Greenshirt Modeler

Category: Aircraft

  • Too little, too late

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    Hurricane Mk I, H-22, Squadron 2/1/2 Aé (Le Chardon or “The Thistle”), Belgian Air Force, Schaffen, Diest, May 1940 This is another one of my Hurricane season builds from this Summer. The Subject Belgium, along with a few other countries, purchased some Hurricanes either just before war started or shortly thereafter. Belgium, Rumania, Yugoslavia, Finland,…

  • Group Captain Dudley Honor’s Hurricane

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    Hurricane Mk I, W9266, 274 Squadron, Gerawla, Egypt, 25 May 1941 This is a contentious scheme as no color photos exist (yet) and the descriptions of the “sand and spinach” leading edge and nose are inconsistent. They range from green and brown, green and yellow, to purple and aluminum. At the time of the build,…

  • Hurricanes in Norway

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    Hurricane Mk I, PO-N, 46 Squadron RAF, Bardufoss, Norway, May 1940 This subject begged to be built mainly because of the history. I chose the scheme based on a profile, and while it is probably fictious, I like it as a unique scheme on my shelf. The Subject 46 Squadron deployed aboard HMS Furious to…