Hi... my first post....
I'm sort of starting to buikd up a collection of 1/48 scale WWII allied aircraft from european theatre. Lots of good spits , Thunderbolts and Mustangs in 1/48 in the shops, can't seem to find a Hawker Hurricane though?!? Did some omnipotent being decide it didn't merit modelling or is there something I haven't been told ;-). Anyway looking for tips for a manufacturer of said Item, preferably one ofthe big name manufacturers as I'm not quite ready to tackle advanced projects with resin and vacform stuff. Hope to hear from y'all!

Welcome to one of the friendliest and most helpful sites on the net. Now as to your question. The Hurri has been kitted by many manufactures. Probably the best is the series by Hasegawa, followed by Airfix. Classic Airframes do two multi media kits, and there were also some from Hobbycraft. Just how many are currently available I can't say, like all manufacturers, the kits tend to be released in cycles. If they prove hard to find where you are you may have to revert to on-line stores such as Squadron or Great Models Web Store.

http://www.squadron.com/Index.htm
http://www.greatmodels.com/

Hi there Grenade! :-)

Welcome aboard.

Just to add to what ukgeoff has written... the Hasegawa Hurricane MkII is also marketed by Revell (Germany) and should be widely available.

All the best and have fun on Armorama!

Rowan

try this link http://www.militaryhobbies.com/
they have great prices i got a planes from them a month ago

Hi Grenade, welcome
I recantly completed Hasegawa's Hurricane Mk I for the Battle for Britain campaign. I have also built their Mk IIC, excellant kits.
You can see my Mk I here Hurricane Mk I
Mal

Hi again Grenade

If you need a good reference for your Hurrinane, check out

Hawker Hurricane - Inside & Out

The pictures will make your jaw drop! :-)

All the best

Rowan

Definatly Hasegawa, They are really good!

~Chip :-)

Welcome aboard!

Thanks for the info everyone. I had a look at the Hasegawa web and found the Hurricane there in at least two different versions. I had a look at holfast's hurricane - VERY GOOD hope I'll be getting there one day. BTW Holdfast - the gun ports seem to be covered up? Is this my eyesight failing me or is there a reason for this?

Regards, Grenade!

They are, and would be, covered up. After a mission the ground crews put doped fabric patches over the gun ports (thats the red) to keep out dirt and foreign objects. You'll find this done with other RAF aircraft. I'm not sure if other air forces had a similar procedure.

Hi Grenade

In the RAF during WW2, gunports were often covered over with doped fabric (or paper) after the fighter was re-armed.

As UKGeoff says this helped keep the guns clean. It also (apparently) helped reduce drag and, after a mission, let ground crew tell at a glance whether the guns had been fired.

The guns on US fighters were often sealed with tape, to keep them clean.

Enjoy your Hurricane... show us some pics when it's done. :-)

All the best

Rowan

Welcome to Armorma.
The best ones are from Hasegawa.

Hi grenade,

I have an old Monogram 1/48 Hurri kit that I got off Ebay for just $2.50. Cockpit's threadbase, but otherwise with a li'l bit of scratchbuilding, it should definitely come up something good(I hope ).

Check out on Ebay, you'll get plenty of 1/48 kit ideas there...

Cheers,
BP.

Sorry if chock everybody but for me the best mkI hurricane in 1/48th scale is always the airfix one .The rear portion of fuselage is better looking than the hasagawa wich look like junker airframe more than fabric covered. For the details there is more than enough aftermarket anyway used also with hasagawa to have a great model.
Bat-21

Hi bat-21

You're not alone in feeling Hasegawa have overdone the fabric effect... I was disappointed that Classic Airframes have also been rather heavy-handed on their new "fabric-wing" Mk1 (they normally represent fabric really subtly)...

All the best

Rowan