Shoggz Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 There was a lot of interest in this kit when it was announced and right up to its release. (Who can forget 'dihedral-gate?! ) Once it was available I thought we'd see a plethora of builds - but we've barely seen any.. I have no room to talk, as I bought two, started one but then got completely sidetracked with the dual Spitfire attack of the Airfix 1/24th Mk.IX and Kotare 1/32 Mk.I But, with both those two now completed, I thought I'd turn back to the Hurri - particularly after seeing Shuttleworth's beautiful Sea Hurricane performing at the 'Flying Proms' airshow last weekend. (To my mind, the most authentic and eye-catching of the growing number of airworthy Hurricanes extant.) Here's where I'm up to. Having just built the Kotare kit and amongst a number of others, lauded it for its innovate engineering, this model has somewhat gone under the radar. I thought the way the wings built up and then the fuselage slotted into the gap was really quite clever, if a little fiddly. Anyway, I now have something that looks vaguely like a Hurricane and I've enjoyed myself! Uncarina, Derek B, LSP_Kevin and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Great start to what looks like a superb kit. Will follow along with interest and take notes fir when mine reaches the bench Regards. Andy Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 Well done Rich, will be looking in. Mine’s still in its box but I’ll be interested to see what you make of it. Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 Thanks Andy and Max. Not much filler needed so far, which is a good sign. A little bit of Dissolved Putty was enough for the wing to fuselage join. The wheel well to wing bottom joint was unlike anything I’ve done before and had me scratching my head for a few seconds - till the light bulb came on! You need to put them together at an angle - apologies for not taking a picture. Uncarina and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Interesting, have fun Rich Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Happy modelling, Rich Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Yes I was looking forward to getting this kit but it's still sitting in the stash for various reasons, I will have to extract the digit and get on with it. Cheers Dennis Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Very nice surface detail! Will be interesting to follow the build! Alain Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 14 hours ago, MikeMaben said: Interesting, have fun Rich So far, so good Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 13 hours ago, quang said: Happy modelling, Rich Cheers Quang! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 11 hours ago, dennismcc said: Yes I was looking forward to getting this kit but it's still sitting in the stash for various reasons, I will have to extract the digit and get on with it. Cheers Dennis Will be nice to see another on the go Dennis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 8 hours ago, Alain Gadbois said: Very nice surface detail! Will be interesting to follow the build! Alain Cheers Alain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 Great start Richard. It looks like a really nice kit Matt Shoggz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 11:55 PM, scvrobeson said: Great start Richard. It looks like a really nice kit Matt Thank you Matt - it’s really not bad (so far!) scvrobeson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 This one went on temporary hold as I thought the carpet monster had irrevocably consumed the tail wheel and I was debating whether to 'rob Peter to pay Paul' and pinch the one out of the other kit I have in the stash.. when Mrs Shoggz found said tail wheel on the floor in the bathroom! It must have fallen onto me and got carried in there somehow! Anyway, my riguor was renewed, and a nice coat of primer was applied. followed by a nice sky spray on the undersides and tail area in readiness for the tail band We're now at what I'd call the 'ugly duckling' phase - and my favourite bit - finishing and decaling is about to begin. In general, this model fits reasonably well - I needed a bit of filler in the wing root area, but not too much more. Also, the plastic is a bit soft - I managed to snap off the spindle that the propellor/spinner assembly attaches to just doing a speculative dry fit, so I'll need to concoct something to get around that, but in general, whilst not being of Tamiya/Kotare standard, it's been better than some of the Revell kits I've built! monthebiff, Fanes, dennismcc and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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