BASIC BUILD
HURRICANE Mk.IBASIC BUILD
HURRICANE Mk.I46 Airfi x Model Worldprofile before polishing it back to
clarity – definitely not a procedure
for the faint-hearted!
Battle of Britain colours
With the little model sat on
the bench, the canopy was
then masked, in this case the
bespoke set from the ‘Expert’
boxing was used (it was later
recycled for that build). This
was something of a life-saver
given the complex framing and
arguably worth the
extra price of the
more expensive boxing- even if the modeller
wasn’t a fan of PE.
The canopy was painted
with the interior colour before
the model received A.MIG-2024
One Shot Primer Grey, which
was airbrushed and then allowed
to harden fully overnight. Next,
the airframe was polished with
a well-worn Flory Models
sanding stick, before the main
camouflage was applied. The
first colour was MRP-118
Sky – this was tinted with
white to break up the
monotone finish, after
which it was masked.
For the upper shades,
MRP-110 Dark Green
was employed,
although in
hindsight, this
was too light
in tone and
produced a
stark contrast
against theVaried airframes
Two kits were built during this project, these being the ‘Junior’ and ‘Expert’ boxings;
instead of supplying the same markings (as happens with other manufacturers),
Arma Hobby provided different schemes in each. The former had two options:- P3901/RF-E, Plt Off Jan ‘Donald’ Zumbach/Fg Off Witold ‘Kobra’ Urbanowicz, 303
(Polish) Squadron, RAF Northolt, September 1940 - V6605/YO-N, Fg Off Zdzislaw Henenberg, 1 Squadron RCAF, RAF Northolt,
September 1940
Four choices were offered in the latter offering: - R4175, Sgt Josef Frantisek, 303 (Polish) Squadron, RAF Northolt, 1940
- P3059/SD-N, Sgt Anton Glowacki, 501 (City of Gloucester) Squadron, RAF
Gravesend, August 1940 - V7234/SD-A, Sgt Anton Glowacki, 501 (City of Gloucester) Squadron, RAF Gravesend,
August 1940 - 284/J, 3 Squadron, South African Air Force, Diredawa, Ethiopia, March 1941
BASIC BUILD
HURRICANE Mk.Iprofile before polishing it back to
clarity – definitely not a procedure
for the faint-hearted!
Battle of Britain colours
With the little model sat on
the bench, the canopy was
then masked, in this case the
bespoke set from the ‘Expert’
boxing was used (it was later
recycled for that build). This
was something of a life-saver
given the complex framing and
arguably worth the
extra price of the
more expensive boxing- even if the modeller
wasn’t a fan of PE.
The canopy was painted
with the interior colour before
the model received A.MIG-2024
One Shot Primer Grey, which
was airbrushed and then allowed
to harden fully overnight. Next,
the airframe was polished with
a well-worn Flory Models
sanding stick, before the main
camouflage was applied. The
first colour was MRP-118
Sky – this was tinted with
white to break up the
monotone finish, after
which it was masked.
For the upper shades,
MRP-110 Dark Green
was employed,
although in
hindsight, this
was too light
in tone and
produced a
stark contrast
against theVaried airframes
Two kits were built during this project, these being the ‘Junior’ and ‘Expert’ boxings;
instead of supplying the same markings (as happens with other manufacturers),
Arma Hobby provided different schemes in each. The former had two options:- P3901/RF-E, Plt Off Jan ‘Donald’ Zumbach/Fg Off Witold ‘Kobra’ Urbanowicz, 303
(Polish) Squadron, RAF Northolt, September 1940 - V6605/YO-N, Fg Off Zdzislaw Henenberg, 1 Squadron RCAF, RAF Northolt,
September 1940
Four choices were offered in the latter offering:
A small amount of filler was used
to blend the fuselage/tail seam – the
advantage of an acrylic-based filler such as
Deluxe’s Perfect Putty is it can be neatened
with water and a cotton bud.
A smear of Tamiya filler and Mr. Surfacer was used on the underside of the fuselage
seam. Flat areas such as this are notorious for requiring this sort of corrective action. The same filler was used around the base of the windscreen to help blend it in. Note the
Tamiya tape, used to minimise the risk of the Perfect Putty being spread onto the fuselage.