forum.ww1aircraftmodels.com
Modelers Lounge => The World of Scale Models => Topic started by: Clunkmeister on March 15, 2020, 12:38:32 PM
-
A couple years ago when HK brought out their Avro Lancaster in The One True Scale (1/32), I knew I had to build the ultimate Lanc, the gorgeous and long lived Lanc 10MR, circa the Cuban Missile Crisis where she served as a blockade enforcer.
Much kitbashing will be needed, including modifying the cockpit to dual controls. The brilliant Airscale panel will be used, and at the time, I somehow convinced Mike Belcher at Belcher Bits to upscale is Lanc 10 decal set, talk Roy Sutherland to make some correct postwar Lanc block tread wheels, and conned Mike Swinburne into doing some 3D printing...
A second Lanc kit will be raided for the extra cockpit parts needed, and the Sprue replaced as soon as sprues become available on ebay.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-dmZ97w3/0/232c397b/XL/C92F1D12-88B9-4373-8FB4-D1E73F6A5F5D-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-dmZ97w3/A)
. (https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Fq3CHRt/0/f4f94ce5/L/754A3B36-929F-4204-AD1D-A5F2BB3BDE08-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Fq3CHRt/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-d92PVNB/0/c20a4cd1/L/816E682F-9BC6-4328-BDC2-4A81B29F09E5-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-d92PVNB/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-nd9rzL9/0/e928a203/L/59E7E2F8-D829-4DE2-A660-E0F45FDF69DF-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-nd9rzL9/A)
She went through many different paint schemes. I’ve chosen the second last version, the last version moving the lightning stripe a bit forward, and sheeting over the entire rear greenhouse. The last version is cool, but the sheeting over the rear greenhouse, to me, takes some of the classic “Lanc” look away...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-RfStzsK/0/fc090203/L/13FC1314-0550-4194-9A21-174B2A216558-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-RfStzsK/A)
The version before the one I chose was all kinds of cool as well, but I don’t remember her this way.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-DgGfNBQ/0/5718c8a1/L/E2F8E1B5-6462-4184-9924-050DFEE1DC19-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-DgGfNBQ/A)
-
So we took the first step: cut the observer windows in the rear fuselage. Hacking plastic! No going back now, folks.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-B94psC4/0/bb2b1bc1/L/08B5E567-225C-48B3-80DA-2670FD297836-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-B94psC4/A)
Now let’s fix the known dimensional issues with the seat and pedestal.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-T9phcGL/0/70f1ba77/L/21703758-F48D-41BB-9CFF-E139C9C5097B-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-T9phcGL/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-KGRSLf2/0/67be2647/L/C40955C2-9872-46C4-8D67-0CC4710D8709-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-KGRSLf2/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-RC7V3jG/0/865d19fc/L/B8C84CB5-5D51-4199-AFE7-7393B1F97D6A-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-RC7V3jG/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-BjShCPP/0/a1fc9ea6/X3/ED4B1231-21BF-4099-83E7-CF221AC9CDEF-X3.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-BjShCPP/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-7cg6Wxk/0/d819c990/X2/E88ABC7E-53D0-426A-8C34-F2CB2A9C4152-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-7cg6Wxk/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-PvMMcgQ/0/4f63f881/X2/4C996476-AB62-4750-8000-F1ECDA5B2E9F-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-PvMMcgQ/A)
-
Most side windows need to be removed.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-hrZSHhq/0/e6e2cdd0/L/957AAF7E-39FD-4B2D-BD64-EC15D01E404F-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-hrZSHhq/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-cWSkqrJ/0/6f605baa/XL/31BDE8C7-6461-45A1-86F5-9196F72461FB-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-cWSkqrJ/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-sfngx2M/0/9fe73609/L/C02D849A-2981-47E1-9665-F1EEE8636B30-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-sfngx2M/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-jw8hpt4/0/cfe42fe1/L/A4E8B1F8-C978-42E8-A7D9-2EC2CDCF3E0F-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-jw8hpt4/A)
