Popular Post Tomoshenko Posted February 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2019 Here is my recent build. The venerable Lancaster bomber, the famous “Dambuster” as flown by Guy Gibson. The aircraft and mission need no introduction. The kit itself is the Airfix new tool, and for the most part is excellent and a good fit. I think my fuselage was slightly warped so it needed clamping and filling. The wings, tail, fins, undercarriage and transparencies are an excellent fit. Some fettling is needed in parts. Build thread is here: WIP Build Can’t really find many faults but a few quibbles. The transparencies are a little thick, so one could invest in vacform replacements. Also the forward turret guns cannot be fitted on last unlike the rear guns – yep you’ve guessed it, I ended up busting them off! If I had my time again I would cut them off and add them at the end, but if you’re going to that much trouble you may as well invest in some aftermarket replacements. I drilled out the muzzles but reckon the brass replacements would look much better. This was OOB, but I did add quite a lot of detail inside, unfortunately much cannot be seen, but I’m resorting to the usual cliché in that “I know it’s there”. I also added quite a lot of detail to the internals of both turrets; you get some glimpses of it here and there. Not much else, little lights for the Aldis lamps, aerial wire from fishing line, drilled out and added the escape hatches, drilled out the odd duct and intake. Added navigation lights to the wing tips, and improved the formation and landing lights. The wing roundels were painted on. Paint was Airfix enamels as per the kit instructions. I used Tamiya NATO black on the fuselage and wings so it didn’t look too black, the turrets and other bits were normal Humbrol matt black. Alclad aluminium on the undercarriage. I painted the upkeep mine in red oxide as I understand some were delivered fresh from the factory still in red oxide primer. Not sure if that was the case with Guy’s aircraft but it is plausible and offers a splash of colour against the black. Weathering was done using oil washes and pastels. Thanks for looking. You can just about see the wireless headset I added (sorry about the fuzziness) 80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Just fantastic... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Excellent work there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Great work and i agree that the Tamiya NATO Black looks just right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Winnnnnnnerrrr! Well done Tomo, proper job mate 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 It's a thing of beauty. Enjoyed following the build, and it's come out wonderfully. The internals are fantastic - just knowing that they're there must be quite satisfying. Great job. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courageous Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Stuart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Excellent job on this one. I find it is always hard to get close ups clear and I bet you don't see that dust in reality. Close ups bring out every speck of dust. Anyway well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 that is a real beauty , you have got some nice tonal variation in the black, really breaks up the monochrome colour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Very Impressive Lancaster 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Newsome Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Very nice indeed! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I have seen that wing before...ah, that's right, in a helicopter build although it looks much better now. Very smart Tomoshenko, that oxide Upkeep adds a nice little twist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Superb model Tomo, must be one of the best Lanc builds I've seen, most excellent work! Great build thread too!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Beautifully done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Very nice Dambuster there, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 The crowd - quite rightly - are on their feet. Congratulations Tomo on a superb rendering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 9, 2019 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Awsome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted February 10, 2019 Author Share Posted February 10, 2019 Thanks very much for the kind comments all. 20 hours ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Great work and i agree that the Tamiya NATO Black looks just right. 20 hours ago, RJ-WobblyHands said: that is a real beauty , you have got some nice tonal variation in the black, really breaks up the monochrome colour A difficult colour to weather and add tonal variation to whatever the scale. I find NATO black with light heavily diluted washes (filters) breaks down the blandness. 20 hours ago, Greg Law said: Excellent job on this one. I find it is always hard to get close ups clear and I bet you don't see that dust in reality. Close ups bring out every speck of dust. Anyway well done. Those damned macro shots never cut you any slack. When I looked at the piccie full size I exclaimed "flippin eck" (ok it was another expletive), but you're right at normal viewing even with a magnifying glass you can't see the dusty bits. Rubbing it with a cotton bud makes it worse as it attracts the dust via static. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 That's one fantastic Dambuster! The weathering and, as already mentioned, the tonal variations in the black are just outstanding. Makes me want to get my kit out of storage and start up where I left off. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Wonderful build and finishing. Got to love a good Lanc. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Posted yesterday.... How did I miss this? I haven't been drinking or off my meds. 🤔 But never mind because I've seen it now, and what a stormer of a build that is. Nicely done with great weathering, and your artistic decision to go for the red primer coated payload pays dividends in visual interest. 😎 Well done and thank you for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 A righteous build Tom, if a wee bit grubby, bring 'er along to Telford this year I'll shine 'er up...😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harley John Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Love it! Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Love it, very cool indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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