Hawker Hurricane IV, 20 Squadron RAF *Finished*

[Beard]

Three of my six builds are almost done so it's time to start another.

I'll be doing this:

 

I haven't been able to find any photographs online to confirm or deny the colour of the wing stripes- I think they would be white.

Here are the sprues:

 

 

The transparencies and resin bits:

 

The transfers:

 

The kit is typical of the older AZ kits, it's short-run and has some plastic that needs removing:

 

I've made a start. As usual, painting the bits that are black and bits that'll be aluminium with Humbrol 33 and, the cockpit bits with Colourcoats Interior Grey-green:

 

 

 

Thanks for looking.

Edited December 15, 2018 by Beard

[trickyrich]

welcome aboard.......again.....I think I've lost track what number this build is (ok just re-read first post, #4?), but you do look to be having lots of fun and that's all that matters. 

 

This is only the second Hurricane in the build, to be honest I wasn't sure if they operated in the Far East, I had thought they were Europe/Nth Africa only....plus Russia.

 

Hmmm short run models....I know them well! Those mould plugs on the wings look like mountains, least they're easy to get rid of.

 

Will good luck with this one, I see you've made great progress already.

[stever219]

9 hours ago, Beard said:

 

I haven't been able to find any photographs online to confirm or deny the colour of the wing stripes- I think they would be white.

Your I/d stripes on wings and tail surfaces would indeed be white.  Spinners and codes could be white or “SEAC White” (White and Blue mixed locally so shades could, and did, vary.

[Troy Smith]

1 hour ago, stever219 said:

Your I/d stripes on wings and tail surfaces would indeed be white.  Spinners and codes could be white or “SEAC White” (White and Blue mixed locally so shades could, and did, vary.

 

Initially, white was used,  was found to be too bright, and "India White" was developed.  

Both are seen in photos

 

Given the stripes are a darker tone than the prop tips, I'd suggest these above are India White, 

 

These look white for comparison

 

This is a. Mk.IV with 20sq

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So both are possible Simon.... Though I'm sure you really want to mix some paint

 

[Beard]

7 hours ago, trickyrich said:

welcome aboard.......again.....I think I've lost track what number this build is (ok just re-read first post, #4?), but you do look to be having lots of fun and that's all that matters. 

I have seven on the go in this Group Build and I am having fun.

 

7 hours ago, trickyrich said:

This is only the second Hurricane in the build, to be honest I wasn't sure if they operated in the Far East, I had thought they were Europe/Nth Africa only....plus Russia.

If I can find a Vokes filter, there'll be another.

 

6 hours ago, stever219 said:

Your I/d stripes on wings and tail surfaces would indeed be white.  Spinners and codes could be white or “SEAC White” (White and Blue mixed locally so shades could, and did, vary.

 

5 hours ago, Troy Smith said:

 

Initially, white was used,  was found to be too bright, and "India White" was developed.  

Both are seen in photos

 

So both are possible Simon. Though I'm sure you really want to mix some paint

 

Thanks Troy, I love mixing paint...

[stever219]

7 hours ago, Troy Smith said:

 

Initially, white was used,  was found to be too bright, and "India White" was developed.  

Both are seen in photos

 

Given the stripes are a darker tone than the prop tips, I'd suggest these above are India White, 

 

These look white for comparison

 

This is a. Mk.IV with 20sq

q

 

So both are possible Simon.... Though I'm sure you really want to mix some paint

 

Thanks Troy: I don’t recall ever having seen India White recognition stripes before (OK, my memory’s shot anyway, but stuff like this tends to stick usually😉).

[CedB]

Another! And a Hurricane which I hope to add more of to my ceiling in the near future.

I'm in  

[Beard]

On 10/22/2018 at 11:48 AM, CedB said:

Another! And a Hurricane which I hope to add more of to my ceiling in the near future.

I'm in  

Welcome aboard Ced.

 

There's some scraping to do here:

 

The cockpit is done:

 

 

The wing to fuselage fit isn't great, I foresee some scraping and sanding...

