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On 10/10/2018 at 19:22, Enrywar67 said:

Thanks Troy......!😉In your opinion also the windshield in green??

Not sure, the canopy was removable, so may have been a replacement, or just a pain to repaint.

 

On 12/10/2018 at 00:49, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

Question were these Hurricanes operating with the Turbinlite Boston’s ? Or were they ground controlled by radar stations ? It for my future knowledge as im still considering one of these. 

 

Dennis

Turbinelite was a bit later on than this, these were experiments with single seat fighters because of the Blitz.

On 13/10/2018 at 17:06, Enrywar67 said:

.....another thing is placed....

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If you can,  thin the radiator edges

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From

http://www.primeportal.net/hangar/mark_hayward/hurricane_mk1_l1592/

 

While fabric winged, lots of useful underside details.

On 16/10/2018 at 12:28, Enrywar67 said:

What about the right wing gun camera??There was on these subjects??🙄

Probably not, it wasn't a common fitting in this era, from the few photos.  And not much use at night.

 

HTH, need to make dinner now

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On 01/10/2018 at 21:26, Enrywar67 said:

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Terrific work mate :clap:

I'm planning a 1/32 Spitfire build soon and it will be only my third aircraft since returning to the hobby a few years ago, I've been building AFV's, bikes cars etc.  Can I ask the picture if the unpainted cockpit above is it dry fitted and you disassembled to paint or did you paint it fully assembled?    

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That turned out great - beautiful work. I love the tones you achieved across the upper side... Really nice weathering too... 

 

Hey, slightly off topic but I recently read a graphic novel/comic based on this squadron - War Stories #19 - #22 by Garth Ennis - not sure if you're a comics guy but I really enjoyed this - it tells of the squadron formation and how they basically invented night fighting - it was very ad-hoc in those early days - no radar on the planes, flying in complete darkness, hoping to come across the enemy (like flying in a barrel of Guinness as one pilot described it.) The story is told in a very entertaining way. It's probably not 100% historically accurate but well worth a read. It's a comic for 'mature readers' - definitely not one for the kids :) You can check it out here.

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