The Arma Hobby 40015 Hurricane Mk I in 1/48 scale is not just a brand-new tooling with excellent detail. It also features three exceptional aircraft with fascinating histories… and four different paint schemes, because one of them is shown in two versions from different stages of its service! Each Hurricane offers a different atmosphere: the Battle of Britain, RAF and Czech/Polish aces, changes in RAF marking regulations, and even maritime service with the Fleet Air Arm featuring spectacular weathering. This kit gives you everything: classic subjects, famous pilots, unusual markings, historical depth and great opportunities for creative paintwork.
Hurricane Mk I V6864/DT-A, S/Ldr Robert Stanford Tuck, December 1940
This aircraft took part in operations after the Battle of Britain. It wore the standard Temperate Land Scheme with Dark Green and Dark Earth on the upper surfaces and Sky undersides. A Sky band was painted around the rear fuselage, as required by regulations. After 27 November 1940 the port wing was painted black, and an RAF Type A1 roundel with a yellow ring was applied over it. The spinner was light in colour and showed signs of paint wear. Grzegorz Cieliszak on our website suggests interpreting these as black paint chipping through the light finish and does not support the red-and-white spinner theory. The aircraft carried Tuck’s full list of victory markings as of late 1940.
Hurricane Mk I V6864/DT-A, S/Ldr Robert Stanford Tuck, October 1940
The same aircraft, but at an earlier stage of its service. It was delivered from the Gloster factory in early October 1940. The underside was factory-painted in Sky. Type A roundels were present under the wings, applied either at the factory or by the unit. The upper surfaces were in Dark Green and Dark Earth. At this time the aircraft did not yet have the Sky rear fuselage band or the black port wing, as the 27 November regulations were not yet in force. The spinner was black, and the tally of victory markings beneath the cockpit was smaller than in the December version.
Hurricane Mk I R4175 RF-R, Sgt Josef František, No. 303 Squadron PAF, August–October 1940
This aircraft was built by Gloster in July or August 1940 and had a factory-applied Sky underside without roundels. The upper surfaces carried roundels and fin flash in the lighter, pre-war colours, as the factory was still using older paint stocks. In August 1940 the RAF introduced the requirement to apply Type A roundels on the undersides of fighter wings, so they were added in the unit in the correct colours. František scored seven aerial victories in this aircraft and was killed flying it on 8 October 1940.
Hurricane Mk I P3090/W-8E, 760 Sqn FAA, RNAS Yeovilton, summer 1942
This aircraft was built in May or June 1940 and originally wore the Temperate Land Scheme with Dark Green and Dark Earth on the upper surfaces and Sky below. After being transferred to the Fleet Air Arm it was repainted in the Temperate Sea Scheme with Extra Dark Sea Grey and Dark Slate Grey on top and Sky underneath. The machine showed numerous patches, repainting and heavy weathering. Photos reveal two different sizes of RAF roundel under the wings, suggesting that one wing had been replaced. The camouflage pattern on the upper surfaces appears to confirm the different origin of the wing panels. The aircraft carried Type C1 roundels on the fuselage and a fin flash with a thin white stripe.
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- Hurricane Mk I 1/48 scale kit in Arma Hobby webstore link
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