1/72 Airfix Hawker Hurricane Mk1

by Paul Macinnis (MacStingy)

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This is my first submission.  This kit was the first model that I built over 40 years ago. When I saw one for sale at Heritagecon, I couldn't resist and I was so keen that it was finished in a week.  I'm sure this model has been retooled over 40 years as the molds seem to be nice and crisp.  Everything went together very well and it was in all a very relaxing build.  This aircraft was build mostly OOB as it came supplied with the markings for Stanford Tuck's Hurricane.  I filled the featureless cockpit with the pilot and with the greenhouse in place you really don't see much.  With clear sprue, I added the dorsal nav light as well as the wingtip markers.  I also made a rearview mirror.  I tried to show a war weary sort of aircraft with pastels.

Paul

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Photos and text © by Paul MacInnis