#171 Hawker Fury I
Building the Hawker Fury I from Airfix in 1:48. It’s a pretty old tooling now, but scrubs up nicely with metallic finish and rigging.
Notes
The Hawker Fury was a fast, agile, biplane fighter aircraft used by the RAF in the 1930s. It was the fighter counterpart to the Hawker Hart light bomber.
The Fury I entered squadron service with the RAF in May 1931, re-equipping 43 Squadron. Owing to finance cuts in the Great Depression, only relatively small numbers of Fury Is were ordered, the type equipping 1 and 25 squadrons; the slower Bristol Bulldog equipped ten fighter squadrons. The Fury II entered service in 1936–1937, increasing total number of squadrons to six.
The Kit
Hawker Fury I Airfix No. A04103 1:48 is the 2013 boxing of a pretty old 1980 tooling. Purchased from Hobby Bounties for SG$88 (May-2026).
Paint Scheme
Selected scheme A: K5674/G-CBZP restored in the colours of No.43 Squadron for the Historic Aircraft Collection Ltd, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England, 2012.
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| main cowling | Silver | 11 | SM206 Super Chrome Silver 2 |
| foot pedals | Silver | 11 | XF16 |
| spinner, wheel hubs | Gloss Red | 19 | H3 |
| propeller | Matt Black | 33 | H12 |
| exhaust pipes | Matt Black | 33 | H12 |
| yoke | Matt Black | 33 | H12 |
| fuselage | Aluminium | 56 | XF16 |
| interior | Aluminium | 56 | XF16 |
| engine block | Silver | 11 | H18 |
| seat | Matt Dark Green | 30 | H309 |
| seat cushion | H47 | ||
Pilot figure:
| Feature | Color | Recommended | Paint Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| jacket | Matt Dark Earth | 29 | |
| seat | Matt Dark Green | 30 | |
| skin | Matt Flesh | 61 | |
Build Log
Final Gallery
Credits and References
- this project on scalemates
- Hawker Fury I Airfix No. A04103 1:48
- on scalemates
- instructions
- Purchased from Hobby Bounties for SG$88 (May-2026).
Research References
Hawker Fury K5674 (G-CBZP)
Hawker Fury K5674 (G-CBZP) is part of the Historic Aircraft Collection Ltd, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England.
From the datasheet:
We were fortunate that a period photograph of the aircraft that we were lent by David Rosier (ACM Sir F Rosier’s son) helped us restore the paint scheme exactly as it was in 1937.
Hawker Hart | The Bomber That No Fighter Could Catch (in 1930)
YouTube by Rex’s Hangar
History of the Hawker Fury
YouTube by SirKittalot
Build References
Airfix 1/48 Hawker Fury 1..Full Aircraft Build & Review
YouTube by PFS Modelling Projects
