Building a prototype Tropical Hurricane Mark I

Scale:: 1:72
Status:: Completed
Started:: November 10, 2008
Completed:: January 25, 2009
Time spent:: 30 hours

Before the Second World War broke out, Hawker converted a couple of early Hurricanes for use in tropical climates, which included the installation of a Vokes sand filter on the carburetor intake.

Project inventory

Full kits

Hawker Hurricane Mk I early versions - fabric cover

Sword 1:72

SW 72012 2000 New tool

Hurricane Mk.IIC `North Africa´

Hasegawa 1:72

00733 2004 New decals

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Photoalbums

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Early Tropical Hurricane

1:72

This is a Sword fabric wing early Mark I kit.

Project: Building a prototype Tropical Hurricane Mark I

1:72 Hurricane Mk.IIC `North Africa´ (Hasegawa 00733)

1:72 Hawker Hurricane Mk I (Sword SW 72012)

Comments

10 November 2017, 19:28

Norm Sheppard
I used the tropical air filter scoop from the Hasegawa kit for this project.

12 November 2017, 21:53