Kilroy1988 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 (edited) Hello folks, I built this Lancaster when I was 10 or 11 years old, and found it last year in a box with a few other old models. Thanks to fellow members for identifying it as a Revell kit! Anyway, it was mostly still in one piece and I decided that it deserved a proper little paint job, since it hadn't one already! I put some putty in the gaps between the fuselage and wings, and sanded some (but not all) of the little flash burs off. One of the props had fallen off so it's glued on in a stationary position, but the other three spin freely. I also cut off and re-glued the rear landing gear into a more correct position than I originally had it. Otherwise, I just painted it... It was all done freehand with acrylics and a brush. There are no decals, as one can rather easily tell! I decided to use the letter G for the squadron ID because that's my first initial and I found some decent photos of the original online. The ED932 is also correct for that aircraft. In any case, there were lots of little mistakes with the build, but it wasn't too bad considering that I was ten or so... And I did not take all the care in the world with the paint for just that reason. It's sentimental and I tried to keep with the spirit of things! Cheers! -Gregory (p.s. I just realized there's still a bit of dust from all those years in storage, under the flaps!) Edited January 14, 2019 by Kilroy1988 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Love it - she scrubbed up well! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I think it might have been a Revell kit. Sad to say none of my models from that era survived. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Looks great! There's something to be said for sentimental builds! I've re-worked more of mine than I should've, but it's fun to give an old friend a little love. I believe it is a Revell kit -- my Dad built AJ-G in the 70's and it was a Revell kit (still have the box top! ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Nice Lancaster, Gregory! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 A worthy project with a good looking result! It also gives me some ideas. I have this old box… 😉 Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunguska Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 She's a beauty! I think your ten year old self would be mightily impressed. ☺ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 That looks great, Mate! It well surpasses anything that I built as a 10-year old. Perhaps it's a good thing none of my childhood builds survive. 🤔 But I'm well pleased to see your Lanc in rejuvenated form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Great job,lovely looking Lanc...Are any of the others going to get the same treatment..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy1988 Posted January 14, 2019 Author Share Posted January 14, 2019 Thanks so much, guys! It was a fun little project. 5 hours ago, Vince1159 said: Great job,lovely looking Lanc...Are any of the others going to get the same treatment..... I actually did up an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley as well, but that was last year before I decided to get serious about modeling again. The paint job looks rushed compared to this, and I stupidly sprayed a clear coat right over the clear parts, fogging them all up... So I decided not to share that one! 😛 Cheers! -Gregory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Brilliant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Ah the nostalgia 😉 Definitely the Revell kit with the dropped flap segment. My Revell Dambuster is in a "damaged" box in the stash, in need of a full strip down rebuild. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Lovely job - nothing like a nostalgia build every now and then, eh!?! Keeps the enthusiasm fresh! Definitely the Revell kit (dropped flaps, bouncing bomb, little square window behind the pilot's position) Love to see older models rejuvenated and you have certainly demonstrated some excellent hand painting skills with those markings! ATB Rick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 (edited) Nice clean up of the old Revell Lanc. It came in a very dramatic box and was at the time as 'the' Lancaster kit to get. Keith Edited January 15, 2019 by Britman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilroy1988 Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Good morning! Thanks so much for the nice feedback, fellas. I hope everyone is expecting a fine week ahead! -Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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