**** DONE: 1/48 Hurricane MkI "Willie McKnight" - Defense of Britain/Atlantic.

[Airframes]

Nicely done.

 

[JKim]

Very innovative work on the exhausts! The cleanup work on the wings looks great!

 

[T Bolt]

Nice work mounting the exhausts Andy. When a full engine is included in a kit the manufacturers should include some method to attach the exhaust stacks without the engine as I don't think most builders use the engine. Or better yets include a separate set of exhausts to use without the engine so the engine can be assembled separately with exhaust stacks.

 

[rochie]

Wish i'd thought of that !

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Andy!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks guys. Good ideas there Glenn but it's nice to test one's creativity now and then.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Testing one's creativity now and then, so far Andy you've had a smorgasbord of that. Nice detail on the exhausts.

 

[Wayne Little]

Real Nice Andy!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks again. Lots of surface fixing going on to ensure a clean finish so anything I show in that regard would be pretty boring. Meantime, to get myself convinced that I'm actually progressing with something, I completed the landing gear struts and covers complete with brake lines made of lead and precoated copper wire.

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done Andy. What did you use for the hose clips ?

 

[Crimea_River]

Aluminum foil tape, Terry, cut into a very narrow strip with a scalpel and then chopped into bits. The fact that it's sticky on the back makes it a cinch to work with.

 

[Airframes]

Thanks Andy, I thought it might be that. Reminds me to go to B&Q and get a roll - it'll also be good for the odd panel or two when I get to doing my 56 Squadron Lightning, as well as the usual use on oleos etc.

 

[JKim]

Sweet... those landing gear legs look bada$$!

 

[rochie]

Very nice Andy

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Done good!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks guys. Tackled the clear parts on the wings and blended them in. Maybe a dab more Future on the rough areas and we should be good to go, though these super close-ups magnify the small imperfections. The 3-spoked frame on the landing light is actually molded in to the clear part so it was easy to blackent the frame using a Sharpie.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice details usual Andy.

 

[JKim]

Great work on the lights!

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice work on the lights. I'll be doing the same with my Typhoon tonight if I can find a bit of time.