NealParkes Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Kit manufacture: Airfix Kit N°: A02067 Scale: 1/72 Type: Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Extras used: A masking set for the camouflage from AML Paints and colours used: AK Black Primer & Microfiller; MRP-111 Cockpit Grey-Green; Tamiya Paints XF-1 Flat Black, XF-2 Flat White, XF-52 Flat Earth, XF-81 Dark Green (RAF); Vallejo Metal Colour 77.703 Dark Aluminium; Abteilung Oils; Tamiya Weathering Powders Other info: This was built for the #RAF100inscale group build ran on facebook at British Aviation In Scale, the full build can be see here on the forum Overall this was a very enjoyable build, still far from perfect there are some very apparent mistakes but I’m pretty happy with the result. I would highly recommend this kit, there are some known issues surrounding fit of the wings and the fuselage and also the thick trailing edge and the fabric effect behind the gun gun access panels which should be metallic. But in the scale I think this is the best Hurricane you can buy. Here are the final reveal photos: 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 10 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 01 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 02 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 03 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 04 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 05 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 06 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 07 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 08 by Neal, on Flickr 1-72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 09 by Neal, on Flickr Thanks for looking and as always please do not hesitate with feedback it won’t be taken badly! Neal forum 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Love it love it love it. What a fantastic build great finish of what has to be my favourite RAF sqn 👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Lovely build. Are these AML masks made from vinyl or the yellow tape ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Very nice Hurricane Neal, what technique did you use to get the panel lines to stand out? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Very nice indeed. Love the camo, and the panel line wash looks great too. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Nice to see an early Hurri. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Awesome result. The pilot looks exceptionally good. How did you find the decals? I find the newer Airfix decals tend to silver, but likely down to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealParkes Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, BerndM said: Lovely build. Are these AML masks made from vinyl or the yellow tape ? Hi mate, they are vinyl and if you are careful and lift them off your model gently you could probably use them more than once. 1 hour ago, ColinChipmunkfan said: Very nice Hurricane Neal, what technique did you use to get the panel lines to stand out? Hi Colin, I used an oil pin wash made from a mix of Smoke and Dark Rust from Abteilung thinned quite a lot with Turps substitute. 44 minutes ago, Hairtrigger said: Awesome result. The pilot looks exceptionally good. How did you find the decals? I find the newer Airfix decals tend to silver, but likely down to me. Hi mate, I did have a bit of silvering on the serial numbers just below the tailplanes and also underneath on the black wing. Other than that no problems to report. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Beautiful 111 Sq. Hurricane it would look great next to my 111 Sq. Lightning F.3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Looks good, especially the nice crisp camouflage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 There’s something rather special about these pre Munich Crisis aircraft with large A1 roundels and your Hurricane fits this period perfectly. Looks like you tackled the thick wing trailing edge well, did you do anything different here to achieve this? Cheers and well modelled.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 I can't see the "apparent mistakes" you're speaking of. An excellent build, nice painting job and subtle weathering. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Cracking Hurricane Neal,beautiful paintwork. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealParkes Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: There’s something rather special about these pre Munich Crisis aircraft with large A1 roundels and your Hurricane fits this period perfectly. Looks like you tackled the thick wing trailing edge well, did you do anything different here to achieve this? Cheers and well modelled.. Dave To be hones I did not do anything with the trailing edge, although it would not take much to pass a sanding stick over it during the build process to thin it down a bit, probably best done from under the wing to preserve the ribbed fabric effect that is on the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Top notch Hurricane! You've given it just the right amount of in-service wear and staining, IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Very nice looking build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Have a couple of these to build myself. Good to see what can be done. Superb build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fin Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Great looking model! Why are the wingtip lights painted in camo though? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealParkes Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 11 minutes ago, Fin said: Great looking model! Why are the wingtip lights painted in camo though? Well spotted I’ll amend that tomorrow when I am off. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Gorgeous 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Beautiful build Neal! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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