Arma Hobby – 70061 – Sea Hurricane Mk Ib

Description:

Unassembled plastic model kit in 1/72 scale of a British WWII Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft, in a Sea Hurricane Mk.IB variant, basically a Mk.I variant equipped with catapult spools plus an arrester hook for carrier based operation.

This kit is part of the Hurricane family by Arma Hobby tooled in 2018, updated with new parts, mostly 3D printed, as fuselage bottom, arrestor hook, exhausts, mirror, headrest, gun camera, oil collector ring or catapult spools.

Decal sheet include 5 markings for Royal Navy as detailed below. Includes also paint mask for wheels and canopy.

• Sea Hurricane IB, Z7153 “F”, No. 801 Naval Air Squadron, aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, Operation Pedestal, August 1942
• Sea Hurricane IB, V6695 “K”, No. 801 Naval Air Squadron, aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, Operation Pedestal, August 1942
• Sea Hurricane IB, AF953 “A”, No. 802 Naval Air Squadron, aircraft carrier HMS Avenger, summer 1942
• Sea Hurricane IB, V7506 “7T”, No. 885 Naval Air Squadron, aircraft carrier HMS Victorious, Operation Pedestal, August 1942
• Sea Hurricane IB, Z4849 “7G”, pilot: Sub/Lt Hugh Popham, No. 880 Naval Air Squadron, Operation Pedestal, aircraft carrier HMS Indomitable, August 1942