And the interior built.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-RvqF5LZ/0/bf4fefae/L/429DEE00-7032-4970-BF3A-1A3139A5C675-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-RvqF5LZ/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-CnWzdJq/0/c58a6d5b/L/D1D01EEC-FFD8-4B9C-A1D7-B973C786FB28-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-CnWzdJq/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-FWHbgJV/0/fb505cb7/L/07435810-EC62-422B-A7AE-9133B4ABA5C0-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-FWHbgJV/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-79G2Cdp/0/e4bc9a2c/L/5730323C-C697-45B1-A28E-4730746B00F9-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-79G2Cdp/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XfRd85d/0/63605ebd/L/8347EB5F-9C99-4F7B-B24A-AD3C7FF5CBC6-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XfRd85d/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XNmMtHb/0/4a9601aa/X3/4E1A39D0-A973-4940-AD7E-DA7F04B176E4-X3.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XNmMtHb/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-dB9CZ59/0/3fa092dc/X2/C5E13243-EDEF-48A9-9606-F791CBA17E83-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-dB9CZ59/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Cvf6hxs/0/914ee971/X2/D07A392D-042B-424E-B3DA-A355921E3B18-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Cvf6hxs/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-WbRXpZ6/0/fc205366/X2/DDC36BC5-9683-493C-A6F8-540E1A7384A7-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-WbRXpZ6/A)
-
Let’s prepare the sides to fit after we hacked off a half inch of the pedestal
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-kjvGDCt/0/92c2eb12/XL/E49A2B06-548A-474C-B64C-5CB2C6550CEF-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-kjvGDCt/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HvMbHwN/0/f7aba3bd/L/B46550C9-F73F-4DFE-834A-382935C89227-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HvMbHwN/A)
But does it fit?
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-n7DgNzN/0/66eab7bb/L/BA97F61B-6174-4BE3-A963-A97138A08865-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-n7DgNzN/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Zxm8WGp/0/453a159d/X2/3819DCA2-92A8-467D-9606-35C82CAB3CF0-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Zxm8WGp/A)
Quick, glue it closed before something flies off and gets eaten by the carpet monster!
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-WvfGfC2/0/5566ea84/X2/8690ACE1-17C1-405A-846A-4EE546F33245-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-WvfGfC2/A)
-
So now, I gotta sweet talk Mike into making me look good.
I somehow convince him to print me some 3D parts. Radome, fuselage side scoop, long range fuel tank, convex observer windows, and the special postwar transport exhausts.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-cmXgDpd/0/e57421dc/L/6C97BDAB-75B4-4410-A0B6-1227D8F56799-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-cmXgDpd/A)
The exhausts are way, wat different from wartime.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-d4rR2RS/0/46e42005/XL/8F1D6217-E276-43E2-BD05-E8F6D84044D8-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-d4rR2RS/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-9FpPksN/0/7d16a099/L/376CB449-794C-4049-B92A-07508673637A-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-9FpPksN/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-PwHLvhj/0/32613388/X2/77908ABE-4223-42A4-9828-0EF3247D2BAA-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-PwHLvhj/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-T7m9pdf/0/8127e8fb/L/43E445AC-338E-4FA2-8BCF-1D09C6AFAE54-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-T7m9pdf/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-KgN5ZhV/0/2c982d32/X2/3B474196-5E6E-4C4A-98AE-9670DE61B0CF-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-KgN5ZhV/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-xrxkpvK/0/9c3ac19a/X2/0C0A0764-24D4-45B5-9CD0-2279FB3DE69E-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-xrxkpvK/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-NgkfLVj/0/bd5f999c/L/CD75863E-B263-4049-884A-8C0A8535C45F-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-NgkfLVj/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5tD75v3/0/040de9ba/L/89E11755-DE17-4313-A14C-1926CB287DF0-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5tD75v3/A)
Now let’s eliminate the front turret.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-9Qm4mMz/0/dfaad98e/L/7966415C-9E4E-48B0-A347-8B2A74419199-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-9Qm4mMz/A)
The original turret was sheeted over with aluminum and faired into the fuselage.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-vcFbc5f/0/c2384f15/XL/9C5D542A-6FCA-4C56-8CA7-A56104BC3003-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-vcFbc5f/A)
First, Milliput was used to smooth the turret and get rid of the frame.
