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                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine

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                        Theuns
                        • Member since
                          April 2010
                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine
                        Posted by Theuns on Sunday, August 16, 2020 7:17 AM

                        A mate asked me to build him this kit and I found out whey he didnt want to do it LOL

                        The kit is a monster in terms of warped parts and poor fit in some places.

                        The out the bix cockpit detail is OK, I just added the sutton harnas from tamiya tape

                        I managed to wrangle the nose section into place by gluing one pannel at a time and trying to align it that way.

                        The dihedral angle of the outer wing pannels are totally wrong and cant be fixed so I just left it as is.

                        IMG_20200816_125055 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        The LH gun bay doors are from plastic card

                        IMG_20200816_125040 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        IMG_20200816_125030 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                         

                        I hope the decals are still OK for this kit...

                        Theuns

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                        BrandonK
                        • Member since
                          June 2014
                        Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, August 16, 2020 10:29 AM

                        Looks like you are whipping it into shape. Too bad its a crap kit, I was hoping to build it someday. I'll reserve my judgement until you are complete here.

                        BK

                        On the bench:

                        A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

                        2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                                                 14 / 5 / 2  

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                        Theuns
                        • Member since
                          April 2010
                        Posted by Theuns on Sunday, August 16, 2020 11:49 PM

                        I dont think its an inherant bad kit, thus particuar one was just very warped and I think with work the dihedral angle can e fixed but I am not goint to that extent with this build.

                         

                        Theuns

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                        Silver
                        • Member since
                          January 2014
                        Posted by Silver on Sunday, August 23, 2020 10:37 AM

                        Great work and looks good.

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                        Theuns
                        • Member since
                          April 2010
                        Posted by Theuns on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:29 AM

                        The green in the pix looks wromg on screen but correct to the eye. Still need to do an oildot filter to tie it all together.

                        The decals went on OK

                        IMG_20200830_183655 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        IMG_20200830_183723 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                         

                        Theuns

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                        BrandonK
                        • Member since
                          June 2014
                        Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 10:40 AM

                        This looks really good. The size is crazy, but the decals look just fine. Very nice.

                        BK

                        On the bench:

                        A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

                        2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

                                                 14 / 5 / 2  

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                        Mopar Madness
                        • Member since
                          April 2015
                        Posted by Mopar Madness on Tuesday, September 1, 2020 2:40 PM

                        I can't imagine how impressive these large scale kits were back in the day!

                        Chad

                        God, Family, Models...

                        At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

                        On deck: Who knows!

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                        Theuns
                        • Member since
                          April 2010
                        Posted by Theuns on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 12:56 AM

                        I am very glad this build is over, did not have fun with it.

                        The colours apear a little lighter than actual , took it sunlight with cell :-(

                         

                        The LD light covers are midding from the kit, will make and add some later

                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        Airfix 1/24 Hurricaine by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                        HurricaineAirfix 1/24 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

                         

                        Theuns

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                        goldhammer
                        • Member since
                          August 2014
                        • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
                        Posted by goldhammer on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 1:15 AM

                        Looks nice.

                        Have one in the pile, along with the 109, Spit, Stuka, and Mustang.  Can only hope they come out as well.

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                        Mopar Madness
                        • Member since
                          April 2015
                        Posted by Mopar Madness on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 11:15 PM

                        I think it looks fantastic. 

                        Chad

                        God, Family, Models...

                        At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

                        On deck: Who knows!

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                        Tosh
                        • Member since
                          December 2018
                        Posted by Tosh on Thursday, September 10, 2020 12:04 AM

                        A work of art!

                        Your friend's, Toshi & Ezra

                        Reside in Streetsboro, Ohio

                         

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