Arma Hobby 1/48 40009 Sea Hurricane MkIIC WW2 Fighter Model Kit
On the occasion of the 1/48 scale Hurricane Mk IIb/c model kit being awarded the Model of the Year 2024 gold medal by the Modell Fan magazine, This model kit includes medal-winning Hurricane Mk IIc plastic sprues with 3D-printed resin parts. These include an arrestor hook assembly, a seat with seat belts, exhaust tubes and 20mm gun barrels. The prints directly replace plastic parts and do not require modification to the kit parts (cutting plastic).
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Hurricane Mk IIC The Hurricane II armed with four 20 mm (.79 in) Hispanos became the Mark IIC, using a slightly modified wing. Trials with a pair of external cannons as armament had begun in May 1939, then the internal arrangement in June to August 1940. In November 1940 thirty sets of Hurricane IIC (Four cannon) wings being built by semi tooled and hand methods in the experimental shop, using wings damaged in the region of the gun bay. Test flights with external fuel tanks began in May 1940, the first Mark II trials in June 1941. Test flights carrying bombs began in April 1941, the first Mark II trials with 500-pound bombs were in February 1942, most Mark II were built as able or converted to carry external stores. By then performance was inferior to the latest German fighters, and the Hurricane changed to the ground-attack role, sometimes referred to as the Hurribomber. The Mark also served as a night fighter and "intruder.