Wonwings diary-Bring on the bombers-The Handley Page Halifax.
Handley Page Halifax.










The old Airfix kit of the Handley Page Halifax is shown here,once again saved from the trash bin and in poor shape,mashed in fact,a complete strip down and soak in brake fluid just like the Lancaster but the undercarriage was intact this time.Note the very prominant H2S scanner under the fuselage nicely modelled by Airfix.
The colour scheme is only temporary as she will be re-painted as G-AGXA the machine which G.N.Wikner flew 15 members of his family from the UK to Australia in 1946,there he set up the 'Halifax Holiday camp' which is still there to this day,Wikner was in the ATA ( Air Transport Auxiliary ) and also a famous aircraft designer besides being an extraordinary pilot.
The RDM2 Black,is spray on rattle can blackboard paint from the local hardware shop which looks just like the anti glare black finish used on WW2 bomber aircraft,the camouflage is Tamiya Matt,the whole lot was given a coat of Johnsons to pull everything together.
As you can see my pilots are used to flying with disabled engines ! the celluloid discs solve the broken propeller situation and are ideal for the photography.
The few lumps and bumps were just like the real aircraft,whilst the aircraft were kept serviceable they sometimes looked a little battle worn and tired,I have done my best to save her and she has been added to the collection now the pictures have been taken.
Like all of the others I very much enjoyed rebuilding her.
Handley Page Halifax.










The old Airfix kit of the Handley Page Halifax is shown here,once again saved from the trash bin and in poor shape,mashed in fact,a complete strip down and soak in brake fluid just like the Lancaster but the undercarriage was intact this time.Note the very prominant H2S scanner under the fuselage nicely modelled by Airfix.
The colour scheme is only temporary as she will be re-painted as G-AGXA the machine which G.N.Wikner flew 15 members of his family from the UK to Australia in 1946,there he set up the 'Halifax Holiday camp' which is still there to this day,Wikner was in the ATA ( Air Transport Auxiliary ) and also a famous aircraft designer besides being an extraordinary pilot.
The RDM2 Black,is spray on rattle can blackboard paint from the local hardware shop which looks just like the anti glare black finish used on WW2 bomber aircraft,the camouflage is Tamiya Matt,the whole lot was given a coat of Johnsons to pull everything together.
As you can see my pilots are used to flying with disabled engines ! the celluloid discs solve the broken propeller situation and are ideal for the photography.
The few lumps and bumps were just like the real aircraft,whilst the aircraft were kept serviceable they sometimes looked a little battle worn and tired,I have done my best to save her and she has been added to the collection now the pictures have been taken.
Like all of the others I very much enjoyed rebuilding her.

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