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Just a bit of story
first. Just after the war, Belgium received a lot of 6 Hawker Hurricanes Mk II b
and c. Three of them had a flying career, the other three served as instruction
airframes in the technical school. The one here (THS52 / ZC
RAF serial PZ769 ) belonged to 21 st squadron / 15 wing and served for
communication duties.
I used the beautiful
Revell kit to build this model. The construction was quite straightforward, the
model is really nice, easy to assemble with recessed panel lines, no putty
required.
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Painting
was also an easy part. I used Model Master aluminium metalizer, which is really
fine. Then after a smooth polish and a coat of varnish for metalizer, I applied
the decals which are of excellent quality.
Some
time ago I bought a sheet from Dutch decal (Kit at war collection) dedicated to the
Belgian air force, and precisely with the transfers to build the three
Hurricanes that flew with the Belgian aviation.
I had the decals
before the kit, so I hurried to find one at least, and started immediately.
Since then, I got four more on e-bay
J.
My intentions are to build the three planes.
After I sealed the decals with the last coat
of satin varnish, I applied a soft wash of very diluted
burnt umber.
Here is a link to
the Belgian aviation web site where you’ll see a picture of the actual
aircraft.
http://www.baha.be/Webpages/Navigator/Photos/MilltaryPics/post_ww2/hawker_hurricane_iib.htm
JC
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