Recent Purchases

[Airframes]

You're right Evan. The Matchbox kit's engine nacelles are too narrow, and the props too broad in chord, and the new Revell has engine nacelles too wide. there is a resin kit to correct the Revell engines, props, spinners and wheels though, but it costs almost as much as the kit.

 

[Lucky13]

Thanks Bruce. Bit of a delay starting, but have commenced planning, and will start a thread very soon.

You'll be in the planning and research corner, down the pub now then old boy?

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[A4K]

Good info Terry, thanks!

Built the Matcbox kit myself many moons ago (1986 or '87), even built OOB it's quite nice. (prefer the look of the radial versions though! )

Here are some of the resin and vacform sets available for the various Halifax kits:
1:72 Resin Detail Sets for Revell Halifax from Quickboost
Halifax B.II Improvement Set Review by Brett Green Freightdog Models, 1/72 scale
https://www.whiteensignmodels.com/c/White+Ensign+Models+172+Aircraft+Resin+Upgrades/365/1/
1/72 Alley Cat Resin; H.p. Halifax Extended Wingtips (air) - Toys - Shopping.com Australia
Halifax Cockpit Review by Brett Green (Pavla 1/72)
AEROCLUB 1/72 PROPELLERS
Instructions for Clear-Vax set 17

 

[Airframes]

Yep, I built the Matchbox kit when it was first released in the early 1980s, for an ex- Halifax pilot I knew at the time.
Jan, can't afford the pub at the moment - lack of funds due to increase in stocks of plastic things, and no time due to two builds, and two commissions about to start!

 

[Wayne Little]

Seems you need to get cracking then Terry!

....burning the midnight oil on a regular basis I suspect....

 

[Airframes]

Yep, far too often Wayne !

 

[Lucky13]

Heard that burning Hippocroccofrog oil, gives a ghostly light....

 

[Airframes]

Heck, you wouldn't want to do that - fat spits !!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

This thread went down hill in a hurry.

 

[Airframes]

Yup! It's that Swettish Guinness recycler again !

 

[A4K]

Heck, you wouldn't want to do that - fat spits !!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

I think he's speaking from experience.

 

[Airframes]

Lordy no! But you've seen what happens at a hog roast - just imagine that, but with the hog the size of a Hippocroccfrog, which, on average, weigh around 200 pounds .......... not a pretty sight !!!

 

[Wayne Little]

 

[jjp_nl]

Perhaps some of you may have already seen it, but on Hyperscale pics of a test shot build of Revell's new 1/32 He-219 can be seen on HyperScale. Looks pretty sweet! If the darn things wasn't so big I'd buy it in a heartbeat

 

[A4K]

1:32??
Far too big and expensive for me too then!

 

[Wayne Little]

Yep, seen it.....the 219 is a cool machine!

 

[Airframes]

So Wayne has ordered three - at last count .......

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Just three?!?