Pete's Revell Hurricane

[colin m]

Does anyone know what these are for?

I suspect parts 40 and 41 are used on the night fighter version, to block the pilots vision of the exhaust flames at night.

[stillp]

Ron, the shaded parts are not used on the mark IIc, so they're for the mk 1 that I'm trying to build.

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Fernando, that's a good idea. Maybe I can find instructions for the mk1., although I think Colin has the right answer.

[spanner570]

Ron, the shaded parts are not used on the mark IIc, so they're for the mk 1 that I'm trying to build.

Oop! Sorry.... :sad-face:

Pete, I've had a look at my finished 1/72 Revell Mk.1 and I can't find anything external resembling those two parts.

[stillp]

Well, I can't find instructions for the Mk 1 or for a night fighter version, but Colin's suggestions is probably right, so parts 40 and 41 will go in the spares box.
Pete

[stillp]

The canopy is on - suddenly it starts to look like a Hurricane!

There's a bit of a gap between the two parts, I'll need to fill that after I've done the masking. The frame lines are rather shallow so I think I'll use BMF for masking.
Underneath, we now have 8 ejection slots not 4, as well as the air intake and radiator cowl.

The radiator cowl was really badly moulded - lots of flash, and the front end of the main part, as well as the sides, were distorted. I'm trying to build it up to a better shape with thin layers of Mr Dissolved Putty. The u/c gear doors are stuck in with white-tack, ready for painting. I don't usually prime, but I think I'll need to with this one. I've got a few rattle cans of various automotive primers.
Pete

[spanner570]

Pete, after me writing what a great kit mine was to put together, yours is certainly giving you a run for your money.

I am totally ignorant on such matters, but I can only presume my Revell kit was a later moulding. Hence the great fit and ease of the build I experienced.

Ron

[stillp]

Ron, I think you might be right, or yours might have been an earlier moulding and the tooling was damaged before mine was moulded. The particular moulding machine and its operator also makes a difference I believe.
Never mind, it's getting there!
Pete

[stillp]

Revell have moulded the underside of the fuselage, behind the wing, with corrugations, like the fabric over stringers on the upper fuselage, but the underside is actually a smooth metal skin as in this photo taken at the Shuttleworth Collection last year:

More filling/sanding needed.
Pete

[stillp]

Didn't get much sleep last night between the thunder and the cat, who likes to show me how wet her paws are in the early hours, so I haven't done much today but I did get the canopy masked with BMF. Even using BMF, the frame lines were virtually invisible.

The foil has wrinkled a bit, so I'll give it a coat of klear before the interior colour. I filled the gap between the two parts of the canopy with a spot of Gator's Grip.
Pete

[stillp]

Primed, with a Halfords rattle can:

A few areas need more work.
I also painted the prop, but made such a poor job of masking the yellow tips that it's now in a Dettol bath!
Pete

[Defiant911]

Looking good Peter, this one is on my list to do at some point along with another go at the spitfire. Watching with interest.
carl

[colin m]

Primer, that pivotal moment in a build. Looks good Pete.

[Fernando N]

Looking nice with primer on, good luck with the painting and the prop :thumb2:

[papa 695]

Revell have moulded the underside of the fuselage, behind the wing, with corrugations, like the fabric over stringers on the upper fuselage, but the underside is actually a smooth metal skin as in this photo taken at the Shuttleworth Collection last year:
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More filling/sanding needed.
Pete

Think I need to sand the bottom of my 1/24 Hurricane Pete, according to this photo.
Nice work on yours.