Faraway Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 Flown by. Sgt Tadeusz Andruszkow. No. 303 (Polish) Squadron, Royal Air Force Northolt. England, September 27th 1940. Just another Hurricane, but my first one. This was quick and simple build, everything went to together fairly well, except where the lower part of the wing joined the underside of the nose. Very big step, which needed sanding and filling. Seat belts by Eduard. Finished with a Satin varnish. Jon 29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Beautiful job. there's no such thing as "just" a hurricane though! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, TonyOD said: Beautiful job. there's no such thing as "just" a hurricane though! And I will happily agree! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted July 22, 2020 Author Share Posted July 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, SAT69 said: And I will happily agree! Thanks. The reason I put 'just another Hurricane' is that there seem to be many, many kits built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Faraway said: Thanks. The reason I put 'just another Hurricane' is that there seem to be many, many kits built. Yes there are, and each and every one of them certainly appears to be appreciated! It appears there can never be too many Hurricanes, any more than there can be too many Spitfires, ME-109s, P-51s, etc. Oh, and don't forget the Tomcat! Always a pleasure to see another Tomcat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Nice hurricane!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Lovely neat build and finish ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 8 hours ago, TonyOD said: Beautiful job. there's no such thing as "just" a hurricane though! 8 hours ago, SAT69 said: And I will happily agree! I can only reiterate.......... Nice work, coincidentally I was watching The film "Hurricane" just this afternoon. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Another beautiful Hurricane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Niiiice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Love it, we can never have too many Hurricanes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Very neat Hurricane! Since there are probably 10 Spitfire models for every Hurricane, it needs all the exposure ic can get. The satin finish gives it a bit of a modern warbirds character, since the 1940 camo was more or less dead matt. OTOH, maybe Sgt Andruszkow asked his groundcrew to give his mount a good waxing… Nice model! Kind regards, Joachim 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Spitfire31 said: Very neat Hurricane! Since there are probably 10 Spitfire models for every Hurricane, it needs all the exposure ic can get. The satin finish gives it a bit of a modern warbirds character, since the 1940 camo was more or less dead matt. OTOH, maybe Sgt Andruszkow asked his groundcrew to give his mount a good waxing… Nice model! Kind regards, Joachim Have to say, I'm not sold on the Satin finish. It might turn matt yet. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 This isn't just another Hurricane, to me it's a wonderful tribute to the magnificent Polish airmen who changed the course of history. The satin finish may not be such a bad thing, I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that 303 squadron pilots used a wax polish on their beloved Hurricanes in a bid to gain more speed. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable can either verify or correct me on this. Richie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraway Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 29 minutes ago, RichieW said: This isn't just another Hurricane, to me it's a wonderful tribute to the magnificent Polish airmen who changed the course of history. The satin finish may not be such a bad thing, I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that 303 squadron pilots used a wax polish on their beloved Hurricanes in a bid to gain more speed. I'm sure someone more knowledgeable can either verify or correct me on this. Richie I found this. Another sad story. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Andruszkow.htm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, Faraway said: I found this. Another sad story. http://www.bbm.org.uk/airmen/Andruszkow.htm Very sad indeed, such brave young men. 24 minutes ago, Faraway said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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