1/72 Revell Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc

Belgian Military Aviation 1946

by JC Depiesse

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Just a bit of story first. Just after the war, Belgium received a lot of 6 Hawker Hurricanes Mk II b and c. Three of them had a flying career, the other three served as instruction airframes in the technical school. The one here (THS52 / ZC  RAF serial PZ769 ) belonged to 21 st squadron / 15 wing and served for communication duties.

I used the beautiful Revell kit to build this model. The construction was quite straightforward, the model is really nice, easy to assemble with recessed panel lines, no putty required.

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Painting was also an easy part. I used Model Master aluminium metalizer, which is really fine. Then after a smooth polish and a coat of varnish for metalizer, I applied the decals which are of excellent quality.

Some time ago I bought a sheet from Dutch decal (Kit at war collection) dedicated to the Belgian air force, and precisely with the transfers to build the three Hurricanes that flew with the Belgian aviation.

I had the decals before the kit, so I hurried to find one at least, and started immediately. Since then, I got four more on e-bay J. My intentions are to build the three planes.   After I sealed the decals with the last coat of satin varnish, I applied a soft wash of very diluted burnt umber.

Here is a link to the Belgian aviation web site where you’ll see a picture of the actual aircraft.

http://www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/hawker_hurricane_iib.htm

JC

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Photos and text © by JC ‘Blacksheep’ Depiesse