Storm Over Denmark

[NARSES2]

Hawker Hurricane Mk I of the 2nd Eskadrille Danish Haerens Flyver Tropper (Danish Army Air Service) based at Vaerlose Airbase in April 1940.

When the Danes looked at re-equipping their air force in 1938 they initially contemplated purchasing the Fokker D XXI and also gaining a licence to manufacture the type in Denmark. However before this could be followed through Hawkers in the U.K. made an offer to both supply an initial batch of Hurricane Mk I's and also to let the Danes have a manufacturing license for the type.

Thus here we have one of the initial batch provided by Hawkers which was subsequently rearmed by the Danes with the 2 x 20mm Madsen cannon that had been initially been planned for the Fokker. This is somewhat of a hybrid Mk I Hurricane retaining some features of the early production run, such as the pitot and the exhaust stubs, whilst having the latter 3 bladed propeller.

The kit is the recent Airfix tooling which as I've said before is a really nice kit. The only modifications are the addition of the Frreightdog 20mm Orlikon gun pods masquerading as Madsen guns, filling the cartridge ejection slots and the fitting of covers over the original Browning ports made from masking tape. The Freightdog parts are exquisite and snuggle up to the wing undersides perfectly. The transfers were kindly supplied by Bungle as I had no Danish markings in the stash, so thanks to him. Paints were my normal mix of Xtracrlic, Lifecolor and Humbrol with the "light brown" colour used on the Danish Fokker's mixed by eye.

I currently have yet another of these early Hurricane kits on the go and this one will be Greek.

[zenrat]

Very nice.

[PR19_Kit]

And I suppose you're expecting us to believe that's a Whiff, are you? No chance, I'm sure I've seen pics of one of those somewhere, somewhen........

It's really the goods Chris, how many more of your Hurri-builds do you have in your head? The possibilities seem endless. 

[kitbasher]

Gorgeous, Chris,  .  You have been a busy boy!

[Dizzyfugu]

Very nice.

Second that. Simple and "natural", nice idea! 

[Librarian]

I do like those gun-pods. I'll have to have a browse on the FD site. Any Hurricane is a  Hurricane.

[Hotte]

Nice Hurricane 

I'm planning for 2015 a Danish MC 200.
The Danish Navy ordered it in 1939 in Italy.
Delivered they were not more

Hotte

[Captain Canada]

Nice one Chris. Colours looks awesome on it.

[Mossie]

She's a natural Chris, looks great.  Those cannon set it apart from other early Hurricanes.

[Army of One]

Lovely looking kit.....love the cannon.......

[flappydaffy]

lucky Danes

[Weaver]

That looks great Chris - well done! 

[NARSES2]

Thanks Gents

It's really the goods Chris, how many more of your Hurri-builds do you have in your head? The possibilities seem endless. 

I've started my Greek one, which will be instead of the PZL's they had. I have a simple RAF one in mind. It will get the Spitfire markings from the Airfix MkI and the Spit will get the 111 Sqd markings.

Then it's just a case of going through the list of countries who wanted Spitfires and giving them Hurricanes  Which to my mind is far more logical given the comparison of ease of production between the two types. Plus other countries who were looking at modernising in the late 30's.

Nice Hurricane 

I'm planning for 2015 a Danish MC 200.
The Danish Navy ordered it in 1939 in Italy.
Delivered they were not more

Hotte

Yup. Lots of countries were looking at Italian aircraft in the late 30's (inc. Great Britain and France), some were ordered, very few delivered. I didn't know about Danish MC 200 though. Great idea 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Great idea and a beautiful model!