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Old 11-26-2018, 04:56 PM
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Rigby Hawker Hurricane

I finally recolored and assembled a companion for the Rigby P-66 that I built earlier. Rigby P-66 WSAM

This time it's a Hawker Hurricane. The model was originally published in the "Sunday Funnies" in newspapers across the nation on December 29, 1940. The scanned image I worked from was poorly registered, and garishly colored, so a repaint was called for. I used the inaccurate camouflage pattern from the original kit, but selected colors that were closer to reality. I downloaded new roundels from the internet, and personalized the fuselage markings with my initials and my birth date. I christened the plane with my wife's name (earning some brownie points in the process). I also changed the location of the tail flash which was incorrectly placed on the original model.

The kit canopy was unusable, so I borrowed one from a Marek Hurricane kit that I bought years ago, and resized it's height and width to fit the Rigby. This is a tab and slot model, but I "cheated" when forming the fuselage, and used internal glue tabs instead. The wings were attached with tabs 'n slots as Mr Rigby intended.

It looks pretty good for a 78 year old hand drawn kit containing only 10 parts, and certainly came out better than I expected. After taking the last photo, I realized I forgot the radio antenna, so right after I hit "submit new thread", I'll go back and finish the model.

Enjoy the pics!
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:24 PM
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Wow Don, that is a classic, superbly done!
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:30 PM
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Great work Don. Did not know Bruno was old enough to be doing S&P's in the 40'!
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Old 11-26-2018, 05:42 PM
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It is magnificent, it looks beautiful and perfect. Impressive work. And knowing that it was designed so long ago and without the help of today's technology is incredible.
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Old 11-26-2018, 06:06 PM
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As the Flyboy said: Wow!

That has to be the best build of a Rigby that I have ever seen.

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Old 11-26-2018, 06:59 PM
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Thanks for the raves, fellas. It was a fun build. For all I know, my dad might have built this one back in 1940 - he would have been almost 14 and was very interested in airplanes.
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Old 11-26-2018, 07:50 PM
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Considering the age of the model, the technology back then, the designing tools (rulers and French curves), and the documentation, the model look outstanding!

Thank you Don.

ps: and the builder care!
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Old 11-26-2018, 07:53 PM
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Hi All,

And hi, rockpaperscissor. Terrific build of the real workhorse of the Battle of Britain. Eight Browning .303s put a lot of lead in the air, and if they did go down, chances were that they were recoverable due to fighting with a home-field advantage.

Solid colors and a solid build. Now build 14,582 more...

Score and fold,

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Old 11-26-2018, 09:29 PM
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BTW, are you planning to share the model?


Rigby P-66 WSAM
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Old 11-26-2018, 09:54 PM
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Rick just gave me a thumbs up, so I'll upload them tomorrow: The P-66 in 2 liveries (American and Chinese), and the personalized Hurricane.
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