Whistlekiller Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 (edited) Following on from building a couple of kits last January with my Grandson Logan, I'm afraid I got rather carried away and invested in all sorts of doo-doo including a couple of airbrushes. It's a learning curve for sure..........and then came the weathering side of things, something I'd never done before. Thanks to Phil Flory's excellent promotional videos I bought some Flory Wash (the Dark Dirt and Sand ones) and after some advice on this forum, a large bottle of Pledge Floor Varnish. A recent result (well, one I'm prepared to show here anyway) is the subject of my first ever RFI, this Arma 1:72nd scale Hawker Hurricane MkIIc (Trop) which I'm well pleased with. It's a bit mucky around the edges, has four cannons instead of the prescribed two (I'm sure it was delivered with four....😀) and the camouflage pattern is rather cavalier.....but I don't really care because I had a blast building it. Lovely kit and heartily recommended to you all. Paints (all acrylic) were Humbrol Dark Earth 29 and Azure Blue 157, with Tamiya XF-59 Desert Yellow. The propeller hub is Tamiya XF-7. Blacks, Gunmetal, Aluminium and interior green were various Vallejo types. I used White Tac to 'sausage' the camouflage pattern and then the entire model was given a coat of Pledge before decalling (using Micro Sol and Micro Set) and another prior to the Flory wash which was rubbed down for effect around a day later. The overall flat coat is Vallejo Matt Varnish thinned by around 50%. I'm learning a lot reading the stuff you guys post so please keep it coming. ATB, Rich' 👍😎 PS. Should this plane have a radio antenna wire? Edited December 30, 2021 by Whistlekiller Links possibly duff...... 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Fantastic finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Nicely done! If I have one small critique, it's that the underside looks a bit too weathered, at least to my eye. The true masters here may not agree with me. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistlekiller Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, dogsbody said: Nicely done! If I have one small critique, it's that the underside looks a bit too weathered, at least to my eye. The true masters here may not agree with me. Chris It had had a really bad day Doggy! 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistlekiller Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, RMCS said: Fantastic finish Thank you RMCS, for a first proper attempt I'm very happy with it, known errors included. 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 43 minutes ago, Whistlekiller said: PS. Should this plane have a radio antenna wire? No This was not need with the TR1134 sets, but was need with the earlier TR9D sets. The giveaway is the triangular tag on the aerial mast, or lack of. as seen here for more plane and pilot, with links to interview with him, http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2020/03/02/stewart-bomb-finneys-hurricane-iic/ Arma are very good at taking information on, and trying to get things right as the link shows. 50 minutes ago, Whistlekiller said: and the camouflage pattern is rather cavalier.... see here for the factory pattern https://boxartden.com/reference/gallery/index.php/Camouflage-Markings/Hawker-Hurricane 50 minutes ago, Whistlekiller said: .but I don't really care because I had a blast building it. Which is what counts. 10 minutes ago, Whistlekiller said: It had had a really bad day Aircraft are not tanks.... well, mostly.... see https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235049405-hurricane-footage-on-youtube-desert-scheme-repaints-in-colour/ They get cleaned up, regularly. If you are going to weather realistically, study how they weather, and how stains and wear occur. Usually less is more though. With Hurricanes, oil, on the undersides, and lower gear doors https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235052380-hurricane-airfix-72nd-fabric-wing-mki-oob/page/3/#elControls_3314236_menu and exhausts https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235052380-hurricane-airfix-72nd-fabric-wing-mki-oob/page/3/#elControls_3315765_menu But, your model, your choice. Anyway, overall, a fantastic result, you even got Humbrol acrylics to behave! I look in on a couple of Farcebook Hurricane model groups, and this is better than , ooh, at least 90% of the models I see on there (some make me wince) Look forward to more cheers T 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistlekiller Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 6 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: No This was not need with the TR1134 sets, but was need with the earlier TR9D sets. The giveaway is the triangular tag on the aerial mast, or lack of. as seen here for more plane and pilot, with links to interview with him, http://armahobbynews.pl/en/blog/2020/03/02/stewart-bomb-finneys-hurricane-iic/ Arma are very good at taking information on, and trying to get things right as the link shows. see here for the factory pattern https://boxartden.com/reference/gallery/index.php/Camouflage-Markings/Hawker-Hurricane Which is what counts. Aircraft are not tanks.... well, mostly.... see https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235049405-hurricane-footage-on-youtube-desert-scheme-repaints-in-colour/ They get cleaned up, regularly. If you are going to weather realistically, study how they weather, and how stains and wear occur. Usually less is more though. With Hurricanes, oil, on the undersides, and lower gear doors https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235052380-hurricane-airfix-72nd-fabric-wing-mki-oob/page/3/#elControls_3314236_menu and exhausts https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235052380-hurricane-airfix-72nd-fabric-wing-mki-oob/page/3/#elControls_3315765_menu But, your model, your choice. Anyway, overall, a fantastic result, you even got Humbrol acrylics to behave! I look in on a couple of Farcebook Hurricane model groups, and this is better than , ooh, at least 90% of the models I see on there (some make me wince) Look forward to more cheers T Thanks for your time and consideration Troy, that's a job saved rigging the wire up then. I was wondering why the instructions called for the triangular bit to be snipped orf so glad I followed them! The only Humbrol acrylic I've had a beef with is 'Sky' but aside from that they've all been fine although I do prefer the Tamiya and Vallejo ranges as they're much easier to deal with from my (beginner's) viewpoint, but there again I've not had the experience that most of you on here have so who am I to judge. It just works. Game changer has been the Pledge gear. What a boot-in that is. Brilliant solution and I'm so pleased the latest 'milky' stuff does the same job as the previous favourite 'Klear'. I'll post up a Typhoon tomorrow with a little less 'daily commute' on the underside to see what you all think. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Very nice looking Hurricane, there’s plenty of evidence that desert Hurricanes could get very dirty ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 I like everything about it a lot!!!! 😍 Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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