Revell 1/72 Hurricane Mk.IIc of 28 squadron of RAF SEAC Dalbumghar North East India 1944. Not a bad kit, not a brilliant kit, but it very much looks like a Hurricane. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels #Revell

Weathered and ready for a final clear and fixing of the remainder of the "breakable" items. Despite it being a 1996 Revell kit, I've quite enjoyed this one and it went together without too much fuss. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

It's time to scavenge the spare Hurricane kit again that I had to buy for landing gear. I've somehow misplaced one of the cannons that had broken off while I was painting them last night. An extensive search has brought up nothing! #Histscalemodels

Think that'll do from the weathering point of view on the Hurricane. #Revell #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Pin washes and dot filters done on the hurricane. The last cannon is still hanging on dot dear life. #Histscalemodels

That's the decals done and sealed in with a couple of coats of gloss. I quite like the glossiness of the paint job so I may not matte it down too much for weathering and final assembly. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

This is the ultra rare single cannoned Hawker Hurricane Mk.IIc. Principal decals are now on. Only 30 or so stencils to put on. I wonder how long that last cannon will stay in place? #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Just about ready for decals. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Suitably worn Hurricane nearly ready for decals. I've managed to break off two cannons and lose the landing gear. Have to pop out tomorrow to get a donor kit to finish it off before this week's club meeting. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Little bit of work on the Revell 1/72 Hurricane Mk.IIC #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

I like the effect of the dark earth and the effect of the dark green, but I think the two look disparate next to each other. I've got to touch up the earth on the port fuselage where I had the camo putty in the wrong location. Thoughts? Does it work or not? #Histscalemodels

I know cammo putty is fluid. What I didn't know was how long it takes to apply. Its forced me to work quickly & right at the end I ballsed up with a thumb print on the starboard wing. I hastily sanded it back & painted it again, but it's a slightly different shade to the rest. #Histscalemodels 1/2

Dark earth is on the Hurricane. Looks patchy and worn which was the effect I wanted to achieve. Dark green next. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

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Got dark earth on the Revell Hurricane. I'd given it a dust coat of red brown 1st to try demonstrating the effect of the sun & high humidity on the aircraft in SE Asia. I don't quite think it worked how I thought it might. Camo putty arriving later this week & the green can go on. #Histscalemodela

Before and after. Cushty!!! #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Started chucking some paint on the Revell Hurricane. It's been a while since I used my airbrush and had a few issues. So not quite my best work so far. Needs some further mottling and a top coat. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

The canopy on this kit has slight frame lines; wouldn't be picked up under Tamiya tape. Had to use kapton tape to be able to reasonably mask the very fragile parts so I had to be quite delicate & gentle. The underside should be quite acceptable under paint. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Easily the worst fitting part of this kit is the underside of the fuselage. To level it out means removing all the ribbed detail. I've found the best way to reinstate this is stretched sprue and patience. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

The Hurricane has some teeth! Revell 1/72 Mk.IIC #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Update from Simon over on Twitter. I gather he's being much more optimistic. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

It's begining to look like a hurricane. A Revell hurricane none the less. 1996 tooling, plenty of flash, but if you read the reviews on how to build it properly, it goes together as long as you're careful and dry fit. The worst fit is the underside rear fuselage. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

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Amazing the amount of detail a little pin wash can bring out. This was mig ammo starship filth oilbrusher heavily thinned with sansodor thinners #Histscalemodels

Decided to do another quick build before I tackle the intimidating MiniArt 1/48 P-47 Thunderbolt Mk.II. Wanted to do a Hurricane Mk.II knowing I had one in my stash. #Hurstscalemodels

Fun little Hasegawa egg plane has had final assembly and a flat coat. Not historically accurate as it shouldn't have the shark mouth, but who builds a P-40 without the shark mouth? Few little touch ups and some aerial rigging and she's finished. #Histscalemodels

Working on two things at once. 1/72 AZ BF109 E and a 1/Egg P-40 Warhawk. Getting to the point of painting markings on the 109 and have the u/s to paint on the P-40. I'd have finished the egg paint work by now, but after the paint I discovered ejector pin marks that needed removing #Histscalemodels

