SandyBay Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Fantastic skill on the weathering, it looks really realistic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Very nice Tom - i like that effect, a lot Tony thanks for the Pathe film. Now off to the spray booth to sort out my bald pate… 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Tom do not, I repeat knock yourself out about the walkway lines Look at the successor's walkways copyright warbird alley I believe Same basic wing structure, I thought I had seen these before 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Dear oh dear, Tom the state of this, its filthy man. Fear not I shall be venturing north shortly and will give her a good going over with some Lemon Pledge and my beloved aircraft shine enhancer tool as shown,. Worry ye not I'll have yer Lanc gleaming soon enough mate... Anil The Cleaner 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 20 hours ago, TheBaron said: That's what I call a wash and brush-up Tomo! Gorgeous. Can I book in to 'Chez Tomo's' for a restyle? Tony where oh where do you get these from? More importantly, what motivates one to wake up in the morning and think "ah yes, I must research some vintage footage of hair painting and moustache twirling". Needless to say you have changed my perception of the Bobby Charlton comb-over FOR EVER!!! 39 minutes ago, azureglo said: Dear oh dear, Tom the state of this, its filthy man. Fear not I shall be venturing north shortly and will give her a good going over with some Lemon Pledge and my beloved aircraft shine enhancer tool as shown,. Worry ye not not I'll have yer Lanc gleaming soon enough mate... Anil The Cleaner Almost as shiny as your racing spit sir. 2 hours ago, perdu said: Tom do not, I repeat knock yourself out about the walkway lines Look at the successor's walkways copyright warbird alley I believe Same basic wing structure, I thought I had seen these before Ah cheers Bill. Wasn't going to get miffed over it, just one of those things that bugs ya. Lovely piccie of the Shackleton too. This evening I have begun removing the masking. First is up the transparencies. These are taking almost as long to remove than to apply. So far so good. I have experienced some bleed here and there, and the odd rough edge, namely the quadrant on the canopy. Nothing that can’t be fixed by a little diligent application of a toothpick dipped in turps. I find this smooths the rough edges to an acceptable finish and (usually) removes any paint bleed. A slight touch up is required for the forward bomb aimer’s window. Overall I'm satisfied. I’ll spend some time finishing off the transparencies before removing the rest of the masking then onto final assembly (yeh I know I've got to glue them blinkin' guns back on). 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Wow, that's awesome looking indeed. As all others before! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Beautiful work on the Lanc! It's nice to see what a painted Lancaster model looks like (I have several in various stages of completion). Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 That looks damn fine sir. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Tomoshenko said: what motivates one to wake up in the morning and think "ah yes, I must research some vintage footage of hair painting and moustache twirling". A deep and abiding fascination with our lunatic species I guess Tomo! Should you ever be at a loose end one evening and think 'You know - I haven't seen any really good postwar hair-styling films for quite some time.' sir can do worse than to peruse the Pathe news archive on the Y-tube. Leonard Pountney and not Aleister Crowley was the true threat to civilization in Britain... Or you could just make a damn fine Lancaster! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motogpMatt Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 What a mighty fine lanc, one to be proud of, beautifully weathered too, top draw sir! 👌 Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Very nice Tom, lovely lovely Lanc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Splendid - love the dot weathering - something I've tried a couple of times with varying degrees of success - yours is superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 Thank you for the warm comments folks. On 1/29/2019 at 9:28 PM, TheBaron said: Leonard Pountney and not Aleister Crowley was the true threat to civilization in Britain... Interestingly Tony, rumour has it (urban myth, hearsay, "I read it in a book so it must be true!" whatever) that Mr Crowley and his followers used to gather together and underwent an intense period of concentration where they would focus on sending negative and evil vibes at Hitler... Tonight’s choice of beverage is a French Merlot. This will accompany the final serving of a beef stew (with dumplings and pearl barley) I cooked a few days ago after this update. I’m feeling ebullient – despite my car failing its MOT (first world problem). I got all the masking off with the exception of the undercarriage bays. Then I cleaned up the transparencies with a cocktail stick dipped