JWM Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 (edited) Hi A return to one of last RAF machines from my shelfs: two Avro Lancaster. I was not lucky with them.... They are reletive young models. I was constructing them together doing some cross-kiting and reshaping. They are made of Airfix mould from 1980s and the Revell one. Two relatively rare variants: B Mk I Special and B MK II. I've just started work on them when a news apperad on Net about release of Airfix new tool Lancaster including B MK II. And I was already doing scratch work on Bristol engined version using Revell kit.... Disaster! I lost heart to making it for more than year. Finally I finshed them but having not taste of satisfaction almost at all.... The B MK II is mostly the Revell kit but with resin copies of Airfix wheels, Airfix wheel bays, aftermarket bulged bomb bay doors and the bottom turret (EDIT: by Paragon, a bit modified), two Airfix cookies bomb inside, rised outer parts of wings, scratch build engines based on Airfix Halifax's Hercules ones with Italeri Wellington propellers.(2 resin copies and two injected). Decals (lettering) by Techmod. Very dull red. Markings LL670, JI-K2, 514 Sqn with yellow fin bands, RAF Waterbeach: I would like one day replace exhaust pipes by some more accurate aftermarket ones. Can anybody suggest me some product here? I was searching and did not found anything else then the complete conversion set. The Mk I Special is in markings of 617 Squadron YZ.C from March 1945, with high demarcation line and black (Night) undersurfaces. Revell engines with wheel bays and u/c with Airfix wheels, fronts of engines reshaped from Airfix (not Revell) with metal nets in cooler intakes (enlarged a bit compared to Airfix one - the same as I did in my York), paddle propellers from Revell: The Avro Lancaster family photo: Mancherster (scratch conversion) and York (CMR conversion) were posted separately some months ago... For the end additional cookie bomb (based on photo found in Net), of course hand painting: Now I have found, that It is available as decal, but in 1/48: http://www.kitsworld.co.uk/index.php?CATEGORY=5&SUB=6&THISPAGE=1&RADIOSORT=4&PICFILE=88&STKNR=88&STRH=3332&ORDN=2303&RNZ=298749 Comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited August 16, 2017 by JWM Switch to Flickr 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Great work ! Well done !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Thats a nice collection there, some good scratchbuilding too, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Excellent collection of Lancaster variants, J-W! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Definitely a nice collection of excellent builds and quite a variety of versions too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) HI Jerzy!!!! I have seen your nice Lancater couple and also enjoying all the fine job you did with them!!! Both variants are very nicely chosen and rare, just the type of "one of a kind" a real good modeler want to do. I have had the old Airfix very simple kit and one friend who wanted it badly as a collector item, offered many more thing in exchange and as i judged The Revell one was better I gave it to him, then after a very big lot of time after, I bought a reedition made by Revell Germany of the wonderful Revell Dambuster, and watched I didn't have been wrong; but after some more time, I went to the Revell dealer here and found a box that has the Lancaster with an Spitfire and a Hurricane......the price was very sugestive as has a very high discount and finally, after all the things I bough the box thinking the Lanc there was the old one.... AAhhhhh, SURPRISE!!! the one in the box with good companion was the new one with more than 200 parts and BTW, for me, a very intimidating kit with all that parts...... Hope one day can buy the Matchbox one, BTW for me a very elusive model, but looking at your work, trying to emulate the great job you did sounds too much high for a now not very experienced modeler as me......so first have to try small models and finish the P38.... I have taken note of all the things you did to each variant, and with all the resin copies of many goods for sure you have corrected many issues, and think that if that wonderful masterpieces are the results when you "Finally finshed them but having not taste of satisfaction almost at all.... " I was wondering how you work when you finish the kits with a huge lot of satisfaction...... Thank you very much for sharing, Cheers, Luis Alfonso Edited July 1, 2015 by Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatboydim Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 A lovely collection of Lancasters Jerzy. The York looks very good. Regards, Joe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Callahan Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 The bomb decal does actually appear to be in 1:72, though the example on the site does say 1:48 all over it. KW72031 is the number on the listing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 It must have Been gutting to do the work and then find airfix have released a new tool! However your conversion work is something to be really proud of and looks brilliant. Cracking work Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Lovely Lancasters! Excellent! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Great looking collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 Thank you Gentelmen for so many good words of support I appreciete them all. Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Very nice work and a great collection... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Many thanks Leoni... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Gosh mate, I only parted with a lot of cash for the CMR conversion before Airfix announced the Mk11. Quickboost do 'hedgehog' exhausts for the Beaufighter that could be good for your Lancaster. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted July 7, 2015 Author Share Posted July 7, 2015 Quickboost do 'hedgehog' exhausts for the Beaufighter that could be good for your Lancaster. Thank you Peter for this hint - I will try to buy them (2 of course ) Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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