Halifax B Mk. I/II/GRII - Revell 1/72

[chaddy]

Exactly right for a parked Halifax...oh wait! Yours is flying...

 

[Finn]

Here are a couple more Halifax pics, tail turret:

 

 

curtain closed in the window:

 

 

Jari

[giemme]

Interesting progress Ced Hope your mojo gets back soon, I think I did what I could for that (   )

 

Ciao

 

 

[Pete in Lincs]

2 hours ago, CedB said:

The fit is nice but not tight so they're a bit limp:

Woof bark etc.

 

Todays tip - If you miss drilling a hole in (for example) a wing, hopefully the plastic is of a light colour.

Hold it up in front of a bright light. The hole position should show up as a black dot. Mark it with a pen

and drill the hole at your leisure.

[Spookytooth]

I don`t know Ced, going a bit limp and having to have a lie down....

You can get little blue pills for that.

Seriously, nice going on her mate.

 

 

Simon.

[perdu]

Did Ced baptise that Hallibag back there?

 

Ruhrhuhr

 

I hear our friend suggesting that one to the crew

 

Time machine Ced?

 

😎

[CedB]

3 hours ago, chaddy said:

Exactly right for a parked Halifax...oh wait! Yours is flying...

 

 

Thanks chaddy - she has had her elevators stiffened during the Lego action:

 

Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr

 

Thanks Jari - more great pictures  1/72 horseshoes? Too much for me! Of course, like 'Ruhrhuhr' that could refer to 'Ladies of the Night' too! You have to have the right accent (and a slightly warped mind)   

 

Thanks Giorgio - there will be wine tonight!  

 

Thanks Pete - great tip for locating missed holes (this is getting... ugh, OK) yip yip fnarr!  

 

Thanks Simon - I may get some of those pills, but for now I'll stick to Tamiya Extra Thin (and now puns!)

 

Thanks Bill - twern't me, honest!  

 

 

Rudders ready for when the tailplanes are dry:

 

 

No, I didn't assemble the other fins and THEN choose as the instructions would have you do. See, I'm learning, just very slowly.

[CedB]

Just before I go to bed, a dry fit of the wings:

 

Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr

[AlexN]

Hello Ced, SUPERB paint finish with the black! Looks edible, yum yum :). Scrumptious! The original-sized photos up on Flickr look even better. Cheers, Alex.

[perdu]

Proper job Ced

 

Gone from "oh heck what shall I do?" to, hey guys do it this way

 

because this is the way

[Spookytooth]

Looks very nice Ced, great finish on the black, (do you play snooker?) LOL

 

Simon.

 

[AlexN]

19 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said:

Hold it up in front of a bright light. The hole position should show up as a black dot

 

You may even be able to see a slightly raised disc-shape from the top-side (what I do when, not if, I forget), but Mr Pete's version is much more robust. If the light source is bright enough (don't hold it up against the sun, though!), you may even see through dark-coloured plastic. Apologies for the serial antipodean posts, caused by not noticing the page-flip, in my impatience to congratulate you on the Nigella-like black. I meant to last night, and forgot.

 

Another thing that I forgot to mention was the rear turret photo - which shows the flaps down when parked. And the apparent ease with which the Hallibag is flying with the two starboard engines stopt (and props feathered?). We don't, of course, know what sort of struggle the poor pilot was going through to keep it straight-and-level(ish)

 

 

Edited July 30, 2017 by AlexN
My appalling typing is getting even worse :(

[giemme]

Big beast!

 

Ciao

[Finn]

While the paint is drying, some more Halifax photos, a nice view of Monica:

 

 

ventral gun?:

 

 

a view from the nose:

 

Jari

[Michael51]

The second photograph, showing the Preston-Green ventral installation, indicates the relative complexity of the bomb bay doors in their open position. The outer door is in relief of the fuselage line. The Revell kit has the outer doors moulded flush with the fuselage.

 

From my limited perspective, the Revell bomb bay inner doors, when set open, are set a bit too flush to the line of the lower fuselage and warrant being set a bit more proud of the fuselage line ( that is, hanging lower).

 

 

 

Michael

Edited July 30, 2017 by Michael Enright

[CedB]

Thanks Alex - Stynylrez, 0.4 nozzle, 25-30psi, easy as pie  

 

Thanks Bill - yep, I now see the path before me  

 

Thanks Simon - the Stynylrez black primer is great IMHO - and good enough for the final finish so even better for lazy people like me. I used to enjoy Snooker but there's fewer and fewer places that are prepared to give up the space I guess 

 

Thanks Giorgio - big she is. I think I may leave the wings off until right at the end to save space and avoid accidents  

  

Thanks Jari - more great photos. It's started me thinking about weathering; she seems to be quite clean in those shots  

 

Thanks Michael - great information, as usual.

 

 

Empennage and spinners primed.

 

 

Turrets and props next  

[CedB]

Props first as they need to dry between gluings.

In all excitement of fitting the resin I'd forgotten to fit the shaft stubs into the nacelles so now there are two holes:

 

Untitled by Ced Bufton, on Flickr

 

Looking at these parts and the holes, I don't think they would have fit with the resin parts anyway:

 

 

but maybe I can use them if I cut off the fronts? A bit of craft saw action on the sprue to cut the fronts off and I now have four stubs, but the shaft is too long (fnarr snurf):

 

 

 

Out with some rod, the saw and mitre block to make sure the shafts are the same length AND have flat ends and glued with CA:

 

 

 

Check the reference shots, confirm right-handed props, adjust the height of the PropMaster^TM and stick a bit of BluTak on the platform to stop it moving. Drill out the hubs, trim the prop ends and in no time (more like 20 minutes including setup) we have a prop in the jig:

 

 

One down, three to go.

[Martian]

Good work as always Ced. Where did you get that miniature mitre block from?

 

Martian

[Spookytooth]

1 hour ago, Martian Hale said:

Good work as always Ced. Where did you get that miniature mitre block from?

X 2 Ced, a handy bit of kit for us ham fisted type.

 

Simon.

[amblypygid]

This shouldn't be a surprise any more, Ced, but suddenly this has raced towards a finished plane. Looks tremendous.

[keefr22]

x3 on the mitre block, looks v. useful.

 

The lady is looking very nice in black!

 

Keith

[AlexN]

x 4 re the block

[dogsbody]

6 hours ago, Michael Enright said:

The second photograph, showing the Preston-Green ventral installation, indicates the relative complexity of the bomb bay doors in their open position. The outer door is in relief of the fuselage line. The Revell kit has the outer doors moulded flush with the fuselage.

 

From my limited perspective, the Revell bomb bay inner doors, when set open, are set a bit too flush to the line of the lower fuselage and warrant being set a bit more proud of the fuselage line ( that is, hanging lower).

 

 

 

Michael

 

A small drawing of how the bomb doors looked when open.

 

 

 

Chris

[CedB]

Thanks guys, very kind as always  

Thanks for the drawing Chris  

 

The mitre block is one of John's at UMM available here. I bought it (for $14.95), and a SCR-02 scriber, when I ordered the PropMaster to 'justify' the postage  

All great tools but note that the mitre only works with mini saw blades like the JLC. Paul has the JLC version for £20.

 

Props all done:

 

 

Handling has caused a bit of 'weathering', some of which is nice but I'll touch up the other bits before fitting.

[Spookytooth]

Accidental weathering, now that`s an idea....

Cheers for the info on the mitre block Ced.

The good lady might squeeze one into my Christmas stocking .

 

Simon.