Revell's 1/72 Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc, kit No. 03985
My second Hurricane build in the past 6 weeks. I’ve been involved on a few different group builds in Facebook since April. One was “The Shelf of Doom” in which I finally completed my recent Sea Fury and Vacuform MBR-2. The other two are Hurricanes build, one on classic old kits GB, that is were my recent Heller desert Hurricane was made and the other GB is the newer kit that were released less than 25 years old. That’s were my Revell Sea Hurricane falls into that group build.
In the 90’s Revell released new Hurricane kits of the Mk.II. One was a Mk.IIB, the other was a MK.IIC and a Sea Hurricane Mk.IIc. I never did much reading on the builds, I did managed to pick up one of each in the past couple of years and finally had a purpose to make one. I chose the Sea Hurricane because I have never made a Sea Hurricane and it would be nice to add to my collection of Hurricanes builds.
The kit consist of recessed panel lines, clear parts are nice and clear and the kit decals looked great! The kit had a bit more flaw than what I would except from a more modern kit and even though it is labeled as a Mk.II the length is actually a Mk. I. I found the propeller’s shape to be wrong and the way the rear bulkhead is placed is too far back. That is what I saw but on this build I did not want to spoil the fun of building it so I pressed on.
Pretty much this was a straight out of the box build, after cleaning the parts it went together nicely with little filler needed. The bottom of the wings were the mid to outer flaps met were big gaps in which I filled in with thick paint then lightly sanded. It was a very pleasant build and I really like the way the finished kit looks. I would not mind making another of these kits.
The whole kit was hand brushed with Vallejo paints and the decals are from the kit.
On this build, I chose to high light the panels after painting the model instead of using the pre-shade technique. I first used the Tamiya Line Accent Color, (Med Grey and Black), after applied I removed the the excess with Low Odour thinner using cotton swabs. Any lines that were were wiped off too much, I filled in with a pencil. And the black thin oil marker was used to make the streaks.
Markings:
No. 787Z Naval Air Squadron
St. Merryn, England
November 1943
I have one more Hurricane in the oven for the Classic builds. That will be done soon.
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George R Blair Jr said on July 18, 2022
This really came out well, Bob (@v1pro). These older kits can be a bear to build, but you have brought out the best in it. Exquisite work on the hand-painting. Well done.
Bob Torres said on July 18, 2022
Thank you George @gblair.
Tom Cleaver said on July 18, 2022
Nice work on this.
Bob Torres said on July 18, 2022
Thank you Tom @tcinla.
Bernard Bedeur said on July 18, 2022
Nice one Bob. I have the Heller MK2 as part of my battle of the Atlantic theme.
Your build is inspirational.
Bob Torres said on July 18, 2022
Thank you Bernard @bernardbedeur. I really enjoyed my Heller build. I still think it makes into a pretty decent looking Hurricane.
Jay Mitchell said on July 18, 2022
It looks very good, Bob @v1pro ! Your brush painting looks great.
Bob Torres said on July 18, 2022
Thank you Jay @ssgt. Hand painting still works for me and I really like doing it that way. Aluminum or silver I will either airbrush or just use the old rattle spray can. I do like the spray can a lot!
Bob Dudolevitch said on July 19, 2022
Excellent work bringing an old Revell kit to full operational standards, Bob. Shading and panel lines came out great. A good salute to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.
Bob Torres said on July 19, 2022
Thank you Bob @bobd56az. Yes a good salute for the Royal Navy FAA.
Dan Lee said on July 19, 2022
Nice model of an important plane involved in the Battle of the Atlantic.
Bob Torres said on July 19, 2022
Dan @dbdlee, yes a very important plane it was for a very long battle.
John vd Biggelaar said on July 19, 2022
Superb result, Bob @v1pro
Your handpainting skills are amazing.
Bob Torres said on July 19, 2022
Thank you John @johnb, the painting on this one worked out nicely for me.
Spiros Pendedekas said on July 19, 2022
Fantastic result, Bob!
Superb brush painting!
Bob Torres said on July 19, 2022
Thank you Spiros @fiveten, I hope to continue improving on my hand brushing technique.
Brian Kirwan said on July 19, 2022
Very tidy paint job on this one Bob. I wouldn't have know it was hand painted.
Brian
Bob Torres said on July 20, 2022
Thank you Brian.
Robert Royes said on July 19, 2022
All of the above, great build!
Bob Torres said on July 20, 2022
Thank you Robert.
Allan J Withers said on July 20, 2022
Nicely done Bob.
Bob Torres said on July 20, 2022
Allan, thank you.
Lis said on July 20, 2022
Very nice Hurricane! Good work! I always admire the work on the older model designs.
Bob Torres said on July 21, 2022
Thank you Lis! 😊
Greg Kittinger said on July 21, 2022
Very nice!
Bob Torres said on July 21, 2022
Thank you Greg.