Doug's 1/72 Revell Halifax II

[Guest]

I've finally finished this one. You can find the build thread here. I used the Freightdog improvements kit for the cowlings, intakes, wheels and props/spinners. Apart from that, I had to reshape the HS2 radar fairing and fill in some of the 'port holes' and windows. The decals are from the kit and I used the Eduard canopy masks.

It was a strange kit to build - lots of inaccuracies, of which I only fixed some, but it went together beautifully. There a lots parts for versions which are not reflected in the instructions. If I'd followed them to the letter it would have had glider towing apparatus, I believe, and the .5 inch gun in the nose is included but is not mentioned in the instructions. The decals are a bit stiff and therefore rather prone to silvering.

Despite (perhaps because of) some of the drawbacks, I had a great time building this.[ATTACH]275152[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275155[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275156[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275157[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275161[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

A thing of beauty Doug!. Fantastic paint job. Excellent work on the panel lines, and perfect job on the canopy. I love good clean aircraft with great paint jobs and highlighted panel lines and yours is one of the best examples of this.

[colin m]

That has come out really nice Doug. The panel lines looks great. In all, your build is quite inspiring.

[papa 695]

That is very nice indeed Doug

[Guest]

That's really really good Doug! Everything cried out quality, from the attention to detail to the crisp paintwork.

[Guest]

Amazing looking model, nice job.

[john i am]

Don't see many of these and this ones a cracker well done Doug great job.

[Guest]

I've finally finished this one. You can find the build thread here. I used the Freightdog improvements kit for the cowlings, intakes, wheels and props/spinners. Apart from that, I had to reshape the HS2 radar fairing and fill in some of the 'port holes' and windows. The decals are from the kit and I used the Eduard canopy masks.

It was a strange kit to build - lots of inaccuracies, of which I only fixed some, but it went together beautifully. There a lots parts for versions which are not reflected in the instructions. If I'd followed them to the letter it would have had glider towing apparatus, I believe, and the .5 inch gun in the nose is included but is not mentioned in the instructions. The decals are a bit stiff and therefore rather prone to silvering.

Despite (perhaps because of) some of the drawbacks, I had a great time building this.[ATTACH]275152[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275153[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275154[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275155[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275156[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275157[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275158[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275159[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275160[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]275161[/ATTACH]

This is really beautiful, such a great scheme, and brilliantly painted!

[Guest]

A thing of beauty Doug!. Fantastic paint job. Excellent work on the panel lines, and perfect job on the canopy. I love good clean aircraft with great paint jobs and highlighted panel lines and yours is one of the best examples of this.

I couldn't agree more. The panel lines are just perfect, they show all the detail without being "in your face".

[flyjoe180]

Love it, clean and very nicely finished. Great job Doug

[Guest]

You know, when I was about 7, I got a Sunderland for Christmas, and my dad built it - really beautifully - and I used to climb on a stool to have a sneaky look at it when no one was around. It was in the same camo scheme, and looking at your Halifax has really triggered that frisson of excitement I had. It makes me think I'd like to build a Sunderland now, but I'm guessing it's a real dog of a kit by now...?

[Guest]

...and sorry for kind of going off topic!

[PhilJ]

Incredible build in the end, lovely clean looking example. You can be proud.

[Guest]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments!

[colin m]

I'm guessing it's a real dog of a kit by now

Italeri have produced a new version recently !