Revell 1:72 handley page Halifax mk.II

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:36 pm

hello to all
here are my reveal pictures of my Halifax build
this plane resembles a mk.II series I used by the No.405 Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force based in Topcliffe England as it was used in July 1942

so there it is
my entry in the 100 years of bomber group build
this has been a big learning process for me as this is the first plane i build in some years
it is the first english bomber i ever build aswell and the first time i used a airbrush on a plane
but it was good fun even with the snapped off parts and the paint problem
so i hope you like the result and i will be seeing you on the forum or next group build
cheers Mark

DBMiller · Post by **DBMiller** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 10:39 pm

Done! Wow! Very nice work, too!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:43 pm

DBMiller wrote:Done! Wow! Very nice work, too!

thank you

EasyEight96 · Post by **EasyEight96** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 2:05 am

Fast work congratulations

Matt

T3hGuppy · Post by **T3hGuppy** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 7:24 am

Great work dude.

Fantastic bird

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:02 am

thank you gentlemen
i didn't expect to be the first to finish but someone has to be the first
cheers Mark

patrickroos · Post by **patrickroos** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:38 pm

Well done, and congrats on a fine model!!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:16 pm

patrickroos wrote:Well done, and congrats on a fine model!!

thank you very much

coladito1 · Post by **coladito1** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 3:19 am

Great looking bomber!!!

looks fantastic!!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 9:01 am

coladito1 wrote:Great looking bomber!!! looks fantastic!!

thank you Luis

Nige201980 · Post by **Nige201980** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:58 pm

WOW great work mate

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Feb 19, 2014 7:39 pm

Nige201980 wrote:WOW great work mate

thank you
i'm just happy that she is done this was my bad luck build
half the glue that is on there is used for repairs instead of the actual construction

Mike00 · Post by **Mike00** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 9:55 pm

Nice job, the paint work looks great

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Feb 21, 2014 10:08 pm

Mike00 wrote:Nice job, the paint work looks great

thank you very much
still was a adventure building a plane there where no tracks tough that was a nice change for once

Rodney · Post by **Rodney** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 12:48 am

Nice Really Nice I like it.. great job u did m8

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 6:17 am

Rodney wrote:Nice Really Nice I like it.. great job u did m8

thanks mate glad you like it
cheers Mark

HistoryRider · Post by **HistoryRider** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 6:21 am

Very nice! great work!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Feb 22, 2014 10:31 am

HistoryRider wrote:Very nice! great work!

thanks glad you like it
i could have picked a subject that was a bit simpler in the paint tough
these English planes do need a lot of masking
cheers Mark

Post by **Lee** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 12:41 am

Nice work there Mark, like it mate

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 1:32 am

Lee wrote:Nice work there Mark, like it mate

thank you Lee
i'm glad you like it
it was a bit of a learning experiance for me as this was the first plane in years
but i'm happy with the result concidering my skills on the subject
but for now i'm looking forward to the night fighter build
so i can have another try at a plane but in a different scale so the masking should be a bit easyer
or i can have a test run before that on one of the two other planes in my stash ,should get some paint tough
but we'll see about that
cheers Mark

Darkblade88 · Post by **Darkblade88** » Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:58 pm

Great work

Daishi12 · Post by **Daishi12** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:34 am

Looks really good mate, one of the forgotten R.A.F. heroes.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:15 am

thank you gentlemen
your comments are apreciated

ridgers22 · Post by **ridgers22** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:29 pm

Well done on 1st to finish. The halifax is looking top notch

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sun Mar 02, 2014 4:19 pm

ridgers22 wrote:Well done on 1st to finish. The halifax is looking top notch

thanks
i didn't think i would be the first to finish but i made a smaller kit then some others
and it is a kit that can be build pretty fast since there was little cleaning work on it
the paint took much longer then the building and that was mainly due to masking
wich as a armor builder i'm not used to
but i started a new build yesterday so lets see if i learned something with this one
cheers Mark

UKscalemodeller · Post by **UKscalemodeller** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:39 am

