bbudde Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 Looks great. Wasn't here for a while Hope you don't mind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Lewis Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Merry Christmas John. Wheel bays looking the business 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Those wheel wells really rock John! Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 13/11/2016 at 7:25 PM, stever219 said: AFAIK this kit never had an instrument panel transfer: the dials are on the clear sprue and are inserted into the back of the main panel. You were (are?) supposed to paint the back of the dials black and highlight any raised details on he fronts in white to represent needles and scales as appropriate. Sadly it didn't work too well on my first few attempts (Hurricanes) so you might want to go the Airscale route. I'll be interested to see how you get on as I have one of these just itching to be put together. Correct. Nightmare! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 7 hours ago, bbudde said: Looks great. Wasn't here for a while Hope you don't mind. Thanks and no worries. 6 hours ago, Phil Lewis said: Merry Christmas John. Wheel bays looking the business Merry Christmas to you sir. Thanks, can't wait for primer. 3 hours ago, Martian Hale said: Those wheel wells really rock John! Martian Thanks Mart. 2 hours ago, avro683 said: Correct. Nightmare! Tell me about it. Madness I tells ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 You make this look too easy! 👍🏿 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 I'm so hooked I popped out yesterday & picked up 2 of these for £30 each - bit of a bargain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 On 12/11/2016 at 6:51 PM, The Spadgent said: Can anyone point me in the right direction for more info on this specific aircraft - Airfix are unusually sparse on detail - they simply say... 9./Jagdgeschwader 26, Caffiers, France, August 1940 I would be interested to know about specific pilot(s) & the fate of this lovely machine. Also - considering I have just bought 2 kits - could I reverse the 9 to make a 6??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Excellent work, nice detailing. Surprising wot difference all these additions make. Gonna pay dividends in the long run. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 35 minutes ago, BIG X said: Can anyone point me in the right direction for more info on this specific aircraft - Airfix are unusually sparse on detail - they simply say... 9./Jagdgeschwader 26, Caffiers, France, August 1940 I would be interested to know about specific pilot(s) & the fate of this lovely machine. Also - considering I have just bought 2 kits - could I reverse the 9 to make a 6??? Two kits!! Wow that would be one hell of a double build. The "classic aircraft no.2" that you will find at the start of this thread has quite a lot of info in it about pilots and flights but I can't find exactly the plane in the kit. (Which is odd) as for a conversion, I'm sure it won't be difficult, different decals and scheme? I'm no expert. good luck however. I'll be watching your build. Post on here when you start as I'm usually late to new content. all the best and happy new year. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 28, 2016 Author Share Posted December 28, 2016 (edited) On a side note, it's been 9 months in the making but the boys Lanc is finally finished. It has appeared across quite a few of my builds but he had a bit of a spurt and got it done. He is very happy with it and keeps breaking off a wheel while zooming it around. Ladies and Gentlemen. Milo's Lancaster. its the Revell kit. And apart from me masking the canopy for him he pretty much did the rest on his tod. Just noticed he has lost the guns on the front and there's a hole in the top but hey it looks great!! Hope you all like it. John and Milo. Edited September 10, 2017 by The Spadgent 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG X Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Milo - you have done a fantastic job there - probably better than I could do myself - keep up the good work ...now go & put some shoes on 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Lewis Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Milo, that is a wonderful job you've done on that Lanc. When I was that age my models didn't even get a sniff of paint never mind that lovely modulated finish you have there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Nice work on the U/C bays John. And Milo, well you showing your dad up mate. Great work lad, better than I am/was at that age. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 28, 2016 Share Posted December 28, 2016 Those wheel bays are the business... and what a lovely Lanc..nice job Milo! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Well played Milo! You will be giving your Dad a run for his money soon. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Really great work on that Lancaster Milo! You've a real talent there. Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 (edited) Evening You lot. Lazy days means time in the cave. I'm loving this Christmas. say bye bye to the office. Side on ,lever in place (no seat yet I'll fit that later) I'm closing her up. All the little internal parts get added and the tail gets built. Never too many pegs. Zipping up the halves small sections at a time to avoid Massive join errors. I can leave the rear most section a bit "flappy" to fit the tail later. the front section is another story, not quite the mummified prowler though. pegs, tape and a bit of brute force never hurt anyone. A quick note to any one about to attempt this kit, BIG X I'm looking at you. When fitting the fuselage together make sure that the tail wheel holing plate has fitted into its little holding pins. you can just see the fitting bracket inside here on the left, originally it had slipped below the middle section and was sitting below the rear bracket making the plate sit diagonally which would throw off the whole wheel. Luckily I hadn't stitched up the whole rear so I could fit a pair of tweezers in and force it up into the correct central position. I'll paint in there later on. Moving swiftly on the wings got sanded main parts and flaps and we're ready for a dry fit. Guess what? yup! No fitty. not to worry I trimmed the plasticard section down and...... huzzar! Similar action on the other side and we are looking plane shaped. Couldn't resist giving her a fly around the cave. bloody huge!!!!! Looking at the dry fit I can't glue the wings in place without fitting the legs. Also I wanted to show off my peg clamp foot. Held in the crucifix pose to glue the gun steady in place. (Again) Looks like I need to turn my attention to these. Im going to fit the front panels to add more yellow to the build as I'm having the nose off, a bit of a shame as it'll hide some of that engine area. The guns and legs need a good tidy up and some other bits and bobs to bring them up to scratch. the guns got sanded and drilled out but apparently I took no photo so you'll have to take my word for it. Next the legs. they both got sanded, this bit was doing my head in, molded into the disc. so out came Dexter...... I cleaned everything up and glued the angled part back on. similar but In my head better. brake lines fitted and now ready for primer. That's about it for today. I have ordered myself some decals for the tail from the Yellow store too, couldn't resist. thanks for looking in, it feels like I made a whole heap of progress today. Looking back I forgot to take pics of the wing intakes I tidied, the wheel hubs stuck and the canopy that got trimmed, I'll add them to the next post. take care you lot and Happy Modelling. Johnny BTW Thanks for all the lovely comments for the boys Lanc affectionately called "Lanno" he's chuffed to bits. Edited September 10, 2017 by The Spadgent 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Its nice to have a lazy time off, taking shape nicely John. Nice bit on the main U/C mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Given the quality of the work going on here, it is hard to square this with the small amount of time that has passed since the start of this build! Martian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Very nice! The "angled bit" is a torque link. Since the lower leg slides up and down inside the upper part, (just like a motorcycle front fork) this bit (actually two parts, one each end to allow it to lengthen as weight is removed from the wheel) stops the lower part from rotating - a job done on a motorbike by trapping the wheel between two sliding pieces so neither can twist. If the torque link comes apart, the whole wheel assembly will rotate around the gear leg causing the wheel to lock up and the aircraft to swing violently towards that wheel....not fun! (don't ask me how I know....) Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 56 minutes ago, Spookytooth said: Its nice to have a lazy time off, taking shape nicely John. Nice bit on the main U/C mate. Simon. Thanks. I'm really enjoying this. 42 minutes ago, Martian Hale said: Given the quality of the work going on here, it is hard to square this with the small amount of time that has passed since the start of this build! Martian Thanks Mart. It feels like forever but I'm feeling like it's moving forward now. 23 minutes ago, limeypilot said: Very nice! The "angled bit" is a torque link. Since the lower leg slides up and down inside the upper part, (just like a motorcycle front fork) this bit (actually two parts, one each end to allow it to lengthen as weight is removed from the wheel) stops the lower part from rotating - a job done on a motorbike by trapping the wheel between two sliding pieces so neither can twist. If the torque link comes apart, the whole wheel assembly will rotate around the gear leg causing the wheel to lock up and the aircraft to swing violently towards that wheel....not fun! (don't ask me how I know....) Ian Well now I know. Glad I chopped it off and glued it back on now. I wouldn't like to have been in your situation when that happened. Johnny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 It wasn't much fun....but I did (almost) keep it on the runway...I ran out of leg power to keep it straight! Here's what it looked like...the wheel should be between the leg and the door... The aircraft was a Cessna 402C and it did this on landing! Ian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Looks great!! You will tame that old beast. Oh, not a beast! The best one we could have in the seventies. Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 29, 2016 Author Share Posted December 29, 2016 1 hour ago, limeypilot said: It wasn't much fun....but I did (almost) keep it on the runway...I ran out of leg power to keep it straight! Here's what it looked like...the wheel should be between the leg and the door... The aircraft was a Cessna 402C and it did this on landing! Ian Holy cow!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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