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Published: 2017-01-21 18:32:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 500; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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I've never really shared much from my alternative aviation related hobby, however a recent conversation with davincipoppalag prompted me to share this, a recently completed kit.The kit is Airfix's latest Hawker Hurricane Mk.I in 1/48 scale. The kit was airbrushed with Vallejo Model Air's excellent new early war RAF shades and finished with Alclad Flat Klear Kote. I'm not the most skilled modeller out there and I still struggle to get a completely smooth finish, but I'm getting there and am proud of the results.
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The camo work came out really nice on this one!
On your next builds, you can work on fading the camo in certain panels, usually by adding a little bit of white or yellow for o.d. green and lower your airpressure on your compressor.
Have you picked up the new Airfix P-40? I bought it last month.
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Thanks for the kind words! Up until recently I've been concentrating on just getting the hang of getting a decent finish with the airbrush so have not done much in the way of weathering and panel shading yet, apart from a little bit of panel washing. But I'm starting to feel a little more confident with the brush recently so will definitely be trying some new tricks in my coming builds, so thanks for the advice. All tips and tricks welcome at this point.
As for the P-40, I'm yet to pick it up but I've certainly heard good things about it. I may hold off until the Tomahawk Mk.IIb is released though as I do like a P-40 in desert colours. It's a tad annoying I'll have to wait until August though seeing as it's just a variation of the current release.
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The wait will save you the cost of aftermarket decals though!
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That is very true, and I have plenty to be getting on with at the moment so I'm sure the wait will be worth it. Once upon a time I promised myself I wouldn't be one of those modellers that have piles of unbuilt models. Lets just say that this didn't go quite as planned.
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Proud you should be - wonderful result.
I was a prolific model maker as a kid Aifix, Revel, Frog... Frog is long gone I beleive. I wanted to start again but got into 3D although something went wrong there and most of my aircraft are fantasy warbirdss
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Magnificent result!
I built this same kit a few years ago A pain in the neck. and I had so many problems with the fit of the pieces that it was about to become one of the very few kits that I threw to the dustbin XP
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Thanks very much! I had one or two fit issues too, mostly with joining the wing halves together with all the spars inside, I guess I misaligned the spars and cockpit somehow. Though I did manage to get the wings together without gaps in the end, the misalignment must have caused other issues as when I tried to get the fuselage down around the cockpit and into the wing routes, there was a massive gap between the fuselage and wings. After a little bit cajoling, mostly going at it with a blade, I was able to get them to fit, but there is still a slight gap. Not the end of the world but not perfect either and a tad annoying, but I guess this is what modelling is all about.
Airfix have taken to quite a bit of complicated engineering in their kits recently, and though in terms of detail, that's a great thing, the cockpit is superbly detailed for just out of the box, it does mean that you have to get things absolutely perfect otherwise something will be thrown out of alignment. I'm pleased with the result though and I'd say despite all the frustration, you did the kit justice in the end too. Also we both built squadron mates I see.
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I wish I was that good at painting, all mt models look terrible
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An excellent model. I used to paint with a brush all my camouflages, the result was more or less like yours.
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My uncle was in the RAF in the 1950s and 196s, he also built a model or two, and commented to me that the 'perfection' that most modellers seek is false perfection, as aircraft in real life, in service, never look that perfect.
He also commented that at scale distances, say looking at a 1/72 scale model at a metre's distance and looking at the real aircraft at the same distance, 72 metres, that in you usually cannot 'count rivets' at 72 metres, and panel lines are hard to see. So we must be careful to make our detail subtle.
Nice work
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Looks good! As a fellow model maker I can only say that practice makes perfect. I have been out of the hobby for several years while I am in school, but keep buying models as I run across those that catch my eye. There's no singular right way to make them, so have fun with it!
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Very nice! I remember you saying you were working on a Mosquito model. Did you ever finish that?
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Sadly not yet, it got put on the back burner after coming into difficulties when I misaligned the wing tips. It's not been put in the bin though and I did sort out the problem in the end with some filler and a lot of sanding, I just sort of ran out of steam with the project. It will get completed, I just need to find enthusiasm for it again. It will happen I'm sure, probably the next time 633 squadron is on TV again.
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Ah, I've had similar problems on soem model I've done. The last one I did was a 1/48 Horten Ho-229. Came out great but was a pain to build. Every time I finish one I say it's my last one and I won't make another but a few months later I find myself looking for my next project at the hobby store
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That ship sailed a long time ago for me. Too many "Bargains" and various exciting releases have conspired to commit me to a lifetime of kit building I suspect...
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Thanks, I'll have to share a few other finished kits when I get the chance to photograph them.
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Look forward to seeing
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