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Offline The Big Gimper

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1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« on: July 01, 2013, 02:17:36 AM »
Here is a WIP of my Hurricane Mk VII AKA the Hurri-Fury.

It is a Revell MK. IIc with the PM Sea Fury FB.II wings and gear, Italeri Spitfire Mk. IX propeller and Academy MK XIV exhaust. I did not use the Sea Fury horizontal stabs as the MK. V with the 1,700 HP Merlin 32 also used them.

The wings blended very nicely. Needed two slivers of Styrene on top. Underneath I cut and shaped the fore and part of the wing sections (they were separate in the kit), used small pieces of the gear doors, PSR x3 leaving a small "chin" at the front. It was a cleaner fit than expected. I hollowed out the right side bulge with a small drill bit to make a tropical air filter. 

Not sure yet who will fly it.

Next will be a bubble canopy version using a Yak-3 aft fuselage. This has already been done and well documented.









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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2013, 02:48:13 AM »
Interesting....
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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2013, 06:33:10 AM »
Very Kool !!!!!!!
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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2013, 09:08:10 AM »
I like it! :)

(Although I can see a possible need to modify the tail fins slightly.)

8)

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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2013, 07:52:19 PM »
Oddly while building a real world Hurri i was thinking something along these lines ! Top Work !

I will be keeping a very close eye on this..
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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #5 on: July 02, 2013, 02:07:12 AM »
Ahh yes those Hawker's products are very ripe for whiffing.

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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2013, 03:45:22 AM »
That is a nice combination of Hawker products that you have put together.  I like it!
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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #7 on: July 02, 2013, 09:27:57 AM »
Dang, I've been meaning to do this in pixels and you're already doing it in polystyrene  :o  Nice work work man!  :)
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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #8 on: September 15, 2013, 04:12:10 AM »
Getting there. Most bits are glued on. First coat of primer. Some test camouflage.

I found this canopy in my parts bin. Do not know where it came from but I like the way it fits.





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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #9 on: September 15, 2013, 05:13:50 AM »
I've got to agree. The canopy looks great!

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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #10 on: September 15, 2013, 05:31:13 AM »
Nice work Carl!  You are on a roll with all of these new projects. 
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Offline ChrisF

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Re: 1/72 Hawker Hurricane Mk. VII
« Reply #11 on: September 15, 2013, 09:47:31 AM »
Loving this.. Where did the canopy come from !?!? lol

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