Albert, perhaps you could let us have your views on the colours used for the Corgi Sea Hurricane that’s supposed to represent the example we have at the Collection? My colour vision isn’t all that good but there appear to be tonal differences. You state above that the Collection have got the scheme “perfect” so why the difference?

Many people assume that these models form an historical representation of the originals so isn’t it important that they look something similar to the aircraft they’re supposed to represent?

Just a slight difference there!! Corgi had all the correct BS colour references + all-over colour photos from me. These went to the artwork agency, who forwarded them to the factory in China where hundreds of Chinese workers interpret these references. As with so many of these models, everything is perfect whilst in UK but once they leave our shores, you just have to hope it stays that way! Can’t compare this with painting one single aircraft in UK, sorry 😮

I can assure you that quite a bit of research was carried out into this scheme

Yours sincerely Steven Panter.

Mr. Painter,

If the job had been done properly in the first place, there would be no need for any comment just praise. Your ‘quite a bit of research’ obviously didn’t include checking a photo of the original team? Indeed I have contacted Shuttleworth about this and it was me that provided all the reference photos for the Tutor repaint, but they still chose to paint the top decking green despite the evidence that it should be RED! 😡 For a collection constantly in the public eye, not only the general paying public, but historians expect Shuttleworth’s aircraft to be painted accurately! We are still waiting for the Gladiator to be repainted in accurate RAF colours after a protracted period in that awful dual-serialled Norwegian scheme! If aircraft such as the Hind, Sea Hurricane and others can be repainted in perfect accuracy and authenticity, appreciated by those that know and those that don’t, then why spoil things for the former?

I’m going, in something green and brown. Not sure which one though……

Martin

You mean your flying suit? 😀

Never mind Albert, its only paint.

What colour were the spin strakes on the original?

The original team weren’t fitted with spin strakes, but just to prove my point here they are. Note how shallow the red top fuselage decking is and the front of the engine cowling is silver. I pointed out this error to the owner of the G-ANNI, whose aircraft Shuttleworth appear to have copied and he said his would be corrected whenever they had time to do it!