woody37 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Building this as part of the Bomber Command sig in prep for the 70th anniversary events that are happening in May.AJ-Z was flown by SL Henry Maudslay and was part of the first wave sent to attack the Eder Dam. He attacked between 01.30 and 2am, having two failed attempts before dropping his upkeep. The bomb bounced over the damn exploding on the otherside which is believed to have damaged the aircraft. Sadly, on the return leg, their Lanc was shot down over Emmerich at 02.35 with the loss of all on board. This is my tribute to that crew.The plan..Largely out of the box, there will be a few aftermarket replacements, namely the wheels and gun barrels which are not great in the Revell kit. I'm also using the mask set which I've come to like very much !!I'm also going to see if I can get the Falcon front turret (designed for the Airfix kit) to fit to improve the look of the nose area too unless anyone else has already tried and failed ????Well documented is the issue with the dihedral on the wings being too low, so following a tip I've seen somewhere, the wings were assembled and the main gear bay spars inserted for strength. A slit in the lower wing was then made with the razor saw and a plastic shim added which 'forces' the wing into the correct dihedral...The unmodified wing (apologies for the poor pics, I've not got my stuff set up properly)The corrections to the starboard wing using 0.5mm plastic shim...Cheers, Neil 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howard Moon Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Looking forward to this Neil, good work on correcting the dihedral. Regards Howard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Each of your threads so far has been great to watch and sure this one is going to be no exception. Nice start on the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I need a huge box of popcorn so I can sit back and enjoy Sent the gaffer to the shop for some, bring it on I like the dihedral fix, very good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Good start Neil, I've also managed to get the wings done plus added the Eduard cockpit, QB guns and made a start on the PE gear bays and resin wheels................................just in time to hear about Airfix's new one !! Using Bill's excellent model as inspiration.......might actually get round to posting some pics when I've got somewhere to model !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'm watching this very keenly (I do watch all your posts, Woody - always worthwhile). Ive been putting off building my Revell Mki/III Lanc. because although I've heard about the wing correction you've used, I've had the nerve to do it! Now perhaps I can try. I'm really pleased Airfix are to release a Mk II Lanc - tried twice, using Halifax engines (not really a good attempt) and once with Aeroclub (a little better but far from good). Both fails were due to my ham-handedness not the various parts used! Anyway - popocorn piling up so I sahll just watch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybee Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Woody and General We have six finished, and 6 on the go that I now know of (yours included) 5 more promised and 2 to decide on later. I think we might just make it. Nice start on the wings, Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Will be watching this with great interest, Neil. I'm planning to get AJ-A built in time for the anniversary, using the Hasegawa kit, myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Cheers guys. General, which is this build of Bills you refer too ? Always on the look out for tips n tricks n inspiration I was tempted to get some etch flaps but never got round to it. Jonny, this is the first time I've done this although the fourth Revell kit i've done (Mk.I never knew about it until after the build, then a Manchester conversion, then a B.II CMR conversion). It really is quite easy as long as you have the drawing to compare against, I had to adjust the packing a little on the second wing to get the angle right. Once right, I just then covered the join in liquid poly then filler when dry. Paul, I've never done a Hasegawa kit, so would love to see a build thread of yours Here's a pic of the wheel bay in the BBMF one, plenty of opportunity to add some detail... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Now you have corrected the dihedral, how are you going to correct the angle of the outer engine nacelle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyL Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 I'll be watching. Maudslay was from my old county - Worcestershire, along with the late Bill Townsend who piloted AJ-O, the last Lancaster back. Anyone doing his? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honeybee Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Hi Andy The BC SIG is building a display of all the a/c for a Dambuster display next year. AJ O is already complete. Regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amcb10 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Great fix for the wings. Will be watching this with enthusiasm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 27, 2012 Author Share Posted December 27, 2012 Now you have corrected the dihedral, how are you going to correct the angle of the outer engine nacelle? I'm not, the first wing is now done and primed, it doesn't look out compared to the inner. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Neil, there's a good article on correcting the kit by ianlanc on the WW II Aircraft.net site a while back. I'm sure he won't mind a link to it, http://www.ww2aircra...uild-23405.html There are lots of little errors, as there seems on all of them one of the worst aside from the dihedral issue seems to be the engine facings which look too wide, but can be altered and the incorrectly positioned escape hatch atop the fuselage, I'll be cross kitting with an Airfix donor kit to sort some things out, Bill was the big hairy Frank Zappa from Philadelphia lookalike on the BC table, he did well in the comp at Telford withhis DB Lanc. Not aware of the problem with the outer nacelles, mine are fine too., unless he means the angle with the dihedral added?, no problem as the nacelles are separate pieces and easily aligned. I've got the extra flap stuff, ( included in a load of Lanc bits that the late John Godfrey gave me, bless him), but won't be adding it to this one., there's enough work to do as it is !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy K Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 ....unless he means the angle with the dihedral added? Yes I did! I was curious as I have the Revell Lanc to do sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Good start Woody, can't wait to watch this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Yes I did! I was curious as I have the Revell Lanc to do sometime. Fair enough Andy, I think we both thought that there was another issue with the model other than those that are well known. It'll be interesting to see what Airfix come up with ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 Cheers Andy, I had seen that a while ago but forgot about it. Hmmm. I never knew about the front escape hatch. Ignorance was bliss !!!! The resin wheels I've got have the same problem as Ians, so I'll try to replicate what he has done for axles as I've got some thin brass rod, I knew it would come in useful ! Got the wings and engines done today although I think I'll get some resin carb intakes so they're not on yet. I'll get some piccies up tomorrow. With the wings on the centre spar, it lines up well with the drawing from tip to tip so I'm happy with the progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackofalltrades Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Love watching 'Lancs' being built,will also be watching this splendid build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 (edited) It will be very interesting to watch this progress... I've never built another 1/72nd Lancaster other than the Airfix classic, which I still maintain is the most accurate 1/72nd scale offering out there. I wonder how the new tooled one will shape up? It seems you sorted the dihedral issue well here, and it'll be a huge improvement over the kit's original wing. I find it amazing that with the data available, plus real Lancasters to crawl all over, that manufacturers can get it so wrong. Still, that aside, it looks like a nice kit, and there's no doubt you'll work your usual magic Tom Edited December 28, 2012 by tomprobert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 28, 2012 Author Share Posted December 28, 2012 I agree Tom. I've decided to leave the radiators unmodified, correcting them falls into the 'too hard' category, I'm surprised there's no aftermarket replacements for these unless the ones for the Hasegawa will fit ????? I'm still deliberating over the front hatch, whether to move it or leave it. So progress so far. Wings are done and also been filling sink marks around the cockpit on the fuselage sides. Also followed IanLancs tip on creating a shaft (o.8mm diameter ) to support the resin wheels. 1mm spacers were made by drilling some plastic rod. I'm not going to rescribe the wings, happy with them as they are, you have to draw a line somewhere for sanity's sake !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 'popped' over to Duxford today with the kids (as you do) for some inspiration and got looking at the Lanc. The radiator intakes look like they could be reworked with little fillets in each top corner to give the rounded/blended look. Has anyone tried this ? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 Looking great Woody! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 Your wings have come up a treat and a great idea for the wheels. Dunno about the 8x tricky looking fillets though If its any help here is the Hasegawa version I'm sure you have already seen it though. Cheers Callum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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