Having had the good fortune to snag this kit from Rare Plne Detective a few weeks ago at non-kit collector prices, I'll join this group and do this model. The CA Hurricane I is one of Classic Airframes' better kits. Based on the Hasegawa kit, it was improved by moving the rear wing/fuselage joint so it is on a panel line rather than through the fabric surface. It also has separate rudder and elevators, and a vacuform canopy (four actually). Surface detail is fairly restrained for a kit done in the early aughts. I did this kit for Modeling Madness when it first came out. This time, I will do it in the markings of Pilot Officer Peter W.O. "Boy" Mould of 1 Squadron in October 1939. While on patrol over the lines on October 30, 1939, Mould spotted a Dornier Do-17 of 2 Staffel/ Fernaufklärungsgruppe 123, which he surprised so completely that in his after-action report he stated that the Dornier “appeared to have been taken by surprise as no evasive tactics were employed and no fire was encountered.” Mould’s victory was the first RAF victory against a German aircraft over the Continent in the Second World War.
This will be my second kit of the year. I've been busy finishing "Bloody Skies" on Fifteenth Air Force, getting involved with The Love Of My Life (who is an airplane fan, as is all the rest of her family, who have worked in aviation) and dealing with other "serious business".
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