Ok I'm going to blame Kurt for me getting in on this, he was texting and badgering me about running silent and deep so far, so here goes.
With a little luck I should have some progress photos after this weekend.
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Peter Zalesak
Mar 27
Thanks Kurt!
Is this the newer version with the prepainted canopies?
Court Hughes
Mar 27
No Pete, it's one of the original boxings.
caseyg83
Mar 27
I saw one of these boxing on consignment at Royal’s not too long ago. Almost picked it up. The Lancaster is one of those so ugly it’s cool planes. Exceedingly British!
dhorn
Mar 27
What a beast! cool
Court Hughes
Mar 27
Ok,
I have Friday afternoons off, so to work on this beast!
Cockpit assembled and ready for the paint booth. What's that small 30-60-90 triangle doing in the picture you ask?
Glad you asked. With the chamfered corner to let the glue pass through or to get around fuselages, it really helps get assemblies square.
The vertical stabilizer is 90 degrees to the horizontal stabilizer.
FFL
Mar 28
Nice Choice. I will like watching this one.
Paul Wilsford
Mar 28
I have this boxing and the Grand Slam one with prop action and painted canopies. Im going to have to pull out the stops now.
Paul Wilsford
Mar 28
Which one are you going with , Court? Dam Buster or Grand slam?
Court Hughes
Mar 28
Paul, I'm building the Lancaster Mk 1 Special, the Grand Slam bomber, since the original kit is easier to convert it to Mk 1 than a Mk 3. I'll have to get some aftermarket parts for the other one in the stash so I can build the Dambuster.
greg.kittinger
Mar 29
Very nice choice (despite the scale...)!
caseyg83
Mar 29
@greg.kittinger It's pretty amazing he has room on the bench for it isn't it? 😜
Court Hughes
Mar 29 · Edited: Mar 29
@caseyg83 it almost doesn't fit on the bench.
Court Hughes
Mar 29 · Edited: Mar 29
@greg.kittinger I do have one of those small Matchbox ones in the stash
greg.kittinger
Mar 30
Man - either that is a monster kit, or your bench is really cluttered, or .... wait, that seems so familiar.... 😉
Court Hughes
Mar 30
A place for everything and not a thing in it's place.
FFL
Mar 30
Big Bird on the bench. What black primer are you using?
Court Hughes
Mar 30
That the bare plastic Kurt. No paint yet.
Court Hughes
Apr 6
Amazing the nacelles are actually worse than Monogram's B-24.
FFL
Apr 6
I have read various reviews that indicate that the L/H Inboard nacelle is slightly canted off centerline which makes that landing gear not square-up to the ground. I will try to find one of those reviews. After I read those reviews I decided I would have to see how bad it was to determine if it was something I was going to spend time correcting it.
Court Hughes
Apr 9
Black basing done,
airbrush cleaned and put away and where are the rudders and elevators?
FFL
Apr 21
They were over there. I hate it when that happens.
FFL
Apr 11
Looking good. I like the look of the base mottle effect.
Paul Wilsford
Apr 13
How did you make that repair of the nacelles?
Court Hughes
Apr 14
Lots of putty. Dug into the Mr. Surfacer with a putty knife.
Court Hughes
Apr 20
Got a little bit of paint layed down.
greg.kittinger
Apr 20
Nice effect. I've black-based my 2 Phantoms, and getting ready to shoot paint on them. Two different types of paint- will be interesting to see how they both respond to the base layer.
Court Hughes
Apr 23
Sitting here looking at the faded effects of the black basing on the paint. I'm not sure about how the decals, being nice and opaque will look. The smaller markings will not show the lack of fading as noticable as those big targets, eerrr..., roundels.
Thanks Kurt!
Is this the newer version with the prepainted canopies?
No Pete, it's one of the original boxings.
I saw one of these boxing on consignment at Royal’s not too long ago. Almost picked it up. The Lancaster is one of those so ugly it’s cool planes. Exceedingly British!
What a beast! cool
Ok,
I have Friday afternoons off, so to work on this beast!
Cockpit assembled and ready for the paint booth. What's that small 30-60-90 triangle doing in the picture you ask?
Glad you asked. With the chamfered corner to let the glue pass through or to get around fuselages, it really helps get assemblies square.
The vertical stabilizer is 90 degrees to the horizontal stabilizer.
Nice Choice. I will like watching this one.
I have this boxing and the Grand Slam one with prop action and painted canopies. Im going to have to pull out the stops now.
Which one are you going with , Court? Dam Buster or Grand slam?
Paul, I'm building the Lancaster Mk 1 Special, the Grand Slam bomber, since the original kit is easier to convert it to Mk 1 than a Mk 3. I'll have to get some aftermarket parts for the other one in the stash so I can build the Dambuster.
Very nice choice (despite the scale...)!
@greg.kittinger It's pretty amazing he has room on the bench for it isn't it? 😜
@caseyg83 it almost doesn't fit on the bench.
@greg.kittinger I do have one of those small Matchbox ones in the stash
Man - either that is a monster kit, or your bench is really cluttered, or .... wait, that seems so familiar.... 😉
A place for everything and not a thing in it's place.
Big Bird on the bench. What black primer are you using?
That the bare plastic Kurt. No paint yet.
Amazing the nacelles are actually worse than Monogram's B-24.
I have read various reviews that indicate that the L/H Inboard nacelle is slightly canted off centerline which makes that landing gear not square-up to the ground. I will try to find one of those reviews. After I read those reviews I decided I would have to see how bad it was to determine if it was something I was going to spend time correcting it.
Black basing done,
airbrush cleaned and put away and where are the rudders and elevators?
They were over there. I hate it when that happens.
Looking good. I like the look of the base mottle effect.
How did you make that repair of the nacelles?
Lots of putty. Dug into the Mr. Surfacer with a putty knife.
Got a little bit of paint layed down.
Nice effect. I've black-based my 2 Phantoms, and getting ready to shoot paint on them. Two different types of paint- will be interesting to see how they both respond to the base layer.
Sitting here looking at the faded effects of the black basing on the paint. I'm not sure about how the decals, being nice and opaque will look. The smaller markings will not show the lack of fading as noticable as those big targets, eerrr..., roundels.
Looks better than I thought it would.
Somebody has been good busy. Coming along well.