Handley Page Halifax
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First time I have seen a multicolur sprue Matchbox kit.
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Conversion to radial engines will need some work and imagination. Resorted to Pratt&Whitney 14 Cyl Double Row from DAP Beauforts instead of Bristol Hercules 14 Cyl Double Row, pretty close...
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Getting there
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My 'filler' project while waiting for things to dry on the Halifax (mainly putty/filler). MiG-29 will be in Ukraine camo, decals from Foxbot.
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Engine nacelles conversion coming along, need to add the longer curved wingtips that come in on the Mark III. MiG-29 is tiny in 1/144 scale, but the kit has nice details.
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The Mig-29(1/144) is going to be a simple build, the digital camo will most probably be the hardest part.
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Adding a few features to enhance the Matchbox kit. The bomb bay PE is for the Revell kit so need a little fettling in the wing mounting area to fit. Had to buy some bombs as well.
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Engines should look nice at the end.
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Assembly and painting to go !!
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Wings are on, just barely fits in the lightbox.
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It would have been nice to have the wing bomb bays Photo Etch as well but wasn't available where I got the Bomb Bay PE. Open bomb bay causes a bit of flex in the wings, so a bit of scrap plastic card to tie the wings together helps, as will ...
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... the PE bomb bay once it goes in between the weakest part of the fuselage. Only 2 bombs per row of 1000lb RAF bombs in the PE, though most photos seem to have 3 bomb per row. Created my own Bomb bay actuators from plastic rod into brass tube.
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New PE Bomb bay installed, the doors are not one piece like most, but should be in 2 pieces stacked one next to the other, as I discovered later
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Final coat of Tamiya NATO Black(XF69), which is a nice off black. The camera lighting shows it a bit lighter than in real life.
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Panel highlight then air brushed in with Tamiya Flat Black(XF01)
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Porcupine exhausts added from a Beaufighter.
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Camouflage begins with freehand airbrush of the Dark Earth from Vallejo RAF Bomber collection.
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The Vallejo Dark Earth is less red/brown than some other brands.
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On the final run after a break for holidays
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Making the propellers fit the resin engines
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The final product
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Eduard RAF WWII bombs turned out nice.
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18 24 October 2023, 11:42
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Always preferred the Radial engine Halifax, this kit will need to be converted.