Kitchen Modeller Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hi all - so just finished this up at the weekend - The newish Airfix Hurri Trop in 1/48 - The kit was okay - good in places and quite tricky everywhere else - but for the cost, it's not half bad. It did need alot of filling and sanding but managed to wrangle everything into place in the end. I added an Eduard "Big Ed" PE set which included interior detail for the cockpit, landing flaps and painting masks. I riveted the wings upper side and bottom and used after market decals (DK Decals) as I wasn't confident I could pull off the kit scheme! But I like this one better - it depicts V7544, F/O J. Storrar, No. 73 Sqn RAF, North Africa 1941. I went for a very weathered airframe - so it might look over the top and won't be to everyone's taste - but it was another experiment where I tried a bunch of new techniques, some of which came out okay - All I know is that the vast majority of reference photos I looked at show some very battered examples so I tried my best to replicate it. I had trouble with the forward air scoop which I wasn't able to figure out how to fix but apart from that I'm happy enough. Comments and criticism is welcomed - thanks for looking Cheers John 48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I love the trop, a very nice example. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Superb Hurri! Looks fabulous in the desert scheme. Which paints did you use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Lovely build and a great job on the weathering. Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Steve27752 said: I love the trop, a very nice example. 6 minutes ago, Wulfman said: Lovely build and a great job on the weathering. Wulfman Thanks guys 8 minutes ago, binbrook87 said: Superb Hurri! Looks fabulous in the desert scheme. Which paints did you use? Thanks mate - I used Tamiya Acrylics for the base colours: Dark Earth: XF52+XF64+XF2 in equal parts Mid Stone: XF59+XF60+XF2 in equal parts Azure Blue: XF8(1 part)+XF2(3 parts) Thanks to @DaveCromie for posting this a few years ago Used oils for the weathering plus some AK enamel washes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Nice work! And thanks for the heads up on building it as I'll use this kit for the upcoming BoB GB. FWIW, I'm having similar experiences with their recent 1/48 P-51D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Bloody strewth mate, you've done a wonder here! Great looking tropical bird! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Kitchen Modeller said: Thanks mate - I used Tamiya Acrylics for the base colours: Dark Earth: XF52+XF64+XF2 in equal parts Mid Stone: XF59+XF60+XF2 in equal parts Azure Blue: XF8(1 part)+XF2(3 parts) Thanks to @DaveCromie for posting this a few years ago Used oils for the weathering plus some AK enamel washes. Brilliant. Many thanks. Looks spot on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 10 hours ago, dnl42 said: Nice work! And thanks for the heads up on building it as I'll use this kit for the upcoming BoB GB. FWIW, I'm having similar experiences with their recent 1/48 P-51D. Thanks! The kit isn’t too bad - I would follow the instructions 100% re the cockpit / wheel bay section - especially making sure you have the struts lined up at 90 degrees with the cockpit- my kit had some serious warping so I used a hairdryer to carefully heat the plastic so I could bend the parts into shape using the lower wing section as a jig.. I also removed quite a few of the location pins to attain a good fit. Dry fit as much as possible and you’ll be fine! 10 hours ago, Gary Brantley said: Bloody strewth mate, you've done a wonder here! Great looking tropical bird! 8 hours ago, RMCS said: Lovley Thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazontipede Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 11 hours ago, Kitchen Modeller said: I used Tamiya Acrylics for the base colours: Dark Earth: XF52+XF64+XF2 in equal parts Mid Stone: XF59+XF60+XF2 in equal parts Azure Blue: XF8(1 part)+XF2(3 parts) Aha! Thanks for this info! It will come in rather handy methinks. Super job as usual, she really looks the biz as a well used DAF bird! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Love it! I think you've really captured the sun faded, sand scoured dusty look to a 'T'. Great build and finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Great job on the weathering. Really catches the look of these aircraft and the very harsh operating environment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 That's great John the weathering looks ace, did you do all the rivets yourself?!? Dabbling in hairspray chipping as well? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Well done, John! I think overall the weathering turned out great, especially on the topside of the wings. I've been static about my weathering techniques for years and am planning on trying some new ones as well. Wish me luck! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 hours ago, SaminCam said: That's great John the weathering looks ace, did you do all the rivets yourself?!? Dabbling in hairspray chipping as well? Hi Sam - Yep put most of those rivets in with the rosie the riveter tools. The kit comes with some raised rivet detail on the inner wing sections which is nice. I used a few different techniques for the chipping - I used masking fluid dabbed on with a sponge in a few places - I like this technique as it gives alot of control - and doesn't matter if it takes a few days to complete the paint job as it usually does with with me. Some hairspray was also used, especially on the nose section - plus I did some more chipping with a detail brush. It's probably my best result in terms of doing "convincing" chipping but I'm still not happy if you know what I mean - it could be better but I think it's an improvement over my previous efforts. A lot of chipping was lost after the weathering process so next time I'll wait as long as possible before removing the masking fluid. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 That looks amazing, John, and I think that the degree of very convincing weathering is entirely appropriate for a hard-working North Africa machine. Very impressive. Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAFAN Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Looks good. The trop scheme is my fave on all WWII RAF aircraft. The weathering looks about right for a war weary bird! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Looks spot on that mate 👌🏽 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 What a gorgeous beast. Nice and dirty, as it would have been. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 As they say back home John, sweet as bro Lovely work once again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 That’s a stunner, love the weathering and a great inspiration to try and copy your approach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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