in Sansodor and buffed up with a cotton bud. The navigation lights got a coat of klear and have come out well (sorry for blurry pick – trying to photograph black, shiny silver stuff and transparencies is a nightmare with an iPhone). The rear turret is now in place. You can’t see a lot of the detail I added, but you get glimpses of a busy inside. Flaps were added. But the biggest milestone is the installation of the upkeep mine and spinning assembly. I also added the Aldis lights. Now it does look like a Dambuster proper. The frame and mechanism were painted matt black to give it some contrast against the rest of the airframe. I will do some touch-ups and dry brushing later. In real life the contrast isn’t quite so strong, but the harsh direct lighting emphasises it. You’ll have to take my word for it and Bill’s (as a character witness) when he eventually sees it at the club meet. I ignored the kit instructions and painted the bomb red oxide. Apparently many were delivered fresh from the factory still in the red oxide primer, not having time to be painted green – although some undoubtedly were. Here’s a few more shots of the canopy and windows. More dry brushing and touch-ups then I will get the undercarriage sorted. Really enjoying the final run in. Back the weekend. 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Very nice Tom, very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Flippin' marvellous is what I says it is Tomo....!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 Seconded! Lovely plumage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Merlot good choice & a nice wine. The Lancs not bad either. Actually brilliant & a great model. As an aside this raid in May 1943 I was actually 4 years 7 months old. Just about to start my schooling. A year later Hitler started to try & get me with a doodlebug (V1) but missed. Ha Ha. Laurie 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 It’s all looking lovely with all the bits coming together and the weathering on. I must admit I thought the green looked a bit light when it first went on but it looks fine now. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Nice looking wear on her, and that red in a nice splash of color. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 That's looking really great. Your work on the internals, turrets, lights, canopy etc has turned this into a real gem. I have a standard (non-Dambuster) version of this kit in the stash, which I'd ike to build as a Tallboy aircraft, and this build is great inspiration. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 On 2/1/2019 at 12:16 AM, LaurieS said: Merlot good choice & a nice wine. The Lancs not bad either. Actually brilliant & a great model. As an aside this raid in May 1943 I was actually 4 years 7 months old. Just about to start my schooling. A year later Hitler started to try & get me with a doodlebug (V1) but missed. Ha Ha. Laurie I'm glad they missed Laurie (as I'm sure you and a good deal of other folk are too). On 2/1/2019 at 1:02 AM, AdrianMF said: It’s all looking lovely with all the bits coming together and the weathering on. I must admit I thought the green looked a bit light when it first went on but it looks fine now. Regards, Adrian I totally agree Adrian, and if I'm being honest I'm not 100% satisfied with it now. Bill and I had a number of email exchanges to this effect. It is as per the kit instructions, but my old HU30 (it's full of bits anyway) will be consigned to Humbrol heaven to be replaced by the colourcotes offering. Roight up then. Not far to go now. I got the undercarriage assembled. I span the wheels in some grey pastel dust to dispel the uniform tyre look. Yes I likes it. However, in this game there is always a sting in the tail (quite literally – see below). And I noticed that when I inserted the rear turret (it was quite a tight fit), it opened up the seam. Proper pain in the rear (quite literally). Anyroad I filled the gap with a bit of cyano and Mr Surfacer. The finished off with some Nato black with a dab of grey. I will give it a dry brush of silver or white just to blend it in with the rest of the underside, although the harsh lighting brings out the contrast. I added some exhaust stains to the underside of the outer engine nacelles. The outer exhausts of Lancs were affected by the wing dihedral which resulted in exhaust stains underneath the wing, not above as per the other engines. Finally on its own wheels. Got the fins on. A few more bits and bobs to go, but almost, almost there. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Not in the habit of writing stuff like this but, George is beautiful Looks tremendous Tomo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Wot he said👆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Wot they both said! K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaurieS Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Very nice Tomo great model made with a lot of patience. Very nice finish all the way around. Also a nice build episodes. Laurie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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