discussion Best Hurricane I model in 1/48?

[Guest]

Title says it all really - there are lots of 1/48 Hurricane Is out there; which would you recommend (or recommend avoiding)?

FWIW, I'm looking to model an aircraft of 302 (Polish) Squadron at Duxford, September 1940, as part of Douglas Bader's Big Wing.

 

[AlanG]

The Hasegawa one is very nice but they've stopped making it now and it commands a high price on evilbay. The Airfix one is very dated and has raised panel lines. The new Italeri one looks excellent and has just been built by Ian M on the forum

http://www.scale-models.co.uk/planes-helicopters/13959-new-italeri-hurricane-1-48-a.html

 

[Guest]

Ooh, that does look nice. It's a bit pricey compared with the Airfix but by the look of it that includes PE parts and a good reference guide. Maybe it'll go on the Christmas list.

 

[Ian M]

The New tooled one from Italeri is very good indeed. Builds up well with no drama and the detail is great. The Old Airfix is also a good one. As Allyne said, a bit dated but still builds into a good Hurricane.

Looking at the parts in the Italeri one I could imagine that there will be a few others turning up at some point. Hope they do a Sea Hurricane and a MkII !!

Thanks for the plug Allyne, (saves me doing it lol ) If you want to see the finished results the photos are here http://www.scale-models.co.uk/aircraft-pictures/14057-w-mcknights-hurricane-finished-pictures.html

Ian M