Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 4:52 pm
That is spectacular work! Wow!
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Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:16 pm
Thanks Lyle, it always looks better in the photos than face to face though
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2022 5:50 pm
Don’t we all!
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:48 am
@Lyle: 
That quarterscale is obviously growing on you, Stuart. Great work on the Hurricane!
That quarterscale is obviously growing on you, Stuart. Great work on the Hurricane!
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 7:29 am
Progress on this one looks great Stuart. I like what you're doing with the pit and it's coming along nicely. I've never been a fan decals for seat belts but it beats not having any in there at all. Looking forward to more buddy.
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 1:02 pm
Cockpit looks really good Stuart!
The new Airfix kit looks really good as well!
How is the fit so far ?
- Kari
The new Airfix kit looks really good as well!
How is the fit so far ?
- Kari
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 5:38 pm
The cockpit looks great, especially the instrument panel!
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2022 9:12 pm
Great progress Stuart! I'm looking forward to more! 
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 9:03 am
Stuart,
Concerning your last update- GOOD SHOW! your cockpit’s looking great, and you did a great job on that instrument panel. You’re putting a lot of careful, hard work into this and it shows. Excellent work my man. This is a great build to follow.
Concerning your last update- GOOD SHOW! your cockpit’s looking great, and you did a great job on that instrument panel. You’re putting a lot of careful, hard work into this and it shows. Excellent work my man. This is a great build to follow.
Re: Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.I Tropical
Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2022 12:59 pm
Well that was fun…
I was working on assembling all the main components today, got the fuselage together okay, put the lower wings on and the various other bits, but was a bit disappointed by the fit – I then realised that I hadn’t fitted the upper wing halves before I’d fitted the wing to the fuselage. Managed to get them wedged in place, glued and clamped up but the fit was awful, so I had the bright idea of trying to remove the wing so I could redo from start… Well as you can imagine it didn’t go too well as not only did I get a split in the wing, I also managed to pull one half of the cockpit framing apart…
It was at this point I channelled my inner Calvin.
Alas the Clipper. which was also awaiting yet another re-paint, got the same treatment.
I was working on assembling all the main components today, got the fuselage together okay, put the lower wings on and the various other bits, but was a bit disappointed by the fit – I then realised that I hadn’t fitted the upper wing halves before I’d fitted the wing to the fuselage. Managed to get them wedged in place, glued and clamped up but the fit was awful, so I had the bright idea of trying to remove the wing so I could redo from start… Well as you can imagine it didn’t go too well as not only did I get a split in the wing, I also managed to pull one half of the cockpit framing apart…
It was at this point I channelled my inner Calvin.
Alas the Clipper. which was also awaiting yet another re-paint, got the same treatment.