Olten Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone! The Hurricane IIC model from NOVO was produced at the Tashkent toy factory around the beginning of the 80s of the XX century. On the photo there is packaging for the domestic market of the USSR. The model will be assembled “out of the box” with minimal modifications. The decal from "Traverse" repeats one of the design options from FROG. Wheels - resin copies from Hurricane from Hasegawa. Machine gun trunks - needles from medical syringes. Perhaps the cockpit light will require replacement. Native item of very poor quality. Thank! Edited September 18, 2019 by Olten 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 Wow - love the colour of the plastic! The quality of the moulding looks good as well. I have a Barracuda the same colour - I guess it must be from the same factory. Good luck with the build. 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 Thank you, Jinxman! The casting quality of this model is really still good. These are still early castings. And your Barracuda is made in Donetsk. At one of the largest toy factories in the USSR 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 14 minutes ago, Olten said: Thank you, Jinxman! The casting quality of this model is really still good. These are still early castings. And your Barracuda is made in Donetsk. At one of the largest toy factories in the USSR @Aardvark - Serge, lives in Donetsk, and has told many stories on here about where Frog mould went in the USSR, and hearing about this other life of these models. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 6 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: @Aardvark - Serge, lives in Donetsk, and has told many stories on here about where Frog mould went in the USSR, and hearing about this other life of these models. Don't worry, he knows this very well. 😉 B.R. Serge P.S. @Olten it's very serious and strong player on FROG/NOVO field, you must be wary of him! 😉😁 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 19, 2019 Author Share Posted September 19, 2019 20 hours ago, Aardvark said: @Olten it's very serious and strong player on FROG/NOVO field, you must be wary of him! 😉😁 Sergey, good to see you here! Thanks for the recommendation! I continue. Gluing the details of the model, I try very hard to maintain the native texture of the embroidery. Of the sprue pieces I made a part that closed a hole in the garrot of the fuselage. The pilot light from the kit turned out to be worthless. It can not be correctly installed in place I had to make new glazing myself. A completely different kind 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 52 minutes ago, Olten said: Sergey, good to see you here! Oleg, You run the risk of being categorized as accomplices of terrorists! 😁😁😁 However, I remember that you are not a "witness to the sect of "St." bindera." 😉😁😁 58 minutes ago, Olten said: I had to make new glazing myself. A completely different kind I honestly warned everyone of their danger: 22 hours ago, Aardvark said: P.S. @Olten it's very serious and strong player on FROG/NOVO field, you must be wary of him! 😉😁 😁😁😁 So, I have no choice but to upgrade my build! B.R. Serge 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Welcome to this GB Olten and I must say that is a great canopy improvement you have built there - I would say rather perfect! This will be a great build to follow, so look forward to seeing you improve this overall basic kit. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Welcome Olten. That canopy looks fantastic! Are the decals OK? The NOVO ones I've tried have all failed. I'm going to enjoy watching this model being built. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted September 19, 2019 Share Posted September 19, 2019 Congratulations Olten With canopy production as good as that, you could put Falcon out of business ! Good luck with the build cheers Pat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 7 hours ago, JOCKNEY said: ... With canopy production as good as that, you could put Falcon out of business ! I reckon you make a killing just by manufacturing accurate 1/72 DH Hornet canopies. I’d purchase at least three. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 11 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said: I reckon you make a killing just by manufacturing accurate 1/72 DH Hornet canopies. I’d purchase at least three. Thank! But do not Pavla or Falcon make canopies on the DH Hornet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 22 hours ago, TonyW said: Welcome Olten. That canopy looks fantastic! Are the decals OK? The NOVO ones I've tried have all failed. I'm going to enjoy watching this model being built. Tony. Thank,Tony!🙂For this model, I use the Travers decals. Their varnish layer is very elastic and after many years retains its properties. I recommend! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Olten said: But do not Pavla or Falcon make canopies on the DH Hornet? Why @Rabbit Leader support Pavla or Falcon as a manufactur, when it can support you as a "manufactur"?! "Buy own! Buy "Made in Britmodeller"!!!" 😉😁😁 B.R. Serge 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 10 hours ago, Olten said: Thank! But do not Pavla or Falcon make canopies on the DH Hornet? I might be wrong, however I don’t believe they do, that’s why I suggested your good services and skills? Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 This looks to be a very good and interesting build. Great work on the canopy. The moulded details on the fuselage looks very crisp too. Keep up the good work All the best Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 21, 2019 Author Share Posted September 21, 2019 Thank, Chris! I continue ... 🙂 To evaluate the overall proportions of the model. And to identify possible defects in the joining of parts, I put together a model on a temporary glue (Micro kristal klear). After the model can be easily disassembled for painting. The propeller cowl is turned to the optimum size. The chassis niche is covered with a piece of plastic. I decided not to modify it at all. Remember that the model is going “out of the box”. Nearly... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Very tidy work. The gun barrels look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted September 21, 2019 Share Posted September 21, 2019 Beautiful work, very impressive! It is amazing that such an old kit comes with a dog house already inbuilt in the cockpit, when the much more recent IIc from Revell hasn't got one! Congratulations for your canopy manufacturing! Cheers JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxman Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 That looks very good - looking forward to seeing it taken apart again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 Friends, thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I like the look of this, I nearly started my one of these for this build, but read somewhere what a bad Hurricane it makes, not so looking at yours, I think you will have a nice Hurricane, and one day I can make mine with confidence. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olten Posted September 22, 2019 Author Share Posted September 22, 2019 10 minutes ago, stevehnz said: I like the look of this, I nearly started my one of these for this build, but read somewhere what a bad Hurricane it makes, not so looking at yours, I think you will have a nice Hurricane, and one day I can make mine with confidence. Steve. Yes, Steve, this Hurricane is not accurate in geometry. But for some time now I stopped paying attention to it. All models have deviations in geometry. Thank! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Hi, Not perhaps the most accurate shape wise but better than many more recent in that it has the so called "Doghouse" - the wooden tructure at the rear of the cockpit which the canopy slid over. Kits such as the Revell ones don't have this so the canopy just "butts" agains the fuselage. Looking good. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: , but read somewhere what a bad Hurricane it makes, not so looking at yours, I think you will have a nice Hurricane, and one day I can make mine with confidence. Steve. Steve, FROG/NOVO as Aurora, Hawk, Matchbox, old Heller, Monogram it's cute trade mark - legend. Legend maybe old, maybe not accurate, maybe not quality, but it's legend, it's spirit epoch - Great epoch, warm, lamp era before the computer era, when moulds were made with hands and not made with computers, therefore, is it worth blaming them for not being as perfect as the people who created them? They must be perceived as they are! Because there will be new, better, more accurate, more detailed, designed on modern CAD ... but there will be no such FROG e.t.c..... 🤗 B.R. Serge 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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