I rarely do aircraft but the Hurricane is (one of) my favorites, and when I saw Arma Hobby’s kit of it I had to get it! It’s truly a beautiful kit, I only wish I was a better aircraft builder to do it justice!
Comments?
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That came out awesome Leo!
The camo and light weathering look particularly great.
Wow! You did great!
Thanks. I was expecting some harsher, yet (hopefully) constructive, criticism from the experts. It helps to start with a very good kit!
Leo that is a great build and something to be really pleased with. The only minor criticism I would pick out is the aerial wire is a bit thick. You’ve really done a great job on the weathered look of the paintwork particularly on the wing and leading edge 
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Gorgeous build you have there Leo. 
As in your case I rarely do aircraft but I’ve had an old Airfix 1/72 Mk I Hurricane languishing as a hangar queen off to the side of the work area for about two years. I’ve read some great things about those Arma kits and can only wish I was working on one of those instead of the old Airfix version. 
I doubt my ancient former stash constituent will ever come close to your results. But with little imagination and TLC one can dream? 
Great work!
Cheers,
Jan 
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You need to give yourself more credit, Leo! You’ve done an outstanding job and should be very proud of the results! 
Thank you for sharing! 
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Thanks a lot guys! (Big ego boost!). I’ll use a much thinner piece of line on that aerial wire.
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Good and don’t forget the down line next to the post. Great work.
Hmmm…can you post any pics of that? Or describe it well? I haven’t got any refs on the Hurricane.
@Biggles50 - Leo,
What he’s referring to is the following:
Note how the antenna wire enters the fuselage near the base of the mast. (Image provided for discussion purposes only)
Cheers,
Jan 
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If I may make a self-criticism I would comment on my choice of color on the under-carriage. I followed the color chart and illustrations in the instructions to the letter, and carefully color matched my colors to those in the instructions. Unfortunately, there was a slight color shift in the printing and I ended up painting the undersides, and the fuselage band, a pale greenish-gray, instead of a pale bluish-gray. I think I’m slightly color-blind with blues and greens. I only realized that after paneling and decaling, and really didn’t (and couldn’t, anyway) re-do the paint job. So…not even close to competition-worthy! 
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Hmmm…not too late to fix that. But if I f*** it up I’ll be sure to blame you!!
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@Biggles50 I think that you actually nailed that lower surface colour perfectly, according to me it is more green than blue so I think you’re spot on it! When it comes to criticism: I’ll second @litespeed on the antenna. Just to rub it in 
! But that’s minor and doesn’t detract from the fact that you’ve done a beautiful Hurricane that you should be proud of!
Make sure that you order the Arma Mustang, soon to be released!
Magnus
Thanks. 
I’ve fixed the antenna. I have Special Model’s Me 109E, and I’ve been eyeing Eduard’s Profipak Spitfire as my next purchase.
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Outstanding, I’m impressed. It does make a difference
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I used a very fine wire available from well-stocked hunting/sports shops. It’s a mono-filament metal wire for fishermen making fly-fishing lures, available in several colors, and comes 300 ft on a spool for just a few dollars. BTW lead wire from .035 in. down to .010 in. is also available on a spool for peanuts - not like buying a few feet in a package for several dollars!
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