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Alain Gadbois

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  1. Nice find! Big in 1/32 scale, yet as many parts as a 1/72 scale kit! Fast and fun build! Alain
  2. Great build! Hope all goes well with the new paint coats! Alain
  3. Surprisingly that fabric stitch on the Demon looks like it could be represented with some stretched sprue, being so thin. Alain
  4. Hi Max! My suggestion for the diagonal fabric lines: Simply mask and use a required number of coats of paint or primer to get the desired raised detail effect. Alain
  5. What an attractive camo pattern! Coming along great! Alain
  6. Yep, I would check the thickness before anything else. If ok, like Kevin said, a good brass rod, or tube, would hold the wings straight and be suited to the Hurricane’s near total lack of dihedral. Alain Also really looking forward to see you make the strip brass canopy.
  7. You’re in luck with that optional strake in the kit! As for the nose shape, I think it is a question of starting with the kit parts, and comparing, as you modify them, with the photos of the prototype until you are satisfied with the result. The tear drops are a good starting reference, although my hunch is they protrude a tad more than the original profile. I’m not surprised the Bentley drawings aren’t much help in this instance. Complex shapes may not be well defined in elevation and plan views. Even sections, if not exactly at the right spot, may not show the outline. Alain
  8. Hi Max! Looking at your to do list, you have to add removal of the under fuselage strake and modification of lower part of rudder. Not that I doupt you already know that! And about the shape of nose, the original shape makes me think of the D-520 sort of (looking at photo from top). Obviously the contours were lowered and the engine valve covers hidden under the two tear drop shapes. Alain
  9. Hi Max, Just a thought, looking at these two pics: could it be that these panels be of wood at this point? The finish ressembles the one on the propeller blades. Sadly, the odds of sourcing a color photo seem extremely remote. Alain
  10. Look out Dan! There’s a MiG-21 at your 4 o’clock!
  11. Interesting detail, especially as they are assymetrical, going further back on the left wing! These panels can be discerned on the other photos, but they seem to blend in visually with ajoining bare metal panels. Looking at my references, The Hurricane II Manual, this area is occupied by oil tanks (both sides? Not sure) Could it be just the way the metal is brushed or polished, that reflects light differently. Could be a surface finish (anodized?). But take a look at your pictures at top. The panels below and behind the cockpit are completely different compared to production aircraft. Alain Edit: I mean the panels on the right side. The top of the wing filet has a steeper angle it seems and the panel above it is shorter in length.
  12. Hi Max! Is your goal to replicate the Hurricane in its very first flight configuration? Alain
  13. As a F3 Vampire, it is probably (as the serial number is unknown) a Canadian aircraft originally. Later they were sold to Mexico. There are Canadian markings in the kit, so you could go with those. Alain
  14. Great idea! Will be very interesting to see! Alain
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