October new release at Arma Hobby: a reconnaissance variants will join our family of acclaimed and award-winning 1/48 Hurricanes and Sea Hurricanes, with a cool resin-3D-printed conversion set and decals for three very unusual markings.
In British reconnaissance aviation, as in fighter aviation, the Hurricane remained in the shadow of the Spitfire. However, where the famous PR Spitfires were in short supply, Hurricanes were used successfully. This was particularly the case where the most intense and interesting operations were taking place: in the Mediterranean and the Far East.
From today, we start pre-orders for the 1/48 scale Hurricane Mk IIb Reconnaissance kit!
See and order online promotional bundles at Armahobby.com!
Three versions of the Reconnaissance Hurricane – each different!
In this new kit you will find three very interesting Reconnaissance Hurricanes, differing in practically everything.
Three different camouflages are offered: desert Dark Earth/Middle Stone, Far Eastern Dark Earth/Dark Green and a special reconnaissance one in an unusual dark blue colour. Each of these aircraft belonged to the air force of a different country, so the markings are different too: British from the Far East, Indian small roundels in two shades of blue and Polish from the Desert. The variety is completed by very high-quality 3D-printed resin parts. These are photo-reconnaissance installations, and each of the three aircraft has its own distinct photo set.
This variety has an added benefit! Once you have selected and assembled one of the box versions, you will still have decals and resin parts for the remaining variants, and you can use them with another ‘regular’ Hurricane Mk IIb kit from your stash, or share them with a colleague wanting to build an interesting reconnaissance Hurry!
Camouflage and Marking Variants
- Hurricane PR Mk II trop, BM969, No. 3 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (India) RAF, Dum Dum airfield, West Bengal, second half 1942
- Hurricane FR Mk IIb trop, AM358/H, No. 318 Squadron PAF (Polish Air Force), Quassassin, Egypt, turn of 1943-44
- Hurricane FR Mk IIb trop, HV538/B, No. 6 Squadron IAF (Indian Air Force), Ratnap airfield, East Bengal, February-March 1944
Please note: the reconnaissance Hurricane Mk IIb with resin extras is a ‘Limited Edition’ model kit – we will produce it in a small series. It is worth hurrying to buy as it will soon run out!
Promotional Pre-order
From 1 October, the Hurricane Mk IIb Reconnaissance kit is available for pre-order at a good discounted price, individually as well as in attractive promotional bundles with other 1/48 scale models – Hurricanes and Airacobras. The bigger the promotional bundle, the better the price!
Promotional bundles:
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Modeller, son and father of a modeller. Loves digging through references and analysing old photographs. He builds aircraft, ship and vehicle models, the older the better. He has a weakness for Polish equipment, but does not despise the RAF, FAA and Great War topics. A journalist by training.
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A link to a thread on the origin and use of the blue colour on the box art, as well as what the colour possibly looks like.
https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235146677-no2-pru-royal-blue-aka-bosun-blue-middle-and-far-east-pr-colour-seen-on-hurricanes-and-spitfires/#comment-5079682