Tail-Dragon Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 (edited) Here's my 1/48 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk IIc built as Karl Kuttlewascher's Intruder aircraft. (I know I haven't added the red doped patches that are commonly illustrated - decided not to and reasoned that this is his machine the day before !) I added Ultracast exhaust , external fuel tanks and wheel wells, Eduard's photoetch belts, Squadron Vac canopy with plastic strip internal structure, brass wire handles, and exhaust glare guards made from brass sheet. Hope you enjoy, Colin Here's my Heard of Hurricanes so far ... Edited July 26, 2017 by Tail-Dragon added photo 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 That's one of the best Hurricane build's I've seen here for a long while Colin,beautifully done, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 ^^ Agreed ^^ The WOW effect is strong with this one !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmatt Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Great piece of modeling and quality pics - the full package. Weathering is particularly good on this one. Bravo! b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Now I like that a LOT! excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 An absolutely stunning piece of work. A beautiful paint finish right down to the exhausts which look brilliant. Did Kuttlewascher also fly an all black machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Perfect and a lovely collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tail-Dragon Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 3 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: An absolutely stunning piece of work. A beautiful paint finish right down to the exhausts which look brilliant. Did Kuttlewascher also fly an all black machine? Thanks everybody, the Hasegawa is a lovely kit to build (other than 2 glitches - the step behind the cockpit, and the awkward seem at the wing lower trailing edge) If I understand the history correctly, Kuttlewascher's Hurricane was originally black with grey codes, then, in preparation for Dieppe, No. 1 Squadron repainted their night fighters in a partial day fighter scheme - but without the yellow leading edges and with red codes. Quite different from the Sea Grey/ Dark Green intruder scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hi Colin very neat bit of work, crisp, great finish. The Kuttlewascher scheme though is a perfect example of 'Never trust a profile without a photo' see Note, it didn't stop the Battle of Britain memorial flight using the scheme though! (see pic in link!) 15 minutes ago, Tail-Dragon said: Hasegawa is a lovely kit to build (other than 2 glitches - the step behind the cockpit, and the awkward seem at the wing lower trailing edge) The Hase kit has more glitches! the under fuselage break is really annoying, I think the only real solution is to sand it flat and add a piece of scored 5 thou card or sprue strips and filler. I tried taking the wing fabric section, cutting in half and attaching to the respective fuselage halves, but the stringer lines still don't really line up The fabric overstated 'skinnny cow' , has bizzare lines on the fabric access panels. This is the worst feature of the kit, I have one part done, covered in Mr Surfacer. Other, less documented are it's too flat in the front cowling, easy enough to fix, bend the cowling parts in the middle, it will bulges up and keep the bulge, you get a gap in the cowl top now, but that's easy to fill. The wing tips are bulged, the real thing is basically flat, makes the wing look thick and the wing tip light the wrong shape. The wheel hubs are too small, or more precisely lack the outer rim. The carb intake is the smaller version for the Mk.I I know, very very picky, but if the above faults were in a Spitfire kit..... you get the idea. For the not truly demented/obsessive, as Colin's build shows the Hase kit does build into a very impressive model. No criticism of an excellent piece of work is intended by the above. It's still a better option out the box than the Italeri kits... 3 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: Did Kuttlewascher also fly an all black machine? see the link, if anything the only documented Kuttlewascher scheme is all black. for more on Hurricane night fighter schemes see the last 3 pages of this scans here http://www.boxartden.com/gallery/index.php/Profiles/Camoflage-Markings/03-Hawker-Hurricane hope of interest, and great model Colin, thanks for sharing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasto Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 I like it.... Nicely painted and very nicely photographed. You up have a good lighting set up.. Thanks for sharing... Plasto.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Well tidy mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthebrief Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Really lovely work there - the Hurri is such a lovely machine. The weathering looks spot on to me, and it is a very attractive scheme. May I suggest a Sea Hurricane to complement your gaggle? Nick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Fantastic build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Gorgeous build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 One word; beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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