Fernando's Matchbox 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIC

[rtfoe]

I feel for you Fernando. Had some bad experiences as well with the old ladies. Good thing you found replacements from another source.

Cheers,
Richard

 

[Fernando N]

Looking very nice. Shame about the decals, but these old dears can be temperamental.

Thanks Colin , have found out when more than 20 years old it turns more into a hit or miss affair with most brands

I feel for you Fernando. Had some bad experiences as well with the old ladies. Good thing you found replacements from another source.
Cheers,
Richard

Thanks Richard, happy to not having to repaint her

 

[Fernando N]

Afternoon all,

Having received the replacement decals last week and starting my two weeks off, I immediately went to work applying them
Even though for a different scheme, the id-codes looked close enough for me and with many more options on the sheet more can be built with bad decals:

As the wing lens for the light was missing, a replacement was made using clear styrene and Kristal Klear for the rounded edge.

A couple of layers gave the desired shape when dry
The washes, some staining, a good coat of matt, painting the canopy frames and the aerial wire later and she’s finished:

More pics in the finished section.

Thanks for looking in
Fernando