1:32 Hurricane Mk.I

Colored photo-etched instrument panel Hurricane Mk.I (1:32), Yahu Models

This is a colored photo-etched detail set from Yahu Models, a finished, printed instrument panel for a cockpit. It is not an aircraft kit but an accessory that replaces a decal or a bare plastic part and quickly raises the fidelity of the instrument panel. The panel is intended for plastic kits of the Hawker Hurricane Mk.I in 1:32 scale.

The real subject

The Hawker Hurricane Mk.I was a British single-seat low-wing fighter with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine which, together with the Spitfire, bore the main weight of the Battle of Britain. It combined a fuselage structure with fabric covering and reliable firepower and became one of the key fighters of the beginning of the Second World War.

Use and fitting

The colored photo-etch is separated from its fret and glued straight into the place of the original panel, ideally with a small amount of super glue (cyanoacrylate). The instruments are already simulated in color, so hand painting of the dial faces is unnecessary. In the larger 1:32 scale the fineness of the photo-etch comes into its own especially well.

Who it is for

• Modelers who want to detail a cockpit without painting
• Builders of the Hurricane Mk.I in 1:32 scale
• Beginners and advanced modelers alike, because the fitting is undemanding
• Collectors of British fighter equipment of the Second World War

The accessory is supplied on its own; the plastic aircraft kit, glue and paints are not included in the package.