***DONE: 1:48 Hobbycraft Hawker Hawker Hurricane MkIID RAF Egypt 1942 Group Build

**Heinz** · 08-05-2009 02:15 AM

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

**Wildcat** · 08-05-2009 03:59 AM

Nice choice Alex!

**A4K** · 08-05-2009 05:30 AM

Should be a great project Alex! I'll have a dig through my stuff to see what info I've got on the IID...

**imalko** · 08-05-2009 08:00 AM

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.

**Wayne Little** · 08-05-2009 08:10 AM

Nice choice Alex, built one of these many years ago, a straightforward build mate!

**A4K** · 08-05-2009 08:12 AM

Great info Igor!

**Heinz** · 08-05-2009 09:12 AM

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.

**Airframes** · 08-05-2009 06:05 PM

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.

**vikingBerserker** · 08-05-2009 08:10 PM

Dam, nice guns!!

Looking forward to this one as well.

**Heinz** · 08-06-2009 03:07 AM

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

**lesofprimus** · 08-06-2009 05:29 AM

Was wondering if anyone was gonna get the Hurri D entered in the Build, glad u are on it.... Love those big guns...

**Airframes** · 08-06-2009 09:09 AM

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!

**rochie** · 08-07-2009 04:49 AM

great choice Heinz, definatly on my to do list

**Heinz** · 08-08-2009 07:59 AM

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.

**Wurger** · 08-08-2009 08:32 AM

***DONE: 1:48 Hobbycraft Hawker Hawker Hurricane MkIID RAF Egypt 1942 Group Build

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