Richards Hurricane Airfix 1/72 GB build

[tr1ckey66]

Really nice conversion Richard.
Quality work as ever.
ATB
Paul

[rtfoe]

Thanks Steven and Paul, apologies for the late reply.
I have learnt a painful lesson...earlier in the build I had assembled the belly air scoop and dry fitted it and the fit was so good it stayed and I left it. After fiddling with the mods I discovered it had gone missing. Should have glued it when I had the chance...silly me. I have since been procrastinating to either scratch a new one or order one. I have decided to scratch it. Armed with the excellent images on the instruction sheet I eyeballed the measurements and proceeded.
Here's the instruction sheet and pictures of the skeleton frame in the next post.
Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Hi all,
Here's the preliminary skeleton framework with thick plasticard. The scoop and body will be roughly shaped with Magic Sculpt later and finely sanded to shape.
Cheers,
Wabble

[Steven000]

It can be a real pain if such a part goes missing, but seems like you have it all under control though, looks the part 👍

[rtfoe]

Thanks Steven, I've got to get this out of the way to start on another commission build of a Hudson.

Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Hi, here's a little progress adding putty to the rear section and waiting as it cures then I'll work on the air scoop.

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Well I have learnt something new watching the process of how you have built this air intake up. Thank you.

[rtfoe]

You're welcome Steve...tbh I would rather have found the part than make it.😅

Cheers,
Wabble

[Jim R]

Lovely scratch work Richard. Now you've done all that work the Carpet Monster may well return the lost original

[rtfoe]

🤣😂🤣

[rtfoe]

Okay, puttyied the front portion with the scoop. Will let it cure before drilling the aperture. Thought of forming the aperture with card or thick foil but decided this was easier. Only thing now is to get the taste of the putty off my tongue having moistened the tooth pick while sculpting. A petri dish of water can be a substitute but I'm doing it the Bill Horans way.😄
Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

While the front was curing I added the hinged lid to the back...
At this angle you can see the excess putty I have left on the scoop for sanding off. It is always better to have slightly more than an exact amount of putty shaped for sanding to shape. This way I can get the shape right.

Cheers,
Wabble

[scottie3158]

Excellent skills Wabble.

[flyjoe180]

That looks very good Richard

[rtfoe]

Thanks Steven, Scottie and Flyjoe.
Hopefully it will look just as good as the original part.

[rtfoe]

Today I just drilled three holes to begin the process of sculpting the air scoop opening. With a burr I will enlarge the aperture by removing the access between the three holes and carefully working towards the lip.
Busy day so just the three holes for now.

Cheers,
Wabble

[rtfoe]

Getting it to look like this just took me 45 minutes but finding bench time took days. Apologies for the slow progress.
Now it's adding the engraved panel lines and attaching to the Hurricane.

Cheers,
Wabble

[HAWKERHUNTER]

That is very nice Wabble. You did well creating the intake without chipping the edges. Can I ask you. Where does the name "Wabble" originate. Is there a story behind it?

[Steven000]

That part is a model in itself, love the effort you've put in. 👍 Looking forward to the 'Wabble' story as well : D cheers

[rtfoe]

Thanks Steve and Steven,
Not much of a story, it just happened. There are three of us...Wibble(Mike) Wobble(John R) and Wabble(Me). Somehow we reply each other with these nicknames. I can't pronounce 'r' like Elma Fudd and am a bit of a rabble.
I know Spanner and John R call each other by numbers...weird huh.

Cheers,
Wabble

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Thanks for the explanation