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Best Hawker Hurricane for FSX?

JensOle

JensOle

SOH-CM-2023
Hi,

What do people think is the best Hurricane available for FSX?

From my research it might look to be the JF model.

Best regards
 
The JF model is certainly my favourite Jens. Pity it's been so under-painted.. it deserves more:encouragement:

ATB
DaveB:)
 
My main interest will be for a Mk.IIB model which was the first fighter used by the 331 Sqn in 1941 (they were not flown in the fighter bomber role and had therefor no bomb racks) . They also flew a few Mk.Is in the very beginning. With this information, what should I go for?

Is there a paintkit for the JF Hurricane?
 
I always think you can do a lot worse than JF. I don't know about a paint kit - you could try JF support or ask Bazzar himself.
 
I just did some checking as I purchased the JF Hurricane recently.

They do have a paintkit download from their website under the support for the Hurricane.

Looking forward to some great repaints down the road. :biggrin-new:
 
Hey thanks for reminding me of the JF Hurricane. I got mine (JF BOB) "free" I think back in September of 2011 for taking that survey they had at the time. I don't recall what the survey was for.

I think it's time to roll it out of it's storage and ready it for a flight or two.
It's a very nice model and paint templates. Maybe a future project.

Now that I look at it, it is very washed out. Everywhere but the main bits in the interior.
I don't think I will mess with repainting it. I would have a hard time knowing where I say "that's enough" and would end up spending more time than I care too.

While looking for the install for the BOB Hurri, I also picked up the the First Class Sim "Stuka vs Hurricane" at some point back then. My ability to remember fails me.
 
I have it and it's been available for some time and apart from a desert camo repaint I haven't seen any other repaints. I'm personally not keen on the "rain washed" look of the default paints so I would be very chuffed to see some more repaints.
 
unfortunately, the rainwashed look is present in the paintkit in the same layer as all details like lines and rivets, so unless one redraws all the lines, your stuck with it.
One of the reasons I never did anything for it..
A nice Mk II, that would be nice. A2A?
 
I don't know if any of you have heard about the book series "Spitfire saga" by Cato Guhnfeldt, its a marvelous piece of work which will when finished cover every part of the wartime history of the Norwegian Spitfire sqn's in a detail never before seen. 5 volumes so far with on average 370 pages in each volume with an astonishing number of never before seen pictures and color profiles. Really bring to life the lives and tales of the young Norwegians which went to war serving in the 2 Norwegian fighter squadrons. English summary of all chapters and picture text. Due to the very high print quality and high number of pictures, no publishing company wanted to take on the project and the author ended up with starting his own to publish it! Highly recommended if you are into the Spitfire.
The Hurricane connection is that Volume 1 covers the start of No 331 Sqn in 1941 and their first aircraft was the Hurricane (few seems to know this). A lot of both pictures and color profiles of the Hurricane and I think it would be nice to bring forward some of the forgotten history of 331 Sqn. And the RAF had some rather subtle humor with giving 331 the code FN... First Norwegian.. At least that is the popular story behind FN.
 
That's too bad, Jankees. I've enough in the fire for repaints.

I thought since I installed the BOB Huri, I might as well install the FCS Stuka vs Hurricane pack. Regretfully, and after a quick flight in all three, I closed Prepar3D and uninstalled them. I was reminded of times of having a lesser PC. When each aircraft loaded up, the visuals (sorry) had nothing going for them for my eyes to want to keep them in my hanger collecting dust. Back in the dark they went.
 
There is a Mk IId that comes with the Hawker Heroes package from First Class Sims, with underwing anti tank cannons.

The VC is nicely done from an eye candy point of view, and functional, but rather sparse compared to the clutter in the JF Mk I vc, which I believe is the more accurate look for a Hurricane.
There`s only the desert camo paint. I don`t know if it ever came with a paint kit.

Thanks - Rob
 
A decent and accurate Hurricane is sadly missing for FSX, be it payware or free. :(

I have both the JF Hurricane pack, and the First Class Simulations Hurricane pack.

Although I find the external FCS models more pleasing, particularly the MKI (the textures are much nicer too), interestingly, both of the models suffer from some of the same problems, such as oversized wheels/tyres, and that the wing is too thick outboard of the center section among, numerous other details.

The Virtual Cockpit of on the JF examples is superior to the sparse FCS one, and in fact I have used it to replace the VC of the FCS MKI.

Maybe FS Addons would consider one for their next project, on the back of their well received Anson!

Cheers

Paul
 
Like Bradburger and others, I have both the FCS and JF models. The JF has the prettier VC, no question. I like both of them. If I had to choose just one, it would be the JF.
 
I like both the models at the time of getting them. The JF BOB was the rage back then and everyone was interested in the development. If I had to choose best, I would mix and match as mentioned. JF interior model in the shell of the FCS model. My hang up is that they are both fairly dated for the type of hardware and capability we (I) have these days.
 
I have just uploaded a plain paintkit for the Mk1 three-blade onward. It is pretty simple and devoid of weathering and scuffs f9or those wishing to repaint using their own effects.

The file to look out for will be called Hurri_PlainPaintkit.zip in FS2004 and FSX skins categories.

Cheers.


Baz.:engel016:
 
Thanks Baz! Did you upload it here at the soh? May I ask if te paintkit had the camouflage scheme included?
 
It is uploaded here at the SOH and no not the camouflage just the correct FS colours for the period RAF Dark earth and green.
 
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