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Finally got around to starting. Nice Hurricane to celebrate the 100 years of the RAF

 

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Work starts with the cockpit just for a change. This feels like a limited run kit, but the fit isn't terrible mix of PE, Resin and Plastic

 

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Then on with the resin seat and belts

 

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Peter

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Last couple of days work mainly filling the wings. The fit is pretty agricultural, but I can see why the did it, to allow easily for different wings. The Resin wheel wells and light mounts both needed a lot of sanding to fit.

 

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Then added the radiator and the volkes filter - again needed some filling. Typical limited run kit.

 

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Peter

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Nice work on the Hurricane. I love the pile o' modelling stuff in the background. I have some of the Hobbyzone drawers too, but my desk is still a mess - I just can't help it.

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Today's work - first finished off the wings, by adding the landing lights, navigation lights and cannons

 

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Then as a bit of a change from all the filling / sanding I decided to make up the prop and weathering it down

 

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Hi Peter

 

Impressive work, but the blades are a compressed wood composite, Jablo, and prop blades just don't  weather like that either.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane_variants#/media/File%3APilot_6_Sqn_RAF_with_Hurricane_IID_at_Shandur_c1942.jpg

 

They have brass sheathing on the leading edge.  There is a great colour shot of a Spitfire XIV showing brass showing. 

 

 

The yellow tips are 4 inch, can't remember what that is in 1/32nd.

 

Here's a second line desert finish Hurricane, which may help with how they weather

 

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HTH

T

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Cheers Troy - i'll sort it at the weekend, but I had some fun doing it that way (which is sort of the point)

 

On 6/2/2018 at 8:34 PM, monsjmse said:

I love the weathering on the prop blades Peter :like:. Was that done with chipping fluid, or did you scratch the top layer off with a tooth pick?

 

Even though it's wrong , Alclad Aluminium base, AK Worn Effects fluid, then the tamiya black / yellow. Attack with wet stiff brush, then some pigments and oils over the top to tone it down.

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For a limited run kit this isn't bad. I built it for my 'Clang!' diorama last year and I've got the IID kit ready for another build at some point

 

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Today's work - a lot of oil weathering, and adding the wheels. You may notice that the exhausts are missing - that's because I lost one, so the other is in some RTV so I could copy it. Of course when I was tidying up at the end of the session i found it, typical.

 

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Peter

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This is looking great, but must resist, 2018 is the year of Japanese subjects so the Fly Hurricanes will remain in the stash.

 

Nice job

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

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