit i couldn't resist, so it look's like i've got some work to do! This will be a tribute not only to the brave souls that took to the air but also to the hard working ground crew that helped make it all possible. My knowledge of the ground equipment and vehicles is a bit sparse, so i'll be asking for advice as i go regarding colours etc etc. Hopefully by the end i'll have a nice little diorama! Anyway, i'm looking forward to building this, and watching everyone work their magic on their chosen kits. Thanks, Nick

This is my second entry, my Spitfire build can be found here. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234986185-148-airfix-new-tool-spitfire-mki-x4382-from-no602-squadron/ I chose P3039, a Gloster build Hurricane Mk.I from No 229 Squadron. This aircraft had most likely the national marking painted in pre-war colours as was commen with Gloster build Hurricanes – and I love the name "BéBé" Pilot Officer Ortmans gave his mount. According to Hurricane Aces 1939-40, the aircraft was delivered on 12 of July to No 229 Squadron and Belgian pilot Ortmans using it to destroy a He 111 on 27 September 1940 and damaged another and damaged a Ju 88 on 18 October. The aircraft was passed on to No.312 Squadron in November 1940 and remained on strength with them until they re-equipped wit Mk.IIs in the spring of 1941, after which it was relegated to training duties with No 56 and No 55 OTU. P3039 was finally written off whilst flying with the latter unit on 27 May 1943. I am using the new tool Airfix 1/48 Hurricane Mk.I kit together with a Yahu instrument panel and HGW Sutton harness with markings from AeroMaster Battle of Britain Hurricanes set 48-079 X48143 for this build. Like most new tool Airfix kits, it is a very nice with lots of details, but suffers from very thick wing trailing edges which is unfortunately common with all the new tool kits I have seen. But the cockpit looks great OOB and gives a busy feel with all the tubing. The only thing I am not sure about is this gap from cockpit to undercarriage bay. Was this the case on the real aircraft? A very noticeable hallmark on the Hurricane are the openings of the landing lights in the wing leading edges with their open construction. I feel Airfix could have done better and represent this part of the aircraft in more detail like they done with the cockpit structure. I tried to represent the busy feel of the openings. I used a part from the gun bay structure as I don’t open them up and scratch build the rest. I am pleased how it turned out and when it is covered with some thin clear plastic sheet (like on the real thing) it hopefully looks it apart. Oh yes, and I did a lot of scraping to reduce the wing trailing edges from 1mm to around 0.3mm, looking much better. Should have some paint on the model soon. I appreciate any comments, suggestions and productive criticism which assist my build. Many thanks for watching. Cheers, Peter

Hello Britmodellers, here is my attempt to take part in the GB. Its the old Hurricane from Airfix in 1/48 scale. Some days ago, i was looking at my stash and was looking for something that fits the theme. My rule : nothing that must be purchased. After having various 109s and 110s in my hand, i digged out this kit. Its still a nice kit, the raised panels are petite and the fabric looks very nice. The canopy is one piece but looks good, both types of propellers are in the box as well. So it went on the bench, this weekend. Some years ago, i got a Techmod decal sheet for this one, because i didn t like the decals in the box. Most of the depicted aircrafts are covered here, we will see. Fellow modeller Greg is doing this too and i was warned about the fit of the wing / fuselage, a test fit didn t showed a big problem, may my molding is fresher. The idea to glue the upper parts of the wings to the fuselage half was after the test it the way to go. Here is the result from yesterdays modelling session.

