1:48 310th Squadron RAF, Part II / Hawker Hurricane Mk.I

1:48 Decals 310th Squadron RAF, part II, Hawker Hurricane Mk.I (AML)

A set of decals for a model of the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I fighter in 1:48 scale with the markings of the 310th Czechoslovak fighter squadron of the Royal Air Force. It is the second part of a two-part series, so it offers different machines from the first part. It is not a kit, but a set of markings on its own for a model you already have.

The real subject

The 310th Squadron was the first Czechoslovak fighter unit raised in Great Britain and went into action in the summer of 1940 in the middle of the Battle of Britain. It flew Hurricanes Mk.I at the time, machines with a wood-and-fabric rear fuselage and eight machine guns in the wing, which made up the majority of the fighter squadrons of that time. The Czechoslovak pilots had the fighting in France behind them, and their experience told in the unit from the very start. The code letters of the squadron were NN.

Usage tips

Apply the decals onto gloss varnish; on a matte surface a silvery veil will appear under them. Cut the sheet close to the motif. The Hurricane has fabric surfaces with pronounced ribs, where a softener has to be used and the film pressed into the recesses with a cotton bud. Check the roundels on the wing against the drawing, as their position differed from machine to machine. Once dry, varnish the model over, so that the edges of the decals disappear.

Who the set is for

• Builders of Battle of Britain fighters in 1:48 scale
• Anyone interested in Czechoslovak airmen in British service
• Modelers who build several machines of the same unit
• Collectors of decal sets related to our own history