Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc
Tropical Mk IIc / four cannon
Colours used
in this example.
Build the main surfaces in light layers. Keep the quiet background softer than the aircraft.
Suggested pencil shades, not exact historical paint matches. Test colours on your paper before building richer layers.
Light overlapping pencil strokes with paper highlights
Light layering
Edge shading and reserved white glass reflections
Controlled strokes with lighter edges
Light pressure and open white paper
Look a little closer.
Explore the details from different angles.
Aircraft reference 1
Hurricane IIc PZ865 in commemorative EG-S markings: dark green and brown upper surfaces, pale underside and white identification bands. PZ865 is painted to represent HW840 of 34 Squadron, not its own wartime finish. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 2
Banked PZ865 showing upper-wing camouflage, white bands and small SEAC roundels without red centres. PZ865 in later HW840 commemorative colours. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: Alan Wilson from Stilton, Peterborough, Cambs, UK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 3
Hurricane IIc LF686 in a museum: side and upper-wing surfaces with four cannon positions. Restored museum finish. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: HawkeyeUK · Source · CC BY-SA 2.0Aircraft reference 4
Underside view of Hurricane IIc PZ865 showing radiator, cannon and small roundels. PZ865 in later commemorative colours. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · Source · CC BY 2.0Aircraft reference 5
Hurricane IIc PZ865 on the runway: undercarriage geometry and side markings. PZ865 in later commemorative colours. Display copy resized without cropping.
Photo: Ronnie Macdonald from Chelmsford and Largs, United Kingdom · Source · CC BY 2.0Historical finishes and markings
The RAF identifies PZ865 as a Mk IIc and the last Hurricane built. Its photographed commemorative codes must be captioned with the image date rather than presented as its own wartime markings.
In the photographs
Period monochrome photographs establish shapes and markings but cannot independently establish paint colours. Museum and restored aircraft show their photographed display condition.
In the coloured example
This pencil interpretation uses upper camouflage: Dark Earth brown, Middle Stone; lower surfaces: Azure Blue; canopy: Pale blue-grey; propeller and machinery: Charcoal, Steel grey; scenery: Pale blue, Muted green, Warm cream. It is a creative colouring example based on the book drawing. It does not reproduce a verified individual aircraft or an exact paint standard.
Make the details count.
Keep the four cannon distinct and lightly highlight their upper edges.
Follow one photographed aircraft when adding white theatre bands.
Follow your curiosity.
Model history and further reading.