sillymodeler Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) Hi everyone I recently completed building my Hawker Hurricane prototype K5083. This is basically a Pacific Coast Models Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (Early version). I changed its engine cowling panel lines and exhaust pipes to make it look like a prototype. Hawker Hurricane is characterized by its mixed fabric and metal construction, which is most evident in the coloring of the prototype model. To show the difference between metal and fabric, aluminum foil was applied to the metal part, and silver dope color was applied to the fabric part. The aircraft numbers were airbrushed with handmade stencils and then fine-tuned by hand-painting. The prototype was modified through the process of its development. I specifically built the version of the plane that the RAF finally evaluated at Martlesham Heath airfield because this version most closely looks like PCM Mk.I Early kit. However, I may be wrong as I do not have sufficient reference documentation. The Hurricane is often hidden in the shadow of the Spitfire, but it is a masterpiece that served irreplaceably as the RAF's warhorse. I built this model to honor my favorite unsung hero. I hope you all like it. (I like to build model airplanes in flight status, but I should have something better than a plastic cup for display.) Edited February 15 by sillymodeler TAG, Isar 30/07, Fencer-1 and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Love it!! That’s a really good looking model with just the right amount of shiny and silver bits, it looks super! The prototype is very much on my “to do” list, the only thing really that’s holding me up is the canopy which is flatter and squarer in profile than the in-service one. Yours though looks fine, so if I can find another rag wing PCM this could be on the cards, I want to use my current one for a Battle of France Hurricane, maybe Cobber Kain’s or more likely Billy Drake’s of 1 Squadron. Uncarina, Sasha As, chaos07 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillymodeler Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 @mozart Thank you. Yeah, I noticed the kit canopy is a bit different from the prototype. and I also found the shape of the rudder is different after I painted my model. Haha. PCM kits are hard to find, but we need to build them before Kotare hopefully releases Mk.I. I have fixed some of the photos in my post that were not showing. Christa, mozart and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s00ntir Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 That's just fantastic. Congratulation on your great build! sillymodeler, mozart and Martinnfb 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 What a great build, it certainly matches the photos to my eyes. Cheers Dennis mozart, Martinnfb and sillymodeler 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 hours ago, sillymodeler said: @mozart Thank you. Yeah, I noticed the kit canopy is a bit different from the prototype. and I also found the shape of the rudder is different after I painted my model. Haha. PCM kits are hard to find, but we need to build them before Kotare hopefully releases Mk.I. I have fixed some of the photos in my post that were not showing. The nose is also slightly different, a squarer section at the upper front but it’s so barely discernible as to be not worth bothering about to my mind! sillymodeler and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 That’s magnificent! Martinnfb and sillymodeler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Brilliant! sillymodeler and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Kubis Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Great idea and very nice model! Martinnfb and sillymodeler 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Wow, that is fantastic! Like Max, I've been planning to build a Hurricane prototype just like yours for some time now - I may even have started a build thread! Thanks so much for the wonderful inspiration. Kev sillymodeler and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 14 hours ago, sillymodeler said: Hi everyone I recently completed building my Hawker Hurricane prototype K5083. This is basically a Pacific Coast Models Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (Early version). I changed its engine cowling panel lines and exhaust pipes to make it look like a prototype. Hawker Hurricane is characterized by its mixed fabric and metal construction, which is most evident in the coloring of the prototype model. To show the difference between metal and fabric, aluminum foil was applied to the metal part, and silver dope color was applied to the fabric part. The aircraft numbers were airbrushed with handmade stencils and then fine-tuned by hand-painting. The prototype was modified through the process of its development. I specifically built the version of the plane that the RAF finally evaluated at Martlesham Heath airfield because this version most closely looks like PCM Mk.I Early kit. However, I may be wrong as I do not have sufficient reference documentation. The Hurricane is often hidden in the shadow of the Spitfire, but it is a masterpiece that served irreplaceably as the RAF's warhorse. I built this model to honor my favorite unsung hero. I hope you all like it. (I like to build model airplanes in flight status, but I should have something better than a plastic cup for display.) Well done! May I post it on the website? sillymodeler and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 Brilliant! Cheers, Tom sillymodeler and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sillymodeler Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 51 minutes ago, LSP_Ray said: Well done! May I post it on the website? Of course! Thank you for the honored offer! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 2/15/2024 at 8:08 PM, sillymodeler said: Of course! Thank you for the honored offer! Article is published! Well done! The metal finish turned out great! mozart and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman777 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Incredible job!! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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