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Heinkel51 · Posted: Sat 14 Jun 2008 14:46 pm Post subject:

I'll be using the Airfix Hawker Hurricane MkI/II and a pair of floats scrounged from a Frog/Novo Blackburn Shark tp produce a Hawker Hurricane Floatplane. One Airframe was allocated to his project but was never completed. All reference material suggests that the conversion used a pair of floats from the Blackurn Roc which in turn used floats from the Blackurn Shark. There are few reference drawings for this model, I'll use the side profile and then compare this with a three view drawing of the Roc to give the strut dimesions for the floats. The actual kit for the Hurricane is nicely moulded and free of flash. Decals will be scrounged from the decal bank.

To begin with I'll need to blank of the wheel wells else wise interior construction pretty much OOB. To the work table.

Heinkel51 · Posted: Fri 20 Jun 2008 14:25 pm Post subject:

The project begins with the basic construction of the model OOB. A simple interior

The driver

I then blanked off the wheel well by using used the parts from the kit for the retracted undercarriage and then traced out the gap on some 10 thou card.

Cut to shape and glued in

Basic kit assembled an to be set aside to dry before more surgery.

Turning to the floats, these I have taken from the Frog Blackburn Shark. I used some PVA wood glue and Steel shot to add some ballast to the front of the floats to avoid any nose up attitude later on.

While I still need to do some small modifications to the tail. I started to think about how to go about attaching the floats themselves. As the only drawing I have is a side on view and looking at the floats I have some suspicions on accuracy I decided use some three view drawings of a Blackburn Roc (which also used the floats from the Blackburn Shark). For this I scaled up some drawings from William greens Book of Floatplanes of WW2

TopGun · Posted: Fri 20 Jun 2008 22:19 pm Post subject:

Coming along nicely
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hewman100 · Posted: Sat 21 Jun 2008 10:16 am Post subject:

I'm really interested in this build as I have some Shark floats kicking about too.
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Wed 25 Jun 2008 13:19 pm Post subject:

Feel a little guilty with such slow progress especially as many others seem to be applying themselves.

Floats ready and with the help of the Lego box a small jig to assist with the next step.

A dry run to check for fit against what drawings I have.

The struts will come from the Contrail Wing Strut pack.
Still need to finish off the tail modifcations and fit the air intake. The shark floats get a few mentions for other conversions. I still have another set from which I hope to cast some resin units for other projects.

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Coming along well. Was this combo ever flown? What colour scheme are you going for - will it be a 'what if'?

Heinkel51 · Posted: Wed 25 Jun 2008 13:34 pm Post subject:

XN923 · Bronze Star Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 1176

Fair enough. I wonder what they intended to use them for.

The Roc on floats was a disaster - dangerous as well as ponderous. I wonder how the Hurri would have turned out.

TopGun · Posted: Wed 25 Jun 2008 21:21 pm Post subject:

Looking good, nice idea using lego

Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Thu 26 Jun 2008 02:14 am Post subject:

Heinkel51 · Posted: Thu 26 Jun 2008 02:54 am Post subject:

Brews · Posted: Thu 26 Jun 2008 03:57 am Post subject:

About the same top speed as a He 115 ...
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hewman100 · Posted: Thu 26 Jun 2008 10:23 am Post subject:

Yep, the intention was to do the same with the Hurricane as they did with a Spitfire I dubbed 'The Narvik Nightmare'.

This aircraft was very unstable in flight (which it didn't do much of).
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kitnut617 · Posted: Thu 26 Jun 2008 12:55 pm Post subject:

hewman100 · Posted: Fri 27 Jun 2008 10:58 am Post subject:

Thanks for clearing that up kitnut617. There is a pic of the floats in Mason's Hawker Hurricane. it's not terribly clear though.
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kitnut617 · Posted: Fri 27 Jun 2008 14:39 pm Post subject:

Ah! yes that's the author. Thanks for reminding me what his name is. Really good book too.
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Fri 27 Jun 2008 22:40 pm Post subject:

A search of the local Libaries failed to render up any books on Hurricanes. So going with the detail I have the following shots shows the location points for the struts;

I alsoo finished of the tail by adding a strake, extended trim tab and rudder.

I've decided to finish and paint the actual aircraft before attaching the floats as I think the structure will be a little delicate and not stand up to too much handling.

Ratch · Posted: Fri 27 Jun 2008 23:01 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a good plan

Coming along nicely

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