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Jim R's Arma Hobby 1/72 Hurricane (Battle of Britain GB)

Jim R

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This is the Hurricane flown by F/Lt Jaroslav Maly. After a mid air collision Maly made a forced landing in a field near RAF Fowlmere at the end of October 1940. He was injured and survived but was not able to fly again. His Hurricane was recovered and repaired.

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This photo was the inspiration for the build.
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And just for fun
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Thanks Paul for overseeing this GB and to all who followed the build.
 
Lovely job jim , excellent stuff , cheers tony
 
Lovely scene Jim, looks very nice, well done, cheers
 
Smashing job Jim, a fitting tribute to Fl/Lt Jaroslav Maly.

Geoff.
 
Nicely done Jim, the damage and placement matches the photo of the real thing.
 
Excellent work Jim. Great job all round and I do like the figures.
 
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Thank you all for your very kind posts. Much appreciated.
 
I like that Jim - something a bit different.

Nick
 
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