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AIR => RAF => Topic started by: dougie47 on 12 Dec , 2010, 16:02

Title: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: dougie47 on 12 Dec , 2010, 16:02
Hello all,

Thanks to all our AMP members who have posted photos of their builds. These builds tend to include detailed research, attention to detail, scratchbuilding and the use of aftermarket sets. After all their hard work, modellers often protect their masterpieces inside display cases. What they don
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: TRM on 12 Dec , 2010, 19:00
Dougie,

A fine story sir!  An excellent restoration of a treasured family heirloom. 

Well Done! ;D

T
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: NZSnowman on 12 Dec , 2010, 19:02
Dougie, wonderful story!! Its now looks a completely different model!!  
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: Rokket on 17 Dec , 2010, 23:33
Great model, great family history!

We need a shot of her in the air
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: Greif on 18 Dec , 2010, 12:58
Great story Dougie!  The arrow from the He111 is really cool.  The plane looks very nice and had held up quite well over the yearts.

Ernest
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: dougie47 on 19 Dec , 2010, 12:20
Hello chaps,

Thanks for your comments. I only found out last week that the arrow was from a He111. This wasn't much of a surprise as there were always bits of planes in the garage and garden. One of the plant pots was a nosewheel from a Gloster Meteor (you don't buy that from your local garden centre!). And a circular bit of perspex was not the junk I'd assumed it to be but rather it was a port hole from a Sunderland. There were also small parts from a Hurricane, Scimitar, Whitley, Catalina, Typhoon, He111, Albermarle, Javelin, Viking, Viscount and a Trident.

If you like your aircraft, Ernest, you might like this -

(http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/dougie47/H8_B24.jpg)

It is a section from the fuselage of a B-24 Liberator that used to reside in the garage. The two white triangles are part of the five-pointed USAAF star insignia. This piece is now in a museum, as are the other bits.

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: Greif on 19 Dec , 2010, 13:35
Very, very cool Dougie! 

Ernest

Hello chaps,

Thanks for your comments. I only found out last week that the arrow was from a He111. This wasn't much of a surprise as there were always bits of planes in the garage and garden. One of the plant pots was a nosewheel from a Gloster Meteor (you don't buy that from your local garden centre!). And a circular bit of perspex was not the junk I'd assumed it to be but rather it was a port hole from a Sunderland. There were also small parts from a Hurricane, Scimitar, Whitley, Catalina, Typhoon, He111, Albermarle, Javelin, Viking, Viscount and a Trident.

If you like your aircraft, Ernest, you might like this -

(http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/dougie47/H8_B24.jpg)

It is a section from the fuselage of a B-24 Liberator that used to reside in the garage. The two white triangles are part of the five-pointed USAAF star insignia. This piece is now in a museum, as are the other bits.

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: Rokket on 25 Dec , 2010, 17:15
so are these from planes your dad shot down for keepsakes?  Maybe your Dad was trying to build planes from spare parts...? ;D

That's a LOT of cool stuff, especially for a garage!
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: dougie47 on 27 Dec , 2010, 05:35
Hi Wink,

As requested, here is a pic of the repainted Halibag in the air -

(http://s212.photobucket.com/albums/cc118/dougie47/halifrost.jpg)

It's been the worst December on record in the UK in terms of low temperatures and snow.

Cheers,

Dougie
Title: Re: 1/72nd Halifax - outdoors since 1973
Post by: NZSnowman on 27 Dec , 2010, 19:18
I can not believe it was cleaned to fly with that much ice on the wings ;D ;)