Hawker Hurricane Mk I

Scale: 1/72 | Manufacturer: Revell | Kit nr: 03766 | Scheme: No. 85 Sqn. P2923 / VY-R (F/L J.A. ‘Johnny’ Kent) – 1940

about the Hurricane

The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for service with the Royal Air Force (RAF). It was overshadowed in the public consciousness by the Supermarine Spitfire during the Battle of Britain in 1940, but the Hurricane inflicted 60% of the losses sustained by the Luftwaffe in the campaign, and fought in all the major theatres of the Second World War.

regarding the build

This kit is part of the Battle of Britain gift set from Revell. The collection consists of a Stuka, JU-88, Spitfire and this Hurricane. Compared to the other kits, this one feels like the most dated, tooling wise. Building this model is done in a few steps, it’s the filling, sanding and scraping that takes the majority of the time. A few parts do not fit very well, so if you want a nicely finished model you need to fill those gaps, I utilised some texture paste to help me with that.

Due to the dated tooling, certain parts are not included on the sprues. For example, the elements which hold the antenna wiring needed to be scratch built. Painting the model was done by starting with the green camouflage, then the brown tones, applying a dust filter, drybrushing the rivets and finishing off with a dark panel wash. Decals are excellent and apply well to the model.

Because my other models are displayed in an airfield scene, I decided to give this Hurricane a flying pose with the Airfix transparant stand.