My bubble top Hurricane - DONE!!!

[sotoolslinger]

Stuka's had little things on the end of the horizontals. If you did them leaf shaped they would look period.They could be retrofit kits sent out to field units.

[upnorth]

No progress pics, but I got the other fuselage half together yesterday with no issue, also got the backstory moving a bit.

My girlfriend is going on a business trip tomorrow afternoon, so I'll have the flat to myself for a few days and might get some more progress made.

[upnorth]

A bit of an update today:

I got the fuselage halves together and I'm still happy about how easily its going:





As you can see in the last of the above pictures I do have rather a gap to fill in the underside, but I saw it coming and got a piece of styrene in there to help anchor the parts together and serve as a base for filler.

[upnorth]

Here's a bit of a trial fit of the major components (sorry they're tad blurry):







I'm a bit undecided about the three or four blade prop. I like the four blade one, but i don't know if I might be giving up too much of the Hurricane. The three blade comes from the Heller Hurricane and the four blade comes from a Kopro Spitfire IX.

Its not looking quite as Hurricane as I might like at the moment, but hopefully that will change when the radiator and landing gear go on.

As always, any and all commentary is most welcome.

[kitnut617]

It looks wicked! May I make a suggestion,  I think if you use a canopy from a car door Typhoon ( http://www.aeroclub-models.com/p.html?n=2&c=C065 ) it would probably fit the bill and more Hawker to boot.  Four blade prop  but with the Hurricane spinner.

[upnorth]

I have been seriously considering sourcing a different canopy as this looks way too Soviet and "agricultural" in canopy design. Something more refined is certainly required.

Thanks for the kind words.

[Gary]

It may be just the bubble windscreen. If you could snag a spare Hurri windscreen and get it to match the Yak bubble, or open the cockpit.

[ysi_maniac]

I honestly think that it will look nice in any alternative

[Brian da Basher]

Coming along very nicely! I'd vote for keeping the original 3 bladed Hurricane prop. If you keep the original Hurricane prop, I think you can get away with using the Yak canopy which seems to fit like a glove.

Excellent work!

Brian da Basher

[sequoiaranger]

Maybe you could "Malcolm" the center piece ala a Spitfire or A-36/P-51 canopy,

But I think once it has its "sand-and-spinach" paint job, it will look fine.

Also, perhaps a backstory would be that when those Hurricanes were sent to the Soviets, some clever Russki suggested the conversion as a Reverse-Lend-Lease favor. Or... you might do the bubble Hurricane in Soviet livery and see if anyone can tell it's a Brit product!

[upnorth]

Coming along very nicely! I'd vote for keeping the original 3 bladed Hurricane prop. If you keep the original Hurricane prop, I think you can get away with using the Yak canopy which seems to fit like a glove.

Excellent work!

Brian da Basher

Thanks! I'll take that under consideration.

sequoiaranger:
There is a Soviet connected twist to the backstory, but I'm not letting the cat out just yet.

[Rafael]

Somehow, I've begun to think that that's the way God intended Hurricanes to look like.

Use whichever bubble top you like, the appearance of this hurri is great.

And the four-bladed prop adds a really more modern, advanced look to the airplane.

Rafa

[sotoolslinger]

Oh my, my pants are dancin That is the best 'Cane ever. Like both the props but if it is supposed to be older I would stick with the 3 blade. I also like the Malcolm hood suggestion.

[John Howling Mouse]

Man, I've really got to learn how to do this compound cutting gig!

Most inspiring!

[Ed S]

Nice adaptation of a Hurricane.  I definitely like the 3-blade prop better.  It still retains the look of the Hurricane.

Ed