**** FINISHED: Hurricane MK I, Douglas Bader, v7467, 242 Sqd

[slaterat]

Username Slaterat
Name Greg
Cat 2 intermediate
Kit Airfix Hurricane Mk I
Scale 1/72

 

[vikingBerserker]

Well done Greg!

 

[imalko]

Nicely done mate.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks good Greg, have you thought of mounting it to give the impression of flying.

 

[Wurger]

Looking very nice.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good work Greg!

 

[T Bolt]

Very nice Greg!

 

[rochie]

great job Greg

 

[Njaco]

Excellent work!

 

[Airframes]

Nice one Greg.

 

[Gnomey]

Good one!

 

[N4521U]

Great job mate. She's a fine one.

 

[lesofprimus]

Looks good Greg, 1/72 is something I cant do... Did u happen to use any sort of decal solution when apllying the markings??

 

[javlin]

Nice job there Sir looks good Cheers

 

[slaterat]

Thanx for the encouragement and comments guys. I will hang this model from the ceiling in my basement, "flying next" to an older airfix kit I built of Bader's wingman Willie McKnight, a Canadian ace of 242 Squadron. The road to the airport in Calgary is named McKnight Blvd in his honour.

As for the decals I did use some Testors decal set. The airfix decals turned out quite well, however on the hasegawa and aftermarket decals the outlines showed up, particularly when using the camera . I'm not sure whether to try another coat of Tamiya acrylic clear or some testors decal solvent.

Greg