Hasegawa Hawker Hurricane Mk 1 1/48 Moskit Exhausts Squadron Canopy Airfix Wheels
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This is Hasegawa's 1/48 Hurricane Mk.I shown in the markings of an aircraft from RAF No. 32 Squadron, in 1940 during the Battle of Britain .
I finished this model a few years ago , but thought I would show it
Hasegawa's kit is straightforward , attractive and accurate and makes a great model out of the box .
Nevertheless, I decided to make a few additions to the basic kit .
I decided to source MOSKIT 1/48 Hollow Metal Exhausts from e-bay , for the Hurricane . I also bought the Squadron Vac-Form Canopy to replace the Hasegawa Canopy - ( this was vital to show canopy in the open position and eliminate the diagonal moulding flaw in the front windscreen which seems to be present in all Hasegawa Hurricanes).
I also fitted Eduard photo-etch throughout the model , and above all , I added ' Airfix ' old-tool wheels - as these are accurate , and are NOT Flattened ( I hate this look ) .I sold off the old 1/48 Airfix Hurricane kit with the Hasegawa sourced wheels added inside , on e-bay .
I also first used on this kit , Synthetic Fishing Line for my radio antenna wire , and it was a great success ( I went over to this method on all my later models )
British Sky Type "S" was used for the underside of the aircraft. The upper camouflage was a standard scheme of British Dark Green and Dark Earth.
The camouflage was applied using paper masks held as close to the surface of the model as possible to reduce overspray. Exhaust stains were airbrushed using highly thinned black paint.
The MOSKIT metal exhausts did not need painted as they come as a burnt iron colour , and frankly are superb .
All decals used were supplied from the kit and went on beautifully.
I was concerned that the yellow on the fuselage roundels would show through the gray letters, but it did not.
Before applying the decals I sprayed the model with several light coats of Model Master clear metallizer sealer. After the decals had dried I applied a coat a Model Master clear flat lacquer.
I would highly recommend the Hasegawa Hurricane , and get it cheap from e-bay - and you will have a lovely model .