galgos Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) My offering is one that I started some years ago but which has been shelved for one reason or another (most of them Messerschmitt Bf110G-4s!). It's the Tamiya 1/48th Lancaster which I'm building with Eduard flaps, Belcher Bits nacelles and Eduard internal fuselage details. It's probably about on the 30% complete mark, but some of what has been done so far will be reworked so that I'm more satisfied with it, so in the early stages I'll be going "backwards" most noticeably the wing surfaces. Max Edited January 9, 2011 by galgos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) A little background history to my Lancaster: It will be finished (hopefully) in the markings of 467 squadron Lancaster ME453, lost with all its crew on 3 March 1945 whilst attacking the Dortmund-Ems Canal near Ladbergen. It was shot down by either Heinz Schnaufer or Georg Greiner, both flying Bf110G-4's, the former based at Gutersloh, the latter Dortmund. The plane crashed on farmland belonging to the Langkamp family in the village of Pentrup. I visited the site two years ago and spoke at length to Herr Heinrich Langkamp, an 8 year old boy in 1945, who showed me the areas where the main wreckage was and some of the bodies: And I left a commemorative plaque on a tree facing the fields: I have several small pieces of the Lancaster which were found by a local aviation enthusiast who has a metal-detector, including some exploded 0.303 shell casings which were produced in 1944 at Radway Green in Cheshire: This model is a further homage to the crew and all of those who gave their lives in Bomber Command in WW2. Max Edited January 10, 2011 by galgos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 And I left a commemorative plaque on a tree facing the fields: That was a nice thing to do. I'll watch this with great interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I'll be watching this one with interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benskipper Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) Good idea Galgos and very commendable. Top banana award for the plaque, very decent of you to do that almost 65 years later. Good show. Edited January 9, 2011 by benskipper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 I wanted my Lanc to have its flaps lowered so I used the Eduard P/E set: which was a fiddly job but finally ended up looking ok: The next job was cutting off the flap area on the wing: which went ok. The panel lines on the wings surfaces and on the ailerons are far too heavy and will be sanded back to a better representation. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Watching this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 There are quite a few faults with the Tamiya Lancaster, one of the most obvious is the position of the window by the wireless operator's position. As moulded in the kit, it's too far forward and needs correcting. I put a piece of card behind the existing window and drew through it to get its size and shape. Then I cut it out and stuck it using PVA in its proper position before drilling the four corners and centre. I put strips of masking tape to define the edges then took the card off. The new window was cut out fairly accurately but still needs a bit of tidying up. The old position will be filled with plasticard. The windows along the fuselage sides have also been added, though by the time that ME453 was produced these had become redundant so they'll be filled and sanded prior to painting. Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avro683 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Great start Max. Just a thought, a friend of mine at model club (Stever219 of this site) has suggested in the past using the kit clear part to fill in the wrongly located window aperture and use Krystal Klear to glaze the new window, a task which can of course be done towards the end of the build. Keep up the good work. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Robertson Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 An excellent start Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 (edited) I'll be going "backwards" Nothing new there of course. Not bad I suppose - and I trust you will be making some of the other necessary corrections, of which I know you are aware. However I see that you have not attempted to correct the fuselage section error. Tut tut. Mind you not much progress given you started it so long ago!! Oh and in anticipation of your reply - do be careful - at your age. old boy. Edited January 20, 2011 by miduppergunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 I'll be going "backwards" Nothing new there of course.Not bad I suppose - and I trust you will be making some of the other necessary corrections, of which I know you are aware. However I see that you have not attempted to correct the fuselage section error. Tut tut. Mind you not much progress given you started it so long ago!! Oh and in anticipation of your reply - do be careful - at your age. old boy. Oh dear, not YOU again!! B****r off!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Those flaps look fantastic, though I suspect they were the definition of 'fiddly'. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted January 25, 2011 Author Share Posted January 25, 2011 My intention is to have the main door open on my Lanc with crew etc standing around pre-op. As such of course some detail needs adding to the fuselage interior so a flare shute is a "must". Details of progress and test fits: I enlarged an interior drawing to scale size to get an idea of the shute size and angle....... .......then built it from plasticard. Some of the wiring will be added from 0.2mm leadwire when painted. A trial fit to make sure it looks more or less right. As can be seen from this shot, I've already added some of the internal framing of the fuselage. Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz greenwood Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Nice work on the flare chute Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antony Robertson Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Some fantastic work going on here! Antony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Those flaps look fantastic, though I suspect they were the definition of 'fiddly'.Dan Not that bad in fact.... surprising in fact. Mind you 1:48 scale does help. And I have to admit that the flaps are all I have done towards a like model - in the last few months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 I've been doing some work on the gun turrets. The things supplied with the kit looked more like matchsticks than .303 Brownings so I sent for some beautiful turned brass ones for all three turrets. Since it seems as though most rear gunners opted to cut a section, or all, of the perspex from the turret to improve their ability to spot nightfighters, I decided to do the same. With a section open, and the accurate barrels, adding some detail to the turret was essential - all based on contemporary photographs. Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Wow, they're works of art in themselves. Almost seems a shame to paint them ! Enjoying your build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Those barrels are of course superb. Remains to be seen of course if the standard of workmanship compliments them. By the way old boy you can of course disclose the source of such purchases if you wish, on this site I believe. Some might like to know. And the turret is indeed encouraging. Clearly your pupilage has been beneficial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) I'm using the Eduard PE set to provide extra detail with the navigator and w/op's equipment as well as the pilot's seat. The map on the nav's table is a scaled down one drawn on the actual operation on the final night of Lancaster ME453! It struck me as curious that the kit provides an H2S dome, but no internal "black boxes" so i had to scratch build the Rx/Tx, display and support structure. Max Edited February 6, 2011 by galgos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 She's coming together nicely Max, love the detail you're treating her too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 A bit more work on the starboard side of the fuselage, including the ladder down into the bomb-aimer's section. I enlarged some plans to scale size then made one out of stretched sprue. There's no doubt in my mind that the ladder WAS painted yellow on the wartime Lancs; I've studied many contemporary photos where the tonal variation of the monochrome pictures indicate that the ladder was lighter than the rest of the interior but the clincher is that the nose section of DV372 (PO-F of 467 squadron) displayed in the IWM is as authentic as it gets, and her ladder is yellow! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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