stevej60 Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Thank's to fellow member Mick who sent me the decal's,I can .join this GB with a Hurricane of the IAC which is a scheme I've wanted to do for many a year. The Irish ordered twelve Hurricanes in 1940 but due to an arms embargo eleven were eventually delivered in 1943/44.This Hurricane serial P5178 was built by Canadian Car and Foundry and delivered to 79 Sqn in September 1940 and after intercepting Heinkell He111's over the Irish Sea ran out of fuel and crashed in Co.Wexford repaired she eventually was given the serial 93 and joined No 1 fighter Sqn in 1943 untii being scrapped in 1945.This is my first Hasegawa Hurricane despite what I believe are a few inaccuracies look's good to me,here's the box and decal's 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted June 14, 2018 Share Posted June 14, 2018 Nice markings choice Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Welcome to the Group Build ! This aircraft seems to have led an interesting life, will be great to see her in Irish markings ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Looking forward to this one Steve! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Is it 1/72, Steve? Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 On 13/06/2018 at 21:35, stevej60 said: .This is my first Hasegawa Hurricane despite what I believe are a few inaccuracies look's good to me A few inaccuracies? I think the correct term is "trivialities". Enjoy the build - it's an excellent kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Looks like a Hurc to me. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 15, 2018 Author Share Posted June 15, 2018 3 hours ago, dogsbody said: Is it 1/72, Steve? Chris I/48 Chris I picked up a couple cheap at a recent show I'm building the MkII in the RAF 100 GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I've been meaning to do an Irish Hurricane for more years than I care to remember (since SAM did their Irish Air Corps special with accompanied decal sheet), it must be the early 80's? Intrigued to see how this one turns out, good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 As an Irish Air Corps fan, delighted to see this one being built! Cheers, Dermot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 9 hours ago, Dermo245 said: As an Irish Air Corps fan, delighted to see this one being built! Cheers, Dermot Thank's Dermo,I love the Irish marking's and we don't see many of these aircraft here in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Hi folk's got a bit done over the weekend on this one will post up some pic's soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Morning folk's here's where I am with this one,wing's assembled with the MK1 armament and fuselage done noissues againwith the seperate front section. And cockpit given a busy look with brush painting the IP and tape belt's. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Good progress so far Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Morning folk's,mostly assembled and wheelwell's painted silver as per the MkI so next stop the paint shop for a base coat of primer,remember this aircraft unlike the other IAC Hurricanes kept it's original RAF scheme throughout it;s use. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Morning folk's,undersides sky applied. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Hiya Steve,...... double check the underside colour mate,........I think that the undersides were silver,... or a light blue grey,.... but not Sky. Don`t trust the Italeri painting plan,...... they are always getting things wrong!, Cheers Tony Edited July 2, 2018 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 2, 2018 Share Posted July 2, 2018 (edited) Hiya Steve, Here are some pics of the real IAC 93; Plus these old decal instructions from a respected source, plus the old Scale Aircraft Modelling drawings show the camo to wrap around the underside of the rear fuselage on another IAC Hurr,.... although whether this applied to `93' I don`t know; Hope these help mate,.... as I said I would go with silver or light blue grey for the undersides,.....but it is up to you, Cheers Tony Edited July 3, 2018 by tonyot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 Great photo's Tony,I had assumed the aircraft kept it's original colours(it was the only one to retain Earth/Green in the fleet) built model's are rare and show some in Sky some with a red spinner and some Black,I think I'll go with silver as on your first photo the intake below the engine does seem to have a sheen to it similar to the wear on the upper fuselage,the wrapped camo makes sense as 93 was with the IAC long before the rest so you would assume they were painted to that pattern although the upper colour's reflected the RAF's change to Gray/Green. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 3, 2018 Share Posted July 3, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, stevej60 said: Great photo's Tony,I had assumed the aircraft kept it's original colours(it was the only one to retain Earth/Green in the fleet) built model's are rare and show some in Sky some with a red spinner and some Black,I think I'll go with silver as on your first photo the intake below the engine does seem to have a sheen to it similar to the wear on the upper fuselage,the wrapped camo makes sense as 93 was with the IAC long before the rest so you would assume they were painted to that pattern although the upper colour's reflected the RAF's change to Gray/Green. Hiya Steve,.... from my research into IAC aircraft a number of years ago during a modelling theme,...... I was under the impression that the Mk.I`s were all finished in the IAC standard Dark Earth/Dark Green camo,...... and that the post war Mk.IIc`s wore overall Medium Sea Grey with Dk. Green camo,.... as per the RAF night fighter scheme,... with some Mk.I`s being re painted in this scheme too. Have a look at this line up,.... the Mk.I in the foreground (110) wears de/dg but the others have been re painted in the later scheme, the artist has got the scheme wrong in my opinion; The fabric on 110 `may' have been repainted in MSG/DG during re covering,.....leaving the metal areas still in DE/DG,.... an interim scheme? The 3rd aircraft along `could' be 93 (or 103?),.... if it is 93 then it has been repainted in the MSG/DG scheme and fitted with a Rotol prop. Cheers bud, Tony Edited July 3, 2018 by tonyot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 9 hours ago, tonyot said: The 3rd aircraft along `could' be 93 (or 103?),.... if it is 93 then it has been repainted in the MSG/DG scheme and fitted with a Rotol prop Hard to say Tony the photo states 1946 but 93 was struck of charge in December 1945 as was 105. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 Hi folk's,Hurricane earth base coat applied and undersides re-painted,I've gone for silver which was humbrol out of a tin and brush painted in two thinned coat's, just got the first coat of green on tonight also. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 7, 2018 Author Share Posted July 7, 2018 You know the more I look at Tony's photo's the more I see three colour's on the upper surfaces and the camo isn't following the lines of the RAF original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 Anyway not wishing to start WW3 over colour's Let'sgo with the probable,re-painted by the IAC in similar colour's to the original RAF scheme is what is known,who am I to argue with history,I've tinkered with the shade's just to be a bit different. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted July 10, 2018 Share Posted July 10, 2018 (edited) I have this particular Hurricane on my to do list. In fact both as P5178 sitting forlornly on it's belly in a field and as 93 serving in the Air Corps. I imagine the reason for the silver underside is that very belly landing. Probably repainted after the damage was repaired. You can see a lot of wear on one wing. Incidentally I believe the pilot flying 93 in the photos posted by Tony was actually RAF. Flt Lt Don West who'd been sent over to train the Air Corps pilots on the Hurricane. Edited July 10, 2018 by noelh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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