Lancfan's Slip-Wing Hurricane. ***FINISHED***

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Wonderful work. Shades of Alan Hall.
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Thanks Jeff.

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The stretched sprue wing support struts have been cut to size and fitted, when the glue is properly dry I can begin to paint the model.
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The top wing dry fitted to check for alignment.
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The undersides painted in Revell Aqua 310 Yellow.
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The uppersurfaces painted in the base coat, H106 Ocean Grey.
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The Revell Aqua 68 Green disruptive and the decals have been applied.
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Well done, David ! And thanks for explaining your thought process and work.
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Excellent!
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Very impressive skills on display here & kudos for taking on such a challenging subject.
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Cheers John, Daren, O_T.

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Finished, Hawker Hurricane mk1/Hilson FH.40 '321' ex. RCAF 321 used for trials at RAF Sealand and RAF Boscombe Down, 1943.
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That looks fantastic.
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Cheers Daren, building it has been fun.

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Stunning work.

That's impressive old school scratch building, cheers for sharing how you did it.

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Really really great David. Well done.
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Superb!
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Great stuff David - that looks great!
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