**** DONE: GB-39 1:48 Curtis Hawk 75 - Battle for France to Battle of Britain

[javlin]

Username : Javlin
First name : Kevin
Category : Intermediate
Scale : 1/48
Manufacturer / Model : HobbyCraft
Extras : OOB

BoxArt

 

[javlin]

Plane as depicted by the art June 1940 sprues

 

[Crimea_River]

Very good Kevin.

 

[fubar57]

Looking forward to it Kevin. I just went over my build in the Inter-war GB, a few issues but nothing serious

 

[N4521U]

 

[Capt. Vick]

Looking forward!

 

[Wurger]

 

[le_steph40]

Good choice Kevin
This one was flown by the French top Ace of "Battle of France": Edmond Marin La Meslée
Edmond Marin la Meslée — Wikipédia
Edmond Marin La Meslée ::: http://fandavion.free.fr

His aircraft (N°217) in North Africa during Summer 1940. He flown another H-75 (N°158, code "2" too) from October 1939 to 18 May 1940. N°217 was flown after 19 May 1940 until 1942.

Another detail: the Spa67 insignia was wore under the cockpit only in North Africa. Before that this insignia was on the fuselage, behind the "cocarde" (national insignia). It seems that N°217 didn't wear the Spa 67 insignia during the end of the "Battle of France"

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool..!

 

[Wurger]

 

[javlin]

behind the "cocarde" (national insignia). It seems that N°217 didn't wear the Spa 67 insignia during the end of the "Battle of France"
So for June of 40 Steph no Spa 67?What about interior color Steph I am seeing silver or a light green almost British interior maybe lighter?

 

[le_steph40]

Kevin, no Spa67 insignia on N°217 during the end of the Battle of France in June 1940.
Interior color was "interior green" with variation in colors => "aluminized zinc chromate primer (called green color by Curtiss) in accordance with US Army Air Corps practice". I think a color close to Gunze/Mr Hobby H58 is not a bad choice .
Engine area in interior green or yellow zinc chromate...

 

[javlin]

I wired up the engine had to make the loop around the crankcase of hollow tubing.The belts are just some British I had around thinking something is better than nothing in this pit.I am about to put the fuse together tonight big gap from the wing in the fuse going to strip it with plastic and sand.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice.

 

[parsifal]

Didn't the French have their throttles configured in reverse to normal western practice?

Nice work so far Kevin.

 

[le_steph40]

Nice.

Agreed

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Lookin' good Kevin.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice work so far!

 

[javlin]

Thks fellas appreciate you looking in ...moving along quickly on this crate.