Welcome – glad to help Chris. Believe me, it was not an easy thing to find!

Yours will be the first Hurricat profile I’ve seen to have any spools illustrated. 😎

Wonderful, incredible, fascinating pics Tim!! I’ve scoured the internet, books and magazines, IWM and other archives for over 2 years in research for my project so to see so many unique photo’s is very exciting for me. 🙂 Great caption too – how does it end? 😀

& this was me – out of FW range, of course. Do I look like a hunter killer?? http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v164/photo04/RAF2/self.jpg
= Tim

Dunno, but I’ve heard it’s the quiet ones you have to watch out for! ;):D

LU-V? That would be luvely!!

= Tim

PS Which have you seen?

OK, I’ll do it! What was the serial Tim?

The pics were a series of 3 showing the Hurricane being hoisted aboard ship. Very small images so cannot make out a serial #.

…the only small blemish to an otherwise outstanding bit of work is the metal Hurricane!

Yes, agree on that, and to explain, I’m really much more of a diecast model collector these days as I just don’t have the time for kits very much anymore. I augment the diecast collection with the occasional modified and/or repainted model, and the diecast Hurricat started the whole CAM ship project off. As the diorama progressed I realized it was reaching the level of detail that would call for a proper kit Hurricane, so that will come in phase 2 of the project in a few months.

Actually seeing your model, make me think that would be an outstanding subject for a museum full-size diorama – if a little on the large side.

That would be fantastic. I recall reading on a forum somewhere that a CAM ship catapult arm is in the posession of a museum in Australia. If it’s true, I’d love to see it become the basis of a full-scale replica.

Keep the pics coming, if only for Tim to marvel at what it all looks like again!

Will do – I’ll add the finished pics to this thread. 😎

Thank you Tim. Coming from someone who was there that’s the highest compliment I could receive!! 🙂 🙂 🙂

I’ve seen a few of your pics of LU-V. Maybe when I model the kit Hurricane to replace this diecast one I should choose your livery! Would that be ok, Tim?

I’d be honored Tim, but are you sure you want to go up that ladder again?! 😉

Johnnyboy and Steven, thanks very much – appreciate the compliments. 🙂 There will be a ‘next stage’ to this later this year where I’ll replace the diecast Hurricane with a 1/72 Hasegawa kit Hurricane I. It will be kitted out with catapult spools, etched brass flaps and cockpit detail, open canopy and pilot in place, capturing the moment before launch. 😎

Catapult and shuttle are fully reassembled now and ready for paint. 😎

The access ladder is underway.