Next, Tamiya tape was used as the aluminum fairing to the fuselage. All tape was solidified with super thin CA. I didn’t care about fogging the faired over turret.
Yes, this was one of those WTF! were you THINKING! moments in this build
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-J56wRhx/0/22f9fb81/L/2C61478E-A38B-4F22-809F-70E73FBA0BF9-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-J56wRhx/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-rkxFvQk/0/31962a30/XL/54EBFD76-9B17-44DD-92A2-61DB0C117B71-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-rkxFvQk/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-C7JFhtt/0/46c04ff9/XL/63937384-954D-418E-B409-778B7B836E9D-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-C7JFhtt/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-TFQR5cX/0/b80dcbef/XL/E23A978F-5AB0-444C-A75D-3F411F8BFD2A-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-TFQR5cX/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-T4K3WPL/0/d852e47a/X3/805780EB-F585-4A39-9F0E-8CDEF892CF9F-X3.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-T4K3WPL/A)
To make it look official, I used Radu’s riveter and marked it all up with rivet rows that halfway followed the frame lines.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-wdcdtSw/0/bc5d7e0f/X2/B67103EA-132F-41EE-95E9-95352CBD5863-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-wdcdtSw/A)
-
Now it gets interesting, and bit of scratching is needed. Late production Lanc 10s used a Martin turret, which was mounted much farther forward due to it being heavier, so, first, we must make the big, gaping no,e where the kit turret goes disappear.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-sfngx2M/0/9fe73609/L/C02D849A-2981-47E1-9665-F1EEE8636B30-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-sfngx2M/A)
Next, we need to reproduce the prominent doublers the late war Mk.10 Lancs sported where the Martin turret sat.
Very thin clear Evergreen was cut to fit and mounted. Then Radu’s trusty rivet tool was run over it to make it all official.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XdpZhP3/0/ea6996cf/L/DB06EF95-FDB5-4590-8396-F835A728FC92-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XdpZhP3/A)¿
Then, we make a thin blanking plate for what was once where the Martin turret was, and run Radu’s Magic all over it again. A squirt of primer and away we go.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5tD75v3/0/040de9ba/L/89E11755-DE17-4313-A14C-1926CB287DF0-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5tD75v3/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8dbqp8J/0/130cd3f8/X2/19B0E246-13BE-4A63-9E95-22F52E70342A-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8dbqp8J/A)
And we start chasing cracks...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-sBNMD9H/0/7ccead2f/L/8F166E41-2AED-4E8B-B52E-6FAD78DBC052-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-sBNMD9H/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-9qL9Zmh/0/f2f39c53/L/8ED3E7E1-8101-469A-AF9C-66B0DFDE2895-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-9qL9Zmh/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XkCqSxW/0/9709b8f4/L/5EC99310-E89E-4A3B-9CE7-5D492F1EA4EE-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XkCqSxW/A)
Aaaand, it almost looks normal.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-K73LzHG/0/28a2c8d4/XL/FCA36E56-2E5B-467E-8299-E4F35298D1C4-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-K73LzHG/A)
But then we find the missed spots and back over the entire shootin’ match, uglifying it like you ain’t never seen...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HRPSC89/0/3151075a/XL/A086EE52-93D0-4AFE-AB82-4DAD0EC06D3E-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HRPSC89/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5XwG2fL/0/a723c221/XL/48E8451B-7F09-4F51-BEA2-94863AB1D26D-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5XwG2fL/A)
-
Good Grief folks! I haven’t FUBAR’d the thing yet, so we take the next step.....
Wings.
-
But first, let’s fix a really hideous part of this kit. The radiators.
HK have a gorgeous intake, but absolutely no air exits....
So, we hack some in...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-TkpXSrn/0/ef65a569/L/011F2543-87D6-4263-BAE5-C2BD5D680B0C-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-TkpXSrn/A)
Look lovely, doesn’t it?
