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| John's Handley Page Halifax; Much maligned kit 04670 OOB | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Mar 30 2013, 01:24 AM (1,953 Views) | |
| Johni044 | Mar 30 2013, 01:24 AM Post #1 |
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![]() I did a review of the kit some time ago here Looking forward to making something from more recent mouldings, instructions seem a little cluttered though. |
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| CPNGROATS | Mar 30 2013, 12:25 PM Post #2 |
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John: Nice pick. I read your review again, looks like a great kit with some options... Cheers, ggc |
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| Johni044 | Apr 14 2013, 11:19 AM Post #3 |
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Made a start on the Halifax last night, just priming/painting on the sprue at the moment, lots of nice detail, inaccurate detail but well molded inaccurate detail. Some pictures tonight. |
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| Johni044 | Apr 15 2013, 10:52 AM Post #4 |
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There's more painted then this but cockpit so far, (paint does not appear as patchy as the on the model)![]()
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| CPNGROATS | Apr 15 2013, 11:42 AM Post #5 |
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Nyce details..........
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| Johni044 | Apr 17 2013, 01:10 AM Post #6 |
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Got some glue on tonight starting with the office.![]() ![]() To be honest, to try and stop misaligned bulkheads etc, I dry fitted the main floor component and then placed the parts in the correct place then used a small amount of CVA and when cured removed the assembly and added some more superglue. I then returned the assemble for a dry test fit to make sure everything lined up. ![]() ![]() Looking to get a bit more done tomorrow. |
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| Johni044 | Apr 17 2013, 12:39 PM Post #7 |
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I was reading a review of the excellent new Airfix Dambuster Lancaster last night. I was thinking about it this afternoon whilst continuing work on the Halifax, in particular decals included for maps on the Navigators table. Then the local free paper got delivered though the door so out with the scalpel and metal ruler and a few seconds later:![]() More bodgergraph than Cartograph I know.
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| CPNGROATS | Apr 17 2013, 03:10 PM Post #8 |
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Cool map...no GPS in those days...
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| Polarbear | Apr 17 2013, 03:33 PM Post #9 |
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Never thought of news print. Have tried using tissue paper that comes with ceramics in a box. Very thin paper. Nice work. |
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| Johni044 | Apr 18 2013, 01:07 PM Post #10 |
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The U/C bays have been assembled which was quite painless![]() The wing halves were joined and dry fitted to the wing spars and the fitted like a glove. Now this I found strange because when I had test fitted the parts I thought I was going to have to time the spars for being too thick. The undercarrage bay must have resolved this. ![]() Now things start to get a little silly, the engines were fitted and you start to see where Mr Revell must have started to use inches rather than centimeters. ![]() Quite a good fit though. Now where had I seen an intake profile that that before Oh yes ![]()
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| Johni044 | Apr 19 2013, 06:42 PM Post #11 |
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Only a little bit filler needed along the main join and on the engines, hoping to get it sanded soon. Also got the tail assembly fitted and that went together very well.
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| DH764 | Apr 19 2013, 07:42 PM Post #12 |
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Nice work there John ....looks quite a nice kit barring the engine troubles. Andy |
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| Johni044 | Apr 19 2013, 09:36 PM Post #13 |
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The fit is nigh on perfect Andy and I'm really enjoying the build so far, perhaps I could pretend it's an experimental Napier Saphire version.
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| Johni044 | Apr 20 2013, 03:54 PM Post #14 |
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Just had to spend quite a bit time rectifying an issues caused by the instructions and my lack of using my brain. in the instructions the two versions are identified by the paint schemes, the MkI is stage 100 and the MkIII stage 101. So if parts are optional they are normally marked either 100 or 101 next to the question mark symbol (not all though, the exhausts of which there are 4 options are marked optional but with no guide at all as to which relates to which mark,) In stage 12 the fuselage is extended forward by fixing parts 36 and 38 to the fuselage - this is not marked as optional and so as you can see on the picture above this is what I did. Carry on building and you get to stage 84 and then all of a sudden these parts have vanished and there the clear bomb aimers window and front turret housing to install there So out with the scalpel last night and some judicious and careful cutting with a new blade resulted in the parts I fitted the day before coming off and the clear parts installed. It's at this time my Contacta liquid cement decided to spurt out of the applicator - but that's another story. |
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| Johni044 | Apr 20 2013, 08:54 PM Post #15 |
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The case for the prosecution M'lord Exhibit A ![]() Exhibit B ![]() However after remedial action taken
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| Molly-new | Apr 22 2013, 07:59 PM Post #16 |
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Looking good from here. I don't envy you when it comes to masking that greenhouse though.
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| Johni044 | Apr 28 2013, 09:31 AM Post #17 |
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Cheers, I've masked the cockpit area but the rest I'm trying freehand. Looks a bit ropey at the moment but hopefully masking off the camouflage and a couple of coats of black will tidy it up.
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| Johni044 | May 1 2013, 12:29 PM Post #18 |
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A couple of coats of Hu33, the canopy masks removed and a coat of gloss varnish and it looks a bit better.![]() Masked the de-icing boots last night, try and get a couple of coats of Hu24 on tonight. |
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| Iceman | May 1 2013, 08:45 PM Post #19 |
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good process are you going to use matt varnish later ? if so would it not be better to leave the mask on
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| Johni044 | May 1 2013, 09:02 PM Post #20 |
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I will be matt varnishing but by brush as was the gloss, and the canopy has not been gloss varnished so I'm hoping it will be ok. Cheers |
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so out with the scalpel and metal ruler and a few seconds later:








I don't envy you when it comes to masking that greenhouse though.


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