Hurricane MKIa
Continuing the 1:72 PE learning curve. And the Part PE set seems fiddly but still my best effort.
Put the hard hours in with the PE and then forgot to take any painted pics before sealing up.
Nice surface details.
Wheel wells reasonably detailed but prob not accurate. I have cut away a section at the front to scratch up a gas cylinder. Will add that later.
Vallejo Sky: wheel wells Alclad’s Duralumin
Vallejo Dark Earth; not that dark.
Vallejo Dark Green pattern. Oddly for some reason RF-F had the camo pattern flipped left/right compared to the other patterns in the instructions (RF-J and RF-R).
Decals on
Close up of unique marking.
303 Hurri all done.
303 Hurri all done.
303 Hurri all done.
Comments
28 7 July 2021, 06:05
Robert Podkoński
This special (done with chalk) marking meant the final total score of the pilots of the "Kosciuszko" squadron 🙂
This special (done with chalk) marking meant the final total score of the pilots of the "Kosciuszko" squadron 🙂
12 July 2021, 09:37
Gary Kitchen
Thanks Robert. I imagine it's on this aircraft because it was also Witold Urbanowicz' mount too as flight leader I guess.
Thanks Robert. I imagine it's on this aircraft because it was also Witold Urbanowicz' mount too as flight leader I guess.
12 July 2021, 19:55
Mark
Regarding camo patterns, the protocol was for even-numbered aircraft to get the "A" pattern and odd-numbered ones to get the "B" pattern.
Regarding camo patterns, the protocol was for even-numbered aircraft to get the "A" pattern and odd-numbered ones to get the "B" pattern.
12 July 2021, 20:18
Robert Podkoński
I suppose so, too, Gary. There is a full scale mock-up (wooden replica) in Poland presented in the museum of Arkady Fiedler, the author of the "Dywizjon 303" ("303 Squadron") book:
fiedler.pl/sub,pl,budowa-hurricanea.html
I suppose so, too, Gary. There is a full scale mock-up (wooden replica) in Poland presented in the museum of Arkady Fiedler, the author of the "Dywizjon 303" ("303 Squadron") book:
fiedler.pl/sub,pl,budowa-hurricanea.html
12 July 2021, 20:27
Rui
Tuned into your project today to look through the pics again. As I suspected the fuselage decals settled really well into the corrugated channels along the sides. Looks great. I think mine was just a matter of decal age and thickness; they look ok, but just ok and nothing like the nice conformity you have you your hurricane.
Tuned into your project today to look through the pics again. As I suspected the fuselage decals settled really well into the corrugated channels along the sides. Looks great. I think mine was just a matter of decal age and thickness; they look ok, but just ok and nothing like the nice conformity you have you your hurricane.
31 July 2021, 21:04
Gary Kitchen
Thanks Rui. I'll have to go back and check what brand they were. I don't know much about decals but I use Tamiya Decal softner. Might be a setting solution too. I've slowed a bit as i ran our local junior football tournament last weekend and am camping this weekend. So no time at the bench I'm afraid. 👍
Thanks Rui. I'll have to go back and check what brand they were. I don't know much about decals but I use Tamiya Decal softner. Might be a setting solution too. I've slowed a bit as i ran our local junior football tournament last weekend and am camping this weekend. So no time at the bench I'm afraid. 👍
31 July 2021, 21:47
Gary Kitchen
Thanks all for the kind comments and the interest. I still wonder about the tone of the Vallejo Air Dk Brown! Always seems a bit light to me.
Thanks all for the kind comments and the interest. I still wonder about the tone of the Vallejo Air Dk Brown! Always seems a bit light to me.
20 April 2022, 19:19