1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IA by Hobby 2000 (Hasegawa rebox)

[Botan]

Polish model distributor is going to rebox Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane with decals made by Techmod.

 

 

Price in Polish shops is going to be around 56 pln, so around 11 pounds.

 

[Kiwikitbasher]

Czech company Fly has also just about to release a limited rebox (500 pieces) of Hasegawa's Hurricane Mk.IIa & IIb with new decals etc:

 

 

http://www.72news.eu/2018/05/fly-hawker-hurricane-mkii-boxart.html

 

http://www.72news.eu/2018/05/fly-hawker-hurricane-mk-ii-b-exhase.html

 

 

[caughtinthemiddle]

New boxing from Hobby 2000: kit #72030 Hurricane Mk.I British Aces 1940:
 

 

[Stew Dapple]

Absolutely no disrespect intended to Messrs Bader, Gleed and Clowes, but wouldn't it be a nice change to get a Battle of Britain Hurricane boxing with some of the other Hurricance aces? I mean there were others... 

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

[IanC]

16 minutes ago, Stew Dapple said:

Absolutely no disrespect intended to Messrs Bader, Gleed and Clowes, but wouldn't it be a nice change to get a Battle of Britain Hurricane boxing with some of the other Hurricance aces? I mean there were others... 

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

 

 

Absolutely. Or even some 'unknown' aircraft flown by ordinary squadron pilots - the ones (the majority) who struggled to get even one kill.

[TEXANTOMCAT]

Totally agree - your USP surely would have been the new markings difficult to find or not done before? You could have snuck in all manner of interesting goodies!

 

TT

[ckw]

2 minutes ago, TEXANTOMCAT said:

Totally agree - your USP surely would have been the new markings difficult to find or not done before?

Well yes - but consider what Hobby 2000 are doing - re-issuing decent quality kits with much improved quality decals compared to the originals at very good prices. Offering something unique in the decals would require a lot of research and research costs money. If Hobby 2000 charged accordingly, then people would then be expecting improved plastic, photo etch etc. etc.

 

I think Hobby 2000 are doing a great job - I'm buying up everything relevant to my collection as the become available.

 

Cheers

 

Colin

[Meatbox8]

20 hours ago, Stew Dapple said:

Absolutely no disrespect intended to Messrs Bader, Gleed and Clowes, but wouldn't it be a nice change to get a Battle of Britain Hurricane boxing with some of the other Hurricance aces? I mean there were others... 

 

Cheers,

 

Stew

Peter Brothers' aircraft is one I'm after but I would like to build Gleed's aircraft especially as he diddn't survive the War.