Airfix 1/72 Handley Page Halifax

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all what model is this

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[Tone M]

I have no idea! :/

 

[papa 695]

Looks like a Lancaster in the coastal defence post war

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Not a lancaster

 

[Laurie]

A submarine !

Laurie

 

[stona]

The give away is where the horizontal stabilisers attach to the fuselage, near the top.................... I'd say a Halifax or something derived from it.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Deleted member 3568]

That's it on the nail its a really old kit but the fit seems ok its the instructions which are terrible.

 

[monica]

well i will sit in the corner with Ian as thats what i was going to say

 

[Tone M]

I'd never have guessed a Halifax tbh

the tail seems too low and the wings to high in the body...

I'd have thought maybe an Avro lol

 

[Dave W]

It's the old Airfix Halifax .Ive built a couple in my time.

 

[eddiesolo]

Oh, a old Halibag...nice one.

Si

 

[Deleted member 3568]

hi all here is tonight's bit of stuff

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[Tone M]

coming along nicely dude

 

[Alan 45]

You know ken I'm sure I built this as a kid it looks so familiar

Nice star by the way

 

[flyjoe180]

Great subject Ken, I've always liked the Halifax, perhaps another of the underrated aeroplanes of that war. I saw the Halifax at Hendon years ago that was recovered from a Norwegian Fiord. Question out of curiosity only: how are you going to get the guns into the rear turret, and paint the framing on the turret? You may have a solution that is very cunning and it may come in handy.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

No cunning plan no guns its from after the war as a civilian aircraft I think after the war it was called the Halton c8. The turret is not glued in it is a tight fit on the pin so I could remove it and get one of the clear parts off should I decide I want the guns. My big problem at the moment is filling the two gaps where the guns go up and down, without damaging the clear parts

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Hi all tonights episode

I have looked at more modern kits of this plane and looked at photos of it as the Halton (which is what I am trying to turn it into)

the panel lines seem to be nothing like the ones on the model so Ive bitten the bullet and decided to rescribe it Gulp here is what I have so far, it is going to be a very long job, scribing is extreeeeeeemely difficult ( at least for me )View attachment 87003


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[flyjoe180]

You will need hundreds of hours of music Ken. Will look great though when the scribing is done. I'll have to look up the Halton version, not hear dof it before.

 

[Deleted member 3568]

Not sure if the Halton and the c8 are the same plane or if it's the Halton c8 but those are the two names I am basing this on.

 

[The Migrant]

Re-scribing is a tedious and long-winded task, but nothing enhances an old model more, IMHO. Looks like you've made a good start. And you've started with the fuselage which is usually trickier than the wings, so it should get easier