russ c Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Hi everyone, Just managed to get some photo`s of my latest effort, my attempt at building a CBI theatre Mk I Hurricane from the new Airfix 1/48 kit. Finished to represent an aircraft of the Royal Indian Air Force, based at Risalpur, India, Dec 1942 Which is my second attempt at the subject, the previous one being with the old Airfix Mk I Wing tanks are modified items from a Hobbycraft kit to more resemble the real thing, I had some saved from Special Hobby`s Firefly which looked perfect, but found they`re all of the same side... ....when I came to assemble them. The decals are some from the kit and some from the stash and other than those, seat belts and antenna wires the rest is from the box. Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kampartiger Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Everything that comes out from your hanger awes me.That's a fantastic Indian Hurricane with an equally beautiful and perfect background.Great choice!Btw did the Indian Mk.1 Hurricanes ever get to use the familiar SEAC roundels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 hour ago, Kampartiger said: Everything that comes out from your hanger awes me.That's a fantastic Indian Hurricane with an equally beautiful and perfect background.Great choice!Btw did the Indian Mk.1 Hurricanes ever get to use the familiar SEAC roundels Hi `K`, Thanks very much, I have no idea if they did, I suppose if they ever got a re-spray they might have done. I think they were mostly used for second line duties OTU`s, Tactical Recce` etc. Couldn`t find much info`or photo`s on the MK I`s at all. Thanks again, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Beautiful Hurricane Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Another nice one Russ. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 That's a fine fine Hurricane Russ,usual high standard paintand weathering too and unusual scheme too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Nice Hurri - great build. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Tasty, as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Nice job on an often under represented air force during that era. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Wow, that's lovely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 06/02/2018 at 1:17 PM, Kampartiger said: !Btw did the Indian Mk.1 Hurricanes ever get to use the familiar SEAC roundels Never say never, particularly when it comes to OTU aircraft in distant parts, but it seems very unlikely. Mk.Is were only sent to India for OTUs, although some were hauled into action in the final stage of the Burma retreat, and a few more flew against Nagumo's Zeros in Ceylon. IAF units may have used a few during work-up, but all photos I've seen only show Mk.IIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Great as ever. The background photograph really sets it off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Very very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagan Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Great Build, and love the photographs esp the background. Though this aircraft was mentioned frequently as No.2 Squadron - the circumstances indicate it was from the time when No.2 Squadron pilots were at the 151 OTU for Hurricane Conversion and flying the OTU's Mk1s. This would have been late 1942 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 6, 2018 Author Share Posted April 6, 2018 7 hours ago, Jagan said: Great Build, and love the photographs esp the background. Though this aircraft was mentioned frequently as No.2 Squadron - the circumstances indicate it was from the time when No.2 Squadron pilots were at the 151 OTU for Hurricane Conversion and flying the OTU's Mk1s. This would have been late 1942 Cheers Jagan for the info` and for looking. Glad you like it. Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovely Pig Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Stunning Hurricane Russ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Wow! Superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Wow , that's a great job the weathering looks spot on for an aircraft operating from the jungle . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Pretty impressive model and finish. Love it. Cheers Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Another tidy build Russ. Someday, whenever I grow up, maybe I can be as productive as you are with the number of builds. Well done Sir !! Bob H. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Cracking looking Hurricane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 4:39 PM, IanC said: The background photograph Yes it does...where can I find one of these backgrounds? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 50 minutes ago, John D.C. Masters said: Yes it does...where can I find one of these backgrounds? Cheers John, the back ground is a wall poster I bought off Amazon, some are a bit pricey but if you look hard on a rainy day you can sometimes find something at a reasonable price. Sometimes you have to cut the elephants, frogmen or camels off to make it more suitable and big ones you can sometimes cut in half and make two. I always keep an eye out in shops down town, just in case there`s something. Hope this helps, thanks again, Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Bob Henry said: Another tidy build Russ. Someday, whenever I grow up, maybe I can be as productive as you are with the number of builds. Well done Sir !! Bob H. Ha Ha Bob, I just looked at your profile and you`re already a bit more grown up than me . The secret is: to have more than one build going at a time, that way when I paint myself into a corner I can move on to the next. Oh and a sympathetic shift pattern ( and better half ) helps too. Thanks for the kind comments, really glad you like it, Cheers Russ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Thanks Russ. I search around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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