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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2010, 03:51:49 PM »
Just go ahead mate, this look great until now :-clap
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #16 on: November 21, 2010, 07:36:11 AM »
great job Matt :-clap :-wave
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #17 on: December 22, 2010, 03:07:18 AM »
Okay guys, here is the first one, I have aa few small mods left to do but close enough. Halifax LW170 from 424 RCAF Squadron, this plane survived the war and was transferred to 518 RAF Meteorolgical squadron. It ditched in the Irish Sea after the running out of fuel du to bad leak. I belong to a group trying to locate, raise her and restore her. The photo is of her right before she sank...

Please let me know what you think, and thanks for all the help and support on this project.
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2010, 08:49:13 AM »
Amazing work mate!!!!
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #19 on: December 22, 2010, 02:58:25 PM »
Quote from: No.1 on December 22, 2010, 08:49:13 AM
Amazing work mate!!!!

Thanks No.1! This one only took 5 months, my first profile took me 2 years! I hope that the next profile I do will take even less time. But I have a lot of different variants to do on the Halifax still before I start on a Lancaster.
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #20 on: December 22, 2010, 03:38:02 PM »
So progress is obvious :-ok
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #21 on: December 23, 2010, 03:00:40 PM »
Really excellent work ! :-clap :-clap :-clap :-flo

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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #22 on: December 23, 2010, 03:17:28 PM »
Quote from: Sall on December 23, 2010, 03:00:40 PM
Really excellent work ! :-clap :-clap :-clap :-flo

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Thank you guys.
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #23 on: December 25, 2010, 01:41:12 AM »
Beautiful work Matt, outstanding for just a second work :-eek :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap just go on man :-ok
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2011, 02:15:27 AM »
Here is one of  my cousin's aircraft with 431 squadron, he and his crew were lost without a trace July 4, 1944 after a raid to  Hamburg. Their Halifax had the rare preston green ventral turret. Not known if it had nose art.
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2011, 02:19:51 AM »
Very nice profile! :-clap
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2011, 02:24:45 AM »
This one had Nose Art Native Indian was 431 Squadron's crest, lots of planes had an Indain motif painted on them.
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2011, 08:26:45 AM »
Matcaf- this is excellent works and personally I am happy that you have learn this skill on our forum :-clap
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #28 on: January 03, 2011, 02:00:53 AM »
Wonderful profiles :-obey :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap :-clap
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Re: Halifax MkBIII
« Reply #29 on: March 09, 2011, 03:30:52 AM »
This one took forever, Mk V Series A.

A different wing and engines. This one is from 644 Squadron soon after D-Day, it was used to tow Hamilcar and Horsa gliders. Top turret removed, paratrooper hatch on the bottom and tow hook for glider. Nose art is of the British Airborne pegasus symbol.
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