Irish Air Corp Lysander - Finished

[Marklo]

I shall be building this Tin Lizzy

 

But I also like this Thin Lizzy ( the joke in the naming of the band BTW was that as a lot of my compatriots pronounce their th’s as t’s, it’s also tin Lizzy)

 

 

I love these instructions.

 

A quick plan comparison, shoes it’s very accurate in shape. The detailing isn’t bad for a kit if it’s age ( raised rivets and panel lines, but I’ll live with them) and aside from the sparse interior not a bad kit overall.

Edited June 24, 2023 by Marklo

[marvinneko]

I've got one of these too. I like the Lysander look. Canada used them for training, towing drogues for shooting practice and wearing yellow with black stripes.Looking forward to your build.

[Marklo]

The kit interior parts with a bit of 1mm rod added to form the internal structure. Wings and spats assembled.

Edited June 13, 2023 by Marklo

[Marklo]

Moving on rapidly. It’s actually quite a nice kit and well engineered. Just need to add some pedals, a stick and some seat belts. I won’t add the Lewis as I don’t think he IAC aircraft were armed. Then I just need to mask the canopy and I’m ready for primer…

Edited June 15, 2023 by Marklo

[CliffB]

A lovely old school kit, with proper instructions!  Great to see, Mark 

[dogsbody]

Too bad that most of the images won't load up so I can see them. I've been having this issue with Postimages for a while now. It's either them or me but I can't usually see anything.

 

 

 

Chris

[Marklo]

Primed, I’ll preshade and start the camo tomorrow.

[dogsbody]

I remember building this kit way back in the late 60's. 

Of course, it didn't look near as good as yours.

 

 

 

 

Chris

[Marklo]

Preshade on.

I’m going for RAF sky for the undersurfaces. Dark earth next.

 

 

[Marklo]

Dark earth, well Tamiya flat earth.

 

Bluetack and tape on

 

Dark green, Tamiya deep green

 

After unmasking and retouching. Just need to remove the canopy masks

 

[Marklo]

Condenser ring painted.

 

And the underwing markings painted.

 

Just the tail wheel, prop  and some decals and it’s finished.

[Marklo]

Prop, tail wheel and decals added. Just about finished I think.