Cpt_Farrel Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) As promised when I posted my Bf109E, my next model would be a British aircraft! This is my Hasegawa 1/48 Hurricane Mk I built almost OOTB. I found the build quite trouble free and a lot easier than dealing with the Italeri kit.I didn't like the line from the windscreen to the spinner as it looked to straight to me. I sanded it down some and replaced the nose bulges that had to go when I tried to fix the shape. The shape problem seems to be most visible with the De Havilland spinner that I used, I checked my second kit and with the Rotol spinner on, especially with the oil collector ring, the shape does look better.The model is painted with Vallejo and Tamiya for the black and white, Games Workshop Mithril silver and then Xtracrylix Dark Green and Dark Earth. I really liked the look of the Xtracrylix colors. I faded the dark green with Tamiya RLM Grey and the Dark Earth with Tamiya Buff. Additional weathering was done by post shading and silver pencil. I also used Tamiya Buff to simulate the light staining from the exhaust and I think it worked nicely.Decals are mainly Aviaeology but the code letters are from xtradecal. I used Italeri decals for the under wing roundels. This aircraft has been captioned differently in various publications but given the combination of markings the most likely timeframe would be the last weeks of May of early June 1940. Still a fitting aircraft to post given the date!/Anders PS Thanks to AndyL and Troy Smith for the great links at the beginning of this project! DS Edited September 15, 2014 by Cpt_Farrel 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Wow,this is the second superb hurricane today! excellent job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airfixer Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Flat out one of the best Hurricanes I've seen for a long, long time. Flawless build, great attention to detail, an excellent paint job and a wonderfully balanced overall weathering. Cherry on the cake: excellent photographs. A treat! Cheers, Erik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty one Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Lovely hurricane mate well done!:-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Fox Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Very very nice indeed, lovely subtle very natural finish. Well photographed too. Superb build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Glorious, quite simply stunning, Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckb1 Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 As a confirmed Hurricanefanatic in my opinion that is absolutely brilliant well done sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Beautifully built and finished Hurricane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 stunning!! both the build and the presentation Anders Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That is a top class Hurricane! Beautifully done, very impressive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 What a lovely Hurricane... In my books that's just faultless. For a moment there I was having thoughts about selling mine - however after viewing your wonderful build, I might hold on to it for a little while longer. Cheers .. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stathis Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Very nice finish! I like how you built the antenna! Well done! Edited September 16, 2014 by Stathis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PC2012 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I really like that - lovely job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 flawless hurricane, looks great very nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Lovely finish and great photo's too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Very very nice……Simple, yet hugely atmospheric, setting too….WELL DONE ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That is a work of art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Absolutely stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cpt_Farrel Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 Thanks all! What an amazing response! I'm truly grateful for all these encouraging words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 That kit is a delight to build. And this one looks delightful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Really nice Hurricane, looks awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aka1878 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Love it - looks fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 That is superb! Excellent build, painting and weathering! Top notch all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Great job, very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Beautiful Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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