HL709 Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Can anyone help me? I am looking to convert the Airfix Hurricane Mk1 in 1/24 to a Mk IIc. Does anyone know of a conversion kit or details of what and how to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 AFAIK there is no conversionkit on the market. I believe Airfix planed to do the Hurricane IIc ,but I never heard of it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobba Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Hi, Erwin's hit the nail on the head I'm afraid there are no conversion sets for the 1/24th Hurricane. As for the Airfix MkII kit, it has been shelved indefinitely according to Trevor Snowdon when I last got the chance to speak to him at a show. Apparently it's all to do with limited funds and the fact that the new Spitfires, Nimrod and Canberra's offer a much greater return for the outlay on new sprues etc... I kinda picked up that Trevor would still like to do this kit but don't hold your breath. Sorry for bearing bad news, Bob A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Brooks Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 To do it yourself is not easy; the gunbays differ, so you have to rescribe new covers. The biggest hassle is the longer nose. 4 inches were added to the back of the cowlings, at the firewall. This is not the panel line near the wing leading edge, but just in front of the cockpit. This pushed everything forward, and played havoc with the wingroot fairing. If you look at photos, you'll see that the front of the fairing extends further forward, on the II, than the I. If you want to leave off the cowlings, you'll have to alter the engine bearers, and add an extra section to the blower, at the rear of the engine. You'll need a new spinner, and, almost certainly, propellor. On IICs the radiator was changed, too. If you want to go with the engine alteration, I should have (somewhere) photos of the Merlin III & XX Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesMetz Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Conversion of Airfix's 1/24 Hurricane I kit to a Mk.IIC, Mk.IID, Mk.IV or Sea Hurricane is described in: Robertson and Scarborough: 'Hawker Hurricane' (Classic Aircraft series, No. 4; Patrick Stephens/ Airfix [uK], 1974; 104 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Hawker Hurricane; COCKPIT DETAIL: Hurricane I (p. 73-76, 78-79); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Hurricane (p. 81); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Hurricane fuselage structure (inside front cover, p. 22, 73), flap detail (p. 12, 26), radiator (p. 82); Hurricane I gun bay (p. 64, 80, 81), engine bay (p. 72, 86-89); Hurricane II & Hurricane IV wing cannon installation (p. 97), 40mm underwing cannon (p. 34, 99), bomb rack (p. 101, inside back cover), droptank (inside back cover), tail wheel (p. 92); Hurricane IV armored radiator & rocket installation (inside back cover); Sea Hurricane arresting hook (p. 41, 93, 94); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Hurricane II & Hurricane IV nose (p. 91); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Hurricane I (p. 15, 17, 19-21, 25, 33, 53), Hurricane II (p. 29, 36, 43, 45, 47-51, 56, 59), Sea Hurricane XII (p. 41), Hurricane IV (p. 52, 55, 60) Although this excellent book is out of print, it's not terribly difficult to find through OOP book dealers. Charles Metz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Brooks Posted May 27, 2006 Share Posted May 27, 2006 Unfortunately, the PSL book based their measurements on a projected Mk.II Hurricane, which never went into production. It was felt that a larger oil tank would be necessary, but experiments showed that the extra weight, up front, made the thing uncontrollable. The new tank was dropped, and the fuselage extension was 4 inches (1/6th inch, on the model.) When Peter Cooke was researching, for his scratchbuilt 1/24th models, he concentrated on the rear fuselage, because he'd discovered that the real aircraft didn't match the drawings; Arthur Bentley changed his drawings because of Peter's research. I measured 4 Mk.IIs, and 3 Mk.I Hurricanes, and went to the RAF Museum, to check on the A.P.s. Everything came back to that 4 inches. Even the Merlin XX is 4 inches longer than the Merlin III. On all of the other details the book is brilliant. Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL709 Posted May 29, 2006 Author Share Posted May 29, 2006 Thanks for all the advice folks! Next stop is Abebooks to find the out of print books you describe ...... and the a lot of careful scratch building!!! I'll post the results in a few months!!! Simon Dufton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 I aggree with Charles on this one. If you can get hold of Hawker Hurricane Classic Aircraft no 4 ( Their History and how to model them ). This is your best source of information regarding a MK2C conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Hi! If you don't find one on abebooks, check on e-bay as such PSL books are often sold there. BTW, ALL books of this series are recommended! HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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