 

 

Thanks for looking.

[trickyrich]

you're making quick progress with this one, though the fit could be better I see. A bit of prep work before gluing the wing on will sort most of that out.

[dnl42]

6 hours ago, Beard said:

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The wing to fuselage fit isn't great, I foresee some scraping and sanding...

 

 

Thanks for looking.

Ah, now there's an opportunity for some skill improvement! 

[CedB]

Good work on the 'pit Simon and good luck getting the wing to fit… looks pretty horrid in those shots  

[Beard]

10 hours ago, trickyrich said:

you're making quick progress with this one, though the fit could be better I see. A bit of prep work before gluing the wing on will sort most of that out.

I hope that amount of plastic I've shaved, filed and sanded from the fuselage and lower wing will sort it out.

 

10 hours ago, dnl42 said:

Ah, now there's an opportunity for some skill improvement! 

And filler...

 

3 hours ago, CedB said:

Good work on the 'pit Simon and good luck getting the wing to fit… looks pretty horrid in those shots  

Thanks Ced. It's nothing a large file, a scraper, some coarse wet & dry and some filler can't cure.

 

A bit of scraping and filing later...

 

Once the glue is set I'll crack open the filler.

 

Thanks for looking.

[Beard]

Clamps removed and voilá, a Hurricane appears:

 

I think the seams have been dealt with:

 

Next step is the attach the radiator (I'm using a Freightdog one):

 

Then glue the rocket rails on and painting can start.

 

Thanks for looking.

[CedB]

Wow, you certainly clamped that seam out of existence - good job Simon!  

[Beard]

18 hours ago, CedB said:

Wow, you certainly clamped that seam out of existence - good job Simon!  

Not just clamped but filled and sanded out of existence.

 

First coat of Humbrol 29 on:

 

Thanks for looking.

[Beard]

A second coat of Humbrol Dark Earth and a first coat of Colourcoats Dark Green applied:

 

Thanks for looking.

[Ventora3300]

This build is looking excellent. Here's me showing my ignorance but what is the raised line back from the forward edge of the tail fin? (I think it started off as an engraved line on the kit). Is this something peculiar to MkIV's? Thanks. Mike

Edited October 30, 2018 by Ventora3300

[Beard]

36 minutes ago, Ventora3300 said:

This build is looking excellent. Here's me showing my ignorance but what is the raised line back from the forward edge of the tail fin? (I think it started off as an engraved line on the kit). Is this something peculiar to MkIV's? Thanks. Mike

Thanks Mike.

The raised bit on the fin is some stretched sprue glued in the engraved line - it should be raised, like this:

[Ventora3300]

1 minute ago, Beard said:

Thanks Mike.

The raised bit on the fin is some stretched sprue glued in the engraved line - it should be raised, like this:

Aha! Some sort of construction detail under the skin of the fin. It all looks like fabric covered metal frame. Thanks, Beard. All the best. Mike

[Beard]

Nearly ready to start mixing the India White...

 

Thanks for looking.

[Beard]

Well, I mixed four parts white with one part Roundel Blue and got this:

 

Too blue?

 

Thanks for looking.

[Troy Smith]

Hi Simon

IIRC it was 5:1 white/blue mix,  but I've not seen a colour pic.  I'd suggest it too blue though, but that maybe lighting and the contrast against the masking tape.

The IIRC means I don't have time to search up the mix at the mo... Sorry

 

HTH

T

Ps in the photo i posted above, the India White looks lighter than the roundel centres.

[Beard]

Thanks Troy.

This post says the ration of white to blue is 4:1.

 

but you're right, it is too blue, I'll give it another try tonight.

Edited November 8, 2018 by Beard

[Beard]

Better?

 

[Troy Smith]

I think so Simon, 

48 minutes ago, Beard said:

Better?

 

I think so, it's a bit lighter than the SEAC roundel centres, which is what the photo shows.

 

cheers

T