"To Remember The many" The Tamiya Lancaster 1/48

[The Spadgent]

Hey guys. Hope you’re all having a smashing bank holiday?

some progress. 😊

while the riveting continued 

i managed to glue the radiator things in.

The cowls also began to get glued.

look glue!! Real actual glue.

a little bit of peg pressure ensured a good ish fit.

There are however gaps.

pretty BIG ones but this got sorted with PPP.

Then smoothed down and left to dry.

I found myself looking in the manual, remember that? To find what to do next.

it seemed that the tail was the next logical  step.

what could go wrong? Easy peasy. 

This bit. Fine, look how BIG it is Grandma.

This one however the peg is too BIG, what were you thinking Tamiya?

So I trimmed and glued.

i tried a dry fit.

Hhhhhhaaannngggf on that doesn’t fit very well, it’s amost like I’ve put it on...... u p s i d e

D o w n....... now the different sized pegs make sense.  not a problem. I added some tet, prized em off and glued em back the right way up.

I did “I hope” the last bit of riveting and set about painting my 1:1 scale kitchen. Check the masking. 😉

Right oh. Another day another rivet.

backing paper off and you get a residue, not nice.

simply use water to dampen a cloth and wipe. Luckily I can feel little bumps while wiping down so it bodes well.

The tail fits better now.

Here’s a close up of kit rivets and my rivets on the fuselage. I’m happy with that.

The last few stubborn seams got some Mr S.

And I did a bit of a tidy up and a dry fit for fun.

Taking stock I decided the next step is to fit the canopy detail. Paint the remaining inside back plate, glue on the canopy ready for big painting. 😃

so here’s what’s left in PE interior land.

These get fitted to the inside of the canopy.

Aaaaand then fitted.

i fitted the side panels to the canopy with gator glue. (The white stuff) and checked for gaps.

its not a bad fit bit I’ve seen better. I need to fill those, probably PPP.

fingers crossed I can do more today as I’ve earned brownie points painting the kitchen.

Take it easy gents. Hope you all get a beer of two in as well as a bit of plastic fantastic. Oooh and I just discovered that the Lanc is at Cosford this year. 🕺 yessss.  Happy modeling you lot and thanks for looking.

 

Johnny boy.

[giemme]

Smashing update, Johnny!

 

She's looking great with canopy and rivets and all  

 

Not far for priming, I think? 

 

Ciao

[CedB]

Seconded!

Great riveting Johnny and good save on the tailplanes.

That canopy looks fantastic  

[Spookytooth]

Thirded there too.

 

Nice work on the kitchen 1:1 sir.

 

Enjoy the beer(s)

 

Simon.

[Biggles87]

Fourthed?

 

John

[Azgaron]

Very nice work! The rivets looks great!

 

Håkan

 

[TheBaron]

A delicious Bank Holiday offering Johnny. Dying to see what those rivets look like under paint....

[Martian]

Looks like you are on the home straight now. Nice rivet work.

 

Martian 👽

[Bigdave22014]

Smashing work Johnny Riveter!

Can I just check...this is still the Tamiya kit? not swapped it for an Italeri or similar?

With those gaps on the nacelles?

Horrifying 😲

[Buzby061]

The Lanc reproduction front section that we have at Avro Heritage, Woodford, will be there. It’s got everything except the smell. It will be accessible to the public. I’ll be at Cosford not with my museum guide hat on but in my Space Cadet herding capacity. 

 

Great at work on your Lanc, it will be something to behold when it’s finished. 

 

Pete

[Matt_]

"What what chaps. That'll confuse Jerry fighter pilot as he approaches for a strafing run."

 

"How odd. Vye on erz iz ze Lancaster flying upzide down?"

 

"Indeed. Yes. Should give the tailgunner a few extra seconds while the buggers are agog with confusion."

 

Can't wait to see how those rivets look.

[corsaircorp]

Really good riveting rosie Johnny Rivets !!

You did great ! It look the job Congrats !

Sincerely.

CC

[keefr22]

Neat work Johnny, some great progress!

 

Keith

[matteo44]

Great work!

[Ex-FAAWAFU]

Really coming along beautifully 

[Martian]

I just had a thought. Is there any way you could take a small piece of the wreckage and either incorporate it, unpainted, into the model or make a part from it and leave it unpainted so that, in a way the original aircraft lives on?

 

Martian 👽

[CJP]

The Tamiya Lancaster holds up well for its age - you are doing a fabulous job on it

CJP

[Anders_Isaksson]

On 5/23/2018 at 11:18 PM, The Spadgent said:

Why thank you.

If you look through this thread you’ll see where to move it to . I’ve moved mine, I wasn’t going to but I figured in for a penny and all that.😂. It’s slightly back a bit. Not too much of a pain to do but be careful all the changes can be a time sink and a half.

will you be doing a WIP? 

 

 

 

On 5/23/2018 at 11:51 PM, Ossington said:

About those windows.

