Hawker Hurricane

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The airframe almost completed, partly primed. The wings are removable outboard of the landing gear.
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The airframe is constructed much like a flying model kit would be, but to exact scale. Clarke designed all of his models from the ground up.
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You can see the brass tube in place that will support the propeller.
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Entirely scratch built prop, hub and blades. Each blade is formed from very thin aluminium sheet, wrapped around a wood dowel that is tapered to a point.
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Landing gear is all soldered brass tubing, very strong. Wheels and tires are for a flying model.
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The hardwood canopy mould for the vacuform machine.
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Vacuformed canopy in place. Clarke designed and built his own vacuform machine, using a vacuum cleaner motor.
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Wings removed, and you can see how the prop blades were formed.
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Details of the tail structure during construction.
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The fin and rudder covered with fabric before priming.
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The balsa wood skinned wings.
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Close up of an aileron.
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Clarke with the finished model.
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Most Canadian built Hurricanes were shipped with no spinner installed.
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Cockpit details under construction.
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Comments

8 March 2017, 19:50

Norm Sheppard
The picture is a rare wartime colour shot of a Canadian built Hurricane.

8 March 2017, 20:20

Spanjaard
first class modelling in my opinion. you should be proud of what your father did.

8 March 2017, 21:55

gorby
Another beauty.

9 March 2017, 15:07

Album info

This model now hangs in the Don McClure Aviation Gallery in the Romeo Leblanc International Airport in Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada. It was built by Clarke Sheppard, my late father.

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