Lancaster B.lll Special, Op Chastise 1943.

[DaveJL]

Hello all,

 

Here is my recently completed 1/72 Airfix Lancaster B.III Special of 617 Squadron 'The Dambusters'. ED932,  AJ-G, was the mount of Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar for Operation Chastise on the night of 16/17th May 1943.

 

Extras used included an AML camouflage mask along with an Eduard canopy mask and interior etch set. Paints are a mixture of MRP and Tamiya. This kit proved to be a bit of nightmare for me, with numerous things going wrong. Despite that, I'm happy with how it turned out. The build thread is here

 

 

Beside the Tallboy armed Hasegawa kit:

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Dave

[72modeler]

Beautiful pair of Lancs! A great tribute to the brave crews who flew against the dams. Well done! 👍

Mike

[Alpha Juliet]

Veru nicely done, Sir!

[Steve27752]

Very nicely done. One suggestion would be to replace the Queens Crown squadron patch with a WW2 Kings Crown one.

Edited May 21, 2020 by Steve27752

[DaveJL]

Thanks chaps.

1 hour ago, Steve27752 said:

Very nicely done. One suggestion would be to replace the Queens Crown squadron patch with a WW2 Kings Crown one.

Thanks mate! I'm not too worried about the patch, it came from a box of patches in the store

[Murdo]

Excellent job! I like them both.

[DaveJL]

Thanks mate!

[Buzby061]

Lovely job. Have bookmarked your WIP for when I get round to doing mine. 
 

Pete

[Vinnie]

Dave, you should be happy with that. Tremendous job.👍

[DaveJL]

Thanks chaps.

 

Pete, I hope the build thread is of some use to you!

[Jeff G]

Now that is a sharp Lancaster!

[DaveJL]

Thanks Jeff!