THE EMPIRES TWILIGHT

[Cliffy B]

Where did you get that baby Bearcat?!  Its friggin awesome!    I didn't even know they made a Bearcat in 1/144.

[lancer]

A Bear!!? In Anti Flash White?!?!?!?!?  BRILLIANT! SUPERB!!! AWSOME!!!!

Gotta be one of your bestest yet Tim, nut I love Bears so I might be a teensy weency bit biased though

[Pablo1965]

Awsome Bearcat! 

[thedarkmaster]

Well it's the weekend and i should have another to post if the weather holds out for photos......gotta keep up the average 

[JayBee]

Where did you get that baby Bearcat?!  Its friggin awesome!    I didn't even know they made a Bearcat in 1/144.

Looking at the photo's that is the Revel (ex Monogram) Bearcat in 1/72.

There is a 1/144 scale resin kit available from FE Resin.

JimB

[thedarkmaster]

yes it is the Revell one, sorry missed the referance to 1/144 

[thedarkmaster]

Companhia Nacional de Construções Aeronauticas, Porto (Oporto) Força aérea portuguesa, 1958

Following the end of the Second World War A number of surplus Handly Page Halifax B3 aircraft were aquired from the United Kingdom by Portugal, initially stripped of most bommbing gear they were operated as a basic visual/radar over water search aircraft.

By 1951 it was decided to upgrade the aircraft at the Companhia Nacional de Construções Aeronauticas factory outside of lisbon to equip them with an early Mad tail,  improved radar, and strengthened wings for the external fuel tanks to increase the aircrafts range and endurance. During the refit the upper and rear turrets were deleted and a new Colour scheme tried out on the airframe.

Operated mainly from the Azores, Lisbon, Angola and Macco they flew search and rescue, maritime patrol and anti smuggling missions until 1975 when they were replaced by the much more capable Nimrod.






































A/C 153

[NARSES2]

Nice...love the super large long range tanks 

[Mossie]

Yeah, the Halibag doesn't get enough attention.

[PR19_Kit]

A Halifax with tanks! Whatever next! 

[Gondor]

I take it the refit changed the engines of the B3 from Radials to In Line engines?

Gondor

[chrisonord]

That is really cool Tim,the scheme suits it to a tee 
Just one thing though, maybe a turbo propped version could have come between this and the Nimrod??
Cheers,
Chris.

[Pablo1965]

That is really cool Tim,the scheme suits it to a tee  
Just one thing though, maybe a turbo propped version could have come between this and the Nimrod??
Cheers,
Chris.

Great, but between the halifax and the Nimrod...don't forget the Shackleton.

Like this one:
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[thedarkmaster]

not surprisingly there is a Shakleton on the way, started it a couple of months ago just stalled due to space issues 

[Pablo1965]

not surprisingly there is a Shakleton on the way, started it a couple of months ago just stalled due to space issues 

It's a beautifull plane. I love it, I hope see it soon.