Chuck's 'Harrowing' bomber-transport in 1/72 *Finished*
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Chuck's 'Harrowing' bomber-transport in 1/72 *Finished*
Desiring to be a little different and move away from the run of the mill transports, I decided upon the newly released Handley Page Harrow Mk.II by Valom in 1/72 scale. The aircraft is an example an idea from the interwar years of a bomber-transport. The idea was to have an transport aircraft that could also double as a bomber as well. This concept was also referred to as a 'Colonial Bomber' since you could lug supplies around the empire while also dropping a few bombs should the natives get restless. Examples of this concept included the Bristol Bombay, Ju-52/3m, and various Italian tri-motors (SM-81, SM-82). Reality set in when war broke out in 1939 and the British Harrows and Bombays ended up being used as transports.
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Nice one Chuck! I'm awaiting delivery of the "toothy marking" version so will be watching with interest
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Now this is nice!
One I don't know too much about so it will be a learning curve to watch this!
One I don't know too much about so it will be a learning curve to watch this!
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You have a Bristol Bombay on your shelf as well? Now, we need to get Valom to release a Fairey Hendon.iggie wrote:Nice one Chuck! I'm awaiting delivery of the "toothy marking" version so will be watching with interest
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Looks great! Did it put up much of a fight to get the fuselage buttonex up?
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That was fast work Chuck. It looks like a lovely kit, I'm really impressed with the subtle framing effect on the fuselage.
I must confess that I didn't know anything about the Harrow but it seems to have had a fairly successful career despite being a mediocre bomber.
I must confess that I didn't know anything about the Harrow but it seems to have had a fairly successful career despite being a mediocre bomber.
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Old_Tonto wrote:That was fast work Chuck. It looks like a lovely kit, I'm really impressed with the subtle framing effect on the fuselage.
I must confess that I didn't know anything about the Harrow but it seems to have had a fairly successful career despite being a mediocre bomber.
Thanks. It will be a nice addition to my collection of British between war aircraft and sure to get many reaction from the members of my local club.
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Canopies attached and first coat of black applied to the underside. I expect to spend around four days painting the bird.
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Looking great!
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This is one great looking aircraft, Chuck.
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Oh yes, that really is coming on a treat Chuck!
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Finished the topside camo and will be adding some bronze for the collector ring on the engine cowlings.
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ShaunW wrote:Oh yes, that really is coming on a treat Chuck!
Thanks.
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On a side note, I must admit to losing more money than I should at the local model show. Three of my acquisitions would fall into this build. An Atlantis(Aurora molds) DC-9 in 1/72 and a C-97 Stratofreighter, and Boeing 377 airliner both Academy kits in 1/72 scale. I had a wild hair take hold and am thinking about replacing the engines on the C-97 with those from one of my Academy B-29s and make a YC-97 that actually flew in the Berlin Airlift with the B-29 engines. It was sent back to Boeing in 1950 and refitted with the B-50 engines that were on most of the C-97 family and I actually have the decals for that particular aircraft.
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