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How easy / difficult would it be to build an Andover from the 748? Just a new tail in the main? Cheers, WV908

Genuinely some of the nicest and most interesting builds i’ve ever seen, especially the Draken / Red Arrow I’d love to see someone tackle a Fireflash in the same-ish scale though! Cheers, WV908

Eventually found it; Cheers, WV908

Hi John, i’ve used both and had no fun Cheers, WV908

Another of my memory failings, a few years ago there was a build topic on an RAN / RAAF / RNZAF (I know...) Vampire or Venom by one of the well know Naval modellers on here. The aircraft which was the focus of the build was a squadron mascot / pet that survived beyond the end of the type and I recall still survives in a certain state to this day. Now, i’m fairly sure it was a RAN Venom but it could be from anywhere ‘down under’ as that is all I remember. Is anyone able to help me find the topic in question as it was a rather long thread with a goldmine of info Cheers, WV908

The flared one is wider at the back than at the front - the front will be the fuselage profile and the rear will be the turret profile. For your chosen airframe you’ll want the flared fairing Cheers, WV908

Hi Adam - only the very early B.I’s had the parallel turret fairing, so unless you are building a very early production Lanc (first few batches) you want the flared fairing. Saying that though, most early B.I’s that survived long enough to have refits gained the flared fairing anyway - prime examples being R5868 and W4783 IIRC, the mod was all to do with airflow deflection issues over the turret There is more info on this on one of the HK Lancaster threads and elsewhere on the site Cheers, WV908

Please do. Modifying, cutting and shutting the flightpath set to fit is not fun, especially if you intend to have the bay doors open and flaps down.... I’ve only picked back up recently on the conversion, puttying and making bits fit. I retained the Conway engine back end as I wish to be able to use the flaps. The whole affair is a sorry cut and shut job of the resin and there’s very little left of the fuselage structure after it’s been hacked out. A not so small amount of resin has also been removed and the bay doors sanded to almost paper thickness at one end to make it all fit. That and i’m also only letting anyone see the topside at present as the underwing profile is completely different at the leading edge 😭 Cheers, WV908

Thanks! A few little tweaks and that’s about as close to a BBMF pilot as we can get. I may buy a couple to modify them to suit the rest of the crew - PA474 sometimes has four crammed into the cockpit. Cheers, WV908

Quick question - i’m Building PA474 from the HK kit and it will be in flight so.... I need a crew! Can anyone recommend suitable figures to model the BBMF crew? I ideally just need the two pilots, navigator and someone to fill either the mid or rear turrets. If the pilot figure is also suitable for Spits and Hurris then great as there’ll be one of each escorting her Cheers, WV908

Good lord this thing is huge! Had a pick through the parts last night and i’m extremely impressed. My only gripe with it so far is the lack of any instrument panel decals, so airscale will be getting an order from me. Now to wait for Kitsworld to release their Leader / PA474 Decal set (which they’ve confirmed is coming) and for someone to do treaded mainwheels. The only other aftermarket that I think i’d want for the Lanc is a dedicated crew set and stand. From the parts, I think we can safely say there will be a B.I FE boxing and a tall boy / grand slam boxing in future. Not sure about dam buster though Cheers, WV908

I tend to just go by historical accuracy. If the real aircraft had them, my model gets them.

Bam! Wallet has been hit, going a bit green now (the wallet, not just me) PA474 is on her way. Let’s see if in two days she can make the journey that takes me 50 mins..... Then hopefully it’s Merry Christmas to err, me? Cheers, WV908

No problem I’m still waiting for ‘the hit’ - it’s not happened yet so it’s unlikely it will arrive before Christmas now Cheers, WV908

Ooh I got a photo embedded from facebook! That’s a first. I’ve not really done much to it yet apart from buying aftermarket decals and cleaning up the flash. There’s some mould imperfections but it’s nothing a skim of filler won’t be able to solve. I understand there’s still a few of the 20 kits left. Mine was 9 and I know 12 has gone. This is the contact email for the bloke who makes the kits if anyone wants to try and grab one; [email protected] Cheers, WV908

Mine has arrived too. Not looked at the canopy yet, but the decals will definitely have to go - the rest of the kit is brilliant though. Is anyone able to offer assistance on how I need to cut the wing for the fold? I’m a bit perplexed by different panel lines on the top and bottom of the wing. Cheers, WV908

Go on, treat yourself! After all it is Christmas. I’ve just sorted my invoice for 009, so that’s only 11 left! anyone have any ideas on their chosen airframe? I’ve decided on XL502 and will be looking at folding the wings Cheers, WV908

Hi Bentwaters81tfw, I’ve received the same, looks like we’ve both managed to bag one. I forgot that Elvington has a Gannet, XL502... so that’s three aircraft for me to decide between.... Cheers, WV908

Email sent, let’s see if I get lucky! Torn between doing Yeovilton’s or Newark’s if I manage to bag one. Cheers, WV908

Must.... resist..... argh it would take up the space planned for a mythical 1/32 Bucc.... 😭 Cheers, WV908

I’ve got my pre-order in with Rails of Sheffield (I feel odd buying non-railway stuff from there haha) and no money has been taken yet. The poor wallet is hiding in the corner just waiting for it to spring.... Cheers, WV908

Thanks for the reply Denford, It will be a shame if they don’t do the IV. I’m sure someone will be along with a conversion kit if they don’t. Cheers, WV908

This went a bit quiet post release very quickly. Has anyone dove into their kit properly yet, or is everyone waiting for the Mk.IV? I thought that with the flyer / survivor markings people would be going nuts for this, but I haven’t even picked this one up yet - and I really adore the Blenheim Cheers, WV908

Nice idea, but I thought the hit and miss ‘lets model the plastic abomination* / prototype’ culture died in the late 80’s? Anyway it’ll be interesting to see what Anigrand’s take on it is, and I may be in the market for one if it looks convincing. Either that or wait three/four/five years for an Airfix one. *recycled bits of an earlier BAE project + RTP’d tornado 😭 landing gear Cheers, WV908

😲 Message sent! Cheers, WV908