Hawker Hurricane sub collection - current project

[diamant]

We must include one of those Hurricane fitted with deep charges.

Many thanks for posting the picture as well as the history. Any chance to know the serial and code letter of those Hurricane. (one at least)?.

Many thanks in advance

Kind regards
Santiago

 

[pbfoot]

We must include one of those Hurricane fitted with deep charges.

Many thanks for posting the picture as well as the history. Any chance to know the serial and code letter of those Hurricane. (one at least)?.

Many thanks in advance

Kind regards
Santiago

◦Unit Code BA; Hurricane Mk XII (Nov 1942 - Dec 1943) 5488, 5495, 5501, 5690 according to links I provided

 

[B-17engineer]

Very nice work! What kits do you use?

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice pb, never heard of that either.

 

[diamant]

Hi

Very nice work! What kits do you use?

Depending on the version. For the Mk I we have used mainly the Airfix kit and a few Hasegawa and for the Mk II we have been using the Revell kits (but with many modifications).


My father has finished the Hurricane number 34. This time is the
Turbinlite Hurricane Mk IIB SAM Z3353 - Night Figther Unit at Wittering

Here are some pictures

Cheers
Santiago

 

[36feet10inches]

That is a beauty! I have a night-fighter Spit lined up - same "all black" look.

 

[diamant]

Hi conkerking

Many thanks. Yes, the black Hurricane are really beauty as well as your Black Spitfire.
We have selected 4 black Hurricane (2 already done and 2 more (Mk IIB and Mk IIC).

Cheers
Santiago

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Hurricane heaven, amassing work Santiago

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool...looks good mate!

 

[diamant]

Many thank for looking guys.

Hurricane heaven

I like it. it could be a good expresion once the series be finished.

My father has just finished two more. In this case as per the book On target Profile Special 2 - Britain Alone - June 1940 - Dec 1941 - by Paull Lucas both Hurricane were used for scheme colour camouflage trials.

Hurricane Mk II US/W Z2767 – 56 Sqn – Duxford – May 1941

Hurricane Mk II Z2697 – 56 Sqn - North Weald - May1941

Cheers
Santiago

 

[B-17engineer]

Very nice!!!

 

[diamant]

Thanks

Theres are the photos of the latest Hurricane of this batch

Hurricane Mk II Z2326 - A&AEE Boscombe Down – 1941 – fitted with a pair of Roll Royce modified BF known as BH - 40 mm cannons (thanks to Anthony G Williams).

The next batch of 4 Hurricane will include:

1) Hurricane Mk IIB FG/Sigma BD930 – 335 Sqn (Greek) – El Alamein - November 1942
2) Hurricane Mk IIB YB/B BE171 – 17 Sqn - Mingaladon, Burma – January 1942
3) Hurricane Mk IIB BH279 – 128 Sqn - Hastings, Sierra Leona - 1942
4) Hurricane Mk IIB GL-26 5265 - 1 OTU SAAF - Port Elizabeth, South Africa - 1944

Cheers
Santiago

 

[diamant]

Hi

Here are a couple of photos showing the latest 4 Hurricane done by my father.

38) Hurricane Mk IIB FG/Sigma BD930 – 335 Sqn (Greek) – El Alamein - November 1942

39) Hurricane Mk IIB YB/B BE171 – 17 Sqn - Mingaladon, Burma – January 1942

40) Hurricane Mk IIB BH279 – 128 Sqn - Hastings, Sierra Leona – 1942

41) Hurricane Mk IIB GL-26 5265 - 1 OTU SAAF - Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1944

The next batch of 4 Hurricane will include these ones:

Hurricane Mk IIB AE/N - BE485 – 402 Sqn – Warmwell - 1942
Hurricane Mk IIB BG727 - 'Night Figther Unit – Malta - June 1941
Hurricane Mk IIB BN114 - A&AEE - March 1942
Hurricane Mk IIB O 5404 – 135 Sqn - SQUADRON RCAF Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada - August 1943


Kind regards
Santiago

 

[B-17engineer]

Wow! Wonderful!!

 

[36feet10inches]

Love the one with the yellow stripes - how do you find such unusual planes to do?

 

[diamant]

Many thanks guys

how do you find such unusual planes to do?

Well, to be honest I have been searching for information for this project during more than one year.

I have made contact with great modeller / historian all around the world which have been helping a lot not only for this project but for the previous ones too.

In the case of the GL-26 5265 which was unique, the reference that we have used for came from two books: "South African Colours and Markings book 1" (page 10) and "The Hawker Hurricane Enciclopedia" by Richards A. Frank (page 132)

The information was confirmed by Sinuhe, Prof. Hahn and Stefaan Bouwer (one of the authors of the book series SA&CM). Both of them have helped us a lot with all the SAAF Hurricane which we selected for this project.

In this case, buiilding the model is the easy and faster part.

Cheers
Santiago

 

[ian lanc]

Always a pleasure to look at yours and your Dad's models. 8)
Keep up the hard work Santiago.

ian.

 

[rochie]

very, very nice

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Brilliant models and the 56 Sqn particularly, my adopted squadron.

 

[diamant]

Many many thanks guys.

I am glad that you like our models. I will try to post a photo of all the Hurricane done so far together.
The family is growing really faster

Cheers
Santiago