matt_w Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 (edited) Finally finished and photographed my Revell Dambuster as "G" flown by Wing Commander Guy Gibson VC, DSO & DFC. This has been on and off for months, but no idea why it has taken so long but mostly an enjoyable build. Only issue was silvering of the wing decals, but I trimmed them down once they had set. Built out of the box and painted using a mix of Revell, humbrol and Tamiya paints. I wish I could have kept the matt black finish for the lower half, but I don't think the decals would have stuck. Ive been waiting for a nice day to photograph it, but when getting it off the shelf I dropped it snapping the rear wheel, hence why its a bit wonky! Thanks for looking. lanc model-2 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-3 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-4 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-5 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-6 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-7 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-8 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-9 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-10 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-11 by matt wellington, on Flickr lanc model-12 by matt wellington, on Flickr Edited February 4, 2018 by matt_w Duplicate image removed 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I do like that, it's very nice. I would be interested to learn how you attach the rigging, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted February 4, 2018 Author Share Posted February 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, Roger Newsome said: I do like that, it's very nice. I would be interested to learn how you attach the rigging, Simply stretched sprue, a dab of superglue and a lot of patience! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 1 minute ago, matt_w said: Simply stretched sprue, a dab of superglue and a lot of patience! Thanks Matt. I'm just reading a book about Bomber Command so perfect timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Turned out very well. I've got the Revell BI in the pending file at the mo, can re-start it now I've got a replacement canopy back from Revell. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 I've got that in my stash. Relieved to hear that it goes together OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 That's nicely done, Matt. I do like a good Lancaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Beautiful Lancaster 👍 ... Im sure W/C Gibson would be proud of your reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted February 4, 2018 Share Posted February 4, 2018 Nice work Mattt, lovely smooth finish and the transparencies appear to have gone on well. Oh teeny-wheeny issue would be that the outer exhausts on the outboard engines exited UNDER and not over the wings so that there was hardly ever any staining on the upper wings there. Examination of photos will show the occasional light stain but nothing like that from the other six exhausts. Just something to keep in mind for your next dozen Lancs, heh heh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Thanks all! It mostly goes together ok, some bits need a bit of sanding & filing such as the bomb bay cover for the bouncing bomb. The decals have a lot of clear space, especially for the walk lines on the wings and the lettering. For the walk lines cut them into two parts before applying as they silver terribly. Luckily I had a nice sharp knife to trim it all once it had been stuck down, but no amount of decal fix/gloss seemed to help. Horatio, one of these is enough. I never seemed to "get into" building it until paint time. Plus I need the shelf space for when the new 1/72 C17 is released! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Superb. Looks a lot better than my efforts a few years ago, my green and brown came out too dark, yours looks fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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