Tony Whittingham Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) Hello canberraman, I did mine by counting the frames in the closeup pictures available in the Stewart Wilson book "Lincoln, Canberra, & F-111 in Australian Service". My assumption was that the frames were the same distance apart as a Lancaster. There are several good pix( pg.30,45 for example). My method was to count the number of frames between the rear transport joint and the strenghening fishplate on the fuselage. The Lincoln Warpaint 34 has some also. Added: I think the difference is about 4 frames. I spliced 2 Airfix dambuster Lancs together to make mine! Edited February 7, 2011 by Tony Whittingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Wasn't the Australian Lincoln longer? Not sure if the difference, if any, was in the nose or fuselage though! Hello canberraman,I did mine by counting the frames in the closeup pictures available in the Stewart Wilson book "Lincoln, Canberra, & F-111 in Australian Service". My assumption was that the frames were the same distance apart as a Lancaster. There are several good pix( pg.30,45 for example). My method was to count the number of frames between the rear transport joint and the strenghening fishplate on the fuselage. The Lincoln Warpaint 34 has some also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whittingham Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Wasn't the Australian Lincoln longer?Not sure if the difference, if any, was in the nose or fuselage though! Hello Tony C, As Far as I know the Aussie Lincoln Bombers were the same as RAF ones. Only the MR versions had extended noses. Hope this helps, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted March 8, 2011 Author Share Posted March 8, 2011 Hello, Ok, after what seems like an eternity things have moved on a bit over the last month and the Lincoln build is largely complete, and the first coats of paint have been applied. Firstly however, Neil's suggestion that the Flightpath fuselage length from aft of the wings to the tailplane being too long was rather concerning, but it seems to depend on which set of plans you study. Using the Warpaint plans it does look about right but against the SAM ones it does seem a bit long - I will leave it for you all to decide but at this late stage I am not inclined to do any further major surgery! The build was given a coat of Halfords primer whch exposed a number of flaws and scribing scars that were mainly filled with Tippex. The primer was then rubbed with 3200 grit Micromesh to give a nice smooth finish for top coating. The black undersides were applied using Humbrol 85 Satin Black rattle can spray. The upper fuselage and wings were brush painted with Xtracolor Medium Sea Grey. The black exhaust stripes were masked and painted in Revell matt black, props and antenna using appropriate Xtracolor enamels. A few small details were applied after painting. The final stage will be application of Klear, decals, weathering and then a final matt varnish. the end is finally in sight! Thanks for looking! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thankyousam Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 I'm surprised no one else has commented on this yet. It's inspiring to see a non-standard build like this coming together relatively quickly. Builds like this certainly encourage me to try something more challenging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Robertson Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 That looks great! Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Great work and a very striking colour scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 Lovely overgrown Lanc, great to see such a rare bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie C Posted March 9, 2011 Share Posted March 9, 2011 That Lincoln is coming on a treat Mark, really love the Bomber Command 50s colour scheme. Can't wait to see the finished result! All the best AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Gents Many thanks for the kind comments and words of encouragement. Hopefully I should be able to finally get the Lincoln ready for inspection by the end of the weekend - wife, shopping, grass cutting etc permitting! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave41184 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Amazing work so far - would love to have a go at something like this but it looks far too intimidating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Just caught up on this one. She's looking very promising indeed. Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowmk9 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Yep she does look very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil B. Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 nice work! i'm in the middle of converting an airfix lancaster into a manchester I. sometime in the future i'd like to build a lincoln too so its been really interesting to see your thread mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Brilliant work, looking forward to see her finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) Have finally decided enough is enough, the Lincoln is now as finished as it’s going to be, and is there for viewing in the Completed Builds section (see pix at http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...howtopic=61441). Here's a few shots I took as the build concluded. A pair of Avro heavywights - seen here with Shackleton AEW.2 The final lap of this marathon journey was not without its dramas! During painting and finishing I lost count of the number of times I snapped off some of the white metal props and had to sand back and reattach with CA! Learning point from this exercise is to always leave white metal props and other fragile components until the very last stage. I also had ‘issues’ with the main undercarriage which kept breaking under the Lincoln’s not inconsiderable weight (due to the large lumps of resin contained in the build). I would accordingly like to thanks RAF Colonel (James) for kindly supplying me several sets of spare main undercart legs which was a godsend. Prior to final completion, the whole model was given a couple of coats of Klear. This helped to give a smooth, shiny surface on which to apply the decals. These were sourced from my own decal bank and while not always entirely accurate, allow a reasonable representation of a Lincoln given that to my knowledge no aftermarket RAF Lincoln decals have been produced. It is also very difficult to source clear colour photos of Lincoln markings and stencilling in the MSG/Black Bomber Command scheme, and much of my reference for this build was the last surviving RAF Lincoln at the RAF Museum Cosford. After decaling, I began the weathering process by applying the excellent Promodeller (Flory) dark wash which really helped to accentuate the panel lines and gave a slightly more worn appearance. The airframe was then given a couple of coats of Vallejo spray can acrylic matt varnish. I am really impressed with Vallejo varnishes being that they are easy to apply, quick to dry and never appear to suffer any subsequent yellowing. Final stage was to apply the multi coloured exhaust streak and burn marks using Tamiya weathering sets. Avro Lincoln B.2 RF319/A of the RAF Wyton Radar Reconnaissance Flight is now finished and my contribution to this very enjoyable Lancaster Group Build concludes. For those who are interested, here is some information I have gathered on the RRF and its operations with the Lincoln during the 1950s. 1323 RRF formed on 2 October 1951 at RAF Wyton from a flight of 58 Sqn and was equipped with a mix of Canberras and Lincolns. The Lincolns were used to prove the usefulness of using H2S radar photo overlays to enable the impending V Bomber navigators to identify and pinpoint their targets on their own radar sets. The RRF flew intensiive sorties while building up a library of target overlays and developing H2S into a dedicated side looking reconnaissance tool. The Flight moved from Wyton to Weston Zoyland in Aug 1955 and the Lincolns soldiered on until Augsut 1957 when the Valiants of 543 Sqn assumed the task. Regards Mark Edited March 24, 2011 by canberraman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Wow Mark, that looks stunning, love the weathering and it's a great shot next to the Shackleton. A very inspiring build that to look at it, you wouldn't believe there was any drama's incurred, all well recovered from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Robertson Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 That is gorgeous, the Shackleton is pretty darn good too! Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie C Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Mark, That is a most marvellous rendition of the often forgotten Avro bomber. You've really done it justice and all that hard work, despite the trials and tribulations, has really paid off. All the best AC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Ooooh that looks rather nice, she looks beautiful in that scene IMO. Now you have completed the conversion, sod's law states a new tool Lincoln will be announced shortly. Come on airfix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowmk9 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Top Bombing! Great work and a beautiful result. The finished projects in this group build are doing the Avro legacy proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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