mattlow Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Well, it's 1st April What an eminently suitable day for me to start a WIP. I thought there'd be loads of these being built but clearly not yet. I have recently completed a 1/72 Hurricane Mk I and felt in the mood to continue the Hurricane theme in the proper scale. I'll have some photos over the weekend but I have made some progress. I'm starting with the more mundane jobs like thinning the casting block that the rather nice u/c bay sits on (it is now almost translucent) and opening up the case and link ejector chute openings in the lower wing. Having taken fuselage and wings parts off the sprues I can say they appear to fit well as long as care is taken to remove all traces of the attachment points (some extend on to mating surfaces) and to give surfaces a general light sanding to even up surfaces - nothing you wouldn't expect on a short run kit. No idea what aircraft I'll be doing, at this juncture it could be standard or tropical, though I'm most tempted to do a night intruder in overall black. More soon. Matt Edited April 1, 2016 by mattlow Zero77 and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Looking forward to this one, Matt! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Cant wait! So, the trop version has the option to build a non trop or are both kits the same with different decals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) Good man, Matt. I've been trial fitting and so forth without actually gluing parts together. Not because of any problem with the kit itself, which could likely be completed in a weekend to a very competent standard, but mainly because I think there's a super-detailing potential there that I likely couldn't exploit to the full as compared to a Hurricane fan with some expertise of the type. (Not trying to pressure you or question whether you are or not!!) Plus hopefully some aftermarket such as cockpit placard style switch panels and annotated controls that dot the cockpit might appear. I don't anticipate much improvement to the exterior skinning is possible, but then again someone who knows Hurricanes better than I might well change my assumption. So far, other than cockpit additions, aileron hinges and maybe flaps for those who like them with some minor cowling and undercarriage improvements it seems to be an excellent kit - and at a bargain basement price. And to answer Thunda, the trop filter is in the IIc 'white cliffs' boxing if that helps. Edited April 1, 2016 by Chek Thunda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Cant wait! So, the trop version has the option to build a non trop or are both kits the same with different decals? I have both kits and they are identical except for the decals. You get the both the normal and tropical intakes in both kits. Thunda and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Hey Matt, nice move. I have to admit that I started my Hurry as well. I feel silly to open another never-ending topic, so I will just linger in the background, perhaps sharing some pictures if needed. Cheers Martin Edited April 2, 2016 by Martinnfb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Great stuff, nice to see one being built, I must build one of mine (or both) maybe after the Spitfires. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Out of the night, when the full moon is bright, Comes the horseman known as Zorro. Love that image, Martin. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Thanks for the encouragement folks. I shall try to keep this informative. I am certainly not an expert in the Hurricane, so I may be asking questions here and anyone is welcome to chip in. If you notice anything wrong, do chip in - I may not take corrective action but it is good to know... . I am sure someone like Eduard could produce a magnificent replacement cockpit for this kit. However, what is there is pretty good and making additions will be more fun than shelling out for more resin. Mundane task number one was thinning the wheel well casting block. This is necessary for fitting the part but as importantly the roof of the wheel well is the 'floor' of the cockpit. As it comes, the part will never allow the cockpit's framework to fit. Out with drill and drum sander... Crap photo, but it shows how thin I went in places. You'll also see I opened up the two 'windows' that allow visual confirmation for the pilot of whether u/c are up or down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Here's a view with one I haven't worked on... Rear view Front view The resin is nice to work with. Not brittle. Edited April 2, 2016 by mattlow Zero77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Unfortunately while I was cleaning a little resin flash off the inside of the bay I slipped the knife and gouged a piece out of the oil return pipe that runs over the compressed air bottle. So I decided to remove the pipe and re-do it, at same time clean up the definition of the straps holding the compressed air bottle. Note none of this is necessary, I just made the best of my mistake. Here's original Fly part (below) and mine after cleaning up my mistake (above). Note I also managed to knock a section of the fuel line off (this is quite a delicately attached part) so again decided to remove it all and re-do... Closer up of my bay after cleaning up my mistakes... Zero77 and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunda Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Oops! Im sure it will look better with a real pipe rather than a molded one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 So after butchering the u/c bay I moved to the wings to open the cartridge and link ejector chutes. Fly give you a well enough defined location, it just lacks any depth. It may be possible that these were sealed with tape or something (especially in desert operations) but I wanted them opened up. Before After Needs some structure in there, but that was the hard bit done.. Fly's plastic is also pleasant to work with. monthebiff and Zero77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Oops! Im sure it will look better with a real pipe rather than a molded one. Fly's resin is very nicely done. I don't think I'd bother doing to add any extra 'realism'... a good paint job will suffice on the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Matt I have experienced a resin shrinkage problem related to the gear bay. Looking at the picture above I can see a difference in width between the two parts, Is it only me or is one of them smaller? Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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