Dennis_C Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 (edited) Hi again everybody! Here is my second black and white airplane – Hurricane Mk.I in the colours of 87th Squadron in the autumn of 1939 in France. On 10th November 1939 this particular machine (L1619, squadron code LK-P) was flown by Plt Off Horatio Dunn. He chased a Luftwaffe reconnaissance aircraft but went too far from the airbase and ran out of fuel. Dunn made an emergency landing near Aalbeke in Belgium. He was caught by the Belgian police and imprisoned but managed to escape from the Belgian prison on 27th November and returned to his base. The Hurricane was interned by the Belgians as well, however its fate is not known. The German aircraft that Dunn chased (Do-17P) incurred some damage and crash-landed near Stuttgart killing all crew. The link to a photo of L1619 after landing in Belguim Airfix kit is very well known and truly nice to build. The only substantial issue I had was with the wing. It seems that the upper and lower parts have different dihedral The upper part is correct while the lower part has dihedral in excess. I cut joint tabs and pressed the two parts to match dihedral to the upper part. This resulted in a lower side being 1 mm longer than the upper one on both ends. I simply sanded excessive plastic. Also some surgery was needed to properly insert landing lights. To make things prettier I used Eduard’s PE for the cockpit, resin wheels and exhausts. Paints are same as for my Defiant - Hobby Color for the camo and Vallejo for almost everything else. Decals are by Xtradecal + stencils by Aviaeology. And here the two black-and-white RAF warriors together: Thanks for looking! Hope you enjoy Dennis Edited September 15, 2021 by Dennis_C replaced photobucket with flickr photoes 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Superb work! Congratulations. Polo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 nice clean build looks great,,, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Two very good looking Fighters. nice work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 They look lovely and nice photo's as well.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Dennis. STUNNING Hawker Hurricane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Nice work there Dennis , both lovely clean builds , I assume your next Black & White model will be a Spitfire ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 (edited) Nice work there Dennis , both lovely clean builds , I assume your next Black & White model will be a Spitfire ? Hi Keith, Not now. And I was thinking about moving forward into DG/DE/Sky period. So Spitfire and metal-wing Hurricane (or maybe something else) for BoB and a bit after. Need to wait for the ultimate kits of Mk.Ia and tin-wing Hurry now Come on Airfix!!! Many thanks for nice comments, everyone!!! Edited March 28, 2016 by Dennis_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Really nice, clean tidy work - I really like it. Regards Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 That is beautiful work. Very well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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