1940 ‘The Few’...
Hurricane MkI, 303Sqn, RAF Northolt, England, 1940
- Subject:
- Skala:
- 1:72
- Status:
- Avslutad
- Satte igång:
- June 4, 2021
Finally, into the fight, Zumbach flew and recorded a number of victories flying various 303 Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain. This project will build RF-F in which he shot down two Bf109s and 1 He111 in two days in late September 1940. RF-F was also flown by Sqn Ldr Witold Urbanowicz (which is the focus of the Hobby2000 kit).
The Zumbach record shows:
Sep 7, 1940- RF-B (V7242) 2 Do17s shot down
Sep 9, 1940- RF-G (R2685) 1 Bf109 + 1 probable
Sep 11, 1940- (as above) 1 Bf109
Sep 15, 1940- RF-E (P3577) 1 Bf109
Sep 26, 1940- RF-F (V6684) 1 Bf109 + 1 He111
Sep 27, 1940- (as above) 1 Bf109
In 1941, 303 Sqn were flying MkII Hurricanes. Zumbach’s record shows that on 13 October 1941, he shot down a Bf109, and an unidentified German radial engine aircraft. This was later identified as one of the first encounters with an FW190.
303 Sqn played a significant role in Britain’s defence during the BoB, and Zumbach certainly played his part...finally in the fight.
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RuiI'm also building a Hurricane right now in the same scale. It's a IIc in Portuguese service but things look similar in the details as yours so I'm following along.
Gary Kitchen FörfattareThanks all for your interest. Rui I'm following yours. When I saw the detail I thought they may be the same tool, but his one is an old Hasegawa according to the timeline where as yours is a separate tool, but they're remarkably similar styles.
RuiGary… I'm sure the Hasegawa tool has a open canopy option that can actually be posed open. I just found out I a test fit the the two part canopy in the Academy kit isn't really designed to be open. ☹️
I also discovered the the effort I put into the instrument panel was a waste because it's buried so deep in the fuselage that it will never be seen.
Gary Kitchen FörfattareBut you know it's in there 😉
The Hobby2000 kit has a single piece canopy so not open. But I'm going to use the Part rear canopy with some acetate and try and cut the front section away from the single piece.