Phantom2

Hi all! I have used the Green masks from Eduard, and the only thing I can say about these are; CRAP, Stay away! On the other hand, Eduards Yellow kabuki-tape masks are wonderful stuff! I used them on the Tamiya 1/48 Lancasters´ Greenhouse canopy, and they fitted and worked perfectly! You don´t have to use liquid masks! I fill the area to be masked with small strips of tamiya tape, esier and works much better, just be sure so the strips overlap each other! Cheers! Stefan E

Hi! Yes, It´s a re-pop of the old AMT kit. This is a really nice and easy to build kit and with Italeri´s new moulded wheels and quality decals, It´ll be a stunner! As others said, this is a extremly tail heavy bird, I had to fill every cubic millimeter(?) with lead, and she still wants to sit on the tail now and then! This model is about four years old now and the rubber tires have started eating the rims, but the landing gear still holds the weight (surprisingly enough!). I had to paint the white and green (Humbrol #2 Emerald Green) bands as the original decals was crappy, stiff and VERY thick! Please, note that the prop blades are pitched backwards! Blades should be cut off and pitched the opposite way! Cheers! Stefan

Hi Karl! Is it 1/72 or 1/48 you need? Maybe I can help in 1/48, but I have nothing in 1/72. Cheers! Stefan

Hi all! Thanks to all kind words! You know, posting a British "Icon" as the Lancaster on a British modelling site was a bit intimidating at first, and I am very happy you liked what I could do with this quite old kit! Ever since I built the Airfix Lancaster as a kid, I have had a love for this bomber. I remember I could look at Roy Cross boxart for hours, imagining what "G" for George had gone trough that night over Germany as It was quite beaten up and returning home on only two enginges! When I returned to modelling again I wanted to build one in the bigger 1/48 scale, and eventually Tamiya re-issued the Lanc again, this time as the Grand Slam, I bought It even If I wanted a B.I/III. This kit have a reputation to be a "POS", but the only real fit issues was the engine covers where I had to fill and sand a lot. Fuselage, tail and wings fitted pefectly, not as todays Tamiya but not far from it, no filler here! Detailing is quite sparse, standard mid-70´s level. Typically, six months after I completed the build Eduard issued a series of etched sets that would have been perfect. But I´m buying them anyway as I probably will build another one! Some facts about the build; She started life as a Grand Slam B.I, but I was lucky enough to get the missing parts for the B.III version (bomb bay, bay doors and bombs) from a fellow modeller. Seatbelts came from a generic RAF WWII etched set (prepainted). Tamiya´s 4000lbs "cookie bomb" is very undersiezed, so I took one from one of the newer Airfix Mosquito kits. Gun barrells came from Quickboost, small detail but adds a lot to the model. Decals came from Techmod, and this machine belonged to the 300 (Polish)sqn, Faldingworth 1944-45. It was a nice fun build without too much trouble (except the engine covers) and I can recommend this kit to anyone who has the parking space for it! Cheers! Stefan E

Hi all! As I´m new here and this is my first post, and this is a British modelling site, I´ll show my Tamiya 1/48 Avro Lancaster. I know I´m not up till the standard of most builders here, but here we go; Hope you like her! Cheers! Stefan E