85sqn Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Hi everyone, this is my Airfix 1/48 Hurricane MkI. It was flown by a FAA pilot, Richard ‘Jimmy’ Gardner of 242 Sqn. Based at RAF Duxford in August, he served alongside Dickie Cork and Douglas Bader. The kit was rivetted and I sanded down all of the proud fasteners around the cowling and nose. I then used a jewellery tool to better create the dzus fastener. it was masked and sprayed all over with the serial from the spares and the Nelsonian flags underneath the cockpit (England Expects that Every Man...) came from Xtradecals set. Sadly they used the wrong codes (T) and did not provide a serial so one of the Britmodeller members on here, Tony Walton supplied the information. Having grown up in Pompey and loving the FAA and Nelson, this was a kit I’d wanted to do for a while. All sprayed with Colorcoats which now seems to me my go to RAF/FAA paint. I think some Ultracast exhausts were also used. Thanks for looking. Nick 53 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Nice job,lovely looking Hurri.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Cheers Vince, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Splendid Hurricane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Excellent result and very envious of your ability to rivet! Which tool do you use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Excellent job. Very well done. 👏👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Beautiful work on the Hurricane, lovely finish ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Lovely Job Nick. Great finish on Jimmy’s Hurricane.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 48 minutes ago, GRK said: Excellent result and very envious of your ability to rivet! Which tool do you use? Thank you, it was the Revell one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 31 minutes ago, Grey Beema said: Lovely Job Nick. Great finish on Jimmy’s Hurricane.. Cheers Phil, it's taken me ages to getting around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Lovely build Nick.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 All the above praise is well deserved and I'll add that I'm very impressed as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Superb Hurricane there Nick, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Quite a sight, that Hurricane. Job well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Gorgeous Nick,.... well up there with the best Hurricane`s I have even seen and your subject choice is a fantastic memorial to those Fleet Air Arm pilots who volunteered to fly with Fighter Command during the Battle. "England Expects Every Man To Do His Duty" Cheers Tony Edited January 19, 2021 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 excellent work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 Definitely one of the best builds of this kit out there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 Thank you everyone for the comments. It was a really enjoyable build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Congratulations on a beautiful piece of modelling well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Great work on another sorely underrated kit IMHO - I love the Airfix 1/48 Hurri as its a delight to build and you've really done a great job TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted January 29, 2021 Author Share Posted January 29, 2021 Thanks chaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steh2o Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Really beautiful work, love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Very nice work Nick! That's a beautiful Hurricane, thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 A neat job there and a nice alternative to Bader, McKnight et al. The Airfix Hurri looks so good when done well, as here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted January 29, 2021 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Absolutely beautiful! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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