1/48 fm halifax.... guess who's back !!!!

[Wurger]

Yep,well done Ian.
THX for the info on the primer.The Tamiya one gives a smooth and semi-gloss surface.Nice to know that.

 

[ian lanc]

hi guys heres an update to as far as i've got, she's coming on well now and i think she'll be a right stunner WHEN i've finished her


this what is to be the landing light, i've got to trim the paper piece so it fits around the light neatly.





primer is tamiya grey primer out of a rattle can, goes on beautifull.





i have kept the manufactors bomb bay as i think theres nothing wrong with it !, the bombs are held in place with brass rod and are detachable





added glycol jets i couldn't get a clear picture of the correct positioning, so i did the best i could in judging where to place them.





painted the model in the new h29 rattle can acrylic, went on mint dried in 10 minutes !



i was going to stick the flaps/ df loop on , but i thought better not proberly break them off, so sprayed these seperately.




masked off the entire model it took 4 hours to mask it all up, some people have their own way i do it this way as the end result requires no touching up.




the result with all the masking off, the green is humbrol 116.

any coments good or bad welcome i can take it

ian

 

[A4K]

Great progress, mate!
..And I disagree - it's definitely not bodged, and you can't be an arse to do what you've done with this kit!

 

[Heinz]

Looks brilliant!

I seem to recall you said you were making this for someone?

If so are you going to make a base for it or something?

 

[ian lanc]

Looks brilliant!

I seem to recall you said you were making this for someone?

If so are you going to make a base for it or something?

thanks heinz, i'm making this for a guy in yorkshire UK, his dad flew halifax's during the war and was stationed at RAF pocklington 103 squadron.

i could make a base which would be very easy... big picture frame with the glass removed, plywood in its place with a grass covering on it and a brass plaque at the front/centre saying what it is 8) easy peasy.

just one thing though this person who i'm building it for, i haven't heard from him at all despite 10 emails so just MAYBE he's changed his damn mind , its not as if i'm charging the earth i'm not .

ian.

 

[ian lanc]

Looks brilliant!

I seem to recall you said you were making this for someone?

If so are you going to make a base for it or something?

thanks heinz, i'm making this for a guy in yorkshire UK, his dad flew halifax's during the war and was stationed at RAF pocklington 103 squadron.

i could make a base which would be very easy... big picture frame with the glass removed, plywood in its place with a grass covering on it and a brass plaque at the front/centre saying what it is 8) easy peasy.

just one thing though this person who i'm building it for, i haven't heard from him at all despite 10 emails so just MAYBE he's changed his damn mind , its not as if i'm charging the earth i'm not , he even said money is no object [ hes got his own plane/glider/ big BMW/detached house ]

ian.

 

[ian lanc]

Great progress, mate!
..And I disagree - it's definitely not bodged, and you can't be an arse to do what you've done with this kit!

A4K ! i was scratching my head when you said i can't be an arse !!, then i realized about the writing i put on the board

ian.

 

[Wurger]

Anyway, the model looks really brilliant Ian.I like it very much.

 

[Heinz]

thanks heinz, i'm making this for a guy in yorkshire UK, his dad flew halifax's during the war and was stationed at RAF pocklington 103 squadron.

i could make a base which would be very easy... big picture frame with the glass removed, plywood in its place with a grass covering on it and a brass plaque at the front/centre saying what it is 8) easy peasy.

just one thing though this person who i'm building it for, i haven't heard from him at all despite 10 emails so just MAYBE he's changed his damn mind , its not as if i'm charging the earth i'm not , he even said money is no object [ hes got his own plane/glider/ big BMW/detached house ]

ian.

I hope he gets back to you mate!

if he doesn't you end up with a ripper of a model

 

[A4K]

My thoughts exactly, Alex !!

 

[Wayne Little]

Agree with you guys, Ian you have done a fantastic job so far mate looking forward to the final result.

 

[Screaming Eagle]

same here wayne, Its gonna be fanatastic when its finished!

 

[model299]

I stand in awe sir. You've managed to make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

Great job!

 

[ian lanc]

I stand in awe sir. You've managed to make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

Great job!

i think you'll just have to get one or maybe not heres whats been done up to press.....

i've done the spraying of the underside, the paint went on well, just painting all the canopy frames now, i don't like painting vac' form parts no strength to them

i was test fitting the landing light and it fell inside the wing and took ages to get out

this halifax is of 102 sqd and all the halifax's i've seen of this squadron have straight lines between the black and the cameo colour, unlike many halifax's which have the wavy line







thanks for looking everyone.

 

[Catch22]

Looking superb! Those lines for the camo came out really nice and crisp. Great job!

 

[Heinz]

With catch, the paint is flawless. Also nice little jig to hold the plane while its worked on!

 

[Wurger]

I'm with Catch22 and Heinz.

 

[Wayne Little]

I'll simply join the chorus, I'm with you Guys....well done!

 

[A4K]

..room for one more..? Bloody beautiful job, mate! Full credit to ya!

 

[Screaming Eagle]

nice ian!