UKguyInUSA Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 (edited) Hello Chaps, It's been quite a while since I posted on here, due to life and work, but today, I've finally got a little time to post something. This Revell of Germany kit is another great kit produced by them, engineered well, good quality molded parts, nice details, and everything goes together very well. I only required a little filler and that was at the joins of where the canopy and front nose end window fitted to the fuselage. Flash was very little if anything, ejector pin witness marks were kept away from visible surfaces and nothing was warped, but, exactly what you'd expect from a recent tooling from 2015. It's good value for money too, 257 parts in total for $34.67 from Hobbylinc.com. I built this model straight out of the box, the only addition being the two antenna cables that were made from .010" fine black EZ-Line. I bought mine from a local store that I had a $5.00 off coupon, so, less than $30.00 for me. Conclusion: Super kit, great price, highly recommended! Anyway, enough waffling, here are some photos, hope you like.... If you'd like to see my YouTube build and "Final Reveal" videos for this kit, then here are the links to all 6 videos: Build Introduction video...a look inside the box: https://youtu.be/uxseasgtzP4 "Build Update #1"- The cockpit: https://youtu.be/c7wJxd5fsWk "Build Update #2"- The build: https://youtu.be/_OeDNGWQazs "Build Update #3"- Painting and Decals: https://youtu.be/3H50ZjXsrLg "Build Update #4"- Weathering and Final Assembly: https://youtu.be/fW-IkI28288 The "Final Reveal": https://youtu.be/hNkYQ9k5424 Thanks in advance for any comments left, much appreciated. Happy modeling and keep having fun! Cheers, Martin Edited November 28, 2018 by UKguyInUSA Photos not showing 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobo Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Great looking Halifax! Thank you very much for the build videos - an easy way to learn new techniques. I'll be keeping tabs in your YouTube page. Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Great addition to your collection Martin. At least this one had better guns than the old Airfix Wellington. I like the finish you have achieved on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 11/24/2018 at 6:15 PM, Hobo said: Great looking Halifax! Thank you very much for the build videos - an easy way to learn new techniques. I'll be keeping tabs in your YouTube page. Thanks for posting! Thanks Hobo, much appreciated and you're welcome for the videos....I tried to post photos, but nothing came through from the links to them, that I used? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 On 11/24/2018 at 10:13 PM, Greg Law said: Great addition to your collection Martin. At least this one had better guns than the old Airfix Wellington. I like the finish you have achieved on it. Thanks Greg, much appreciated mate, and yes, that 1959 Airfix kit had Lego style guns...BIG! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Wow! Brilliantly done! The weathering and shading is so convincing - just superb! The black surfaces are particularly realistic IMHO. Definitely one of the best 1/72 Halifax I've seen, for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Really an outstanding build, Martin, especially in regards to the painting and weathering! The top camo colors "blend" (for lack of a better word) very nicely and the black is quite realistic. I'm glad to hear it's such a nice kit, since I have one in my stash. Now that I finished the Stirling and have started the Lancaster, the Halifax is on the horizon. I'll definitely check out your videos when I start mine. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share Posted November 27, 2018 7 hours ago, kapam said: Wow! Brilliantly done! The weathering and shading is so convincing - just superb! The black surfaces are particularly realistic IMHO. Definitely one of the best 1/72 Halifax I've seen, for sure. Thanks for your very kind compliment, Kapam, much appreciated! Cheers 👍🙂🍺🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Beautifully built and finished and very useful videos. The only thing I didn't like - in my opinion the topside green looks the wrong shade. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Exceptional Hallybag. Must dig dig mine out of the stash, hope it turns out as well as yours. (But I have my doubts.) Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/26/2018 at 10:56 PM, Mark Joyce said: Really an outstanding build, Martin, especially in regards to the painting and weathering! The top camo colors "blend" (for lack of a better word) very nicely and the black is quite realistic. I'm glad to hear it's such a nice kit, since I have one in my stash. Now that I finished the Stirling and have started the Lancaster, the Halifax is on the horizon. I'll definitely check out your videos when I start mine. Cheers, Mark Thanks for your kind compliment, Mark, much appreciated! Sounds like you have a penchant for British bombers of WWII...have you posted any photos on here of your Sterling? Cheers 👍🍺🍺 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 11 hours ago, UKguyInUSA said: Thanks for your kind compliment, Mark, much appreciated! Sounds like you have a penchant for British bombers of WWII...have you posted any photos on here of your Sterling? Cheers 👍🍺🍺 Thanks Martin. Here's a link to photos of my Stirling: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235046680-italeri-stirling/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKguyInUSA Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 43 minutes ago, Mark Joyce said: Thanks Martin. Here's a link to photos of my Stirling: https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235046680-italeri-stirling/ Thanks for sharing the link to your Sterling, she's a beauty Mark 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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