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-fccnFLw/0/90ae1961/L/18314129-0D7C-417A-9DA8-8840C3C50401-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-fccnFLw/A)
But wait, there’s more!
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Q6NcHCn/0/63f52705/L/87CE0870-64F5-4ED7-B3EC-EA0493B04DCD-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Q6NcHCn/A)
And we gotta eliminate the exhaust shrouds. Fill the slots.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-TmdVKpP/0/dcd3383c/L/BC2A0FF2-CA61-4BC0-9D7F-BAC659CC9A72-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-TmdVKpP/A)
Then slather on some cure-all....
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-wgXNVB6/0/6183c2bd/L/B2B2B5B5-97B6-4061-A6E5-F15555918179-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-wgXNVB6/A)
-
Yeah, the dreaded wingtips confounded me...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-xFdCLrQ/0/16172a41/L/9A17BA2E-EA28-47AF-9CC1-41664E7EB790-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-xFdCLrQ/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XmDxDTR/0/1c3ad6a9/L/7BC44FE7-524E-4E67-A2B2-0E446729A6C5-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-XmDxDTR/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8WFCH5D/0/f53cf084/L/83E6D465-8C57-43BD-884B-1A3EB0A18043-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8WFCH5D/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-CcMtrF3/0/de6acfb5/L/507127DD-CD52-497F-A849-EE76990EF15E-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-CcMtrF3/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-3zQB7N5/0/4933915c/L/BCEA9240-9556-4924-88B8-F3A43B71F8A9-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-3zQB7N5/A)
So orange goes on first, then the NMF
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-3hxj4L9/0/119b48b2/L/541AB80F-52E2-45E7-B5C1-3EA26990EB5E-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-3hxj4L9/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Csp6b7v/0/69fbb58c/XL/FC534988-4D10-4516-8C2E-D51063515BC3-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Csp6b7v/A)
Roll on some Mission Models aluminum, followed my Mission Models dark aluminum for contrast,
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Csp6b7v/0/69fbb58c/XL/FC534988-4D10-4516-8C2E-D51063515BC3-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Csp6b7v/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-57Sdqgs/0/55e5b7bf/XL/4087467F-FB68-483C-B99C-A3FA8D476C41-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-57Sdqgs/A)
Squirt some polished aluminum on the power eggs to show the quick change capability of these,...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-R5Ctg6v/0/527fc3b7/XL/BAEAA8B1-83C1-4CFB-B89E-C6FCA8212E06-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-R5Ctg6v/A)
And finally see how badly we can screw up the deicing boots.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Zs6bbtD/0/6fdde832/X2/8E6CEEFD-483A-4E19-BF99-F0849043C4CE-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Zs6bbtD/A)
-
Now some alchemy.
Turn this thing into silver.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-PNcwM9K/0/78500bda/L/74DEB64C-E938-4C38-92B2-66AB37102429-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-PNcwM9K/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-2FLv6M2/0/dbecfa00/XL/8E31FE02-6A47-4434-8580-08AEEC7D89BF-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-2FLv6M2/A)
An International Orange band...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-VS58Gx7/0/64826ac0/L/D3A618C6-7208-4532-8492-98795A7EF948-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-VS58Gx7/A)
And Roundel Blue edging...
Carefully scaled from pictures using the trusty Mk.1a eyeball
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Tg9rVfF/0/1fefbd41/L/7FDAC753-1E66-469E-ACBD-695CCB7463C2-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Tg9rVfF/A)
A white top, Canadian Voodoo grey from my old stock for the undersides, and stand back, I’m almost impressing myself.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-bCbfpqx/0/5d6601f4/L/200F8CAF-4F7B-4289-9A75-EFA099F8E8D6-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-bCbfpqx/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-r8swpDz/0/dc22c379/X2/56FD82C1-9B02-4CFC-B997-4051D7DBCBAE-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-r8swpDz/A)
-
Belcher Bits decals are some of the finest I’ve ever used. Perfectly in register, insanely researched, and just downright easy to apply.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-wCFbnpm/0/037e15af/L/2D4880D0-7938-4471-97CC-3AF59A5261D3-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-wCFbnpm/A)
Mike Belcher printed FM104’s numbers specifically for me. It is, was, and always will be much appreciated
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Fk2sLNb/0/62a2b273/XL/6096A81D-F63E-4E9E-B169-3A6D810CD05E-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Fk2sLNb/A)
-
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-rcJWBbh/0/fe4e028d/L/F193AC72-B1E0-4E18-9A91-2B69051B4850-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-rcJWBbh/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-DwPn4F6/0/f54a8135/L/1D6E79D3-20A9-47F4-AAC7-A9CE412E960E-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-DwPn4F6/A)
The bump at the rear is a rear scan camera for the observers.
