lordhinton Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) Hey all! new to the forum here! the reason i have joined is i wanted to share with you all my Lancaster build i am currently doing. the complete kit was given to me by one of my mums friends as a birthday present on the 21st. i have dabbled in a couple of air fix kits in the past (including a Lancaster), a Chinook and a Boeing 747. i will have to say though, they were built to a poor standard back when i was 13. 2 years ago i built a model railway that was fully built and detailed so i have learnt many skills in painting/model building from this. i sold that on a year ago and haven't done anything until this. i look forward to building the kit from start to finish and hope to learn a few new techniques along the way currently as i have been waiting for access to the forum from the admins i am on part 4 but i have been taking photos so i will upload them in a separate post then following on from that i will post updates of one or two parts out of the 125 part build thank you for reading -lordhinton Edited December 22, 2013 by lordhinton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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lordhinton Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) --## UPDATE ONE ##-- (i will learn how to use the macro on my camera to take photos) also sorry if my grammar is out! part 1. After i had sorted out all the parts to the kit and made sure that everything was there i got straight into the action after finding the remnants of my old modelling tools. the first parts of the nose went together very easily and i went onto adding all of the stringers to it with no problem (i've discovered there's a lot of these!!) Part 2. building the left hand outer wing this was an interesting part as the instructions said that pva was to be used to hold the parts together. i used a set square and pva on the first part then figured if i was to do that it would take me over 2 weeks to construct one part of the kit. so i went looking around and remembered that UHU glue used to work well with (pretty much everything on my old model railway) so i went onto use that and had the wing put together in 10 minutes using the setsquare. then i left it to dry and its solid as a rock then went on to covering it in the stringers and added the first engine mount. Part 3. building the cabin. This part went together pretty fast for what it is. i made sure that everything was accurately placed at 90* before letting it set. Part 4 building the pilots seat and more stringers! Here i had to fabricate the pilots chair with the supplied materials. went onto follow the instructions to make a good looking chair. (im proud of this!) the cushions are made from shaped pieces of the supplied balsa. More stringers! those stringers look very out of shape in the photo but they honestly don't feel and look to bad here on my desk! thanks for reading through, i will post the next update as soon as the next part is complete! - Lordhinton Edited December 22, 2013 by lordhinton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mozzy19 Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Wow! That looks amazing! Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Wow! That looks amazing! Sean thanks tis certainly the biggest model ive ever come across, the wingspan is apparently 3ft2" in total! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somnas Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looks great! I have built a couple of rc balsa models before joining the plastic hobby so this build is really interesting to me, also because I really like the Lancaster (I am currently building one). I haven't tried the UHU glue, does it cure fast? Otherwise I would go with thin CA glue as much as possible on a build like this, it sure speed things up if the fit of the model is good enough to allow it. Cheers, Erik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gibson Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Good luck. Have a look here: http://tedtaylor.hobbyvista.com/157-big-lancaster/page-157-lancaster.html Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kl Kyk Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Lovely work, I am seriously envious of this! Would it be possible for you to put a ruler or something in the photo (not every single time!) just to give an idea of how big this thing is going to be? Even a pot of Humbrol paint (other brands are available) sitting next to the pilot's seat would bring it home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Hello, thanks for the input I'll put something in the photos for size The uhu glue touch dries in around 5 minutes and settles down well. Its a little messy but it's very easy to remove excess glue. I use loctite on the smaller parts Thanks -Lordhinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Also adding onto this, does anyone know of any model shops in Leicestershire. That are still around, all my local ones near the city are gone edit heres a size comparison to a pack of cards: Edited December 23, 2013 by lordhinton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looks nice so far. I heard that Domino toys on Leicester High street have now shutdown. That was the only one I know of there. Up the A46 in Newark there is a good shop whose name escapes me(Might be Access models?). In Lincoln (A shortish trainride away) we have B & H models. Cheers Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looks nice so far. I heard that Domino toys on Leicester High street have now shutdown. That was the only one I know of there. Up the A46 in Newark there is a good shop whose name escapes me(Might be Access models?). In Lincoln (A shortish trainride away) we have B & H models. Cheers Pete