discussion Handley Page Halifax MkIII 1/48

[Guest]

Looks like you are really enjoying this one :-( Built two of them and they are swines!

 

[Guest]

Looks like you are really enjoying this one :-( Built two of them and they are swines!

Blimey 2, I've gone grey and lost a lot of hair building one! Do you have any pictures?

 

[Dave W]

Fantastic bit of scratch building for the Turret glazing.Havent got any pictures of my vacform build in progress.Only the finished model in my gallery.

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave, I had a look at your Halifax and I'm very impressed, spot on paint job, you've achieved a great finish. Love the rest of your of builds in your collection.

Cheers

Jer

 

[Guest]

Ok, here we go......the last set of photos!!

This is my favorite part of the build, the painting, weathering and adding decals i.e NO FILLING OR SANDING!!!

Having sprayed the underneath black,weathered using a light wash and dusted with MiG's rusyt i sealed and primed up the top side.

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Now i do some pre-shading on the panel lines and other areas in black

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Having covered the Halifax in (Hannants) RAF dark earth i mask up the camo patterns i want and add the RAF dark green over the top, then i crack down the seam so it's fill, sand, fill sand, primer and paint!!....and then it's done.

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Coated in Klear i wash the panel lines, spray over the panels with a highly watered down black over wings and fueslage and dust MiG black smoke and burnt blue over engine and exhausts. I also dusted black smoke to represent oil staining.

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Added on the decals and included the serial number of my mates granddad's plane W7751, after they had set i dusted over the top to weather them. Had to paint on yellow strips as the decals for them were see through.

Turrets on, and nose window on and off with the masking, added the props then heated a cut needle and pushed it through the canopy and attached lines.

Matt spray to dull the finish off and shes done.......so here we have Halifax W7751.

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Many thanks for your comments, i hope you have enjoyed the final results.

Cheers

Jer

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[Guest]

Jer this is one intense build,great job getting all the fit issues sorted! For some reason your latest attacthments are'nt valid and wo'nt open?

 

[Guest]

Errrmmmm W.O.W simply amazing loving the whole paint job and effect of the painting.5*s off of me,and a little bow

mobear

 

[Guest]

Cheers for the comments. I have re-attached the pictures and i can see them in the post, hopefully thats fixed.

Cheers

Jeremy

 

[Ian M]

Jep pictures are there, and WOW!

That is a fantastic build. This has got to be one of the best heavy weights, I have seen in a long while. I love the detail in the paint job as well-

Love it. *****

Ian M

 

[Dave W]

Fantastic build Jer.Thank you for your kind words,but my Halifax is not in the same league as yours.Stunning work.

 

[Guest]

Brilliant! Great paint job stunning model :thumbup:

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[papa 695]

What a great build Jer you must be well pleased with it I know i would be 5 stars all the way

 

[Guest]

Now that is gorgeous. Great paintwork, superb weathering a beautiful build and one to be very proud of. Love those machine gun barrels, they look stunning.

 

[BarryW]

Great build Jer - excellent weathering and finish. I love the Halifax, in fact I think I like it better than the Lanc.

Now if only someone would do a 32 scale kit of this baby, I would be up for it!!!

Well, HK Models are bringing out a 32 scale B17 and Lanc after all!!!

 

[mossiepilot]

That's fantastic work Jer, the paint and weathering are spot on. Your mate will be well pleased with your efforts.

5 stars no doubt.

Tony.

 

[Adrian "Marvel" Reynolds]

Absolutley brillant work!!!! LOve the finish, weather and the amount of detail you put into this kit, 5 stars from me

Adrian

 

[geegad]

that is amazing buddy the colour looks superb really battle worn the biggest 5/5 i can give

 

[Gern]

That's well impressive and a fine addition to your shelf. *****

Gern

 

[Guest]

Stunning build Jer, you should be very proud of this one - 5 Star. Cheers Derek

 

[Vaughan]

Very nice Jer some great weathering and a fantastic result one to be proud of, 5* big stars from me.

Vaughan