Alphasim Hallybags are now released & development thread!

[UncleTgt]

Alphasim Hallybags are now released & development thread!

I decided it was about time the Alphasim Halifax BIII, C8 & Halton received some fresh paint.

I'm starting with the Halton, re-drawing it prior to paint. Then I'll work backwards through to the BIII, combining elements of Shessi's & Pepe's work as I go.

Here's an early WIP of the panel & rivet re-drawing...

 

[MaskRider]

Thanks UT!

Looking forward to it!

MR

 

[Ravenna]

Your usual thorough and detailed approach. Great choice of subject!

 

[MaskRider]

UT,

Could you clear-up for me:

Was the basic aircraft the Handley Page Halifax HP-70?

Was the B.III a bomber version and the C8 and Halton both passenger/cargo versions?

Cheers,
MR

 

[Rami]

Reply...

UncleTgt,

Very nice!

 

[UncleTgt]

Hi MR,

HP61 was the BIII bomber for the RAF

HP70 was the C.VIII cargo/freighter for the RAF. Postwar quite a few were used by fledgling airlines as cargo carriers. The design was developed further into the Halton as an interim passenger airliner for BOAC.

I thought I could improve the BOAC paint for the HAlton, & having developed the basic template, I can see how I can use this as the basis for C.VIII paints, then some B.VI (Pepe's files), & B.III paints.

 

[MaskRider]

Thanks for the info, UT.

Can't have too many of these old transport/freight carriers IMHO.

Cheers,
MR

 

[UncleTgt]

Couple of progress shots of the Halton with the BOAC livery applied. Work continues...

 

[MaskRider]

Very nice!

MR

 

[UncleTgt]

Halton repaints are done, 3 renditions of the same airframe:

BOAC "Falmouth" circa 1947

Westminster Airways during the Berlin Airlift in 1949

Westminster Airways just prior to their demise in 1950

 

[UncleTgt]

and 3 repaints for the Halifax C.VIII

Lancashire Air Corporation during the Berlin Airlift 1949

British American Air Services during the Berlin Airlift 1949

301 (Polish) Squadron RAF Transport Command 1946

 

[huub vink]

Very nice UncleTgt Your paint work looks really stunning on the 301 Squadron livery.

Huub

 

[Ravenna]

Great looking paintwork Uncle.

 

[MaskRider]

Beautiful work, UT!

Looking forward!

MR

 

[Shessi]

Very smart and sharp!

Cheers

Shessi

 

[UncleTgt]

progress report

Quick update - I shifted to working on a DP file & got side-tracked into weapons & payloads.

Attached shows:

"payload_name.1"= "USUAL" (1 x 2000lb HC + 12 x SBC Incendiaries) salvoed

"payload_name.2"= "ABNORMAL" (9 x 1000lb + 6 x 500lb) salvoed

"payload_name.3"= "NO-BALL" (16 x 500lb) salvoed

"payload_name.4"= LR "PLUMDUFF" (1 x 2000lb HC, 2 x 1000lb + 4 x SBC Incendiaries)

"payload_name.5"= "GARDENING" (4 x 1850lb Aerial Mines) single drops

This meant adapting some existing wepons to create some new ones...

New Incendiaries weapon - uses Allen's M10 rocket (which is multi-LOD), resized & manipulated using MCX, new paint job meant to give the impression of a stick of firebombs. Then recompiled using Robert John's "Exploding Objects using FS2002" batch files & tutorial.

New 2000lb Cookie (the Hally couldn't use the 4000lb cookie). Just Shessi's 4000lb Cookie slimmed down (real thing was 18" vs 30" diameter of the 4000lb cookie) & recompiled as above.

New MkIV RAF Mine - just the Groundcrews Mk1 mine resized & recompiled as above - fits the bomb-bay better.

Once I'm settled with the performance of the new DP file I'll use it to complete the cargo birds & then it's just flight testing to do...

 

[MaskRider]

Aahh, yes. Gratuitous destruction and mayhem... on steroids!

Well done UT!

MR

 

[UncleTgt]

Almost there - template for the Bomber version is completed ...

 

[Rami]

Reply...

John,

Very nice, I always look forward to your new creations!

 

[MaskRider]

Last night I streamed (Amazon) the movie "Halifax At War: The Story of A Bomber."

It was awesome. They covered in detail all of the combat versions and what the differences were between them as well the cargo/transport Haltons.

Looking forward to these!

MR