Looking forward on seeing more of your build. My concern is how well will the covering hold up in the sun.(wrinkling,saging,etc.). I'm going to consult with an experienced friend (yes, that means you Carl) and see what he thinks before I make any decisions in this area. Some have replaced them with $300 air retract systems, but I don't think I'll be spending that kind of dough on a $219 ARF. HURRICANE TANK BUSTER MODEL HOW TOOf course, some say the VQ retracts hold up fine if you know how to land, others report they did not survive the ride to the field in the back of the car, so who knows. There is also a fellow in my area that makes custom retracts, so who knows. I'll have to do some additional checking on this. My research on other threads has not revealed any struts that fit from other companies. Apparently, if you peal back the Hurricane label you'll see the one for the P-51! The VQ website does list the correct straight leg struts, but they are listed as out of stock. They are actually for the VQ P-51 I believe, and have been mislabeled and distributed in the US as Hurricane. These struts have a u-bend which the Hurricane does not have. VQ does provide mechanical retracts and struts. Last but not least, fixed gear are included with the ARF. The final bag contains the fuel tank and misc. Debate rages as to it's historical accuracy, but it doesn't look that bad to me. The canopy is fairly basic and light weight. The second bag contains the various plastic parts, the canopy, and supplied pilot bust. A peak at the back of the patches provided reveals it may have mysterious origins deep in the rain forest Could this be a candidate for recovering? They basically have the construction correct, with the metal portions of the aircraft sheeted and the fabric covered rear fuse with stringers, so something nice could probably be done. According to VQ it is "vinyl" with an adhesive backing. Well, if it remains on the model, we'll see. As with most coverings, some find it wrinkles like a prune, others say it stays tight as a drum. As others have observed, it appears to be heavy and fairly durable. Some have called it "shelf paper" and report that the adhesive used fails when fuel slips under the seams. The covering on the model is the expected type for a VQ, preprinted with graphics, panel lines, etc. The first contains the manual, extra patches for the covering, and a few detail stickers. Now on to the kit contents.įirst things first. I really like the tan/tan Desert Rat Tank Buster Hurricane in photos below, and the squadron letters (JV) are my initials Anyway, act is haste, repent in leisure as they say. If not, perhaps a recovering or new paint job is in order. If you want an historically accurate version, you might want to get the Sea Hurricane version.īy the way, I'd love to be corrected on this point! If anyone has any information on or photos of a black/tan desert camo Hurricane I'd love to hear about it. I can only find these in the tan/tan desert scheme, the blue/grey sea hurricane, an unusual one that is black with a red spinner and nose (note: turns out this scheme belongs to the planes of RAF Night Squadron 87), and the Battle of Britain green/brown. However, my searches have failed to find any pictures of the Duxford hurricanes painted in this scheme. I have read on other threads, and received a few responses to my posts, that the Desert Camo version is accurate and based on one at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford. It seems to have the same markings (including Royal Navy) as the Sea Hurricane, including the squadron and aircraft numbers, which doesn't seem like it could be accurate. If I had done a little research before I purchased the model (I spotted it in the LHS and picked it up on the spur of the moment) I would have waited and found the blue/grey Sea Hurricane model as I do not believe the black/tan Desert Camo scheme has an historical basis.
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