1/72 Airfix Halifax

Gallery Article by Harv on Nov 6 2015

 

      

OK, not going to go on a rant about the kit. It's old Airfix. Nuff sed...   

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I took on this build for a buddy, to do the Halifax his grandfather baled out of over France in WWII. Kenneth Lussier was able to evade capture and return to England with the help of the Maquis, and went on to pilot Lancasters until killed in a crash at Summerside PEI in the 1950s.

The build was as straightforward as possible. I bashed for ID markings, through the several drawers of decals in my stock. Tamiya paints were used, then a few shots of Future and a coat of matte varnish.

Harv

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