the MDman Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 On 7th October 1940 Pilot Officer Ken Mackenzie was chasing a damaged Messerschmitt Bf 109 over the south coast. Having used up all his ammunition, he was determined not to let the Luftwaffe fighter limp back to France, only to threaten his RAF comrades another day. Maneuvering his Hurricane close to the low flying 109, he used his wing tip to sever the port stabilizer of the Messerschmitt, sending it spinning into the sea and taking the outer section of his own wing with it. He was then set upon by two more 109s and sustaining damage to his Hurricane, just managed to avoid cliffs near Folkestone and belly land his fighter in the first field he saw. For this historic event I used the Airfix scale 1/48 Hurricane Mk.I, the one with the actual maneuvre on the box art. The kit itself is a real joy to built. Hope you like. 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Very neatly done. here's the real thing a couple of detail points, which maybe fixable, which is why I'm mentioning them The inside of the flaps should be aluminium paint, like the rest of the insides. The prop is a Rotol unit, the blades are compressed wood. they don't bend, but shatter off, as seen here the added detail of the wingtip and open fuselage panel is excellent, great work, cheers T 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Very nice indeed.👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Very nice story to the build, excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted April 21, 2019 Share Posted April 21, 2019 Nice done diorama! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Troy Smith said: Very neatly done. here's the real thing a couple of detail points, which maybe fixable, which is why I'm mentioning them The inside of the flaps should be aluminium paint, like the rest of the insides. The prop is a Rotol unit, the blades are compressed wood. they don't bend, but shatter off, as seen here the added detail of the wingtip and open fuselage panel is excellent, great work, cheers T Thanks for the feedback Troy Smith. Once again for me, there can never be enough research. I was aware of the Rotol blades, but not of specific composition of them. 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Very nice build, and a great background story. Regards, David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Outstanding in every aspect!!!!! Congratulations!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one of the few Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 A lovely Hurricane indeed. A little known fact about the early Rotol units was that the early blades were actually metal and not the usual compressed wood. There are pictures of 54 Squadron force landed Spitfires at Dunkirk with bent metal Rotol blades. 54 Squadron were tasked with operational trials of the Rotols during mid 1940. There is also a picture of a 249 Squadron Hurricane that was force landed around October 1940 by it`s pilot ( Perrin or Bouquillard ) with a Rotol prop that had metal blades. So unless there is a frontal view of V6799, you could get away with leaving your model as is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Superb and a story tell which always gives a model more gravitas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Outstanding!!!! Very nice and superb presentation!!! Love it Cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Brilliant execution and finish. Full marks for the presentation too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the MDman Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 21 hours ago, one of the few said: A lovely Hurricane indeed. A little known fact about the early Rotol units was that the early blades were actually metal and not the usual compressed wood. There are pictures of 54 Squadron force landed Spitfires at Dunkirk with bent metal Rotol blades. 54 Squadron were tasked with operational trials of the Rotols during mid 1940. There is also a picture of a 249 Squadron Hurricane that was force landed around October 1940 by it`s pilot ( Perrin or Bouquillard ) with a Rotol prop that had metal blades. So unless there is a frontal view of V6799, you could get away with leaving your model as is..... Thanks, I take my chances 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I don't know enough about propellers to comment, but I think the overall look is outstanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Excellent work indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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