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This is my version of Valom’s 1/72 Handley Page Hampden. An early version of the twin-engine fighter bomber, it was deployed in key missions before being quickly superseded by craft that were less vulnerable to attack. An unlikely looking war plane, it’s broad wings and long-tailed body make it seem like the offspring of a bat and a pregnant seahorse. The Valom model is no shake-n-bake: a limited run kit, it lacks any locating pins or obvious means for one piece to attach to another - beyond a butt joint and a lot of liquid cement. Made from thick, unpleasant plastic, it challenges you to carve and add what you need to make a structure durable enough to handle. After that, the fit of pieces isn't bad; I used very little filler, although perhaps I needed more. I chose it over the Airfix 1/72 because of its bizarrely intense surface detail; row upon row of rivets pepper the surface, and while its certainly inaccurate for the scale, it’s fun to paint nevertheless. There’s a couple of sheets of PE details to figure out, plus a small sheet of misaligned decals. I added canopy transparencies from AZ Models, and a pilot from PJ Productions. Apart from that, I adapted it to in-flight mode, which required shaving the wheels down and some surgery on the wheel bay doors. The black underside hides a load of shaky craft trying to get this to work. A poor crafts-person blames the kit, but I had to take some shortcuts with this one. Some more sanding and filling, and a few more hours with the painting would’ve produced something better. However, I enjoyed trying to wrestle this tough little kit into the unique lines of the Hampden.
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Buoyed along by enthusiasm and the fine teachings of our very own Martian, I thought I'd create a W.i.P for my very own plastic slicing, finger dicing vacform. I've plumbed for the Sanger (ex-Contrail) 1/48th H.P. Hampden, partly because I find it strangely curious and also as it was one of those pre-war types that "held the line" in the early years of the war. So here's just a couple of pictures to show you what I have to work with: The plastic is not that bad for an older kit although there were a couple of thin spots at the wing root trailing edge. A little filler on the inside should make it workable once dry. Above we have the bag of obligatory white metal goodies, mostly useable but to call some of it shocking by today's standards is still a compliment. I've just sent off to the Big H for some goodies but I feel a second order is going to be necessary to replace those engines and guns - but that's way down th line as I'm waiting for some plastic strip so I can begin work on the interior. I start this project with the correct ammount of fingers and thumbs and I hope it stays that way! More to come..........soon hopefully! Thanks for looking...