This might have said RESCUE on it, but it was mostly employed as a Patrol Bomber much like the Liberators once were.
Fisheries Patrol, SAR, ASW work, and Blockade Enforcer
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-JMLMFRT/0/6ceee8e0/L/E1FAB410-7956-4D3A-8C66-6220B8068564-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-JMLMFRT/A)
-
She’s gonna be huge!
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-ZdQLmXC/0/475161a5/L/28CA9A7A-5D35-4403-80BF-4AB81FD2FFEF-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-ZdQLmXC/A)
-
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-tkczRws/0/18562add/L/46A615D1-99E1-41EA-B824-0AF60094BE9F-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-tkczRws/A)
Painted walkways
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-DnFQjTt/0/880e40ec/L/8E10A315-4347-4816-8013-E4B1FEF52452-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-DnFQjTt/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-dHfw58m/0/dc6d0e18/XL/AB843B43-ED0D-4DE0-BA07-9596014D49E2-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-dHfw58m/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Dk5JMhq/0/95a5c0ae/L/9C7776B4-7D43-4579-90A2-465F25F5B0CD-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Dk5JMhq/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-28SJg2d/0/423c7679/X2/F12200B1-4E12-4A4D-9BF4-A3D66F64C6C6-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-28SJg2d/A)
-
Black hole is the APU exhaust, and the triangle is black paint to hide exhaust stains
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-mjRf7b2/0/dc10accf/L/FBBCB935-D376-4835-84AC-8652170F003D-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-mjRf7b2/A)
-
Thanks for looking, folks. This was my dream build. An aircraft that had an enormous impact on me as a child, and she was engraved into my heart back then.
- Ernie
-
She takes up my entire bench...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5phwgzd/0/cc14f28a/L/07E85AFB-458F-468D-B653-52D55E6FB797-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-5phwgzd/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-ZKmCghX/0/f8e96788/L/0E4627AD-E259-4436-B3A9-A4CBFF44CC88-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-ZKmCghX/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-gHRGPvm/0/78b2d7d8/L/14E6A48B-76EB-4C42-BEFE-6AE9BDD4CAD3-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-gHRGPvm/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-ZgZfGxp/0/c7f2dd27/S/A3D65809-7539-400F-B8B0-485DB5F02054-S.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-ZgZfGxp/A)
-
Let’s talk canopy surgery. The kind that makes you invent new words.
The standard greenhouse is, ummm wrong for this application, de, we make fixing noises
This bump has got to go.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-3C6dzNF/0/c1d1d24b/L/F75F7964-7BAB-40D8-A1AB-2E6420FC243C-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-3C6dzNF/A)
So we remove the offending panel, install a patch inside and call in Mr Milliput to help..
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-cg2mv53/0/61b1959c/XL/6E2DF4B3-758F-4556-B06D-1BB33D864AF7-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-cg2mv53/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-vPL2TZq/0/4a0a69b5/L/645A7144-CF87-45F2-8118-7E790F08C4EF-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-vPL2TZq/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-kHVcVP8/0/94495687/XL/1BD2628B-A14B-4D05-91B4-198C932147AD-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-kHVcVP8/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-C2vKcqs/0/d36d0d1d/L/EC8F8550-B0C5-4FC1-ABA4-E9DCDD61E227-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-C2vKcqs/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-fbBbf6Z/0/39afed45/X3/FC17BD76-5FFF-4B15-AEEE-3ADB2CBABA02-X3.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-fbBbf6Z/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-zmbx9XS/0/a6a3d541/XL/40445ADE-E780-4F56-89A5-A10A8A0E9064-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-zmbx9XS/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-r6HgG6X/0/0c4f5e45/XL/C4E31A1D-4447-4475-9618-82110A6BB3C6-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-r6HgG6X/A)
-
Small stuff....
