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Best Hawker Hurricane for FSX?

There's a set over at fspilotshop, by Sky Unlimited, which includes:

"Mk.I, Mk.Ia, Mk.IIa, Mk.IIb, Mk.IIc, Mk.IId and includes Tropical versions. All with new custom exhaust effects and scenery."

It says that the models are 'FSX-compatible', rather than native.

The First Class Sim offering is for:

Mk IIA, Mk IIB, Mk IIC Tropical, Mk IIC, Mk IV

Again, the suggestion is that the models are 'FSX-compatible'.

The FCS pack is on special. Suck it and see?

Dave
 
Thanks Bazz! Appreciated!

I think the discussion about A2A and their future products was already done in another thread.

Cheers,
Huub
 
I got the JF Hurricane today. A model with a lot of potential, but for us painters it is sort of a nightmare since it has "the old school" texture mapping of dividing the sections into many smaller textures which in itself makes it hard to do camouflage schemes. The default textures have sort of overcome this with blurry camo edges.. A lot of strange texture distortion, stretching and mapping for smaller parts makes especially the tail a very difficult area to get right.

Don't get me wrong Baz, it is a great model and nice representation of the Hurricane, the above is just my observation as a repainter.

Having said that I have done a try at painting it up as BD762 "FN-S" of 331 (N) Sqn as it looked in mid 1941 when based at RAF Skeabrea.


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Nice scheme Jens.

I can put in the camo layers back in if you like but not sure when as it means two of everything ( A and B schemes)

That would just about leave only the squadron insignia to do. Not really a "repaint" as such in my book.

Personally, I like to see what others can do and how they do it. There are so many schools of thought on colours, whether a camo scheme is soft or hard-edged, gloss or matt, weathered or not.

For example I love the battered war-weary look from those hard days of the Battle of Britain. No time to do much other than quick repairs. Scuffs, paint chips, rain streak, exhaust stain bare metal where the pilot and ground-crew boots have worn the paint away, chips around the gun bay covers from many rapid re-arm sessions, mud... yeah bring it on!

Please remember the age of this model. A lot will indeed be "old school".:engel016:
 
Baz, i think Im getting there with the camo.

The first thing i noticed when taking the hurricane up in the pattern for some t and g's was the visibility from the cockpit. The bird cage really makes it hard to see out. The canopy hood was really another great inovation found on the spitfire.

Do any of you know the reason for the rafs prewar fighter scheme of black and white wings?
 
JensOle said:
Do any of you know the reason for the rafs prewar fighter scheme of black and white wings?
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They were "Tactical Recognition" markings.

Undersides of Black/White/Aluminium were in place 1939/1940.
Black-and-white undersides (not just the wings) were also in place until 6 June 1940 - when the undersides changed to 'Sky'
This was replaced on 18 Aug 1941 by 'Medium Sea Grey' undersides. Black port wing undersides were re-introduced on 27 Nov 1940 until 22 Apr 1941. During this period the spinners were painted 'Sky'.

The Middle East scheme with 'Azure Blue' undersides was introduced on 22 Aug 1942.

Hope this helps.

Dave
 
That's a nice paint Jens and I'll be downloading it too:encouragement:

I know you were looking at specific squadrons but if you ever fancy a break.. perhaps you might consider this little tinker.. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Hawker-Sea-Hurricane/1916471/L/

She's a favourite at airshows in the UK and flies one of the oldest (if not THE oldest) 'original' Merlins. I appreciate it's a Mk1b but it should fit the Mk1 very nicely;)
ATB
DaveB:)
 
DaveB, I think that's a Sea Hurricane, not just from the paint scheme, but because you can just see the hook on the underside between the L and the fuselage band.
 
Hello Mate:wavey:

Yes indeed.. 7L is a Sea Hurricane but in the absence of a Sea Hurri model.. any port in a storm. I have this paint on the SU model but the SU model doesn't do it for me in FSX so it remains a static at Old Warden:( To say it's long in the tooth is an understatement!

ATB
DaveB:)
 
:biggrin-new:

You've picked up my location well there Dave:encouragement: Fortunately, I left school to join the RN at 16 and after 16yrs service.. my accent had all but gone. A further 23yrs as a publican in the London/Berkshire area and there was absolutely no trace. When I started my current job here some 18months ago, a few of the lads asked where I came from.. noting that my place of work is Cannock!:very_drunk:

ATB
DaveB:)
 
I anyone could do a repaint for the sole 3 bladed Belgian Hurri, H-22, I would be very much obliged!!

Dumonceau
 
The original paintkit has tiles for the fabric wing versions.
A lot of the detail in these models was actually modelled into the 3D model.

I don't have time right now but you could take some clues from the pane lines on the tiles if you really don't like the weathering.
 
JensOle said:
Baz, i think Im getting there with the camo.

The first thing i noticed when taking the hurricane up in the pattern for some t and g's was the visibility from the cockpit. The bird cage really makes it hard to see out. The canopy hood was really another great inovation found on the spitfire.

Do any of you know the reason for the rafs prewar fighter scheme of black and white wings?
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Good show mate.

Remember when the Hurri was first designed, pilots were used to doing much of their flying in open cockpits so flew with the canopy open unless in combat and at altitude. There.s a fantastic shot of the test pilot flying the prototype in a bowler hat!
 
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