Hasegawa 1/48 Hurricane Mk. IIb
Hasegawa's 1/48th scale model captures well the lines of the Hurricane. Yet, sparse cockpit details, somewhat problematic fit of wings to fuselage and a "floating" canopy in the open position prevent it from being a favorite build.
Excellent job on the now classic Hasegawa Mk.IIb, Rafi! As always, your painting and weathering are second to none!
Well done!
Thank you Spiros!
The Squadron vac canopy for t he Hurricane solves the problem.
HL795 V-Victor must have been the only Hurricane IIb in North Africa. You did it here, I did it with my Arma Hurri IIB, and Arma has done it as the boxart airplane for their new Tropical Hurricane IIb kit. 🙂
I knew about Squadron's canopy, but did not get around to buy it. I should have closed the canopy.
Pity that Arma's Hurricanes are so expensive.
Maybe not your favorite build, but definitely a fine result, Rafi @blackmopane
May I ask how you created that dusty look on the tires.
Thank you John.
To create a dusty effect on tires I use Tamiya's acrylic tire black as a base. Then, for a desert effect I use a highly alcohol diluted tan color. The crust of paint is extremely matt in this manner.
Nice Hurricane, Rafi. Excellent paintwork. I like the Hasegawa kit and have built a couple of them. I did somehow manage to wreck a third one a few years back because the wings just didn’t fit. I ended up with steps on both sides and to this day have no idea what I did wrong. That was unusual because I usually recognize the causes of mistakes pretty quickly.
Thank you John.
You did nothing wrong. The wing and fuselage joints leave big steps and require some trimming and test fitting.
That's why anybody who is anybody puts Squadron vac canopies on their Hasegawa Hurris. (Only messin' with ya). You have done a superb job on this, the paint job and weathering are just about desert perfect.
Thank you Bill!
Yes, this looks great. The weathering is very effective.
Thank you Emberson.
Great paintwork and weathering! I had similar canopy problems with my Hasegawa Hurricanes, I used
them as patterns to heat-smash new ones.
Thank you Chas.
Heating plastic for me sums with two words: inconsistency and irreversibility.
Very good! I kind of regret selling my two Hasegawa Hurricanes a few years back. I was anticipating Arma turning out a 48th scale version sooner than it happened. And you're right, they are expensive. Still, I intend to buy one, as soon as they turn out the Mk.IId w/40mm cannons. Yours looks great!
Thank you Jim!
You did a great job here.
I built a Hasegawa Hurricane some time ago as a gift to a friend whose uncle died in the defence of Malta. Like you I made the decision of opening the canopy, and had the same issue you had.
I dare say your solution looks better than mine: https://www.marcellorosa.com/hurricanemk2a
Thank you Marcello,
Excellent build you did there.
A great-looking Hurricane, and never disappointed to see one in desert camo!
Thank you Greg!
G’day Rafi (@blackmopane),
This is a great build.
I bought a Hasegawa IIb recently so will have to look out for that wing join.
Liked!
Thank you Michael.
Test fitting is the key to success.