DESERT STORM! Building the new Revell Hurricane kit

[quang]

I told you, my resistance is low.
A mere week after I received the kit, here are the first pics of my new Hurricane in the making.

Following the Revell instructions, I started with the cockpit. It’s a complicated affair as per the original but nonetheless an easy assembly as long as you take care to prepare the parts prior to reaching for the glue. Paints are Gunze , AK and Tamiya lacquers.

Stock instrument panel painted with bezel decals added

 

 

 

 

 

Seat completed. Scratch-built Sutton harness from paper and tin foil

 

Seat installed

Harness painted with Vallejo acrylics

Gunsight minus reflector glass installed

 

Escape hatch interior

Cockpit in situ.

Closing the fuselage next.

 

Next time: the wheel wells

Thank you for looking and Happy New Year everybody!

Cheers,

Quang

 

 

Edited February 2, 2023 by quang

[Out2gtcha]

Lovely!  Good to see a WIP of one of these. From the accuracy posted so far as well as the price point, I hope this is a HUGE success for Revell! 

[monthebiff]

Lovely job Quang, received my copy on Xmas eve and it's a great looking kit at a very reasonable price. Will be following along with interest.

 

Regards. Andy 

[quang]

Thank you @Out2gtcha @monthebiff for your kind words.

As for the accuracy, I built the FLY kit when it was released. Remembering the number of things I had to add to detail and ‘accurize’ it, I notice that my earlier effort has been implemented in the Revell kit. 

 

An excerpt from my original WIP

 

Stock Revell kit

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2022 by quang

[mc65]

ooooOooh! I'm still waiting for mine, envy!
on the Hannants website I read that it's the best selling kit of the moment, nice shot, Revell!
the cockpit pics are inspiring, hope the rest of the kit is up to par!

[chrish]

well damn!

Now I want one!!

very nicely done so far

[D.B. Andrus]

Never been a Hurricane fan, but you've sure piqued my interest in one, Quang. Very nice work!

 

Cheers,

Damian

[mozart]

Beautiful work as ever old chap, I knew I could rely on you to provide us with a decent WiP to act as our bible. 

[MikeC]

Excellent start.  Following.

[Gazzas]

A brand new WIP of a brand new kit.  What's not to like.

[Greif8]

Excellent work on the cockpit Quang, it looks great!  Looks like RoG has gotten the manufacturing of this kit up to quality of their Ju88 and He111 kits from what you have shown thus far. 

 

Ernest  

[Fanes]

Fantastic start Quang! I'll stick around for sure

[zaxos345]

Awesome start!! I have been waiting for WIP build and i am/We are, lucky enough to have it from you!! 

 

John

[Tolga ULGUR]

Great start and progress

[dennismcc]

No hanging about then, looks great.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis