Oops double post
Should I fear the wrath of Matt?
Strewth Jason...thin Ice man!
Revell 1/72 Hurricane IIC (Yep, another!)
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Strewth Jason...thin Ice man!
Matt308
Glock Perfection
You hath no understanding of the irony of that statement, Sir Wayne. Truly you don't.
Lucky13
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The wrath of Khan is nothing compared to the wrath of Matt...!
Oh, yeah! Superb looking Hurricane Crunch! Top notch!
Oh, yeah! Superb looking Hurricane Crunch! Top notch!
Matt308
Glock Perfection
There is nothing remotely thin about my wrath, I assure you.
Dusan Lekic
Airman 1st Class
- 127
- Feb 7, 2009
Very nice build!
All the best!
Dusan
All the best!
Dusan
Tinplate58
Airman
- 32
- Jun 3, 2009
Hi Crunch there is a photo of "G" in Geoff Thomas' "Eyes for the Phoenix"; the serial MAY be KZ393, probably a Mk. IV as it seems to have rocket rails underwing.
28 Sqn. had Mk. IVs between May--July 1945 , mostly used Mk. IIcs.
Those aircraft delivered in Temperate (grey-green) or Tropical ( Desert, ie. Mid-stone/Dark Earth/ Azure) were soon re-painted Dark Earth-Dark Green - Medium Sea Grey as per Air HQ India's document of 27 Oct. 1943 ;
...." some Hurricane aircraft are being received into India camouflaged with the desert scheme, and carrying the UK identification markings with yellow borders. These are to be re-camouflaged BEFORE DISPATCH ".
The white ID bands were authorised as from Feb. 1 1945 for aircraft of Eastern Air Command (with certain exceptions) by HQ ACSEA (already in use on Thunderbolts in the theatre).
In practice the topside bands were often removed as they compromised the camouflage.
Dalbumgarh was one of the Calcutta airfields, used by 3 other fighter-bomber squadrons.
(At least 1 Hurricane was flown in the theatre in desert colours, but very early in the war ; this was the often-illustrated BE171 YB--B a Mk. IIb from 17 Sqn. at Mingaladon. Unusually it had red-white-blue upper wing roundels).
Thank you for the photos Regards Nick
28 Sqn. had Mk. IVs between May--July 1945 , mostly used Mk. IIcs.
Those aircraft delivered in Temperate (grey-green) or Tropical ( Desert, ie. Mid-stone/Dark Earth/ Azure) were soon re-painted Dark Earth-Dark Green - Medium Sea Grey as per Air HQ India's document of 27 Oct. 1943 ;
...." some Hurricane aircraft are being received into India camouflaged with the desert scheme, and carrying the UK identification markings with yellow borders. These are to be re-camouflaged BEFORE DISPATCH ".
The white ID bands were authorised as from Feb. 1 1945 for aircraft of Eastern Air Command (with certain exceptions) by HQ ACSEA (already in use on Thunderbolts in the theatre).
In practice the topside bands were often removed as they compromised the camouflage.
Dalbumgarh was one of the Calcutta airfields, used by 3 other fighter-bomber squadrons.
(At least 1 Hurricane was flown in the theatre in desert colours, but very early in the war ; this was the often-illustrated BE171 YB--B a Mk. IIb from 17 Sqn. at Mingaladon. Unusually it had red-white-blue upper wing roundels).
Thank you for the photos Regards Nick
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Crunch
Senior Airman
Interesting stuff tinplate...
Thanks for digging this up again too bb.... I haven't really touched my model desk for a while and reading the comments again inspired me! Now I can't find enough time....
Thanks for digging this up again too bb.... I haven't really touched my model desk for a while and reading the comments again inspired me! Now I can't find enough time....
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Crunch
Senior Airman
Wow, this was a while ago! My 6yo daughter mentioned is now 10 and building along side me! Funny thing I realised not long ago.... I did metal chipping and weathering on a wooden aircraft.
Meh, I was happy with it!
Meh, I was happy with it!
akkasoothy
Airman
- 24
- Oct 17, 2012
ooo thats nice!!
