tango98 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 FWIW, all of the original documentation that I have for the Mk I Hurricane powered by the Merlin II and fitted with the two-bladed prop gives the total overall length as 31' 5" thus 9.575 m which, if my basic math hasn't failed me comes out as 132.994 mm in 1/72nd. Cheers Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 George: I think it is necessary to determine whether the kit is accurate before making judgements about it against others, and claims of errors need bottoming. If it takes a while to establish that, then so be it. If anyone finds such things boring or silly, look to another thread. Starfix made a great range of kits for you. The kit does have a number of detail flaws: the wrong wheel hubs, the venturi in the wrong place, mismatch between upper and lower wing halves, thicker than desirable trailing edges, fabric effect instead of metal behind the gun positions. None of these are stoppers, in my opinion, and I've fixed them all without being a super-dooper elite craftsman (thank you Freightdog for the wheels). None of the other kits are perfect, either. Is it the best Hurricane kit available? For an early Mk.I, yes. I must admit I was reading "epic failure" as a noble attempt that sadly falls short, rather than as an absolute disaster. Using that first interpretation with perhaps less inflationary language, and given that none of the detail flaws appear to have been unavoidable, then I guess so. But it is bloody good - achieving perfection is such a drag.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Weel, to make a long story short, I'm building one now and I'm very happy All the best The cat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garethster Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I've grown weary of late by the popular overuse of the word "epic". When it comes to the question of accuracy of the new Airfix Hurricane mold I could only justify the term "epic fail" if one were to open the box and find Spitfire sprues inside. The new kit is just fine for my purposes, thanks. Just my tupp'orths. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jumbo Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I like the Matchbox Hurricane IIc - and i don't care how inaccurate it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 I've grown weary of late by the popular overuse of the word "epic". I prefer to use it only when two or more very strong Greeks are gathered for heroic man-to-man combat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard B. Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 (edited) The Hurricane is one of my favourite modeling subjects, I will get one of these, but, I'm waiting Im-patiently for a new tool Airfix 1/48 Hurricane..... Edited April 17, 2014 by Richard B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaddy Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 The Hurricane is one of my favourite modeling subjects, I will get one of these, but, I'm waiting Im-patiently for a new tool Airfix 1/48 Hurricane..... Now that will be epic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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