Shelliecool Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I have had this next build in my stash for several years, and am finally getting around to putting the thing together. Chosen out of the stash by my son is Revells 1:72 Halifax Mk.III, this is going to be a straight from the box build with the exception of using Vallejo acrylics in place of the suggested Revell (purely personal preference here). It's a big kit with many sprues, and a choice of 2 colour schemes and decals. The sprues are very clean, no flash to be seen (which is a bonus) and lots of detailing. I am planning on building the aircraft in the scheme of 'Oscar,' No.424 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air force, 1944. Let the fun commence. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Nice kit Michelle - I'm in for this one too! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, CedB said: Nice kit Michelle - I'm in for this one too! Ditto! I have always fancied this kit, as I built the old Airfix tooling years back. Cheers Greg 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Nice,my second favourite RAF bomber after the Stirling.I shall be keenly watching ☺. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I'll follow along with this one if I may? Like the Hurricane an unsung hero Roger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I'm in. Looking forward to seeing you put this one together. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Got one of these in the stash and a stalled Airfix one in it's box on the shelf so I'm in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted June 10, 2019 Author Share Posted June 10, 2019 First build update for the Halifax. I have washed and carefully primed most of the smaller components with Vallejo primer, and once dry set to work with some colour. Airbrushing the interior of the fuselage and dividing sections with interior green. Then airbrushing the floor, instrument panel and other sections with anthracite grey. Once dry, I can begin to assemble the interior. Slow and steady progress so far. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 Ooh! A Halifax in RCAF markings. I'll definitely be following this build. Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Well done, @Shelliecool! Looking forward for your progress on Halifax. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Very nice. Always prefer the Halifax with Radial engines and squared off fins, makes it less sleek and more businesslike. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.1127 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 1 hour ago, John_W said: Very nice. Always prefer the Halifax with Radial engines and squared off fins, makes it less sleek and more businesslike. I'm the opposite: in-line engines and pointy fins for me! I've got the Revell Mk.I kit in the stash though so will follow with interest. Can't go wrong with some Handley Page magic. P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Yep, in here for that. As Ced said a nice kit. Nice start on that Be careful with the tricky Revell instruction sheet. Sometimes confusing. Maybe a text marker will be useful at some point. Cheers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted June 14, 2019 Author Share Posted June 14, 2019 With all the interior parts airbrushed, I added detailing to the instruments using the decals provided, and adding my own with white acrylic and a cocktail stick. Once dry I began assembling the cockpit and navigation areas. This was fairly easy, the instructions are detailed (overly in places), and Revell have ensured plenty of locating pins and lines. I then attempt to dry fit the interior into the fuselage half, the wing struts however were extremely tight in the fuselage slots, so tight I could hardly remove the interior. A lot of sanding later I carefully glued the interior into the half. Coming along nicely. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Nice work Michelle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 That is looking great, Michelle. The only thing is the war-time Halifaxes didn't have a seat for the flight engineer behind the pilot. Not that too many people would know the difference, even if they got close enough to see it through the canopy. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Nice start, the interior is coming together nicely. Looking forward to more of the same Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP85 Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This is looking great. Will be following this with interest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Time had come to join the fuselage halves. Always a nail biting moment, however, with a little persuasion the halves fitted together pretty well! I have since added a little Mr.Surfacer to the seam and begun carefully Sanding away the seam. It is now pretty smooth, and I'm fairly happy with the results. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted June 23, 2019 Author Share Posted June 23, 2019 Since my last post I have secured the canopy and glass panels in the top of the fuselage. These went in well, the canopy section fitted in nice and snug and the glass panels slotted in also. I then began building the wheel wells. These are made of 4 pieces, the locating pins are prominent and I had these together in no time. Finally I added the panel to the front of the wheel wells. These secure to the thin pieces protruding from the well itself. This means the contact points between the 2 pieces are tiny, and therefore fixing them together is a fiddly job requiring patients. Thankfully I managed to get them together and they are now drying. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 I have been plodding away slowly with the Halifax, yesterday securing the wing halves together. This wasn't as straight forward as I may have liked because you have to make sure the wheel bays fit. For both wings this required a little sanding, but finally I had the wings built. Tonight it was the turn of the nacelles. The outer 2 are relatively easy as you can build them first, and once dry secure in position on the wing. The inner nacelles however cannot be built and then fixed to the wing, and require building on the wing which means a fiddly job indeed. I placed one half of the nacelles on the wing, then the other hoping I wouldn't get glue all over the wing surface. It went however, better than expected and both are now drying......phew! 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 1:54 AM, Shelliecool said: a fiddly job requiring patients. Thankfully I managed to get them together and they are now drying. I hope your patients are happy together and recovering well! 🤣 Nice work on the nacelles too. Ian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelliecool Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 I have been working hard on the Halifax, a minor issue with Photobucket stopped me uploading anything toy threads. Since my last post I have attached the wings to the fuselage, this went well, only a little sanding was required to achieve a smooth fit. I have also built the tailplane, the tail find and rudders will be secured once painted. Finally I have faded some Mr.surfacer 1000 to the nacelle seams, and I intend to sand away any visible seam. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I would seriously look into an alternative to Photobucket. They blackmail you into paying, then stick a bloody great watermark across half the pic, so hiding what you are trying to show! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 4 hours ago, limeypilot said: I would seriously look into an alternative to Photobucket. They blackmail you into paying, then stick a bloody great watermark across half the pic, so hiding what you are trying to show! Ian Village.Photos is free and fairly easy to use. I keep mine as a backup host to my Flickr account. I do pay a small amount for Flickr ( $35.00 US yearly ) but that's because I have over 1000 images stored there. https://village.photos/ Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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