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-V3bqVL2/0/3e227796/L/6873EAB0-B942-4DC0-A472-C815DCBA23BF-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-V3bqVL2/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-zHMX5zT/0/b701aaf4/L/A185D657-E678-4835-86ED-2AF945CB2E63-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-zHMX5zT/A)
-
Let’s just say the new BarracudaCast wheels are way, way nicer than the kit parts. And they come pre flattened as well.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-6ghHtKN/0/dfba89ae/L/99F81B88-A321-4BF3-85A5-A040AF6DEAC5-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-6ghHtKN/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8cMTr8J/0/17bf95fb/X2/63026E09-2445-47E9-8355-A0AFB74A4897-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8cMTr8J/A)
-
Holy Smoke, Batman! :o
Don't hold back, Chuck!
Love the Lanc and I love the work you're doing on this Canadian Goddess - Very well done!!
von B 8)
-
That is a magnificent Lancaster build! I am looking forward to more!
RAGIII
-
Thanks guys. This airplane was a work of love, and it’ll probably never be truly finished.
I’ve always considered myself first and foremost a WW1 modeler, but as a child of the Cold War, that stuff fascinates me to no end.
I’ve considered the Mk.10 (Mk.X to wartime fans of the bird) to be, like the Merlin powered Mustang, a great example of the best in both Sides of the pond. The postwar Mk.10s even more so. An awesome British design built in Canada and jam packed full of US and Canadian equipment.
Now more pics to bring you up to speed.
Gear mounted, starting on some brake lines, which are absent in the kit.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-LZxTs29/0/82509644/XL/07819C78-30C9-4388-9722-5140F6647A4A-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-LZxTs29/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-6fLc3kL/0/c75d7452/L/B60B7F11-017C-443B-A48B-ECB1216AF541-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-6fLc3kL/A)
-
Now the cheek radar arrays on some postwar Canadian Lancs used a different style of antenna array.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-d92PVNB/0/c20a4cd1/L/816E682F-9BC6-4328-BDC2-4A81B29F09E5-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-d92PVNB/A)
Nothing exact is available out there, so we look...
And find hope in the Hobbyboss P-61 Black Widow. Not exact, but it is close enough for kitbashing.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-LrVdpWp/0/5dbf7cc9/L/6E8145C9-007D-48D2-9A94-46F7DDAA2F74-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-LrVdpWp/A)
So we feed the kit parts, the P-61 components, plus a helping of Evergreen into the magic parts machine, and out pops these little gems.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-xvztSvt/0/4e96d8c2/L/AA0936A5-8F4C-4F9C-A0A4-BB72F214C2C6-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-xvztSvt/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HZQJmXR/0/d9b07f35/X2/B006F912-07CB-4146-844F-44779558E4A5-X2.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HZQJmXR/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-4hFwW8d/0/a95d0415/L/F9E6F141-C267-4B40-A8D7-49E86A84FBB6-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-4hFwW8d/A)
Once that is done, we START with the myriad antennae, things that stick out, bumps, lumps, warts, farts, and peeky little brown turtleheads...
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-mR94WVf/0/e0d5e9f7/XL/727E751B-C4B7-4336-A725-B8704FBFDF47-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-mR94WVf/A)
-
Next we move to the long range tank....
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-fCZCNVz/0/a6027ceb/M/F45751C9-3656-4239-B02B-F774539DA451-M.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-fCZCNVz/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8CLgbWj/0/20424c06/L/C5193998-27E5-4457-AC4A-49D82F6E16DB-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-8CLgbWj/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-VgwdP4Q/0/44b995d1/XL/42C7078B-BAF9-4AE7-90AD-8667EEA61E9F-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-VgwdP4Q/A)
The tanks might just be a slight bit too wide, so we’ll put it on a fast reduction plan via sandpaper and elbow grease.