58 Fleet Air Arm pilots were seconded to the RAF during the Battle of Britain, 12 of them shot down at least one aircraft, five became aces, seven were killed and two wounded. Two of them, Dickie Cork and Jimmy Gardner flew with 242 Squadron RAF. On 1 July 1940, Dickie Cork and two other naval pilots joined the Hawker Hurricane equipped No. 242 Squadron under the command of Squadron Leader Douglas Bader; Cork was assigned to become Bader's wingman.[4][5] On 30 August, he was involved in his first combat action with No. 242 Squadron. The unit claimed 12 aircraft destroyed, and Cork was credited with a Messerschmitt Bf 110 destroyed and a share in a second. By 13 September he had shot down five aircraft and became a fighter ace.[For his exploits he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) on 18 October, which at the insistence of the Admiralty was exchanged for a Distinguished Service Cross (DSC). Cork returned to the Fleet Air Arm after the battle and was posted to 880 Naval Air Squadron. The unit was equipped with the Grumman Martlet, which were exchanged for Hawker Sea Hurricanes by mid-1941. The squadron then joined HMS Furious for attacks on Petsamo and Kirkenes in Arctic Norway. 880 Squadron joined the newly built fleet carrier HMS Indomitable in October 1941, and Cork was promoted to Lieutenant the following month. The squadron was involved with the attack on Vichy French gun positions during the landings at Diego Suarez, Madagascar on 6 May 1942. During these operations Cork claimed three Morane-Saulnier M.S.406s and four Potez 63s, all destroyed on the ground.[12] On 12 August 1942, during Operation Pedestal, he became the only Royal Navy pilot to shoot down five aircraft in one day, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order(DSO). Flying a Sea Hurricane, he shot down a Savoia-Marchetti SM.79 over the convoy. Then, flying off the coast of Tunisia, he shot down a Junkers Ju 88 and shared in the destruction of another. Later in the day he shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 110 and another Savoia-Marchetti SM.79. In 1944, Cork was given command of the 15th Naval Fighter Wing, comprising three squadrons of Vought F4U Corsairs, on board HMS Victorious. The carrier sailed for the Indian Ocean to join the British Pacific Fleet. After arriving Cork was killed in a flying accident over China Bay, Ceylon on 14 August 1944. His final score was nine destroyed, two shared, one probable, four damaged and seven destroyed on the ground. He was fifth on the table of Royal Navy Second World War aces. He was buried in Tincomolee War Cemetery. Another FAA pilot who joined 242 was Sub/Lt. r E "Jimmy" Gardner. In June 1940 Gardner went to No 7 Operational Training Unit at RAF Hawarden, in north Wales, for an intensive two-week course in flying Spitfires and Hurricanes. Early in July, he and two other naval pilots, Sub Lt Dickie Cork and Midshipman Peter Patterson - neither of whom who also did not survived the war - joined 242 Squadron RAF, flying Hurricanes under the celebrated Douglas Bader. Gardner had an early success on July 10 when 242 were patrolling off Lowestoft. Gardner shared a Dornier Do17 on August 21 and shot down another on September 7. His best day was September 18 when he shot down two Do17s over the Thames Estuary and was credited with a was credited with a "probable". Gardner had the flag hoist of Nelson's "England Expects" signal at Trafalgar painted on the side of his Hurricane. In December he joined 252 Squadron, Coastal Command at Chivenor, north Devon and flew with them until April 1941 when he returned to the Navy, joining 807 naval air squadron flying Fairey Fulmars from the carrier Ark Royal in the Mediterranean. Gardner made four sorties on May 8, sharing an Italian Savoia SM79 and shooting down two Ju87 Stukas. His Fulmar was badly damaged but once again he managed to struggle back and crash-land on Ark Royal. He was awarded the DSC for his service in Tiger. Gardner's final tally as a fighter pilot was six destroyed, four shared and one "probable". After Ark Royal was sunk in November 1941, 807 joined the carrier Argos for convoy duties in the western Mediterranean. In April 1942, Gardner was appointed as an instructor to 760 Squadron, part of the Fleet Fighter School, at HMS Heron Yeovilton. In July 1942, Gardner was CO of 899 squadron flying Fulmars from HMS Greve at Dekheila near Alexandria for Canal Zone Defence. Gardner's long experience as a fighter pilot was now much in demand. In May 1943 he was appointed as CO of 736 Squadron, flying Seafires from Yeovilton at the School of Air Combat, teaching the latest air combat techniques to experienced naval fighter pilots. In September, 736 moved to HMS Vulture St Merryn, Cornwall, to become the Fighter Combat School element of the School of Naval Air Warfare. Gardner remained Chief Fighter Instructor for the School of Naval Warfare until he left the Navy in March 1946. He died at the age of 84. This is my tribute to these brave men and others who fought for our freedom