Airfix 1/72 Avro Lancaster B.III (Special) The Dambusters

[StephenCJ]

A friend at work was telling me his primary school teacher was in the Dambuster raid.  Top stuff a local bloke in such an important mission.  I gonna build his plane.  Bought the kit and Eduard Big Ed and blow me down I can't find any reference to a Brian Mattingly DFC on that mission.  I came to the conclusion teachers tell S*** Stories to impress the kiddies.  The build is going to be fun, never had so much PE to play with.

 

I am on holidays from Fools Paradise and I want a large project to keep me entertained and hopefully this project will end up going well as my last few have not been so satisfying.  I have been trying Vallejo paint, I find it very soft and scratch the paint off with my fingernails.  A real Gordon Ramsay moment.

 

Box art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking 

 

Stephen

 

 

[StephenCJ]

I have started on the cockpit PE.

 

PE instructions.

 

 

 

PE.  As you can see I have cut out some bits and they have been installed with no problems but the seat is going to be some fun. 

 

 

Seat instructions.  There are 17 parts to make up the pilot's seat.

 

 

 

Seat part 44 back and front.

 

   

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Stephen

 

[Thom216]

Sweet! Nice to see another Lanc in the hanger! I'm a recent convert to the 1/72 bombers, so I will be watching avidly. Good luck.