1/32 scale Halifax update (sort of)

[Derek B]

Hi Cees,

 

Depending on how you prefer to finish your model, carefully masked panel lines built up with various thicknesses of automotive aerosol acrylic primer works quite well (this is the method I use on my master patterns for such skinning effects). As for your TR1154/1155 radio sets, I also have to make these for my Beaufighter interior detail set...do you have any good reference sources for this equipment?

 

Many thanks

 

Derek

[Lancman]

Hi Cees PM inbound mate regarding the radio sets, but here is how they looked in the Lanc.

 

 

 

Graham.

[Cees Broere]

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Hi Cees,

 

Depending on how you prefer to finish your model, carefully masked panel lines built up with various thicknesses of automotive aerosol acrylic primer works quite well (this is the method I use on my master patterns for such skinning effects). As for your TR1154/1155 radio sets, I also have to make these for my Beaufighter interior detail set...do you have any good reference sources for this equipment?

 

Many thanks

 

Derek

 

 

Hi Derek,

 

Try this page: http://www.vk2bv.org/radio/r1155.htm

 

There are lots of sites about the T1154 and R1155 combination. But as I said, I have a set at

home, I can send you pics of them from all angles if you wish.

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Derek B]

Hi Cees,

 

Thanks for the link. I think that having one at home is the best reference you could possibly have. Photographs of your TR set would be helpful to both me, and other LSP'ers, especially if you could also run a tape measure over it as well and provide its dimensions?

 

Many thanks

 

Derek

 

 

There are lots of sites about the T1154 and R1155 combination. But as I said, I have a set at

home, I can send you pics of them from all angles if you wish.

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Cees Broere]

Derek,

 

I will do that soon and post the pics on this forum

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Derek B]

Thanks Cees, that would be very helpful (to all of us).

 

Best regards

 

Derek

 

Derek,

 

I will do that soon and post the pics on this forum

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Cees Broere]

 

Sorry, no pics of the T1154/R1155 set up yet, but wil do that soon

 

No update on the 1/32 Hally but here is a pic of the pilot's chassis of the

full size cockpit version I am working on. I promise to start work on the

1/32 soon.

[Cees Broere]

 

Here's another pic. Well it's large scale isn't it?

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Guest UMIRESIN]

ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS ! !

Have you figgured the yellowed canopy problem out yet ? I read one question of whether that section of cut out could become a master of sorts for a better canopy . tho not from a vac I made all the clear canopys & gondola glass & that funny armadillo looking rear gunners position over solid masters that were first filled on my FW-200 Condor scratchbuild .

[Cees Broere]

Thanks,

 

Yes, I have thought long and hard about that one and I think I will fill the cut out bits with

milliput and shape the canopy from that to make a solid form. It's a relatively simple shape

so crash moulding should do the trick. The other transparency shapes are well formed (but

yellowed) and these I will fill with milliput as well. But that stage hasn't been reached yet

(don't know when it will )

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Cees Broere]

Here's a pic of the yellowed canopy, as you can see it's useless. The diagonal lines are wrong

as well. As in every Halifax kit, these lines do not go over the perspex but are strengthening

tubes on the inside of the flight engineers position. Next to it is the redundant part of the fuselage

I cut out for the cockpit opening.

As mentioned this will be the basis for a new mould (I hope)

 

Cheers

 

Cees

 

[Cees Broere]

Here's the cut out fitted inside the transparency. They fit very well so

can perhaps be used as a cutting base for the newformed canopy.

(haven't decided yet)

 

Cheers

 

Cees

 

[Cees Broere]

Some pics of the scratchbuild pilot's seat with back cushion. A wash should

bring out the cushion effect.

 

Cheers

 

Cees

 

 

[Cees Broere]

Sorry for the quality of the pics

 

Cheers

 

Cees

[Guest UMIRESIN]

Afternoon

What I did in one case with a vac kit that the canopy was just as yellowed was buy some of the very fine higher grade plaster of paris . a super thin film of vaseline first in the old kit canopy & after the resin set i had a nice " master " to vac over . If you don't have a vacuform a dowel can be placed in the plaster before it sets and placed in a wood block after drilling a hole & the sqish/pull over method can be used .