Steve's 1/48 Airfix Hurricane Mk 1

[HAWKERHUNTER]

These pictures are of a 1/48 Airfix Hurricane that had the exact same fit issues that I have had to deal with. The modeler did an amazing job in his repair. If I can get mine to look anything like this when it's finished then I will be a happy bunny.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Not the conventional way of pre shading but when your air brush cant go as fine as you would like I find a permanent marker pen is a good substitute. Well into paint mode now.

[Lee Drennen]

fit issues have slowed things down.

This makes me feel more comfortable to build the old 1/48 Monogram one from the 1960s if I finish my Matchbox one.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

This makes me feel more comfortable to build the old 1/48 Monogram one from the 1960s if I finish my Matchbox one.

Cant be any worse than this one Lee. Go for it.

[Lee Drennen]

Cant be any worse than this one Lee. Go for it.

I’m sorry your having trouble and I might just do that. Hope you can beat this into submission

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Well I finally feel that I have broken the back on this bad boy. Here are some from the past few days in the paint shop



Brown Earth coat applied. Blue Tac method for masking up for green.



Green on and then we get the final reveal




I will be looking to finish this model not as a shiny BBMF aircraft but a hard working dirty grafting Hurricane from WW2. This means me stepping up with my limited weathering skills so wish me luck.

[Guest]

Great work indeed! I think I would have just binned it, really poor fit in places, crikey.

[The Smythe Meister]

Excellent job Steve, looking very nice indeed under camo. :thumb2:

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Great work indeed! I think I would have just binned it, really poor fit in places, crikey.

I am just too tight to bin anything Steve, 40 odd years living in Yorkshire has rubbed off on me. We even recycle toilet tissue around here. Thanks for your kind comments.

Excellent job Steve, looking very nice indeed under camo. :thumb2:

Thanks Andy. Gloss clear coats going on today and then my favourite part of any build, the decals.

[Andy T]

Looking very nice Steve.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Looking very nice Steve.

Thanks Andy.

[Lee Drennen]

Steve that looks awesome

[vizenz]

I like it when the masking is removed from aircraft models. You can usually see very clearly whether the model maker has mastered his craft or not - and you did an excellent job Steve!

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Steve that looks awesome

Thanks Lee

I like it when the masking is removed from aircraft models. You can usually see very clearly whether the model maker has mastered his craft or not - and you did an excellent job Steve!

Thanks Andreas. It's been a frustrating build so far and still plenty of work left to do.

[Geoffers]

Very nice paint job Steve :thumb2:

Geoff