Author Topic: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)  (Read 6459 times)

Offline ChrisF

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Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« on: August 11, 2013, 11:14:34 PM »
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Victory in the desert El Alamein. Egypt Late 1942

This is the Airfix Club exclusive kit.. Basically a cheap way to get a new mould Hurricane and the "3D-Kits" IID conversion...











Built completely out of the box bar some Scratch Seatbelts and aerial wire made from mending thread...

By my eye i reckon that propellor is undersize so next time i think i'll get the resin replacement like i used on the AZ Model IIC i did the other month :)

Enjoy :)

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2013, 11:42:50 PM »
Nice one, Chris! :D

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2013, 02:17:53 AM »
Very nice work.
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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #3 on: August 12, 2013, 02:54:34 AM »
Always glad to see a Hurricane of any mark and this one is no exception.  What scale is this model? 
At first glance I would have imagined this to be 1:48th scale or larger due to the amount of detail. 
You can never be sure any more about those kinds of things now can you?   

Very nice build and quite fetching :)
« Last Edit: August 12, 2013, 02:57:42 AM by Jeffry Fontaine »
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Offline ChrisF

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #4 on: August 12, 2013, 03:39:26 AM »
Thanks guys ! I thought i'd wrote the scale on i must have missed it off when editing my post... Its 1:72nd :) 

Its this kit:

https://www.airfix.com/shop/airfix-club-members-area/a73006-hawker-hurricane-iid-el-alamein-70th-anniversary-172-airfix-club-special/

As i explained its a cheap way to get the 3Dkits tank buster conversion, and i bought it during Airfix's 20% off month so it was even cheaper :)

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #5 on: August 12, 2013, 12:08:40 PM »
Very nicely done Hurri ( :D), I think you'll find that the prop is correct, or so the reviews say that I've read.
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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #6 on: August 12, 2013, 12:19:01 PM »
Thanks guys ! I thought i'd wrote the scale on i must have missed it off when editing my post... Its 1:72nd :) 

Its this kit:

https://www.airfix.com/shop/airfix-club-members-area/a73006-hawker-hurricane-iid-el-alamein-70th-anniversary-172-airfix-club-special/

As i explained its a cheap way to get the 3Dkits tank buster conversion, and i bought it during Airfix's 20% off month so it was even cheaper :)

Edit to subject title to reflect scale of kit :)
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Offline ChrisF

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #7 on: August 12, 2013, 07:54:00 PM »
Very nicely done Hurri ( :D), I think you'll find that the prop is correct, or so the reviews say that I've read.

Interesting... I normally swop mine for the quickboost prop which is much broader in width.

Hmm Looks like a need some 1:72nd scale plans :D

Offline ChrisF

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2013, 07:54:32 PM »
Thanks guys ! I thought i'd wrote the scale on i must have missed it off when editing my post... Its 1:72nd :) 

Its this kit:

https://www.airfix.com/shop/airfix-club-members-area/a73006-hawker-hurricane-iid-el-alamein-70th-anniversary-172-airfix-club-special/

As i explained its a cheap way to get the 3Dkits tank buster conversion, and i bought it during Airfix's 20% off month so it was even cheaper :)

Edit to subject title to reflect scale of kit :)

Cheers Jeff :D :D

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2013, 09:20:09 PM »
Very nicely done Hurri ( :D), I think you'll find that the prop is correct, or so the reviews say that I've read.

Interesting... I normally swop mine for the quickboost prop which is much broader in width.

Hmm Looks like a need some 1:72nd scale plans :D

It appears to be a De Havilland prop which had aluminum blades Chris, whereas the quickboost prop is a Rotol wood composite type.

Offline ChrisF

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2013, 09:53:29 PM »
Ah so both are somewhat correct ? Interesting... Learn a new thing every day :)

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #11 on: August 13, 2013, 05:41:17 AM »
Very nice work.  Always good to see a Hurricane IID

Offline ChrisF

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #12 on: August 13, 2013, 06:59:04 AM »
Its technically my third... I think i like the IID cos no-one else does lol

Love an underdog me :)

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #13 on: August 13, 2013, 12:21:51 PM »
Its technically my third... I think i like the IID cos no-one else does lol

Love an underdog me :)
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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #14 on: August 14, 2013, 03:55:17 AM »
Well done! Your representation of the RAF desert scheme looks every bit the real deal.

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Offline ChrisF

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Re: Airfix Club Hurricane IID (1:72nd scale)
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2013, 04:14:51 AM »
Thank you all it means a lot :)

Its a tank next for a commision so im in unfamiliar territory