Hawker Hurricane
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Enough has been said & written about this superb kit (a lot of it by our own Tom Cleaver), so no need for me to add to it all.
Loved every minute of this project just like the [Airfix] Defiant & Spit V I've already built (and I [...]
This is the current build on my workbench. It is the Italeri boxing of this nicely featured and detailed 1/48 scale aircraft model. I didn't know much about this particular model and performed no research prior to purchase. Basically I [...]
This is my second contribution to the Kasserine Pass/Tunisia Campaign Group Build…
The Narrative
Borrowing a page from David Leigh-Smith, I have imagined the following story to accompany my presentation of the Hasegawa 1:48 Hawker [...]
Hellol iModeler! Here is my Airfix 1/48 Hurricane, built almost out of the box except for a Quickboost resin seat. Paints were Vallejo Model Air shot through my Sotar 20/20. Photos were shot outside at a local municipal airport. [...]
This is the second or third Academy kit I've built, and I have to say, I really like the detail and engraved panel lines on them. I did no scratch building on this - the only add was the resin tropical filter. I did drill out the gun [...]
As you can see I am a simple builder, nothing fancy out of the box no weathering. I also build model rockets, balsa airplanes and older plastic model kits. I like these old kits because I can pick them up pretty cheap and they are what I [...]
When I was a very early teen I was into control line flying models. I began building and flying models and belonged to a flying club called the "Aerobats". We got together, young and old, and built and flew control line. I [...]
Australia received one Hurricane Mk1 for testing here in Australia and it went through several paint schemes, including a sharp looking silver paint job. I choose the foliage green scheme for something different, since most aircraft I [...]
This is a Hurricane I flown by Robert Stanford-Tuck. I added elevators and wheels by Ultracast, Falcon rear canopy, a Yahu instrument panel, and a pilot figure bashed together from my parts box. Not happy with the snow base. Too [...]
Here is my Hurricane Mk IV, this is a 6 Squadron aircraft flown by Bert Newman in late 1944/early 1945. Bert has recently been interviewed by John Mollison and this will appear on Johns website ( oldguysandtheiraeroplanes.com ) soon. Bert [...]