palacefan Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Its been a while since i did any real modelling, so i offered to make my friend and colleague, a model of one of his fathers hurricanes which he flew during the B-o-B. This was partly to say thanks to him for all the help he has given me over the last year, and partly a way to get back into the modelling groove. His father was Welsh RAF fighter ace Fredrick Higginson, who sadly passed away a few years ago now. I was lucky enough to have an evening reading through his flight log and i have posted a few interesting photos of that also. For which hurricane to make, I was spoilt for choice. I chose to Make US-A P3549. This was the only aircraft which had its letter recorded with the tail number in the log, so that was one less thing to try and research. Also he flew it on the 16th Aug 1940, shot down a Do17 for his 7th kill and crash landed his own aircraft in flames, so it had a bit of a story to it as well. Not the best model i have ever made, but I think it was good enough for my mate. I did manage to get his dads tache painted on. Tamiya and xtracrylics used, with flory models washes. As you can read later on down the page, he was truly one of 'the few' who deserve the respect and gratitude of everyone in the UK. There are hundreds of fascinating entries in the log, but i have only added a couple. I didn't take a picture, but his assessment as a fighter pilot in 1938 was given the result "average" FLAP means they were scrambled with the bell. I hope you enjoy. This is the entry in the log that i used. here are some more interesting entries "practice new formation" "cowling fell off" "escorting damaged destroyer" My favourite entry Edited January 10, 2014 by palacefan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windy Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 A lovely Hurricane and amazing to read some of the entries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwaterous Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Now that's a great model with an interesting story. Love the logbook too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Really nice to see a well made kit with a the story behind it, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Awesome. I bet he thought he was just a bloke doing his job, the word "hero" probably never crossed his mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Very, very nice. I'm sure that your friend was delighted with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blikkey Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Lovely build and a great story to boot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker stu Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 stunning hurri mate really nice build there and love the story that ties in with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave A Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Awesome. I always associate "Fousans of 'em" with Zulu, but clearly it was around long before that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Lovely job on the Hurri, the log book is the icing on the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Lovely build and paintjob and very interesting to see the logbook entries too, I think he must have had a rather dry but well-developed sense of humour Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Great build,and great back story too,nice one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Great story and a great build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palacefan Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Thanks for the kind words ref the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick32 Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Fantastic build, and the logs really add an extra touch to it. Thanks for sharing it with us. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanuszPL Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Interesting model and rare opportunity to get in touch with history. Do not you think that the serial number is P3507? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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