Nice work there, first to finish too.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 10:53 am

UKscalemodeller wrote:Nice work there, first to finish too.

thank you

ManCupboardModels · Post by **ManCupboardModels** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 4:46 pm

Very nice!!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Mar 03, 2014 5:01 pm

DaddyCool273 wrote:Very nice!!

thanks
now i.just hope the.second bomber.i build will turn out better then this one
or at least without the setbacks this build had
cheers Mark

chief5437 · Post by **chief5437** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 2:42 pm

Nice one mate!

that's a lot of glass there, must've been a pain to mask! Good job

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 3:33 pm

chief5437 wrote:Nice one mate! that's a lot of glass there, must've been a pain to mask! Good job

thanks chief
and yes it was a not so plesant masking session
so just to try it i ordered a masking set for my second entry maybe it will speed up the process
but glad you like it
cheers Mark

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:35 pm

Somehow I missed this before, but I am so glad I've seen it now! What a wonderful model of an iconic plane.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 8:43 pm

Rob wrote:Somehow I missed this before, but I am so glad I've seen it now! What a wonderful model of an iconic plane.

thanks Rob
don't know how you missed it , i didn't move it

glad you like this build of a in my opinion some what forgotten plane
as it is less known then the Lancaster and the B-17
but that is what history does to some vehicles and planes
cheers Mark

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:18 pm

MarkVerploeg wrote:
Rob wrote:Somehow I missed this before, but I am so glad I've seen it now! What a wonderful model of an iconic plane.
thanks Rob
don't know how you missed it , i didn't move it
glad you like this build of a in my opinion some what forgotten plane
as it is less known then the Lancaster and the B-17
but that is what history does to some vehicles and planes
cheers Mark

How did I miss it? The ancient art of Inefficiency, that's how! I'm good at missing things

At the RAF museum at Collindale/Hendon (well worth a visit if you are ever in London) they have on display a Halifax which was rescued from the bottom of a Fjord in Norway - it is in a pitiful condition but IMHO that makes the exhibit even more powerful.
More info here. http://www.archieraf.co.uk/archie/1048t ... inued.html

Mike00 · Post by **Mike00** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 6:07 pm

Nice!

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Wed Mar 19, 2014 7:32 pm

Mike00 wrote:Nice!

thanks

Bissyboat · Post by **Bissyboat** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 10:55 pm

Top drawer Halibag.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Mar 21, 2014 11:56 pm

Bissyboat wrote:Top drawer Halibag.

thanks

rodrant · Post by **rodrant** » Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:48 pm

Like your build on the Hallifax , just gotta love this Big Birds

!
Very nice work on that model .

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:46 am

thank you very much

UKguyInUSA · Post by **UKguyInUSA** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 1:30 am

That's Sweet! Nice Job, mate

Martin : )

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:20 am

UKguyInUSA wrote:That's Sweet! Nice Job, mate

Martin : )

thank you very much

eoinfinnegan · Post by **eoinfinnegan** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:40 pm

That's an absolute beauty, well done you did a cracking job

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:53 pm

eoinfinnegan wrote:That's an absolute beauty, well done you did a cracking job

thank you
your comment is much apreciated

OliverWilson · Post by **OliverWilson** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:13 am

Great job.

Oliver

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:07 am

OliverWilson wrote:Great job.

Oliver

thanks Oliver
too bad that the carpet monster got most of the antenna's
but this was my first plane in years so i'm happy with the result

mick · Post by **mick** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 1:07 pm

great work

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu Apr 24, 2014 5:52 pm

mick wrote:great work

thanks Mick

Russ72 · Post by **Russ72** » Thu May 15, 2014 10:56 pm

Great work Mark, fantastic finish.

MarkVerploeg · Post by **MarkVerploeg** » Thu May 15, 2014 11:13 pm

Russ72 wrote:Great work Mark, fantastic finish.

thanks Russ glad you like it
it was the first plane in years so that was a long road of learning
but i like how it came out