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Reskit RS72-0287 Hawker Hurricane Mk1 (5 spoke) wheels are too small!
Lindsey C replied to Lindsey C's topic in Aircraft WWII
Hi Troy, The Eduard 'Hurristory' wrong wheels are about 1:144. I have 2 pairs of them! I also have spare Airfix 'big' wheels that got replaced! lol. These Reskit ones look to be around 1:90. I think they did 'an Eduard'! π€£ They look distinctly small the second you see them. Methinks they will be returned π Lindsey -
Hi guys, Can't find any complaints on 'tinternet'. I have just received an order which includes 3 sets of aftermarket Reskit 1:72 resin wheels (RS72-0287) for early Hurricanes I will be building later. They are far too small and are more like 1:100 scale. They are far smaller than all other kits I have! The tail wheel is ok. In the same order are sets of Reskit Bf109E wheels and the size is fine (cracking looking detail!). Anyone else purchased said RS72-0287 wheels and anyone know the outside diameter of an actual Hurricane Mk1 tyre? Regards, Lindsey
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Hi guys, Hope all is well with you, that the paint and glue are flowing freely, the tools remain sharp and the PE doesn't keep 'Tiddlywinking' away to those unknown crevices! Just a couple of queries re: Struts and hoses on Mk1 Hurricanes radiator housing and carb intake. Maybe one for @Troy Smith I am building another Mk1 Hurricane (Eduard 'Hurristory') and am going for L.W. Stevens N2359 YB-J (Popeye) since I want an early Panel Wing BoB Hurricane. I have the 5 spokes sorted (Kit only has 4 spokes). I was looking at the 'Finnish' Hurricane and a few things caught my attention. On the rear of the radiator I see a hose/pipe (circled in red below). I have yet to see this in any other image. Did all Hurricanes have this or just Mk1's? Also, on the intake, I see a vertical strut (circled red below), on this and images of other Hurricanes. I presume all Hurricanes had this? Easy to replicate with a bit of stretched sprue. Also, in the Carburetor Intake, I see a parallel strut or closable valve (circled red). Any idea if this one or the other and if it is fitted to all Mk1's? Thanks in advance, Lindsey
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Hi guys, I've been a little quiet on the posting front of late. It seems I like building models more than photographing & commenting on them! I have however, been into the forum gleaning much useful info from knowledgeable members π. Since my last posting, the BoB shelf is now inhabited with this, Grumpy Unwins Mk1b 'Canon Spitfire' a Boulton Paul Defiant and I am in the 'last throws' of finishing one of Josef Frantiseks Panel wing Hurricanes with another early Mk1 Panel wing under construction π Anyway, here we go with my 1:72 scale build of Spitfire P9386 or 'Brian Lane's' Spitfire as it it seems to be called. I wonder why? It seems from what information I have gleaned that he only flew it twice. This is the Tamiya Mk1 Spitfire (60748). It is all OoB except for the Print Scale main decals and Techmod technical stencils where these were applied. Thanks go out to @Troy Smith, @wmcgill, @Graham Boak, @Mark Postlethwaite, @fishplanebeer, @Fukuryu among others for their help ππ Of the Tamiya, Airfix and KP Mk1a kits (that offer no open canopy option), the Tamiya kit is the best option for an open canopy build with the canopy fairly easy to cut and make to fit over the rear section of the canopy. I cut out the cockpit access door too and have this displayed open. I was pretty happy with this effort at the end of the build but since building the others above in following weeks, it looks a tad shoddy in places to me now. A nice complaint maybe. I must be improving since my return to scale modelling? Still, it looks lovely on the BoB shelf.π The instrument panel had to be painted since there is no decal for the same in the kit. From this angle one can also see the 'Undercarriage down indicator' on the port wing. These were painted white with a little touch of red on the inner side to give a semblance of some red lettering (as per Brian Lane's description in his book 'Spitfire'.βοΈ The Port wheel, stanchion and cover where painted 'night' as per the famous photograph which it would seem were a 'carry over' from the Sky S/Night underside colour scheme when the order to paint the undersides completely Sky Type 'S' (thanks to @Troy Smith for that heads up). βοΈ Anybody noticed the white spinner yet? I'd say there have already been a few people yelling at the screen that it is not yellow! π€ βοΈ Personally, judging by the famous photograph, I don't think it was yellow. The tone of the yellow on the fuselage does not seem to match the spinner where the angle to the sun is similar. It is closer to the white in the roundel and tail . βοΈ The aircraft arrived to 19th Squadron late on the 3rd September. Brian Lane was promoted to Squadron commander on the 5th September. I have gone for white in honour of Brian Lane. I am presuming it may have been painted white in recognition of his promotion just after this date. It also may have been painted Sky Type 'S'. We may never know! I took a photo on the SLR at around 60mm focal length with camera set to B&W out of interest. I used an Angle Poise Lamp that has warm white LED's for the sun in a position that I estimated was similar to the sun in the original shot. I would have to tweek the positions in another shot since the shadows aren't perfect. All good fun π. There seems to be less of a contrast between the yellow on my fuselage roundel and the white spinner but there is still a difference! The model is based on the original image π βοΈ Happy modelling to all. Lindsey
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Hi guys, I am in half a mind to not add aerial mast wires at all! I have trolled through an awful lot of period images and have only found 2 (one maybe & one definite) that show the wires. Have found a good few images that one would think are a close enough shot and of high enough quality that should show the aerial wire. There seems to have been a connector block or something similar just forward of the rear mast on the 2 images that seem to show the wires. This is absent on the other good images. Do we know for sure that all Defiant's had aerial mast wires fitted? Regards, Lindsey.