While digging into the loft for something I didn't find, I did come across "Scale Models" the Jan 1976 issue, where the Grand Slam issue was being reviewed. From C. Rupert Moore himself:

"... the larger square window on each side of the fuselage should be moved back by .3 in.- this is an error also on the MAP scale drawings which should be corrected; a glance at any photograph showing this window on a full size Lanc. will show that the window is over the L.E. with its aft edge just forward of the centre line frame of the astro dome. The smaller window in front of these should also move back .125 in. to be correct."

 

Back then the kit cost £7.99.

 

A somewhat belated thanks for your input! (Somehow I forgot to turn on reply notifications for this thread.)

I'll use your info to move the window back a bit. Also, I just recieved the Belcher engines and they look the part for sure, looking forward to use them soonish.

 

I will contemplate doing a WIP here on BM but haven't decided yet. 

 

Thanks again!

[Mancunian airman]

I am about to start another Tamiya but it wont have the level of detail you have put in Johnny.

 

I have already made a start on back-filling the windows with 40 thou and I have also deepened the actual bomb-bay . . . .

 

Your aircraft is going to be something to behold . . .. .

 

[isaneng]

Hi Johnny,

 

The radiator things are exactly that, cooler matrices for the oil and water/coolant systems, very similar to your car. The rivet work is outstanding, it is quite pronounced on the real thing.

Cosford is being flown by my friend, I'll ask him to give you a wave!!

[Bell209]

That's looking beautiful, Johnny. Kind of wish I'd gone with the rivets, too...

[corsaircorp]

3 hours ago, Mancunian airman said:

I am about to start another Tamiya but it wont have the level of detail you have put in Johnny.

 

I have already made a start on back-filling the windows with 40 thou and I have also deepened the actual bomb-bay . . . .

 

Your aircraft is going to be something to behold . . .. .

 

Hello MA,

You actually deepened the bomb bay ???

Load of work indeed... Congratulations !, I'll let mine closed !☺️

You have a WiP for her ?

 

3 hours ago, Anders_Isaksson said:

 

 

A somewhat belated thanks for your input! (Somehow I forgot to turn on reply notifications for this thread.)

I'll use your info to move the window back a bit. Also, I just recieved the Belcher engines and they look the part for sure, looking forward to use them soonish.

 

I will contemplate doing a WIP here on BM but haven't decided yet. 

 

Thanks again!

Hello Anders,

They are great, but be carefull to the Air intake

Check out the model you will depict, I don't know if you have differents air intakes on your set ??

Hello Spad,

Great job, I'll may be working on my Lanc today 

Sincerely.

CC

[corsaircorp]

2 hours ago, isaneng said:

Hi Johnny,

 

The radiator things are exactly that, cooler matrices for the oil and water/coolant systems, very similar to your car. The rivet work is outstanding, it is quite pronounced on the real thing.

Cosford is being flown by my friend, I'll ask him to give you a wave!!

Hello Inaseng,

If you have a pic of what is visible from the access door... I'll be glad to see it.

I'll correct the door size and let it open...

Thank you beforehand.

Sincerely.

CC

[Anders_Isaksson]

7 minutes ago, corsaircorp said:

Hello MA,

You actually deepened the bomb bay ???

Load of work indeed... Congratulations !, I'll let mine closed !☺️

You have a WiP for her ?

 

Hello Anders,

They are great, but be carefull to the Air intake

Check out the model you will depict, I don't know if you have differents air intakes on your set ??

Hello Spad,

Great job, I'll may be working on my Lanc today 

Sincerely.

CC

Are you referring to the big air intake or the smaller ones on the sides? I don't have the set at hand when writing this so can't check if there are different versions of the air intakes.

[corsaircorp]

7 minutes ago, Anders_Isaksson said:

Are you referring to the big air intake or the smaller ones on the sides? I don't have the set at hand when writing this so can't check if there are different versions of the air intakes.

Yes exactly !

My Belcher set as bigger air intakes for the interior engine nacelles.

But this feature has been installed on the Lancs designed for the Tiger force as a kind of tropicalization...

So some Lancs has this bigger air intake and some has only the normal ones...

The bad new is there is no rules, It's a a check your subject matter !

I did a moulding of the little air intake, will do a second one

Because, Phantom has originally only the little ones.... 

So if you need it... PM me and I will make a set for you...

That's the magic of BM !

sincerely.

CC

Just now, corsaircorp said:

Yes exactly !

My Belcher set has bigger air intakes for the interior engine nacelles.

But this feature has been installed on the Lancs designed for the Tiger force as a kind of tropicalization...

So some Lancs has this bigger air intake and some has only the normal ones...

The bad new is there is no rules, It's a a check your subject matter !

I did a moulding of the little air intake, will do a second one

Because, Phantom has originally only the little ones.... 

So if you need it... PM me and I will make a set for you...

That's the magic of BM !

sincerely.

CC