1/48 Arma Hurricane Mk I trop – PREORDER

Hawker Hurricane Mk I trop – Arma Hobby 1/48

ALL-NEW MOULDS 2025

Arma Hobby presents acompletely new Hawker Hurricane Mk I trop kit in 1/48 scale. The Hurricane earned its place in history during operations inNorth Africa, overMalta, and inEast Africa. Thetropversion 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 (including2 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, HMSArgus, OperationHurry, 2 August 1940; later No. 261 Squadron RAF, Malta 1940–41
• Hurricane Mk I trop, serial no. 284, code letterJ, 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).