I have to wait for some supplies for my Phantom, so never one to sit still for long, I got hold of one of Hobbyboss' little easy-build (and cheap) Hurricanes. It goes together really fast with only a tiny amount of filling and sanding. I knew about the issue with the markings, that they were for a IID tank busting machine as opposed to the kit supplied IIC version.
So surgery started on the wings. The cannons were removed and the bulges sanded down. I had done this to an Academy Hurricane IIC before when I converted it to a Hurricane IIB. This one was much easier to adapt, the cannons being part of the wing in the kit and therefore eliminating the need to fill holes.
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A nice clean wing and the tropical filter fitted:
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In my spares box I had kept the 40mm guns from the Airfix 2042 kit. I removed the plugs and sanded the bases flat so they sat flush with the wings:
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The landing gear has been fitted and the aircraft is ready for painting. If you really wanted to, I would say you could build one of these in a day, maybe two and they would make excellent starting kits for a new builder or a child. I have to get some new paints for the desert scheme, so progress will be delayed for a few days.
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So surgery started on the wings. The cannons were removed and the bulges sanded down. I had done this to an Academy Hurricane IIC before when I converted it to a Hurricane IIB. This one was much easier to adapt, the cannons being part of the wing in the kit and therefore eliminating the need to fill holes.
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A nice clean wing and the tropical filter fitted:
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In my spares box I had kept the 40mm guns from the Airfix 2042 kit. I removed the plugs and sanded the bases flat so they sat flush with the wings:
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The landing gear has been fitted and the aircraft is ready for painting. If you really wanted to, I would say you could build one of these in a day, maybe two and they would make excellent starting kits for a new builder or a child. I have to get some new paints for the desert scheme, so progress will be delayed for a few days.
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