Description
Hawker Hurricane Mk I trop – Arma Hobby 1/48
ALL-NEW MOULDS 2025
Arma Hobby presents a completely new Hawker Hurricane Mk I trop kit in 1/48 scale. The Hurricane earned its place in history during operations in North Africa, over Malta, and in East Africa. The trop version represents an aircraft adapted to harsh climates, featuring the characteristic dust filter.
Key features
- All-new moulds (2025) – fuselage, wings, radiator and propellers
- Highly detailed cockpit and clear-parts sprue, proven in the Hurricane Mk IIb kit
- Accurately reproduced panel lines and riveting
- Build options for the standard or tropical configuration
- High-quality decals with historic RAF and SAAF markings
- Quality at least as high as the acclaimed Hurricane Mk IIb 1/48 – with even more detail included
What’s in the box?
- 4 plastic sprues (including 2 brand-new)
- Detailed assembly instructions in Polish and English (also available online)
- Masks for canopy and wheels
- Code to download a 3D accessory file:
- pilot’s seat with harness
- exhaust stacks
- (the accessory list may be expanded)
- Decal sheet with 3 marking options
Marking options
- Hurricane Mk I trop P2638, No. 274 Squadron RAF, Gerawala – April–May 1941
- Hurricane Mk I trop P3731, 418 Flight, HMS Argus, Operation Hurry, 2 August 1940; later No. 261 Squadron RAF, Malta 1940–41
- Hurricane Mk I trop, serial no. 284, code letter J, No. 3 Squadron SAAF, Kenya 1941. On this aircraft, Lt. Robert Kershaw rescued his commanding officer, Cpt. John Frost, who had been shot down near Dire Dawa (Ethiopia), and evacuated him back to base (15 March 1941).