thanks, yes my old shop dominoes has now shut down along with the pricier model zone so im stuck for choice, ill check them both out soon when i need my first bit of paint! (next issue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) --## UPDATE TWO ##-- parts 5 and 7 (part 6 later as i dont have the paint for that!) part 5 adding details to the cabin i had to add what looked like it could be some sort of table? along with a raised floor and 2 poles for holding onto i assume also had to glue more side supports to it along with a wooden stringer holding them all into place also twos a pair, i had to build 2 seats for something (possibly cockpit?) these went together fairly easy apart from the crease line in the metal was in the wrong place causing them to not fit so i had to bend them back flat then bend about 1mm along for them to fit. part 7 building the wing tip this was dead easy. the main two parts of the wing had to be bent then glued to shape of the wing until dry. all of the supports were glued into place before putting the top part on and holding in place with tape whilst the glue dries. i will post a photo after i have filed the tip to shape when its dry. later on to day or tomorrow i am going to attack the wallet with a model shop for all of the paint supply's thanks for reading -lordhinton Edited December 23, 2013 by lordhinton 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 You might want to invest in a set of modelling clamps - it would work out cheaper than tape. I use two different sizes: The larger ones were four for a quid in my local pound shop. The smaller ones are more powerful - I think they were eight for £2.50 at a model railway exhibition. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 You might want to invest in a set of modelling clamps - it would work out cheaper than tape. I use two different sizes: The larger ones were four for a quid in my local pound shop. The smaller ones are more powerful - I think they were eight for £2.50 at a model railway exhibition. i plan to get hold of some clamps soon, i used to use wooden clothes pegs that had strong springs on them, used to do the job just fine. but for now as i didn't have anything other than tape to clamp it together, tape it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) i found a model shop in anstey! i got every bit of paint that i have found to be needed apart from the black that i originally went for! i know one thing though, these humbrol paints have gone up in price! £12.25 worth's there! i remember when the paints were £1.35 each, i ended up paying £1.75 each for them, but i needed them so dont mind. also picked up some brushes and model filler. (yet again my flash making everything a different colour) Edited December 23, 2013 by lordhinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 24, 2013 Author Share Posted December 24, 2013 --## UPDATE TWO ##-- Part 6 the old rolls! this was enjoyable to go together, very easy and simple to do! also i like engines so that helps i love this, so much detail on it! would be nice if there was some Rolls Royce etches to put on there to complete it Also i have primed and brush painted the propeller. so far i have done the yellow with 3 or 4 thin coats to get the look i wanted Part 8 Completing the early stages of the cockpit i have added all of the stringers to this and its now ready to be sanded smooth and sprayed black before going on to add the cockpit details thanks for reading -lordhinton 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Good thing you're a lord - it seems like you'd need a stately home to display this monster! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 25, 2013 Author Share Posted December 25, 2013 Good thing you're a lord - it seems like you'd need a stately home to display this monster! i haven't got one of those on the way any time soon my plan is 20lbs?(maybe stronger) fishing line, holes in the roof, and some joists in the loft! i will display it somehow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Parts 126-1,78456 have the step by step Stately home Ver nice work so far Can you get this as a complete kit?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 25, 2013 Author Share Posted December 25, 2013 Parts 126-1,78456 have the step by step Stately home Ver nice work so far Can you get this as a complete kit?? haha! i don't have that part im not sure if you can, take a look on hatchette's website, or maybe email them about it see if they will, the only reason im building this is because it was given! i wouldn't be paying the £625 for the complete issue collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Lord hinton Incredibly STUNNING start 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 25, 2013 Author Share Posted December 25, 2013 Lord hinton Incredibly STUNNING start thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordhinton Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 --## UPDATE THREE ##-- part 9 & 10 part 9 was dead easy and took me no more than 10 minutes to put together properly! part 10 was the main body part that the wings fix to (i assume?). this fixed to part 9 and has extra parts to hold the fuel tank in part 11 in place. the same again will be added to the other side in a later issue to form 2 fuel tanks. part 11 ive discovered that all planes should run on something that isn't diesel i dont like fuel tanks no more.. made a pigs ear of this, hopefully the second is better. i might buy issue 11 again so i can give this one another go. but then again its hidden so im not sure. ( i will edit this with a picture of the fuel tank tomorrow, internet's proving to be a pain) thanks for reading -lordhinton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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