Been a bit quiet lately, but managed to get the RLM 04 detail flash on the AZ Models BF109E done. Hopefully get it unmasked tonight and can mask and spray the markings. Nice to see this one off the shelf of doom. #Histscalemodels

Great show in Perth this year, despite the hall space being permanently reduced in size by half. Lots to see and buy, but I was quite reserved. Only bought some AK markers and this Meng Egg Plane. Painted most of it on the 1hr train journey home. #Histscalemodels

Dug out an old build that stalled many moons ago. I've stripped it back and have repainted it. Happy with the paint job so far, but the build quality is a bit slap dash! #Histscalemodels

All set up to shoot some built kits. But I can find my tripod mount for my camera. #Histscalemodels

Stepping away from regular model making lately. But my 5 yo son has been badgering me to build his 1/72 Airfix Jeep from Santa. After a brief Xmas build he declared he doesn't like the smell of the glue, so want me to build it. I've obliged like a good Dad. #Histscalemodels

A month on from dropping and breaking the canopy of the Tilly, I've repaired and repainted it and given it the final clear coat. First complete build of 2025, though it should have been finished quite a while ago. #Histscalemodels

Underside of the BEA Trident 1C painted. The exact colour seems to be similar to Boeing Grey, but acrylic matches seem to be difficult to come across. I've mixed a colour from a base that seems close. #Histscalemodels

I've spent the last couple of weeks researching how to remove VMS varnish tide marks. Through no conclusive evidence, I decided to sand it off with 1000 grit sponges and give it another gloss coat. #Histscalemodels

January 2025 Kits purchased - 0 🎉 Kits started - 0 Kits finished - 2 (Almost) #Histscalemodels

Almost seamless. There are a couple of areas around the tail and the nose that needs tidying up. That took and age to prime with a 0.2 nozzle airbrush because I couldn't be gassed stripping my 0.5 to clean out the gunk #Histscalemodels

An Airfix vintage classic. The fuselage has had some huge steps between the halves, but I've sanded it smooth with super glue, increasing grit sanding sponges & micro mesh. Oddly the wings are a perfect dry fit. Some areas to be smoothed out & then it's ready for primer. #Histscalemodels

Disappointingly, the VMS clear coat I applied has left rain marks and runs on the finished surface. Don't know how I get rid of this? Sand/polish and reapply? #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

I would be spending the night taking photographs of my finished Tilly, however at model club last night I managed to break it and somebody else's model. In two separate incidents. Looks like I'm spending some time repairing the tarp on the back. #Butterfingers #HistScalemodeks

Spot the difference? #HistScalemodels

Like many old cars, occasionally you have to respray a wing or wheel arch #HistScaleModels

Glossed the Tilly last night after final assembly. Now ready for the limited decals and I'll glue the wheels on. Will be displayed at my club meeting later this week. #Histscalemodels

Nearly finished the Tilly. I've to knock back some of the weathering and paint the main windscreen. Then be ready for a gloss coat and decals. #HistScaleModels

Nearly got the Tilly finished from the outside. I've weathered the externals with oil brushes with no clear coat and it's such a pleasure to work with. Still got to clean up the clear parts , add decals and the cabin. #HistScaleModels #ScaleModels #Tamiya

Got the tarp on the Tilly to a level that I think I'm happy with. I've started weathering the wheel with dust and will cover them again with mud. If I can get the clear bits dipped in future properly I can start sticking it together. #Scalemodels #Histscalemodels #Tamiya

The Tilly is moving forwards. Got the tarp painted and weathered with oils. It's still wet from the thinners to remove the oils, but I like the wet canvas look, so I may end up putting a gloss clear coat on it when it's finished. #Histscalemodels #Tamiya #Scalemodels

Base colours on the Tilly blocked I'm after I found time to prime it earlier today. Tamiya XF49 and XF18 used in light passes over Vallejo black primer. I'll be able to post shade this in the next few days. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels #Tamiya

Found a bit of time this afternoon to put some primer on the Tilly. Maybe I can get this painted tonight. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels

Been a bit uninspired lately. I know I shouldn't start another kit, but this Tamiya has drawn my eye. #Histscalemodels #Scalemodels