Finish won’t be nearly as good as Aleksander’s, but here’s how I did the ejection chutes.
I found a drawing online and blew it up to size I needed on Publisher. I cut out the printout and taped it over the corresponding panel. Then I ran a brand new blade over the paper lines. After that I took off the template and completed the cuts. Took a while, but I enjoyed it.
Pretty danged-good idea there, Cdn Colin! Might have to use that one myself one of these years…
Is that the Hurricane Mk.I?
Nice technique, Colin.
Nice tip.
Yes, the Airfix kit is a Mk.I
Cool I have that one in the stash, I’ll break it out and give it a look, I might shoot you a PM and see about getting a set of those templates
Thanks for the kind words, all. I can make the file I used available IF I can figure out the PM thing.
Cdn Colin - I should say, you’ve done your ejector chutes much better than I did!
I’m looking forward to see another (it means yours’ :)) great Hurricane on FSM forum!
Here’s a few pictures to finish things up.
Nice work, Colin. Jerry, beware!
Very nice build, indeed! Congratulations!
How did you cope with decals? I had a problem with silvering.
Lots of decal set, in many coats. I used the Model Master stuff (it smells like vinegar). I left it to soak for 3 minutes at a time and used a Q-tip as a squeegie to push them down. The port side looks better than the starboard. I also took the photos from an angle that reduced the silver effect.
Nice tip/technique. Got that kit in the stash along with the Classic Airframe Mk1, thought about merging them together…that is until I saw the CA is fabric wing.