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Silver Wings Hawker Demon 1:32

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Machine gun

The kit machine gun comprises several delicate parts.

which I managed to break! This was because the gun assembly on its mounting ring is moulded in an elevated position but I wanted it to be stowed as it would be whilst the plane was on the ground.

So I replaced the mounting bar with a piece of brass and used some scrap brass to make a stowage point on the upper fuselage.

All that now remained was the oil cooler under the nose, again left until later because of possible handling difficulties, and the stirrup step for the crew. The oil cooler fins are separated by spacers, they are PE ones with the SW kit but they are so thin that there’s no separation so I cut some small discs from 10 thou plastic.

The SW kit doesn’t include a Venturi tube for some reason but I had a spare so this was also added along with the insulating connector for the aerial wire on the aft fuselage.

And then it was finished! It was a very rewarding kit to build and research. Like all Silver Wings kits it’s definitely for experienced modellers who are used to building in resin but it’s a great addition to the display cabinet alongside the Hawker Fury and Gloster Gauntlet.

Maxwell W.

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  1. Bruce Anders says

    This is excellent Maxwell. Having the kit in my stash, I am following with interest
    Bruce

  3. Christopher Woolford says

    I saw the Demon at Old Warden. Wonderful machine. Watching your build with interest.

  6. Max Williams says

    Thanks Tim, much appreciated. The Hawker aircraft of this era are very photogenic both “in the flesh” and as models. I’m very pleased with the result and it spurs me on to tackle the Hart, the Fury and a further Hart modified as a Hind. Watch this space!! :)

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