Plumbum Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 Here's my older mold nostalgia build. I am someday looking at the REALLY old Revell kit from 1963. This kit was an E Bay win complete with moldy box and sad decals. I want to do T for Tommy so I need aftermarket decals anyways. Here's my start.---John 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 Fixing the Upkeep mine. Plenty of Tamiya putty, let it set overnight and sand with grits from 150 to 1000. It's now nice and smooth. The fuselage in the backround is NOT assembled. I was test fitting and taping to check bomb bay fit. ---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 I've un taped the fuselage and added the windows. Now to paint up the flight engineer.---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 17, 2019 Author Share Posted April 17, 2019 My choice of interior colors. Poly Scale British Interior Gray Green. 😉---John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruskin Air Services Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I remember when the original kit this one is based on was released at the time and still is a fairly accurate kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 I still consider the older Airfix 08002/3/5 to be the best accurate shaped Lancaster ever produced. Needs a little tweak here and there but its hard to beat. The new / latest from Airfix may have more internals but many consider it to be 'over-engineered' . . . . Keep up the good work John Ian 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thanks. I gave the upkeep mine a spray and found more defects. More putty, more sanding.---John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 18, 2019 Author Share Posted April 18, 2019 More defects, more putty.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 I have the fuselage glued up and taped to set up. I also puttied and sanded the upkeep mine for the 4th time, it's looking good. I opened the holes in the fuselage so the turrets drop in, I will glue them in. I want to leave them off until after paint and decaling as not to snap the gun barrels. The turrets are all set to go.---John 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 Paint question, do I use British interior gray green or camouflage green under the canopy on the rear deck.---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 I also got this kit in a box somewhere. Following with interest! Cheers / André Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaneng Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 The paint under the canopy is camouflage green and is a continuation of the overall camo pattern. I can reference that or you can trust me!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 From UK? I trust you! Mom's family originally from Ipswich!---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 Photographic evidence: Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Thanks, fuselage sanded, rear deck painted, canopy and nose blister are installed. I also have the wings glued up.---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Another technical question. On the wings there are about 7 or 8 "nubs" along the leading edge. I believe these don't get sanded off. Are these the cable cutters? They can be seen in the first image, just before the first engine mount and in the second image one before and one after the engine mount. How many are there suppose to be?---John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 6 hours ago, Johnv said: Are these the cable cutters? Yes. Check whether the aircraft you're modelling has them. If it does it may be easier to make a note of their location, remove them whilst sanding the joint smooth and replace then with small squares of plastic card once the joints are sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 This may help: Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks Chris again!!! You are an Avro Ace! 😃---John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaneng Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 If you go to The Spadgent 1/48 build, there are pics etc there. There are 5 each side, 2 between fueselage and inboard engine, 2 between the engines on each side, 1 outside the outboard engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 4 hours ago, isaneng said: If you go to The Spadgent 1/48 build, there are pics etc there. There are 5 each side, 2 between fueselage and inboard engine, 2 between the engines on each side, 1 outside the outboard engine. In the drawing I posted above, it shows 8 per wing. Four inboard, 2 between and 2 outboard. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaneng Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Dogsbody, my mistake, I forgot that there were 2 sets on the inbd wing around the air vent, making 7. The BBMF lanc only has one on the outer wing, just outboard of the outboard engine. Logical I suppose - stops a cable fouling the engine, but if the cable goes the other way, it just slides off the end of the wing. I wonder if it's because ours is a late production model ('45), so has a different modification state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I built the Airfix new tool version recently. The general consensus is that it is fairly accurate and the cable cutter arrangement is as per Chris's post, eight per wing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaneng Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 What can I say, we only have 7! And we only have the air intake on one wing. And the late war rudders. I suspect it's a mod state item. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumbum Posted April 24, 2019 Author Share Posted April 24, 2019 Thanks. I looked at the sprue shot for the new mold Airfix Lancaster and saw the 8 cutters. More wing work, I added the outboard engines and puttied them up.---John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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