Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (fabric wing)

[Ayahuasca]

Ginetta G15 Girl said:

Ayahuasca said:

The spinner also looks pointier than usual. Some weirdness there.

Its the Watts two bladed fixed pitch prop. Being fixed pitch, unlike the later De Havilland twin pitch and Rotol constant speed props, there is no pitch change mechanism inside the spinner so it is shorter and pointier.

Cheers

[Ayahuasca]

The model looks great. I really enjoy Doc's build threads, please keep them coming. Lancaster next?

[Red Firecracker]

Good to see they worked out for you. Out of interest, which version of the white ones did you go for in the end?

[dr_gn]

Red Firecracker said:

Good to see they worked out for you. Out of interest, which version of the white ones did you go for in the end?

One of the ones outlined in pen. Ta.

[dr_gn]

Ayahuasca said:

The model looks great. I really enjoy Doc's build threads, please keep them coming. Lancaster next?

Ta.

No Lancaster, I'm still working on the Tornado GR.4 and the ASK 21 Glider. After that I'm not sure, maybe the Horten 229 or Mosquito.

[johnS2000]

Incredible work and stunning attention to detail .

dr_gn said:

Go ahead - happy to cast an eye over them, in fact I'd be interested in seeing them.

Still trying to get a decent pic or 2 to post .

[RichB]

dr_gn said:

...and the ASK 21 Glider..

Ah, I've flown a few them over the years. Be interested in seeing some pictures of the build on that. What scale is it?

[dr_gn]

RichB said:

dr_gn said:

...and the ASK 21 Glider..

Ah, I've flown a few them over the years. Be interested in seeing some pictures of the build on that. What scale is it?

1:32, so quite big.

If you've got any interior pics I'd be interested to see them.

[RichB]

dr_gn said:

If you've got any interior pics I'd be interested to see them.

I can get some or nip to the club and photograph a couple. They all vary slightly according to what instrumentation they have fitted. but inside the cockpit is mostly pale grey/the instrument binnacle will be matt black, straps may be grey or black, impact absorbent seat cushion usually blue.

Edited by RichB on Thursday 23 October 14:29

[dr_gn]

RichB said:

dr_gn said:

If you've got any interior pics I'd be interested to see them.

I can get some or nip to the club and photograph a couple. They all vary slightly according to what instrumentation they have fitted. but inside the cockpit is mostly pale grey/the instrument binnacle will be matt black, straps may be grey or black, impact absorbent seat cushion usually blue.

Edited by RichB on Thursday 23 October 14:29

I found a few online, but they weren't great. It's stuff like the insides of the cockpit sides and colours of levers and stuff like that. It's in the plans, but the number of different greys is daft.

[dr_gn]

Calling this one finished. It looks OK I guess, but the truth is I lost interest in it half way through. It's OOB apart from the CMK wheels, Eduard belts, and the usual small additions like scratchbuilt gunsights, pitot tube, aerial/rudder wires, radiator duct stays and brake/air pipes. Depicted in almost new condition (obviously at that time it had never seen combat in WW2). ETA, and the decals are RedFirecracker/Xtradecal. ETAA and the thinned wing edges, modified wing surfaces and scribed the missing panel lines. In fact it's anything but OOB...

Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 L1599, "B" Flight, 56 Sqdn., North Weald, 1938.













With my other early camo RAF types: Spitfire Mk1a and Defiant Mk.1





And with my other two new tool Airfix kits: Gladiator Mk.1 and Bf109 E4

Edited by dr_gn on Friday 24th October 20:40

[RichB]

Going off at a tangent could you say a few words about how you photograph them please?

[dr_gn]

RichB said:

Going off at a tangent could you say a few words about how you photograph them please?

Sure:

£50 camera.

Tripod.

Grey paper.

Blu-Tac.

Table.

Garden.

Overcast day.

20 minutes.

[perdu]

I had the overcast day today

then it rained so I have to leave doing mine for yet another day

Yours look fabulous doc

thanks

[shortar53]

Stunning. I wish I had the skill or patience to do work this good.
Even your quick builds take things to a level most of us only aspire to.

[Eric Mc]

There's no such thing as a quick build with the Dr

The Hurri looks lovely.

I really must build mine. I also have the AZ early MkI which would be an interesting comparison to build.

[johnS2000]

Excellent work

Any chance of a pointer to your 109 build ?

[dr_gn]

johnS2000 said:

Excellent work

Ta very much!

johnS2000 said:

Any chance of a pointer to your 109 build ?

Sure, but it ain't pretty:

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

To be fair it's probably the best overall result of the three Airfix new tools I've built, and I believe some of the kit errors - I might have mentioned in passing - have now been corrected.

[Eric Mc]

There is a lovely recentish build of that 109E on Britmodellers.

[dr_gn]

Eric Mc said:

There is a lovely recentish build of that 109E on Britmodellers.

"NavyBird" did a good one recently.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topi...

Edited by dr_gn on Saturday 25th October 11:50