Friday, 24 April 2020

Hurried Hurricane part 2 - a surprise ending?


Well it was to me. Having commenced the build of this ancient Revell Hurricane with no particular plan in mind I eventually decided to follow up my recent La-7 and finish it as a Soviet machine in much the same colour scheme.
I hand painted some shaky stripes on the tail and the decal box provided the rest.  Given that the Hurricane is  - certainly to my eyes - such a distinctive shape it's quite difficult to make it  look 'different'.  I hope you think it's a success.


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10 comments:

  1. Chris Kemp24 April 2020 at 21:42

    The Soviets did use Hurricanes, Tim.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._151_Wing_RAF
    https://vvsairwar.com/2018/06/20/the-soviet-unions-hawker-hurricanes/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_Hurricane
    "The Hawker Hurricane was the first Allied Lend-Lease aircraft to be delivered to the Soviet Union with a total of 2,952 Hurricanes eventually delivered,[117] becoming the most numerous British aircraft in Soviet service"

    Regards, Chris.

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  2. Tim Gow24 April 2020 at 22:11

    Chris Kemp
    Er, yes I know.

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  3. Martin Rapier25 April 2020 at 09:45

    Fabulous paint job. As noted, the Hurricanes were a big LL item, which is why Zvezda make a nice 1/144th scale one.

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  4. Pete.26 April 2020 at 23:05

    That looks really great Tim. Bit of a chilly holiday to send it on though.

    Cheers,

    Pete.

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  5. Tim Gow3 May 2020 at 13:36

    Martin Rapier
    I still have a very high mileage and tatty 1/144 (Revell) Hurricane in Soviet markings.

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  6. Tim Gow3 May 2020 at 13:37

    Pete
    I suspect that at the moment it would settle for any holiday it gets!

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  7. Archduke Piccolo4 May 2020 at 01:04

    A lend lease Hurricane! I never would have thought of that. So pretty in its unfamiliar livery, at that!

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  8. Milgeek16 May 2020 at 12:52

    Oh, absolutely beautiful paint scheme, sir! Very well done.

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  9. Tim Gow16 May 2020 at 16:26

    Archduke Piccolo
    Always expect the unexpected!

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  10. Tim Gow16 May 2020 at 16:26

    Beaty
    Very kind of you to say so!

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