***DONE: 1:48 Hobbycraft Hawker Hawker Hurricane MkIID RAF Egypt 1942 Group Build

[Heinz]

Username: Heinz
First name: Alex
Category: 3
Scale: 1:48
Manufacturer: Hobbycraft
Model Type: Hawker Hurricane MkII D
Details: BP 188, RAF No.6 Squadron, Egypt 1942
Decals: Kit provided - JV-Z

The kit instructions are a little hazey and confusing. Any info on desert rat 'tank buster' Hurricanes would be much appreciated.

I've included a profile I found and another one for reference. I didn't take the photo of the box as my camera isnt' working at present.

Cheers

 

[Wildcat]

Nice choice Alex!

 

[A4K]

Should be a great project Alex! I'll have a dig through my stuff to see what info I've got on the IID...

 

[imalko]

Great choice Alex. Looking forward to your build.
Here are some materials about Mk IID which I was able to find on short notice. Hope this will help you a little. These are from Squadron-Signal Publication.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice choice Alex, built one of these many years ago, a straightforward build mate!

 

[A4K]

Great info Igor!

 

[Heinz]

Cheers guys!

Thanks Igor thats great! Looks like I might need to add the blanking panels where the 20mms should be on the wings.

Also adding 2 holes for the 2 .303 browning tracer rounds for aiming as Igor's info points out.

Cheers.

 

[Airframes]

Nice choice Alex. What's the kit like? I quite like Hobbycraft kits - a bit plain and simple, but nicely moulded, and was thinking of doing their MkIIC.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Dam, nice guns!!

Looking forward to this one as well.

 

[Heinz]

Terry its very clean and crisp if a little plain. Cockpit might get some attention, definately a great base if you wanted to really go nuts detail wise, nice solid plastic to cut panels out of etc...

Cheers

 

[lesofprimus]

Was wondering if anyone was gonna get the Hurri D entered in the Build, glad u are on it.... Love those big guns...

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Alex. Sounds like their usual nice mouldings, although their canopies let them down, but I have one I moulded years ago. I might try to squeeze in a MkIIC if I get the Beau done - doubtful though!

 

[rochie]

great choice Heinz, definatly on my to do list

 

[Heinz]

Washed the parts and checked the wings fit, looks pretty sweet so far.

Also found some shots of the aircraft I'm modelling, looks like it will get a fairly heavy weathering job in the end.

Cheers.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Great shots Alex!

 

[imalko]

Great pictures of aircraft in question you got there Alex. Should prove very helpful.

 

[Heinz]

Cheers guys, first thing on my to do list is getting rid of the wing bulges for the MIIc but not d. Hopefully I don't bugger the wings up too much...

 

[A4K]

Just take your time with it Alex and concentrate on the workmanship... you'll be right mate!

 

[Heinz]

Well I managed to sand off the wing bulges and polish up the wings last night. Amazed it came off with any detail being lost, though I was careful to mask around them. Sorry for the shoddy photo, camera is in a mood.

Cheers