Bigdave22014 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) This was the second of my quick builds.... Airfix 1/72 Hurricane Mk1, from the gift set, painted with the free paint (!), again using most of the Eduard etched set. I also cut out the wing tip lights and replaced them with clear sprue shaped to fit. The paint...... I decided to paint this using the supplied paint pots for the exterior. Ye gods, never again! Way too thick at start and used so much Isoprpyl to thin them down it was unbelievable. Anyway, hope you like. Edited September 21, 2016 by Bigdave22014 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Turned out very nice, despite the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rio Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Can never have too many good looking Hurricanes. Nicely done. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Great looking Hurricane, the paint looks well done too, especially from those pots, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the kind replies. I'm quite pleased with it, especially with the difficulty of getting the paint to come out the other end of the airbrush! Just worked out that the last time I built a Hurricane was over 30 years ago! and I'm sure it was an Airfix kit! Edited September 20, 2016 by Bigdave22014 Additional info from the depths of my memory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 A very smart looking Hurricane. Note to self... Must build mine soon. Sorry to hear about the paint issues. This seems to come up quite a lot on Airfix's own feedback pages for their starter sets so they really need to sort it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Crisp build and a great paint job. The aerial is slightly distracting - looks more like a clothes line. I always think in this scale it's better to leave it off completely. IMHO of course.. But very nice indeed. Thanks for showing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 IanC, I have to agree with you, it does look too thick. I'll have to see what I can do about it sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 The Hurricane is my fave aircraft,you have done a wonderful job on it,well tidy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 That's a really nice Hurricane. Well built and finished. I think the brakes were a wee bit sensitive in the last shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Always nice to see a well built Hurricane posted,great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 I replaced the stretched sprue aerial, think it looks a lot better now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canalguna Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Grest looking Hurricane, congratulations!. And nice modification to the aerial as well. About the paints, I had the same problems and surprinsingly there was not as much info on the internet as I hoped, but did learn one thing: never thin with isopropyl alcohol. It is too strong and forms a goo that takes too much time to clean afterwards. In fact, it is always messy to clean. Some people are having good results with tamiya's thinner and some other with glassex (have not tried this one yet). This is something I'd like to resolve as the colours look accurate at least, can't they be that bad, do they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Very nice. That aerial is a big improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Great improvement on the aerial. Hang on, I don't like the shade of green you used..... Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Ian, I have considered your recent comment, and I feel that this is a suitable response. Yours sincerely, BigDave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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