Hellas Hurricane
This has been in my stash for around fifteen years, so with the immanent arrival of the Arma kit, I decided to dig it out and have a go. What a great experience, said here before just how much I love the 1990's era Hasegawa 1:48 WWII kits, and this did not disappoint. Home brewed camo tones using Tamiya acrylics and possibly some alchemy. I used W & N oils to fade and change the tones, consciously making the fabric areas more faded which you can especially appreciate on the fuselage. - artistic license ?, well yes but not 'extreme'. The decals are by Sky Decal and are about the same age as the kit. Utterly perfect, QC back then was astonishing.
No extras other then the seat harness and a vac-form rear canopy. I cut separated and used the 'windshield' section kit and did the opposite for the rear.
So there t'is, please feel free to ask any questions, register any outrage or make any comment at all. Cheers from NZ.
Ian.
Nice work, Ian. Great choice of markings. We see Hellenic Spitfires from time to time, but never Hurricanes. I still like the Hasegawa kit too. While the Arma kit looks nice, it’s getting into pretty spendy territory for a single engine WW2 fighter in my opinion.
I like how you weathered not only the fuselage and wings but the underside, as well. Great effort.
Nice work Ian. The Hasegawa kits ARE very nice, which is an indication just how good the Arma kit is, that it makes a very nice kit look dated. I think one reason the Arma kit is so superb is they were able to examine the real thing, not just drawings; there are far more 1:1 Hurricanes now than there were 25-30 years ago.
Awesome result, Ian!
Excellent result, Ian @ij01
Beautiful paintwork and weathering.
Great finish on this Ian, is it part of a Greek squadron ?
Hi Neil
Yep, 335, formed after the loss of Crete.
Still exists as a squadron today, well, recently... flying the last A-7's.
Really good looking Hurricane, Ian, hope you enjoy the Arma one as well.
Well done Ian, like that you were able to open up the canopy to better see the cockpit details.
Well done. I've done a couple of those Hasegawas, they still are nice kits.
Cheers everyone, really appreciate the positive comments as always.
G'day Ian (@ij001),
This is a great build and I like your idea of fading the fabric surfaces.
I bought one of these kits on ebay recently but haven't decided on what scheme to do.
Your Greek aircraft is a great choice.
Liked!
Gorgeous Hurricane!