The rear area will be left open for now for some Lindholme Gear
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-rmrssH9/0/7fff627c/M/403008AE-29DE-49B6-8920-85571A379255-M.png) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-rmrssH9/A)
More pics to follow, folks!
-
Wow! very impressive. How long have you been working on this?
-
Fantastic, what a beauty you are creating.
-
Outstanding! I Love the chipping on the tank!
RAGIII
-
So last year the US Nationals came up and I had promised those who produced new aftermarket parts for this project and then for the market that I’d have it on display there, so I assembled the airframe at the hotel and placed it in “Display Only” which is jut as well, because it’s got plenty of wafts and is not finished.
The correct check arrays were not ready then, so I used it he wartime versions. Nobody noticed.. LOL
It needs plenty of antennae, bumps, lumps, and ugly stuff hung from her yet, so hopefully I’ll have her on the tables again this year for the Nats in San Marcos, Tx.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-MsRRfnk/0/717f9d53/L/F3903A76-B9EA-4D78-AB21-DF0A3D3A2C69-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-MsRRfnk/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-hQr4Mpd/0/69d117da/L/803DA7AE-8091-406E-9085-7EF7951A32EE-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-hQr4Mpd/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HkKS59c/0/dc4f969c/XL/D3C3C150-4BD4-4E0A-BA82-17538791E00D-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HkKS59c/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-LPDxChZ/0/21777608/XL/7097B276-FCEB-4F66-9AD1-E033D2F89096-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-LPDxChZ/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Z4zxMnN/0/b23a918a/L/A98C0104-02E6-493E-8DA3-79AA09AD9CF9-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-Z4zxMnN/A)
As you can see, there’s plenty left to do, but as of right now, she’s back apart on my bench getting the extra little details needed.
Plumb the bomb bay and dirty it up a bit, add the longitudinal dipole antenna units on the bomb doors, the make and install the correct RCAF wingtio lights.
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HCNb5pg/0/8720f325/L/36DA65C6-D378-4B32-BFFC-65966A30298C-L.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-HCNb5pg/A)
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-c6wqWSF/0/77ba25da/XL/C36E889D-08BD-4FBD-95C1-D8D3CF846B44-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-c6wqWSF/A)
-
A stunning piece of modelling. Thanks for sharing!
von B ;)
-
But I will say that I DO like them big.
My next build is already well on its way over on LSM, and will dwarf enemy the big Lanc. But it’s a HUGE departure from my comfort area, as the scale is all wrong.
I find myself delving into the dark, murky recesses of 1/48....
(https://photos.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-hN9KPK7/0/6dbf9bf1/XL/83947C7B-27A7-4D91-9907-7991E54A143A-XL.jpg) (https://ernestling.smugmug.com/RCAF-Lanc/i-hN9KPK7/A)
-
Brilliant modelling and conversion work going on here.
BTW you seem to be seriously mistaken because there is only One True Scale and it is NOT 1/32 as any serious modeller knows!! It is of course 1/72!!! We only stray into 1/32 when we are pressed to.....
Stephen.
-
Brilliant modelling and conversion work going on here.
BTW you seem to be seriously mistaken because there is only One True Scale and it is NOT 1/32 as any serious modeller knows!! It is of course 1/72!!! We only stray into 1/32 when we are pressed to.....
Stephen.
Thanks mate,
But if “one True Scale” means modeling on the head of a pin with an electron microscope, so I model in the greatest of scales: 1/32. The scale selected by the greatest of all WW1 kitmakers, WNW.
;D 8) ;D
-
Handbags, Ladies!
Lovely Lanc.
-
;D ;D ;D ;D
-
Amazing work on your Canadian Lanc, Ernie. One of the nicest builds I've seen - period.
Cheers,
Gary (in Alberta, Canada)
-
Amazing work on your Canadian Lanc, Ernie. One of the nicest builds I've seen - period.
Cheers,
Gary (in Alberta, Canada)
Well thank you, Gary! Dang!
She sure is a looker no doubt, just like the original. Easily the most fun I’ve ever had building something in years.