This model was a long time in
the planning stages, and came about because of all the recent controversy
about what some wartime colours actually were. All my reference materials
showed Battle of Britain Hurricanes to be in monochrome (black and white)
as opposed to colour, so I thought the only way to replicate that would be
to build the model in black and white.
I began by photographing my existing Hasegawa Hurricane, and converting
the colour photo to greyscale on the computer. I analysed each shade of
grey such as the camouflage colours and the roundels, and mixed up batches
of Tamiya matt black and matt white according to those results. I built
the model in a bit of a rush, as it’s not the best kit in the world, and
it was only an exercise in painting anyway, so please excuse any roughness
on the construction itself.
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I didn’t use any other colours on the model,
and no decals were used either, with the markings being painted on. Masking the
roundels with a compass cutter wasn’t easy, and the code letters are
fictitious (they’re my initials, actually). I photographed it against a green
grass mat, just so that nobody would think I’d just photographed it in black
and white!
Just the thing for Silly Week...
Dean
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