Darius at Home Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 No further progress until the 1:48 Sanger B-47 is complete, but this is how far I have got to date. My inspiration was a set of 1:48 Tamiya Lancaster kit wings and tailplane parts that were offered for sale on eBay - and which I subsequently acquired. The fuselage is a large hunk of balsa shaped with a surform and sandpaper to profiles enlarged from an old "Avro York" booklet by Profile Publications. The decals are home made on an inkjet printer. Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I remember this... very ambitous work I gues you've got one of those Mattel vacforming machines by the looks of the shape & style of the styrene sheets you've been pulling. Wish I could have laid my hands on one... I had to build my own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Wow Looking forward to this one Love too see this when its all finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeEaton Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Looking great! Saw your work over on ARC, very nice stuff! Keep us posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Very nice indeed - as a matter of interest where do you keep all of these monsters - on the roof - the advantage of living in a top floor flat? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Man oh man....first a scratchbuilt 1/48 Halifax, now this! I give up......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1POB Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 I remember this... very ambitous work I gues you've got one of those Mattel vacforming machines by the looks of the shape & style of the styrene sheets you've been pulling. Wish I could have laid my hands on one... I had to build my own Mike, Is this what you are after. Prices seem reasonable (and this one has been "tuned"!): http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Vintage-1962-Mattel-...1QQcmdZViewItem Ta, Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 The York was back on the table this Sunday and I made some progress in the cockpit using the one and only photo that I could find on the net of the main instrument panel. I scratch built the seats and yokes and used the balsa vac-form masters for the floor and front console as they strengthen the rather thin vac-formed outer skins. I was going to cheat and use an Eduard zoom Lancaster instrument panel but the York is much different - having both a pilot and copilot. I will therefore have to scratch build the panel in the same fashion as I did for the Sanger Shackleton. Mike Grant's instrument decals make this a much less daunting prospect. Darius PS - if anyone has some Avro York cockpit interior pics to share they would be very useful...(unless they show something completely different form what I have done, in which case I don't want to know :o ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Very impressive work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 I have photos of the interior of Cosford's York, if they'd be of any use. That York is still in original condition, with all four crew positions; the Duxford York deleted the engineer/radio operator's positions, and pushed the bulkhead forward, making the cargo compartment bigger. Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 I have photos of the interior of Cosford's York, if they'd be of any use. That York is still in original condition, with all four crew positions; the Duxford York deleted the engineer/radio operator's positions, and pushed the bulkhead forward, making the cargo compartment bigger.Edgar Edgar If you have any photos of the main cockpit, seats, instrument panels and sidewalls they would be of great use. PM sent. Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miduppergunner Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Hmmmm this is a nice topic....... David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Hello Darius Stunning and ambitious and masterly realised. Really impressive, cheers Stef (#6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smiffy Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Now this is very impressive. I love what you're doing here.......fantastic stuff. I'm umming and ahhing over the new 72 nd conversion that was in Scale Aircraft modelling actually. (I think I'm gonna cave in and get it) Really lookin' forward to seeing more progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Photos sent; if anyone else is contemplating this conversion, please be aware that the York's wingspan was identical to that of the Lancaster. The wings were not stuck onto the wider fuselage; the fuselage was expanded outwards, deleting part of the wings/flaps, and bringing the prop blades very(!!) close to the fuselage (it must have been a heck of a racket.) I remember dark rumours that Paragon were about to do a conversion; where's Neil, when we need him? Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted October 3, 2007 Author Share Posted October 3, 2007 Photos sent; if anyone else is contemplating this conversion, please be aware that the York's wingspan was identical to that of the Lancaster. The wings were not stuck onto the wider fuselage; the fuselage was expanded outwards, deleting part of the wings/flaps, and bringing the prop blades very(!!) close to the fuselage (it must have been a heck of a racket.)I remember dark rumours that Paragon were about to do a conversion; where's Neil, when we need him? Edgar Edgar - many thanks. As I suspected I will need to re-model the cockpit. Firstly the throttle controls are on the ceiling, not on a central lower console as I have currently modelled. Still, your photos will help me greatly with this. I reckon Neil's conversion will be issued when I am about 95% complete!!! Darius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted December 22, 2007 Author Share Posted December 22, 2007 The York was back on the bench today. I attached the vac-formed tailcone and modified the balsa rear fuselage to accept the Tamiya tailplanes. I also amended the cockpit by removing the previously installed throttle quadrant and scratch-building an instrument panel using plastic card and Mike Grant's instrument dial decals. Tomorrow I will have a go at the overhead throttle controls and attach the cockpit/nose to the main balsa fuselage. Darius PS - Many thanks to Edgar and Ryan for the York cockpit photos and to David for the York cutaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Very nice Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markc Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Only caught up with this thread from the last update. As others have already said, impressive work, and looking good so far Look forward to seeing it as it progresses. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary West Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 who's a clever boy then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan the rabbit Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Show off.. Happy Christmas Darius. All the best, Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darius at Home Posted May 25, 2008 Author Share Posted May 25, 2008 (edited) Back on the bench today - the balsa fuselage was partially skinned with plasticard, leaving a strip on each fuselage side for the "porthole" windows. The plasticard was glued on with cyano and the joints filled with Humbrol filler. The intention is to paint the window strip black and the "skin" this with clear acetate sheet. The portholes will be masked with circular "label" stickers of the correct diameter. After painting, the circles will be removed leaving a glazed window effect. That's the theory anyway ... Darius Edited May 25, 2008 by Darius at Home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bexwh773 Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Looking amazing Darius, I thought Id seen everything, but this beastie is just outstanding Bexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzH Posted May 25, 2008 Share Posted May 25, 2008 Now this is model making!! I though vac-form was radical! Looks great, huge admiration for anyone who attempts a project like this from scratch. Great work, look forwards to seeing more of this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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