Kevin H.
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She most likely had the cockpit blister on the right hand side.
- Dennis7423 and Alain Gadbois
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Yes, airspray a26, bring it on.
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Yep, an a26b model, love it. I think they might have out for Christmas. There goes my pocket book again.
- Vandy 1 VX 4 and Martinnfb
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On 4/5/2019 at 1:06 PM, nmayhew said:
is that definitely what happened?
looks almost funny but then not when you start to think about it...i presume multiple fatalities...
That was very interesting as I learned a lot about the b24. When I volunteered at the Alberta aviation museum in Edmonton 10 years ago they also had a b24 bomb door donated to them, the inside colour of the door was a primer grey and the out side was matt white as we were told it came from a scrapped r.c.a.f. coastal command b24 from British Columbia.
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On 3/19/2019 at 8:11 AM, TimW said:
Based on some pics I found I figured the same. It's hard to tell with some of the restored aircraft--there are a lot of things in some of them you wouldn't see in an operational aircraft, like added seats for passengers, creative interior colors, etc (there was a big discussion on other sites about that).
Cheers,
Tim W.
I really do not think that anyone really cares how accurate one makes a kit,as there were many variations made in equipment on aircraft during the war. By the way , bac in the 1970's I had a look at a pair of b24 bomb doors in a scrap yard and they were a Tanya primer grey color inside , and bare silver outside. If that helps, as I was building the monogram b24 around then.
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On 3/11/2019 at 1:06 AM, Cees Broere said:
I think I want one
Cees
Sent you your package this last Thursday, Mar.14.
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On 2/27/2019 at 12:52 PM, Out2gtcha said:
Wow, coming together fast!
I am envious of you guys who can paint before assembly! I just have never had luck in that dept. Something always seems to creep up, and I end up having to fill and/or sand in painted spots.
This is the only way I can paint something this size as I do not have a lot of room to model. In the summer I can use my garage as a model room as it has a three by ten foot work table on it and great overhead lighting.
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Hopefully some more progress pictures, I am using my i-pad. Still have some learning how to issues.
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Well it seems that I cannot send c.o.d. outside of Canada. So I will let you know how much shipping is.
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5 hours ago, DonH said:
Nice progress! I love the look of the DG/DE camo next to the black. Can't wait to see this all together.
Yes I agree, I paint in sections as the model is so big and somehow with my daughter's help in the colour scheme it comes out ok.
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I HAVE had issues with the kit decals peeling and wrinkling after applying. The decals do not settle on the tamiya painted surface and when using flat clear coat is then the decals start to come apart. I have not had this problem with their other kits. After spending about $500.00 dollars to get this kit in canada I am now becoming some what pissed at HK. And I will not be buying another kit from them. The only reason is I wanted a large Lancaster is to enjoy looking at after it was built. But since I am almost blind and my younger daughter has to help me build these kits as my winter projects until I can get in the garden in spring. The model is helping me get thru the winter months. I think we pay far to much to HK. This time for a mediocre kit.
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The picture of the canned beans are what you have to eat for a month to afford the kit.
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Just now, Kevin H. said:
I have been working on the HK Lancaster for about a month. Like all their kits it has been a hit and miss, a number of errors and omissions . I have never been in a british built lanc, but I have been in a few canadian built jobs and over the decades I have come to understand that there are differences between the two types. I'm building my lanc to hang from the garage ceiling o it is a wheels and bombay up and oil coolers closed.
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On 2/4/2019 at 10:21 AM, 109 said:
Hi all,
a little achievement, at least for me ... :-)
Proof of concept: I sprayed the complete model with a mix of thinners and hairspray adjusted to work with the lacquers used on the model.
Dark areas are still wet of rinsing the model under the shower. This gives an idea of the original shades.
This is the first time use on a model after a few years of empiric research – and failures!
Erhh.. happy little accidents! (Love you, Bob Ross!)
The dried model shows the bleached finish to advantage.
Now the mechanical part of the physicochemical weathering can begin :-)
Have a nice modeling evening! Bernd.
Yes I agree, every model needs a shower and a brisk massage after.
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On 1/26/2019 at 6:55 PM, LSP_Ron said:
So far I am very happy with this kit. There are a few things that are off like the pilot's seat, the inst panel and radio operators seat against the wing spar box looks like it was made from Lego. I rounded off the corners of the back pad but you won't really see it anyway. Everything else looks really good so far
I found that the pilot's seat is wrong and that the back angle of it looks like a lazy boy recliner. I heard that the bomber runs were rather intense so this would need to sit up more. In all not a bad kit to build as I am ready to close up the fuselage on mine.
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On 1/16/2019 at 2:20 PM, Jennings Heilig said:
Can’t use those on the HB kit unless their drawings are wildly inaccurate. The problem with B-24 model kits (as I have pointed out many times before) is that B-24s had literally hundreds of variations and sub-variations. When you pick one (and only one) for a model kit, you automatically eliminate about 98% of possible decal choices. If a B-24 kit were intelligently, thoughtfully designed, with lots of modularity in the molds and lots (and lots, and lots, and lots) of optional parts, you could go a long way toward doing most of them. But this is Hobby Booboo.
Didn't matter to me as it will be wheels up a hanging from the garage ceiling along with the HK. B25 and Lancaster.
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Suggestions?
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I will definitely get a few of these kits as I flew in a couple of them and really enjoyed the aircraft... It is so British.