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08-05-2009, 01:15 AM
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| ***DONE: 1:48 Hobbycraft Hawker Hawker Hurricane MkIID RAF Egypt 1942 Group Build Username: Heinz First name: Alex Category: 3 Scale: 1:48 Manufacturer: Hobbycraft Model Type: Hawker Hurricane MkII D Details: BP 188, RAF No.6 Squadron, Egypt 1942 Decals: Kit provided - JV-Z The kit instructions are a little hazey and confusing. Any info on desert rat 'tank buster' Hurricanes would be much appreciated. I've included a profile I found and another one for reference. I didn't take the photo of the box as my camera isnt' working at present. Cheers
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08-05-2009, 02:59 AM
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| Nice choice Alex!
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08-05-2009, 04:30 AM
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| Should be a great project Alex! I'll have a dig through my stuff to see what info I've got on the IID... |
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08-05-2009, 07:00 AM
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| Great choice Alex. Looking forward to your build. Here are some materials about Mk IID which I was able to find on short notice. Hope this will help you a little. These are from Squadron-Signal Publication.
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08-05-2009, 07:10 AM
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| Nice choice Alex, built one of these many years ago, a straightforward build mate! 
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08-05-2009, 07:12 AM
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| Great info Igor! |
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08-05-2009, 08:12 AM
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| Cheers guys! Thanks Igor thats great!  Looks like I might need to add the blanking panels where the 20mms should be on the wings. Also adding 2 holes for the 2 .303 browning tracer rounds for aiming as Igor's info points out. Cheers.
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08-05-2009, 05:05 PM
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| Nice choice Alex. What's the kit like? I quite like Hobbycraft kits - a bit plain and simple, but nicely moulded, and was thinking of doing their MkIIC.
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08-05-2009, 07:10 PM
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  | Dam, nice guns!! Looking forward to this one as well.
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08-06-2009, 02:07 AM
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| Terry its very clean and crisp if a little plain. Cockpit might get some attention, definately a great base if you wanted to really go nuts detail wise, nice solid plastic to cut panels out of etc... Cheers
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08-06-2009, 04:29 AM
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| Was wondering if anyone was gonna get the Hurri D entered in the Build, glad u are on it.... Love those big guns...
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08-06-2009, 08:09 AM
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| Thanks Alex. Sounds like their usual nice mouldings, although their canopies let them down, but I have one I moulded years ago. I might try to squeeze in a MkIIC if I get the Beau done - doubtful though!
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08-07-2009, 03:49 AM
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| great choice Heinz, definatly on my to do list
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08-08-2009, 06:59 AM
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| Washed the parts and checked the wings fit, looks pretty sweet so far. Also found some shots of the aircraft I'm modelling, looks like it will get a fairly heavy weathering job in the end. Cheers.
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08-08-2009, 07:32 AM
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