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Arsenal Model Group (AMG) new kit is a 1/72nd Hawker Demon - ref. 72-604 Source: https://propjet.ucoz.ru/forum/2-305-37052-16-1618386663 V.P.

New Arsenal Model Group (AMG) project is a 1/48th Hawker Hart kit - ref. 48902 Moulds are reported in progress Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1963572877288497&id=1505395696439553 3D renders V.P.

After rather protracted finishing steps, finally completed and presented here as K-2091, one of the Hawker Hart (India) series of 50 (K2083 – K2132) in the livery No. 11 Sqn., Risalpur, North West India, late 1938. The build was posted here, … … and I enjoyed every step of it. The kit is small wonder. I never thought I would live to see kit of this important interwar airplane is such a quality as offered by AMG and I hope AMG plans to release other members of the family come to fruition because they will mean a dream come true for (I dare say) all interwar RAF aficionados. Built more or less out of the box, with some modifications related to Hart (India) and adding a few missing details in the interior. Seat belts by Eduard, front gun by MiniWorld. Brush painted with enamels by Humbrol, Model Master, Revell and Tamiya, roundels by Xtradecal, squadron markings from Modeldecal set 108, serial numbers from various Modeldecal sheets. As usual with me, no rigging.

Undoubtedly, Hawker Hart was the most significant technical step forward produced by the British aviation industry during the interwar years. Talking about the standard Kestrel bomber, it has been also one of the lucky interwar airplanes attracting wider attention of kit manufacturers, starting with Frog Penguin in 1936, and going on with Airfix (1957), Aeroclub (beginning of 90’s) and Amodel (2012). On purpose, I am not listing either the AZ kit, which is Hart only by name, and requires quite serious surgery to get the right airplane type out of the box, or the Merlin copy of the Frog Penguin model. The latest arrival to the family was produced by Arsenal Model Group (AMG) from the Ukraine and it was released miraculously this summer amidst the turmoil of the war. The kit was introduced here: It is with certainty the best 1/72 Hart kit regarding the moulding quality so far. As concerns the level of detail, both interior and exterior, it is simply a nitpickers’ wet dream. At least in the box, let us see how it fares on the workbench. I am not going to use one of the kit markings. Instead, I am going to build it as K-2091 from No. 11 Squadron, Risalpur, NW India: Using the legendary Modeldecal sheet: The kit shows outstanding respect to historical accuracy and attention to detail, so it is rather surprising to find a few omissions right after opening the box. The first one is the missing fuselage gun body in the interior. Clearly somehow “forgotten”, because the cocking handle is present on the PE fret (orange arrow) – at least I think so😉. By the way, would some of you know what the part indicated by the green arrow could be good for? The next ones are the missing air intakes on the top of the cowling, which are quite prominent on many Harts. Curiously, they seem to be hiding behind the propeller in step 20 of the instructions, but they are not present in the kit. By the way, the instructions are quite generic, probably in order to be able to use them for as many Hart variants as possible. No problem for Hart aficionados, however they can be in parts rather misleading for the uninitiated. Both of the above issues can be very easily corrected, but the last one is more critical. Contrary to the 1/48 AMG Hart, its smaller brother contains just one upper wing central section, the one with two fuel tanks. Not exactly a problem for me, because “my Hart” was (by lucky coincidence) equipped with the later “Hind” wing and thus two tanks – see the orange arrow in the photo of K-2091. However, most Harts (especially home based) were equipped with one wing fuel tank only, and therefore caution is needed. Although some people may simply decide to ignore the problem, the modification is not that complicated and I will recommend it, if references for your particular Hart say so. The Hart has not been portrayed well by kits only, but by reference literature as well. So as usual, selection from my collection concluding the initial post.

AZmodel is to re-release its 1/72nd Hawker Hart B.4 kit - ref. AZ7619 Sources: http://www.azmodel.cz/2019/06/hawker-hart-b-4/ https://www.facebook.com/azmodelkits/posts/2474298142594780 V.P.

Hello All, I've started an Airfix Hawker Demon, as the first of a planned sequence of builds covering the Hart family from various kit manufacturers. For these builds I have an Airfix Hart and a Demon - the Demon (Left) is a modification of the Hart mould (Right), "modernised" with added fabric sag (shame!). I am using up my dodgy Hart with a warped top wing and slightly warped fuselage - I still have a mint one in the stash. The Demon seems to be about 3mm short and the fin/rudder is off compared to photos, but otherwise pretty accurate in outline. The Mushroom Model book plans and the Air Pictorial plans both match the kit, but they come up about a foot short. The old Harleyford/Aeromodeller plans show the right length. First stage was to lengthen the fuselage and add some cockpit detail. I rebuilt the gunners cockpit as well, as the Airfix one doesn't really line up against my references. So here's where I am Thanks for looking, Adrian

Wing Commander Roger Morewood RIP. I saw this in the Telegraph on Friday but it is now online in the Mail. http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14185522636839&key=0eff82a158b9bcd735539ea921a97f93&libId=d0413055-83db-49bb-8044-566edc80ca8a&cuid=f-&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.network54.com%2FForum%2F149674%2Fmessage%2F1418519594%2FRIP%2BWing%2BCommander%2BRoger%2BMorewood...&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2870347%2FLast-One-final-surviving-Battle-Britain-pilots-dies-aged-98-leaving-incredible-archive-aerial-photographs.html&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.network54.com%2FForum%2F149674&title=Plane%20Talking%20-%20HyperScale's%20Aircraft%20Scale%20Model%20Discussion%20Forum%3A&txt=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailymail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Farticle-2870347%2FLast-One-final-surviving-Battle-Britain-pilots-dies-aged-98-leaving-incredibl... I've never seen the Hurricanes photo before, and never seen the individual aircraft letters under the exhaust stacks either. Time for the Hurricane experts I think.

We've recently had Demons in wacky camo, now a Hart in something fishy: From the excellent book, Portsmouth Airport by Anthony Triggs, Halsgrove, 2002. Can anyone fill in the details on this (Squadron, serial, colours, etc.)? I did a google search but could find nothing. I think my Airfix kit would look good in these colours and markings, if I could find out what they are!

Hawker Hart, all pics thanks to Mark Mills. Hawker Hart Trainer K4972 Hawker Hart J9941

Kora Models (http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1) has released a 1/72nd Hawker Hart & Hardy resin kit family. Ref. 72173 - Hawker Hart Trainer RAF service-silver wings Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_15&products_id=1418 Ref. 72174 - Hawker Hart Trainer RAF service-yellow wings Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_15&products_id=1419 Ref. 72175 - Hawker Hart - Bristol engine Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_15&products_id=1448 Ref.72176 - Hawker Hart Communications Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_15&products_id=1420 Ref. 72177 - Hawker Hardy RAF service Source: http://www.lfmodels.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_5_15&products_id=1421 V.P.