1/72nd Airfix Hurricane- Converted into a Sea Hurricane used by 129 Sqn RCAF, Nova Scotia 1942-43. Alley Cat resin wings.

[tonyot]

Hiya Folks,

I`ve been building a pair of Airfix 1/72nd Hurricane kits with the addition of the later metal wing provided as a resin after market item by Alley Cat and had been hoping to show you them both here,.....but a final varnish disaster left the left wing of my second model looking like it had whitewash applied,.....so it has had to be repainted! The WIP is here; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235002106-172nd-metal-winged-hurricane-mkiusing-the-new-alley-cat-resin-conversion-set/

Here is the RCAF Sea Hurricane model, built as an aircraft of 129 Sqn RCAF based at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia circa 1942-43. These Sea Hurricane`s were diverted to the RCAF from a batch intended for the Fleet Air Arm and were featured in a superb wartime colour film, which was used as reference for this model. Most had their `Royal Navy' titles painted over but this one didn`t. They also had the previous unit markings HA overpainted and replaced by 2+ codes, the other unit stationed ar Dartmouth with Sea Hurries wore 1+ codes and by the time the film was made the arrester hooks had been removed, although the catapult spools remained.

To make the catapult spools on the model I drilled holes in the rear fuselage and inserted a length of plastic rod, while the forward spools next to the radiator were scratched using plastic card and rod. A pilots head rest was also made from scrap sprue. The model was brush painted using Aeromaster Extra Dark Sea Grey, Pollyscale Dark Slate Grey and Humbrol Sky,.... as these colours seemed to be the best match for those applied to the real aircraft. The red and yellow for the spinner were also Humbrol enamels, as were the black and white eyes. With all of that,....here is the model;

Sorry for posting loads of pics,......I hope that you like it and thanks to my Canadian mate Jim Bates for his help with research.

Cheers

Tony

PS,.... Here is the real aeroplane in a still from the film;

Here is another still showing some of the other aircraft;

The painted out HA codes can just be made out on most of the Sea Hurri`s,

And here is a link to the film;

Edited June 22, 2016 by tonyot

[cngaero]

A lovely Hurricane there Tony, the coloured spinner really sets it off. As ever, first class painting.

[GrahamB]

Good Hurricane models never fail to please. Nice one.

Cheers,

GrahamB

[Grey Beema]

Nice work Tony. You've even included the repaint under the canopy on the LHS of the aircraft..

[Mr Modeller]

Very nice indeed Tony, love the attention to detail with regards to the repainted port fuselage section under the cockpit and sorry to hear of your varnish mishap on the other model, hope you can get it all sorted satisfactorily - well done!!

Kev

[stevej60]

Looks another winner Tony,nice to see these Alley cat additions opening up more colour options for modellers.

[polo1112]

Beautiful Hurricane.

A real jewel.

I love it !!! :wow:

[Cookenbacher]

Beautiful conversion Tony, and the paint details are just outstanding.

[Meatbox8]

A great looking Hurricane. I was hoping someone would model that aircraft having seen the film, Well done for figuring out it was 127 Sqn RCAF too. There was some debate about which unit this was. I has assumed it was an OCU.

[JimHead23]

Lovely work Tony and an excellent choice of scheme.

The conversion really looks good doesn't it?

Regards

JIm

[Alpha Delta 210]

What a stunning result. I love Hurricanes and Sea Hurricanes and you have produced an absolute cracker in an interesting scheme.

[Roberto]

Lovely and interesting work, bravo.

[tonyot]

Thanks everybody for your kind words,....glad you like it.

A great looking Hurricane. I was hoping someone would model that aircraft having seen the film, Well done for figuring out it was 127 Sqn RCAF too. There was some debate about which unit this was. I has assumed it was an OCU.

I cannot claim the credit for figuring out the unit, that goes to my Canadian mate Jim Bates. All I knew was that it was an operational RCAF unit flying Sea Hurricane`s from the Canadian Car & Foundry line.

Cheers

Tony

[TheBaron]

A crisp restrained Sea-Hurri. Always good to see the original photos a build has been based upon - gives a nice historical 'flavour' to the piece.

Top work Tony!

Regards,

A different Tony

[rob85]

Another top notch hurricane subject and model Tony! Also great to see the history to it and your references, they do look a bit of a rag tag bunch which makes for interesting models!

Rob

[heloman1]

Congratulations Tony, great work, I like the mods you needed to add.

Colin

[russ c]

Looks great, really nice work

[Navy Bird]

Great work, Tony! Thanks for the link to the film, I found that very interesting.

Cheers,

Bill

[keefr22]

Another stunner Tony, with your usual exceptional finishing! You have to love the eyes...!!

Cracking work again

Keith

[Skids]

Cracking Hurricane (well I expect no less) again Tony.

Love seeing your work

[mcdonnell]

Hello,Tony - Your hallmark fettling expertise draws admiration as always.Here's another Corker of a Hawker!! Great work. All the very best,Paul

[Etiennedup]

Hi there Tony.........as always, super job on that Canuck Hurricane.

That spinner really makes it stand out amongst the rest.

Nit-picking here, but your 2 seems rather underfed...........

Keep up your good work mate.

Cheers,

Etienne.

Edited June 24, 2016 by Etiennedup

[tonyot]

Hi there Tony.........as always, super job on that Canuck Hurricane.

That spinner really makes it stand out amongst the rest.

Nit-picking here, but your 2 seems rather underfed...........

Keep up your good work mate.

Cheers,

Etienne.

I know mate,.... but it was the best match that I could find in my spares box,......... quite a hard style to find. The A is a bit thin too if you want to really nit pick.

Cheers

Tony

[StevSmar]

Great to see a Hurricane model done in RCAF colours, and with a spinner too!

 

It's interesting that these Hurricanes retained the "Royal Navy" on the rear of the fuselage. Pity the story behind this is probably lost to history.

[dogsbody]

How the heck did I miss this? Lovely works, as usual, Tony. I always like seeing Canadian content, especially this one. I was born and grew up in Nova Scotia, about an hour's drive from Dartmouth. I've been to the airbase at Shearwater, too.

 

 

Chris