Tom Blair's Hurricane at DUX

I was trying to string along with this thread but failed to bridge the gap
I will try and keep a look out along the watch tower for the significance of the paint scheme and hopefullly be in tune later.:dev2:

Ahhhh, very clever Stuart the way you are using the guitar models to steer the thread back to an aeronautical theme to avoid us getting moderated! However I note that your location may well suggest you are closer to my beach hut than I am at present! Perhaps you could pop down an check no one has nicked my whistling kettle, oh and help yourself to a cuppa! By the way the new scheme on the Hurricane looked very nice when I left it today. Very NOT BLACK! :p

Well I did consider the Nitro Cellulose varnish as rightly pointed out by Stuart, but alas in their vigourous testing Gibson failed to trial it against salt sea spray and it failed to adhere and was prone to blistering in the vicious sun on that part of the UK coast. I have had to use a “modern alternative” that will of course disappoint the purist, but to me it maintains its visual original 1965 finish, whilst like the new Navy Sea Fury paint scheme “being easier to clean” 😀

Yes quite right, I believe Fender were the market leaders there with their “surf” guitars like the Mustang and the Jaguar !

More interested to know if you matched the varnish chips off the guitar. Hate to think that you would get pulled up for finishing it in the wrong shade.:D

Well I did consider the Nitro Cellulose varnish as rightly pointed out by Stuart, but alas in their vigourous testing Gibson failed to trial it against salt sea spray and it failed to adhere and was prone to blistering in the vicious sun on that part of the UK coast. I have had to use a “modern alternative” that will of course disappoint the purist, but to me it maintains its visual original 1965 finish, whilst like the new Navy Sea Fury paint scheme “being easier to clean” 😀

More interested to know if you matched the varnish chips off the guitar. Hate to think that you would get pulled up for finishing it in the wrong shade.:D

Gibson’s have always used a nitro cellulose finish, it being very durable, and even capable of withstanding high speed licks ,normally associated with the flying V, but with a founder with the name of Orville, what would you expect!

Is the Beach Hut in East Anglia ?

Nah. Luton Airport.

Is the Beach Hut in East Anglia ?

Carnt wait to see it now, im sure there will be pictures posted in due course. As for the Hurricane, im sure that will be nice to:D

Actually the predominant colour is based on an Orange Kimono worn by Jimi Hendrix on the Axis album and matched from a colour swatch given to me by Mark 12, as he’d kept it from his days as a roadie with “The Experience”. The wood staining was achieved by a match to a Gibson Les Paul guitar that was used by cas at Knebworth festival in 1979 when he had to don a wig and secretly deputise for Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page who was smitten by a case of “the trots” after eating a not so healthy cucumber sandwich in the hospitality tent. Creasote was of course sourced from the well known supplier “Mr Creasote” for just one waffer mint…………

Sorry I was side tracked about my beach-hut there, of course you all want to know the scheme of the Hurricane don’t you. 😀

More interested to know if you matched the varnish chips off the guitar. Hate to think that you would get pulled up for finishing it in the wrong shade.:D

Actually the predominant colour is based on an Orange Kimono worn by Jimi Hendrix on the Axis album and matched from a colour swatch given to me by Mark 12, as he’d kept it from his days as a roadie with “The Experience”. The wood staining was achieved by a match to a Gibson Les Paul guitar that was used by cas at Knebworth festival in 1979 when he had to don a wig and secretly deputise for Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page who was smitten by a case of “the trots” after eating a not so healthy cucumber sandwich in the hospitality tent. Creasote was of course sourced from the well known supplier “Mr Creasote” for just one waffer mint…………

Sorry I was side tracked about my beach-hut there, of course you all want to know the scheme of the Hurricane don’t you. 😀

Naturally your referring to my Beach-Hut and its authentic colour scheme. The Hurricane is from the paint mixing counter at B+Q or am I getting confused…….:D

B+Q. Not a captured Luftwaffe scheme?

Naturally your referring to my Beach-Hut and its authentic colour scheme. The Hurricane is from the paint mixing counter at B+Q or am I getting confused…….:D

Dont tell everyone that I have seen your beach hut!!:eek:

Looks really nice! 😀

Naturally your referring to my Beach-Hut and its authentic colour scheme. The Hurricane is from the paint mixing counter at B+Q or am I getting confused…….:D

Looks really nice! 😀

It’s worth waiting for 🙂

Looks really nice! 😀

The Hurricane is now in its new colours and looking a lot different to before. An in depth overhaul has been carried out and the Fabric surfaces (including the fuselage) re-covered in Irish Linen. There is a little while to go before completion and I’m sure that it will be appearing in the magazines soon. Of course that may well be preceeded by someone getting a shot of it outside when we do the ground runs etc and posting it up on the forums no doubt. In the meantime I won’t spoil the surprise of what colours I’ve researched for the owner as I know how you all like to guess! The clue is it was based about 3 miles from where my beach-hut is. 😉