Radial engined HAWKER HURRICANE!

NARSES2 · February 24, 2012, 02:10:50 AM

Quote from: rickshaw on February 24, 2012, 01:56:20 AMPerhaps with some Red Stars?

Yup, coming along really well

buzzer · February 24, 2012, 04:24:16 PM

so the story goes..

after the factory had been heavily bomb by the Germans. Britain found its self struggling to to keep up with production of its rolls Royce Merlin's
and the Russia was finding it even hard to come by spare to keep there "lend lease" hurricanes in the air.
SO.. thay asked if spares to keep the Merlin running were not available.. what engine was available with spares to keep them serviceable??
and the answer was... the Bristol Hercules

so a large stock of said engines were shipped to russia and the engine was Retro fitted to there hurricanes as and when thay were needed..
doing this had its advantages.
being an air cooled engine meant that the cooling system of the Merlin could be done away with. this means less weight and no radiator cowling on the under side.. this made room for an extra hard point to take either a fuel tank or a extra bomb

the conversion proved to be very popular with both pilots and ground crew for the Hercules was a lot easier engine to keep in the air!

so that's how it might have been

ended up having the paint on the red stars.. as my decals box didn't have any in it??!!
hope you like. and tell me what you think

dumaniac · February 24, 2012, 04:39:49 PM

mmmmmmmmm - bl!@#$ nice

while the Finnish finish would be beaut - I think a nice red Russian star would be great colour contrast

well done - looks great no matter what country

tanktastic43 · February 25, 2012, 01:12:53 AM

Top job!

tt43.

NARSES2 · February 25, 2012, 02:33:24 AM

Now that looks really good, suitably distressed in a Russian winter

and of course they did look at alternative engines for the Hurricane inc. the Hercules and the one I've always liked the look of the Dagger

kitbasher · February 25, 2012, 03:27:09 AM

Excellent! I recall McGreig building an Ash-82 Spitfire and Hurricane, but I don't know whether he finished the latter and whether it's posted up on the forum.

Quote from: NARSES2 on February 25, 2012, 02:33:24 AM
suitably distressed in a Russian winter

I think anyone/anything would inevitably become suitably distressed in a Russian winter!

van883 · February 25, 2012, 05:05:59 AM

tigercat · February 25, 2012, 05:53:21 AM

Brilliant love the rode hard and put away wet effect of the weathering.

beowulf · February 25, 2012, 07:31:29 AM

very nice........just looks right somehow

The Rat · February 25, 2012, 07:55:15 AM

Quote from: buzzer on February 24, 2012, 04:24:16 PMhope you like. and tell me what you think

Okay, I'll tell you what I think. I don't like it. I LOVE IT!

Vulcan7 · February 25, 2012, 07:57:29 AM

Looks the business

Pablo1965 · February 25, 2012, 12:27:36 PM

It's a brave decision for choosing this scheme, and it really is a surprising result. Incredibly daring the fighter-bomber configuration with the central bomb, where before there was a radiator. Congratulations for the idea, and having a plane so beautiful.

NARSES2 · February 26, 2012, 02:40:54 AM

Quote from: kitbasher on February 25, 2012, 03:27:09 AM
I think anyone/anything would inevitably become suitably distressed in a Russian winter!

Spent a week out there one January, in Yekaterinburg (I think that's how you spell it). Amazing experience for a week but how they live and survive in conditions like that is beyond me

sequoiaranger · February 26, 2012, 05:17:54 PM

Mossie · February 27, 2012, 01:31:21 AM

Grubby & grunty, very nice! The radial doesn't look out of place on a Hurricane.