Hawker Hurricane GB

Mike T.-

Looking good there fella!  I really gotta get back to mine, but other projects keep interfering.

Thanks Greg - I used the Silly Putty method for the camoflage. It works great and you can re-use the Silly Putty. The Prop and spinner went on last night. According to my sources this one will not have a fuselage band. The decal work should be not that hard. Have to slick her up with Future or Semi-gloss first.

Your 109 in RAF/Polish markings is great. I have seen this done once before in 1/72, but yours beats it, especially the scale of research you put into it.

Mike T.

Mike: Nice paint job !!! I am looking forward to see this one done. Feel sorry it will not be a Polish squadron

Mine is sitting and waiting for some polishing stuff - in the meantime I slightly damaged an air intake - what will delay this build even further. 

Here's an update on my Hurri.

I have ben busy with work and family things of late, but I put some time into pushing this ahead.

Mike T.

Looks lke I am not the only one who has not has time to work on my project either. I been able to add some PE to my pit and that is about it. Work has been hectic and it seems I am always doing something. Ah well, be that as it may, I am hoping to get some work done here this week. I have worked with some PE before, but nothing like this Edward set. It isn't as easy as one would think!!! Even using tape to cut them on, I lost 2 levers out of my tweezers and bloody hell did the carpet monster get them! I also had to bow down in defeat to the body aging monster on Friday. I was getting severe headaches working on my models, and from reading, and on the PC, turns out I needed specticales for up close and hobbies. Having had better than 20/20 vision my whole life, it was an initial bummer, but turned out to be not as bad as I had thought they would be.

Anyway, I will post some more pics when I get some progress done.

Brent

Hello chaps!

I've not had much time in the workshop lately, however I now have a nice new canopy thanks to Frank and as soon as I get time I'll be fixing my Hurricane up so I can get her finished. More pics as and when I get the work done.

finally I am done with Bubbletop and I will be able to go back to my Hurricanes

anyone working on Hurricanes around here ??? .. it is so quiet 

gzt wrote:

...A pittyful story on how comunism regime dealt with heros when they came back to soviet occupied Czekoslovakia (and Poland) after the war.

Yes, that's what they're talking about in the book I am reading.  Quite shameful how they were treated.

Greg,

back!  How was the trip?  As for your PE fret, I really can't help much- sorry.

I just got back with a PE set for Hurricane Mk IIc. The set is made by PART and includes the canopy cage. Anybody used this set before ? I am curious how to make set it with a canopy "glass". On top of vaccum set ?

You need to read my "how to" on the Spitfire GB. I could show you how to magic up a little bit of airfield anytime.

Nice looking bird Darren.

Hey... How come your spray painted board there looks like better ground work that when I try to used static grass and dirt etc.

Many thanks lads!

Hopefully it'll be deserving of "Old tin legs" approval.

Awesome work as usuall Marc, really love the whitewashed look. Maybe a little more rubbed off around the door-flap thingy where they get in and out but apart from that spot on fella.

Tango, looking real sweet so far. Love the figure painting on old tin legs.

...Guy

Darren,

Excellent work thus far old chap!  I almost that same figure for my Spitfire in his markings.  Looking forward to seeing more pics!  Your canopy is on it's way 'cross the pond as we speak.

Thanks Marc,

its not much to look at right now as it still has a shed load of gloss coat on......but here is my Mk.I with its famous pilot Sqn.Ldr. Barder.......

I hope that once I get the little details and a nice dull coat done the overall look will improve. Still , this will give you guys a rough idea of where I'm going with this one!

I've got the day off today so I have been adding some weathering to my Hurricane and I have also added the landing gear. This one is starting to take shape now!

I'll get some pics up later if I have time.

Thanks for the comments guys.  Glad you like it.

Dupes... Ah nuts, I never thought of that. 

Whoah! That Hurricane looks great! Wish I could have coaxed you into the Winter Warriors GB with this one...

See? It is occasionally worth it to hang out in the armor forum.

Marc,

Wow! You did a cracking job there fella!! Thats a superb build-I absolutely love the painting and weathering that you have done. You just keep raising the bar.

That build turned out fantastic! The painting technique is top-notch indeed. Like I said before, it is probably the best I have seen to date.

Well done!

Brent

My Hurricane is all done.  Totally what if with some spare decals. I really wanted to try the finishing technique and have seen some all beat to crap Russians planes I figured why not this one. The build itself it 100% OOB.  I forgot top snap a pic of it but the “stupid joint” on the bottom didn’t turn out too bad.

Lucky for me, I have a note book that sits on my desk with lists. What models I have, what extras I would like for them -I research it and put down part numbers ect so they are close at hand. I also have a list of models I would like. She said she came down and wrote down what I needed and then went onto Sqaudron and ordered tham for me.

Like I said......I just sat there blubering like an idiot.........sorry, no sisters, just a brother.... LOL

Brent

Reload wrote:

Here I am working on making my Hurricane OOB as I couldn;t afford the PE and resin that I wanted for it. My better half comes downstairs today and says here honey, I have a present for you. I open it up to find : True Details wheels Eduard colored PE and Sqaudron vac-u-form canopies

She not only did this without you asking, but got parts FOR THE RIGHT KIT??? I'm lucky if my wife can tell if I'm working on a "tank" or a "plane".

Good catch there...she have any sisters?

wing_nut wrote:

Daywalker wrote:  wing_nut wrote: ... I want to try this on a 1/32 scale Frank. A 1/32 scale me?  WOOHOO!!!  That's gonna look cool.  Although, the 1/32 scale opti-visor could be tricky to fabricate. Yeah what am I thinking????  I can barely handle the 1:1 running around.... now I want to make a little one to get into even more trouble??? But on the positive side.... a 1/32 you could hand deliver the stuff we send back and forth.  Ridingthe vac-tube must be a blast

YAHOOOOO!!!

Riding vacuum tubes is fun!  LOL, good one Marc!