I've just started this after an eight month break from model making.I must say its good to be back at the work bench as I've really missed it.Got some great kits in my stash.But I've recently read four books by former Hurricane and Spitfire pilots and fancied a go at one of these.Ive made one before,in the eighties I think.But the cockpit isn't as well detailed as I remember.Not much of it can be seen anyway,so I will just add some Eduard pre-painted seat belts.Im going to build the 32 sqdn aircraft which requires a Rotol Propeller.The kit one looks a bit big,but I've got another from a more recent Airfix Spitfire kit.Not sure which one i will use yet.Ive just joined the IPMS and have asked for advice on there forum as well as on here.If I don't get an answer I will probably make both props up and go with the one which looks best.So far I've only put the cockpit together and painted it interior green (Humbrol 78).Im going to rescribe the raised detail on the wings and forward fuselage as I was pleased with the results when I did this to the Airfix Stuka.
Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane
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Welcome back to the fold Dave. A nice start on the Hurricane mate.
Tony.
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Nice start Dave the rescribe looks good
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Polux
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Nice start, looking good!!
Polux
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Progress is slow with this one as I'm still doing work on my house.I didn't take enough care when fitting the wings to the fuselage.So a bit of filler is needed.The fit isn't as bad as it looks.I will sand it down this evening and do a bit more rescribing.Then I will tackle the tail plane joints.
Thanks for the interest Joe.Theres a lot of putty on the joins because I put too much on!.Ive now sanded it down and put the second round of filler on.
The tail plane joins are not too good.So I've given them filler overkill.Ive also filled the top of the engine cowling where I slipped with the scribing tool!.
The tail plane joins are not too good.So I've given them filler overkill.Ive also filled the top of the engine cowling where I slipped with the scribing tool!.
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treyzx10r
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Nice fill job Dave,love the green putty!
Not much progress due to most of my spare time being spent working on the house.I did manage to clumsily break the canopy though.
So I had to send off to Hannants for a vacform replacement which came as a pack of two.
I've cut one out and placed it on the model.Needs a bit more trimming but seems like it will be a good fit.
The kit doesn't have any landing lights for the leading edges of the wing.So I made some indentations in a piece of plasticine with the end of a paint brush.Then I filled them with two part epoxy.I've made several as its tricky getting two the same size. the two at the top of the picture should be about the right size.Just got to take them out of the mould and paint the back of them silver.I did this before when I built a Lysander and was satisfied with the result.
So I had to send off to Hannants for a vacform replacement which came as a pack of two.
I've cut one out and placed it on the model.Needs a bit more trimming but seems like it will be a good fit.
The kit doesn't have any landing lights for the leading edges of the wing.So I made some indentations in a piece of plasticine with the end of a paint brush.Then I filled them with two part epoxy.I've made several as its tricky getting two the same size. the two at the top of the picture should be about the right size.Just got to take them out of the mould and paint the back of them silver.I did this before when I built a Lysander and was satisfied with the result.
Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds
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oh very nice tip with the landing lights, will store that one away. I tried using Krystal Clear a while back and mixing in clear orange for indicator lights, not very suscessful 
Adrian
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The best way to do it with Krystal Klear is much the same as Dave did with the epoxy. Just put a few drops down on to a bit of wax paper or foil. They dry into a good lens shape, just flat on the back.
The Hurri is looking quite sharp Dave.
Ian M
The Hurri is looking quite sharp Dave.
Ian M
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Nice tip for the landing lights! Canopy replacement will be better than the kit one from the looks of it.
There are no wing tip lights on this model.Just Raised detail where they should be.So I cut the shape out of the wing tip.Then I glued a piece of clear sprue to the wing which I then sanded to shape and polished up.
I've also done the last of the scribing.I used some metal tape as a scribing guide to reinstate the wing root detail.
I'm not sure how I'm going to paint the vacform canopy.The makers suggest using strips of painted decal film for the framing.Ive tried this in the past with clear decal painted with enamel paint.When I dipped it in water the paint flaked off.So I will probably mask a few frames at a time and brush paint them at the end of the build.
I've also done the last of the scribing.I used some metal tape as a scribing guide to reinstate the wing root detail.
I'm not sure how I'm going to paint the vacform canopy.The makers suggest using strips of painted decal film for the framing.Ive tried this in the past with clear decal painted with enamel paint.When I dipped it in water the paint flaked off.So I will probably mask a few frames at a time and brush paint them at the end of the build.