tonyot Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, If I get the time I would also like to build a Hurricane Mk.I from 33 Sqn which took part in the frantic air battles over Greece during 1941, in which Pat Pattle became the highest scoring pilot of WW2 before he was killed over Athen`s when he was ill and exhausted and clearly unfit to fly. I shall be using the Airfix 1/72nd scale fabric winged Hurricane Mk.I; a02067 by Tony OToole, on Flickr a01010-box by Tony OToole, on Flickr ,...... it is such a shame that Airfix have not followed this up with a metal winged version, however Alley Cat have come to the rescue by issuing resin conversion parts for a metal winged Hurricane Mk.I and also a Sea Hurricane Mk.I,.. here is the Hurricane set which also includes the later style windscreen; metal-wing-conversion-for-airfix-hurricane-mk1-fabric-wing--6534-p by Tony OToole, on Flickr The best reference photos that I have to work from so far are these,.. featuring V7419, and like other 33 Sqn Hurricane`s it is missing an individual letter, just carrying the NW codes letters; hawker_hurricane_1_v7419-nw by Tony OToole, on Flickr 33 Squadron RAF, at Larissa, Greece, with Hawker Hurricane Mark I, V7419, in background. by Tony OToole, on Flickr And from the internet, here is another 33 Sqn aircraft, V7482; Hurricane MK.I V7482 & NW of 33Sq by Tony OToole, on Flickr I`ll be using this decal sheet from Plastic Planet Club, featuring fighters used over Greece; PPD-72006_1 by Tony OToole, on Flickr So that is it for now,....I`ll take some pics of the parts soon, Cheers Tony Edited May 29, 2018 by tonyot 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) I shall be following this one, Tony. I have just ordered the Alley Cat wing, too. I'm thinking that if I finish my RCAF Hurricane, then perhaps I'll do a later Mk.I as used by No.1 Squadron RCAF after the arrived in Britain in 1940 and were given newer aircraft to replace the rag-wings they brought with them. Now I just need to buy another Airfix kit. Chris Edited May 18, 2018 by dogsbody 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 I'll tag along too, if I may, as I have a couple of Alleycat wings in the Hurricane stash and need to see how they go together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 tonyot how many plains do you planning to build at the same time 😄 ? This metal wing conversion kit is answer to my prays , i want to build late Hurricane. Is it any good? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 (edited) Cheers fella`s,...... 6 hours ago, Franz75 said: tonyot how many plains do you planning to build at the same time 😄 ? This metal wing conversion kit is answer to my prays , i want to build late Hurricane. Is it any good? Hiya Franz,..... I have used this resin wing a couple of times now, once to build a RCAF Sea Hurricane; DSCF8020 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And also for a 73 Sqn Hurricane; DSCF8129 by Tony OToole, on Flickr and in both cases I was really pleased with it,.... highly recommended. Cheers, Tony Edited May 17, 2018 by tonyot 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hiya Folks,.... I have dug out the kit and found the resin wing set,.... so time to rock and roll; DSCF3433_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr And here is a sprue shot to show the quality of this Airfix kit; DSCF3434_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr So I`ll get on with painting the interior asap, Cheers Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Hi, I did Hurricane ones before. From 318 (Polish) Sqn Palestine 1942. It was Revell MK BII 1/72 and I have added "home made" camera compartment 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 17, 2018 Author Share Posted May 17, 2018 7 minutes ago, Franz75 said: Hi, I did Hurricane ones before. From 318 (Polish) Sqn Palestine 1942. It was Revell MK BII 1/72 and I have added "home made" camera compartment Very nice indeed Franz,..... the paint job is top notch and I love the white stripes,..... which I presume were to help aim the oblique cameras? I want to build a 318 Sqn Spitfire Mk.V after they were based in Italy,.... I`m still collating reference material for it. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 19 hours ago, tonyot said: Cheers fella`s,...... Hiya Franz,..... I have used this resin wing a couple of times now, once to build a RCAF Sea Hurricane; DSCF8020 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And also for a 73 Sqn Hurricane; DSCF8129 by Tony OToole, on Flickr and in both cases I was really pleased with it,.... highly recommended. Cheers, Tony Hi Tony, Are the code letters coming from a generic set ? great models mate, Cheers Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 2 hours ago, tonyot said: Very nice indeed Franz,..... the paint job is top notch and I love the white stripes,..... which I presume were to help aim the oblique cameras? I want to build a 318 Sqn Spitfire Mk.V after they were based in Italy,.... I`m still collating reference material for it. Cheers Tony Thanks, The white stripes were for quick identification during army exercise in Palestine . I will get you some material about 318 , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 20 hours ago, beppe said: Hi Tony, Are the code letters coming from a generic set ? great models mate, Cheers Joseph Thanks Joseph,..... the codes for both models were `converted' from generic sets by snipping up different letters to lengthen or widen them. The grey codes for the Hurricane came from Xtradecal but were too short,..... the ones for the Sea Hurricane came from a Model Aircraft Monthly BPF sheet,..... and bits had to be swapped around! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 17 hours ago, Franz75 said: Thanks, The white stripes were for quick identification during army exercise in Palestine . I will get you some material about 318 , Cheers Franz,..... that would be great. I`m particularly interested in the Spitfire Mk.V flown by W/Cdr Leszek Wielochowskiwith a Vokes filter fitted, which I presume was coded L-W,... but I have been unable to find the serial,..... plus I might also build a Mk.IX, TA864, LW-L which had some nice art work on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hi Tony - I've been researching Pattle's final Hurri - just posted a new thread in fact. There's the possibility it had the later MK II style Rotol prop. What do you think for underside colour - I'm hedging towards sky blue. Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Hiya Folks,.... here is a bit of an update,..... the cockpit is finished, fitted inside the fuselage half and ready for the fuselage to be joined,..... but first a pic to show it in place atop the resin wing, to which are fitted the rudder bars and control column; DSCF3450 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3451 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3452 by Tony OToole, on Flickr The halves will be joined asap and as test fit showed the wings to be a snug fit, they will be attached too, Cheers Tony 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 18, 2018 Author Share Posted May 18, 2018 Just now, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: Hi Tony - I've been researching Pattle's final Hurri - just posted a new thread in fact. There's the possibility it had the later MK II style Rotol prop. What do you think for underside colour - I'm hedging towards sky blue. Jonners Hiya mate,..... yes I`d noticed that some were fitted with later Rotol`s,.... which increased the climb rate considerably and they were being introduced in Malta at the same time as a matter of urgency. I agree with Sky Blue and this is what I`ll be using here too,..... in fact I think that it was added in the UK as part of the tropicalisation mods which also included the Vokes filters,..... although as always,..there were exceptions to the rule. All the best mate, Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Hiya Folks,.... well got the fuselage together and fitted it to the wing; DSCF3460_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3459_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 Tony, can I see a bottom of the wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 12 hours ago, Franz75 said: Tony, can I see a bottom of the wings? I`ll take a photo tomorrow,..... just lost the daylight here now! I did add the resin tropical filter from a Model Aircraft Monthly conversion set (maybe available now from Alley Cat?) and the first coat of Dark Earth (photos taken earlier this afternoon!) Before painting I had sanded the `dog house' behind the cockpit to enable the sliding canopy to sit properly in place; DSCF3493 by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 20, 2018 Share Posted May 20, 2018 It's a real shame that there aren't any aftermarket Vokes filters for Hurricanes Tony (Alley Cat certainly don't have one in their current catalogue). Maybe when a model company finally make a modern tooling of a MkI, or MkII for that matter, (the lack of which is a greater shmme) they'll see fit to include one. I used one from an AZ MkII but it seems the MkI and MkII had different styles, the MkI being shorter... something I chose to ignore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 20, 2018 Author Share Posted May 20, 2018 2 hours ago, Beard said: It's a real shame that there aren't any aftermarket Vokes filters for Hurricanes Tony (Alley Cat certainly don't have one in their current catalogue). Maybe when a model company finally make a modern tooling of a MkI, or MkII for that matter, (the lack of which is a greater shmme) they'll see fit to include one. I used one from an AZ MkII but it seems the MkI and MkII had different styles, the MkI being shorter... something I chose to ignore. I bought a lot of them when they were released but this is my last one now! All I have left is an old Heller one and a Revell one,..... but as you say they are both longer and for a Mk.II. I totally agree,.... we need a modern metal winged 1/72nd Hurricane. FLY Model have announced that they are releasing a couple of 1/7nd kits of the Hurricane Mk.IIb,..... which is good,....... nice decal options and a canopy mask set plus a resin propeller,...... but it is the old Hasegawa kit,....which isn`t so bad as it is the best Mk.IIb out there! They say that they will follow with a MkIIc and d,.... so at least somebody is trying,..... don`t know any prices yet though! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 5 hours ago, tonyot said: FLY Model have announced that they are releasing a couple of 1/7nd kits of the Hurricane Mk.IIb,.... I forgot about Fly releasing the Hasegawa MkII. I have a couple of the originals and as you say, better than nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 On 5/20/2018 at 8:31 AM, Franz75 said: Tony, can I see a bottom of the wings? Hiya Franz,..... here are some shots of the undersides as you requested,..hope they are OK?; DSCF3505 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF3499 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And here is the model with the final coat of Dark Earth; DSCF3500 by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers, Tony 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 I've missed writing some words within this thread so shall place my stamp on it now. Another great subject being built within this very important GB. I echo everyone's thoughts regarding the lack of readily available Metal wing Hurricane and cannot believe that one needs to resort to this type of surgery to end up with one. Don't get me wrong, I applaud Alley (or whatever he is called this days) but I think that it's almost criminal that in 2018 we struggle to find a good, detailed kity of what really is the hero of the Battle of Britain and many other conflicts. Fingers crossed 2019 changes all this. @Franz75 - that's one beautiful Hurricane you've put together there, well done. Cheers.. Dave 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 11 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: I think that it's almost criminal that in 2018 we struggle to find a good, detailed kity of what really is the hero of the Battle of Britain and many other conflicts. That says it all Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 (edited) I don't know if any of you have seen this: I know it's the Hasegawa plastic but there are some interesting schemes. *heads off to see if Hannants or my usual supplier (or pusher) have stock.* edit: apologies for the thread drift. Edited May 22, 2018 by Beard 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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