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Tech stencils over/under factory decals etc. BoB aircraft and beyond.
Lindsey C replied to Lindsey C's topic in Aircraft WWII
I put on my Roundels then the 'Walk Outboard' lines on either side of the roundel. I must like making work for myself π€£ but is has the benefit of the roundel pulling in better to the panel lineπ Regards, Lindsey -
Tech stencils over/under factory decals etc. BoB aircraft and beyond.
Lindsey C replied to Lindsey C's topic in Aircraft WWII
Great info. Thanks @wellsprop -
Hi guys, I am trying to get a default in my head for technical stencils related to factory applied markings, roundels, fin flashes etc. applied thereafter where they occur in the same position. My presumption is that tech stencils would have been applied over any factory painted markings at factory level and thereafter markings applied at base level would over-paint any stencils. Or were stencils ever applied at base level? As the under side scheme changed from black/silver to Sky S to Black/White I presume those schemes applied at base level over-painted the stencils but those same schemes coming from factory had stencils over other markings where the two appear in the same location. Thanks in advance, Lindsey
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Wow @AndyL That's a pretty definitive answer. Thanks. Gunner is painted! Poor bugger had his legs chopped off to fit into fuselage and allow turret to rotate (with the added benefit of fitting the lower turret part). He is a very big burly fella and would make a good Al Deere! Still, he wont have the worry defined in the period instructional film of making sure to place feet on the foot rests to avoid injury! Found the same period instructional film but with extra footage. I presume you have all seen this? A great view of the gun panel at 9:54 Regards, Lindsey
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Perfect. Thanks @AndyL. So be it for this Day Fighting Defiant.π I did see an image of a Defiant with black or Night looking legs if I remember correctly? I will have to see if I can find it again. This well known image of fitters working on the Merlin shows pretty dark stanchion sliders (I only know motorcycle terminology for forks!π€£). Though they are shiny looking. This is 1942 and well after the BoB. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fitters_working_on_the_Rolls-Royce_Merlin_engine_of_a_Boulton_Paul_Defiant_of_No._125_Squadron_RAF_at_Fairwood_Common,_Wales,_January_1942._CH4607.jpg Regards, Lindsey
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Any idea what colour the Parasuit was guys? Tan like harnesses or the yellowy colour of Mae West jackets? Regards, Lindsey
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Thanks for the info @AndyL. Great shot. I have yet to find a period photo or film clip that shows the antenna wires. They must have been finer than a Hurricanes or Spitfires with many shots of them showing the antenna wires. Just a quick one if you could indulge me. Undercarriage and wheel well colours for a daytime BoB Defiant. I'm going with aluminium wheels, aluminium paint for wheel well floor, inner colour on doors and Sky S for wheel well walls. Sound right? Undercarriage legs. Would they have been aluminium paint or would any of the black/white paint of the earlier scheme have carried over on the legs? Thanks in advance Lindsey
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Thanks @AndyL At present I am just building the provided 264 Sqd, L7013 PS-U Defiant for the BoB shelf since I have no other decal options. But if there is a more interesting option for the BoB shelf and available decals I could build that either. I want the shelf to be informative to the uninitiated and definitive stories of bravery, adversity etc. make it more informative of what those brave lads went through. I tried to source the now out of production Eduard cockpit PE set but no luck. I was originally only going to build one Defiant going by the perceived reputation but on reading more of the history of this much maligned aircraft, there may be others built. It performed it's designed task well but was not used to it's full potential by the RAF and Sqd Ldr Richardson of 141 Sqd has a lot to answer for its bad reputation! Not even responding to both requests of contact from 264 Sqd Ldr Hall to explain how to use the Defiant and tactics, after their spectacular success over Dunkirk. He has a good few lives on his conscience! Do you know of any particularly interesting individual Defiant's that fought in the BoB and if there are decals available? The individual stories are really what brings it home to people. I may well build one of the Defiant night fighters later (as I did as a young kid). They look sinister but at present there are a good few BoB Emils, Hurricanes, Bf109's & 110's, Do17, Ju88's & Ju87's looking down from the stash and wondering when 'a start' will be made on them! π Regards, Lindsey
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Thanks very much @AndyL. Very helpful. Makes sense to lower undercarriage. The aerial cable would be up at the exit hatch under the fuselage and would have been pushed to one side presumably or maybe a 'weak link' at rear aerial mast broke and freed cable? The gunner hardly had control of the landing gear and presumably had to have a live and coherent pilot to make the abandon aircraft call or to ask same to lower undercarriage. It throws up some scary scenarios that may well have occurred during the Defiant's operation! Regards, Lindsey