Bjorn Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Here is a rather odd Lancaster! Sweden bought one ex-RAF Lanc in 1951 as a testbed for Swedish jet engines planned for Saab Lansen and Draken. This aircraft was designated Tp 80 and flew a great number of test flights 1951-56. However, the engine project was abandoned and instead, it was used for test of afterburners. Sadly, it was lost in a crash in 1956. I used Revell's model (Airfix' was not released when this project started) and a conversion set from Top Gun. I also added some details to the Merlin engine. The Top Gun set was far from good. Poor fitting and lots of small holes in the plastic. I used Tamiya Colours and Vallejo aluminium. Decals came from my own archive. Another oddity is the twin tail wheel, which also is placed behind the location of the original one. The underside of the original had to be strengthened because of the jet engine. The rest is OOB, apart from some invisible extra detailing in the wheel bays... I kept the weathering to a minimum, since this aircraft seemed to have been rather well maintained. A few years after the delivery, it was stripped from colour - but this scheme was more interesting than a simple bare metal finish. A last picture. I hope you like this rare-seen Lanc! 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 very nice work, thought about this conversion many times, but i ll need bigger shelf first.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 An interesting and well executed project Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Wow, what a beast! Lovely build of a rare bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonkeyVong Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Nicely built, interesting subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Impeccable build of a very interesting subject! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skids Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Unusual but it looks stunning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 fantastic build and very intresting one, not seen one these before, very nice detail on the engine, great job on the paint and the finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Lovely build, great to see a different Lancaster than the normal Lanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's a disease Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 What I find great is, you have an archive for decals! That's a lot of decals! This is a really unique aircraft. I didn't even know it existed. Really excellent. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Fantastic and unique Lancaster build, great to see these rarities getting some attention, especially build so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Lovely stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Very different, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Excellent job! very interesting subject and superb conversion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Brilliant build, Bjorn! Now there's a Lancaster I've thought about building myself. Another oddity about this Lanc, besides the jet engine and the twin tail wheels, is that the tail wheels were retractable (to protect them from the jet blast, presumably). Despite the problems with the conversion set, where did you get it from? Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Just great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 That is a nicely done, and unusual Lancaster! Great work, very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Very interesting build and very well executed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Thanks, all! Brilliant build, Bjorn! Now there's a Lancaster I've thought about building myself. Another oddity about this Lanc, besides the jet engine and the twin tail wheels, is that the tail wheels were retractable (to protect them from the jet blast, presumably). Despite the problems with the conversion set, where did you get it from? Regards, Jason Jason: Thanks! I got the conversion set from Rebell Hobby in Sweden. It has been out of production for many years - in fact the recommended model is Matchbox! - but a few years ago a small batch was produced, but I think that they have sold them all by now. But if you are interested, contact Max at Rebell Hobby, www.rebell.com. Edited July 22, 2014 by Bjorn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindan Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 A fine model of an unusual aircraft. Well done for not painting too much exaust stain on the out side of the outboard engines. Cheers Lindan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 :clap2:Bjorn, STUNNING... The paint scheme reminds ME somewhat of what the artist Andy Warhol would produce and that is a Compliment SUPERB work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Wonderful model and a beautifully odd aircraft! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffter Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 More excellence. Thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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