1/24 Airfix Hurricane Mk.I

[ScanmanDan]

Just some finished shots.

Added home made resin wheels and Grey Matter resin exhausts. Painted all markings and used HobbyDecal dry transfers for the stencils.

Hope you like.

Dan

 

[Lucky13]

 

[Crimea_River]

A well worn machine that. Good work.

 

[Airframes]

A bit too heavy on the shading for my taste, but very nicely done otherwise.

 

[Wurger]

I agree with Terry's post above. Also the final coat makes here appearance a little bit too dusty.

 

[vajled]

agree with all about shading, but build is excellent

Roman

 

[Wurger]

but build is excellent

That's true.

 

[mrf17]

Nicely done. Between your 1/24 scale and Lucke.stz‎'s 1/144 scale, it is apparent that one scale is not necessarily better than another, just different. Both are good models of the Hurricane. Cheers!

 

[Andy70]

Nice one.

 

[Gnomey]

Excellent work!

 

[Wayne Little]

had the same thought as Terry on first look, however...still nicely done...

 

[otftch]

Nice build.
Ed

 

[ScanmanDan]

Thank you one and all.

I'm always trying to improve my building skills.

I appreciate your comments as to the 'finish'.

I do subscribe to the idea of pushing the finish past what would be scale

to get the model to 'pop' for the average viewer. Three reasons for this.

One; I'm not a subtle guy, I have to work very hard against my

natural tendency and not go even farther and end up with a cartoon.

Two; Under most lighting conditions my more scale finishes just look dull and dead.

I find it impossible to take pictures under normal lighting conditions.

True that's probably more lifelike but I don't want a cabinet full of dead things. Getting the balance right

is more difficult. That's why it's nice to have folks like you who know comment. I can better judge the finish.

Nothing worse than someone who tells you that a model looks great and then turns to his mate and says,

"Man did you see the colours on that thing?"

Three; My models are in pride of place in my home. Most folks who see them aren't modellers. So yes I get a little showbiz

and push the saturation a bit to get attention. As I said it's a balance and easy to get wrong. So thanks for the feedback.

Glad you like the Hurricane as she was a cracker to build and looks good on the shelf.

Dan

 

[Crimea_River]

A nice response Dan. Looking forward to your Stuka and Wurger progress.

 

[Wurger]

I echo the post above. Expecially I'm looking forward to the Fw190 model.

 

[Wayne Little]

Dan, the main thing is YOU are happy with the result.

 

[Airframes]

Agree with the guys, and also looking forward to seeing more of the '190.