{"id":2464,"date":"2022-04-09T13:18:22","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T13:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/?page_id=2464"},"modified":"2024-01-18T17:41:09","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T17:41:09","slug":"hawker-hurricane-mki-trop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/?page_id=2464","title":{"rendered":"Hawker Hurricane Mk I Tropical"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nice sunny day for some photos\u2026 Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Tropical\u2026 done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942. Pretty much from the box, except resin wheels and exhausts, and PE seat belts. Markings are Montex masks and masking tape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Manufacturer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Airfix<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

1\/48<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Scalemates – Hawker Hurricane MkI Tropical Airfix kit No. A05129<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Black And White Photos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(Click on images for a closer look)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Colour Images<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

(Click on images for a closer look)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane MkI Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Airfix’s 1\/48 scale Hurricane Mk I Trop… done as a machine from 73 Squadron, North Africa in 1942.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Taking Pictures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To see how I take these pictures refer to my Taking Pictures of Models<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this Hurricane I wanted that hot, bleached look. To get that look there are a combination of effects at play: <\/p>\n\n\n\n