Truro Model Builder Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) The second of my refugees is also a refugee from a GB from a couple of years ago, and is the wonderful fabric-winged Hurricane from Airfix. This is a little belter of a model, and will not be the only one to cross my workbench -and I have the Iliad decal sheet to reinforce it. Hurricane G-AFKX 1 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr This particular Hurricane was bailed back to Hawker Aircraft in 1939, repainted silver and given a civilian registration. It was used for trials of various propellers and Merlin variants, and may even have been fitted with metal wings at some point. There are a number of photographs of it with a Rotol prop, but according to Putnam's Hawker Aircraft since 1920 it initially flew with a Watts two-bladed prop before commencing its trials. I decided to portray it as such, with the propeller in varnished wood. I have absolutely no idea what colour the prop was, but went for the varnished option as the earlier Hawker biplanes look the part with that combination. Hurricane G-AFKX 2 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr Paints used were Vallejo Metal Color acrylics, which airbrush very well and are a good substitute for Alclads if solvent-based paints are an issue. 77701 Aluminium was used for the fabric areas, with 77707 Chrome for the metal parts, with a coat of Alclad Klear Kote semi-matt. For the prop I painted the blades with Humbrol 110 Natural Wood and dry brushed with 173 Track Colour before overcoating with one coat of transparent orange. I seem to have achieved the effect I was after. The Iliad decals are beautifully thin with no sign of the carrier film. Hurricane G-AFKX 3 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr Hurricane G-AFKX 4 by Martin Schofield, on Flickr Edited February 10, 2018 by Truro Model Builder 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Lovely build. Great to see something a little different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 That’s a little cracker of a build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 She looks lovely in that scheme, nice job Martin Cheers, Stew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Cool representation of a beautiful aircraft. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 That looks most excellent. The Iliad sheet has got some interesting options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 I like the look of the ragwing/two bladed prop. It really makes your hurricane standout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Look's great Martin,lovely job on the finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I just received that Iliad sheet from Hannants yesterday. I got it for the RCAF decals. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Nice. Hurricane looks great in silver! Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Wow! lovely stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilks Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Love it! Wilks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Excellent and very unusual - glad you rescued her from the shelf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Lovely Hurricane. Really shows off the lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Great save, it looks smashing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Lovely and different. Very well done. Based on positive comments found about everywhere, I just bought different Vallejo metal color paints but didn't use these yet. Such a nice painting job makes me eager to try these for my next build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Really nice Hurricane, love the scheme too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldone Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 That is one nice looking Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Top class finish. A really unusual Hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufdriver Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Nice one Martin! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob Lyttle Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Hi Martin. Hope you're still getting notifications on this thread. Rob here... moved to Southampton if you remember? I found this old thread while researching G-AFKX. I'm doing the same with the airfix kit. As you can imagine, I'm using Ali foil up front. I came across some 3view drawings showing large black reg lettering on the wings, top and bottom. Are they false information? I haven't found any photo evidence for the wings and see no hint of lettering on the few side view pics. I see you ( and most other builders) have gone with blank wings, and that is my plan too. Just that those drawings threw me a bit. Wondered if you'd found any further information on the subject. Hope all's well with you and the West Cornwall Group. Hope to see you at a show sometime? Bovvi or Poole Vikings? How far do you travel these days? Regards, Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Hi Rob Good to hear from you. All of the photographs I found suggested that the reg was carried on the fuselage only. Certainly Iliad thought so too, as those were the only markings in their decal set. All is well down west, and I may get to one of the Bovingdon shows in 2019. Happy Christmas Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 That does look excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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