1/72 Hasegawa Hurricane Mk.IIb

Red Air Force, Finland, 1942

by AEX

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Hi, everybody. This is my last job, a Hurricane Mk.IIb from Hasegawa.  It's a bloody lovely kit.  Everything fit ok.  The kit was built OOB.  I just added decals from Aeromaster.

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While the Mk.I version flew over the skies of Britain, the Mk.II was developed with two-stage supercharged Merlin XX engine.  Although a bit obsolete for a front line fighter, it continued to serve in different variations.  In fact, the Mk.IIb version was an excellent plane for the ground attack role.  It carried twelve machine guns (7.7mm) and was eventually turned over to the Soviet Air Force in 1941.

Regards from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

AEX

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