FZ6 Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I know this might be a bit late but I picked up this kit at Telford and have just got round to taking some comprehensive sprue shots. I hope they will be of use to modellers considering this kit as it is really impressive. There are plenty of optional parts available to portray different fabric winged Hurricanes.... I plan to buy a couple more of these 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCZ Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 I hope in Yugoslavian marking in another re-boxing... How many aces flying this initial fabric wings Hurricane ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Cox Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi FZ6, Thanks for those pictures, I like the different style exhaust stacks amongst other nice touches. Cheers, Daniel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Seems like it'd be easy to kit a Sea Hurricane from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Hi FZ6, Thanks for those pictures, I like the different style exhaust stacks amongst other nice touches. Cheers, Daniel. Good morning Thanks a lot for the pics .. Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks guys, glad the pics are useful. Seems like it'd be easy to kit a Sea Hurricane from it. I might be wrong but as far as I know all Sea Hurricanes would have had metal wings so making this kit into a Sea Hurricane is probably more difficult than you'd think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Thanks guys, glad the pics are useful. I might be wrong but as far as I know all Sea Hurricanes would have had metal wings so making this kit into a Sea Hurricane is probably more difficult than you'd think. Sorry, I meant mainly in the sense that the lower fuselage is a separate part. I believe you're correct on the wing front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Those who know better than I say that the sprues are laid out to allow progression to later marks. And of course there is ample scope (especially decals) for aftermarket items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 This looks like another outstanding kit from Airfix. Interesting to see the level of detail in 1/72 exceeding that of their, admittedly rather dated, 1/48 kit. Love the options that, basically, could enable any kind of early-variant Hurribus. Hopefully we'll soon see similarly detailed metal wing and MkII (and MkIV?) variants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve190 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Like some of the others comments- I should have known when I picked up two Sword fabric wing Mk I's last spring for five dollars each that a Airfix Hurricane I would be released. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenshirt Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 This looks like another outstanding kit from Airfix. Interesting to see the level of detail in 1/72 exceeding that of their, admittedly rather dated, 1/48 kit. Love the options that, basically, could enable any kind of early-variant Hurribus. Hopefully we'll soon see similarly detailed metal wing and MkII (and MkIV?) variants. Given the Mk II/IV has a nose that's 4 scale inches longer (did I get that number right?) it'll mean a new fuselage. Since they already have a relatively new mold (albeit not very good) for the Mk II fuselage, I suspect we'll see the metal wing before we see a Mk II/IV. A nice progression would be the metal wing, followed by Sea Hurricane I, followed by new Mk II (IIa, IIb, and IIc) followed by Mk IId/IV. One or two per year would be nice. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 Entirely agree, Tim. Key thing for me is that this looks to be a top-notch 1/72 kit of the Hurri and it makes sense to me that Airfix would parlay it into different variants. Affordable, accurate and detailed...what's not to like about it? Agree having a new version every year or so would be great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenshirt Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 If we see a Mk Ia in the future, with the gun bays exposed a la 1/72 Tiffie, it could portent a future, larger scale release. Just starting a rumor... Tim 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Given the Mk II/IV has a nose that's 4 scale inches longer (did I get that number right?) Yes. (Well, 4 'original' inches.) Edited November 16, 2013 by gingerbob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousLL45 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just got mine ready to paint, it's a very nice build indeed, cockpit detail for that scale is exceptional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulR Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Lovely looking kit. Out of curiousity (and being very interested in the Battle of Britain ) were there any fabric winged hurricanes left in action by then, and if so any particular serial numbers or squadrons? Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 On the face it Airfix have another winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Hello Paul, Yes there were still quite a few fabric winged Hurri`s around during the B of B,....the most famous being the one which is currently hanging in the Science Museum in London, Cheers Tony Edited November 16, 2013 by tonyot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Lovely looking kit. Out of curiousity (and being very interested in the Battle of Britain ) were there any fabric winged hurricanes left in action by then, and if so any particular serial numbers or squadrons? Paul Hurricane L2012 of 605 Squadron springs to mind. It popped into conversation with Dave Wadman last night, and the story of P/O Cooper-Slipper colliding with a Do 17 on September 15th. Cooper-Slipper attributed his survival to the fact that he was flying a fabric winged Hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Classic airframes did a Battle of Britain boxing of their 1:48 fabric wing hurricane. If you can track down a review of this it might give you some serial numbers and marking ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Sorry, ignore this. Edited November 16, 2013 by Work In Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) Going by the list of L serial Hurricanes that feature in the index of 'The Battle of Britain, Then and Now' there are 69 airframes, though of course this relevant to those damaged or destroyed. Edited November 16, 2013 by AndyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 But it doesn't allow for those that were rewinged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 But it doesn't allow for those that were rewinged. No, but it's a starting point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 You should always bear in mind that the fabric-covered wings were heavier than their metal-covered cousins, and fabric-winged Hurricanes were not permitted to dive as fast as their metal-winged cousins. That tends to make the fabric-winged versions doubly unattractive in 1940. Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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