tomprobert Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 @Derek B you are a gentleman and a scholar! Those pictures are fantastic and have saved me a huge amount of research - thank you so much! Looks like it'll be a case of making a master and crash-moulding the canopy and I'm hoping I can cobble together the interior from spares - @Phartycr0c I'll raid my dad's spares left over from his Dambuster Lanc to see if there's anything useable. Thanks, gents! Tom airscale and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, tomprobert said: @Derek B you are a gentleman and a scholar! Those pictures are fantastic and have saved me a huge amount of research - thank you so much! Looks like it'll be a case of making a master and crash-moulding the canopy and I'm hoping I can cobble together the interior from spares - @Phartycr0c I'll raid my dad's spares left over from his Dambuster Lanc to see if there's anything useable. Thanks, gents! Tom You're very welcome Tom. The MR.2, to my mind, is meanacing looking aircraft...it looked like it meant business (something not quite captured in other Shack marks); that nice big bomb bay would then have a useful purpose, especially if it was loaded out with the full MR anti-sub armoury! Good luck Derek Edited April 28, 2020 by Derek B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 just jaw dropping... to think - a 1/32 Shackleton, it boggles the mind.. I hope you never go back to school Tom... Peter Starfighter and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agr62 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Every time I see a photo or video of a Shackleton, I wonder if my dad was in it. Unfortunately, I only know that he was in coastal command and was a rear gunner / engineer. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Some little progress this week - I'm continuing with the interior at a glacial pace, but have got the navigator's and engineer's seats done. A basic structure was made from plastic card and Evergreen, and then some cushions were fashioned from Milliput: Seats by Thomas Probert, on Flickr These were then painted up and some etch seatbelts from the spares box were added, and now the seats sit patiently with the other interior components ready for installation in time: IMG_0087 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr That's about all I'm going to do for the main interior area as very little will be seen when the forward bulkhead is installed. In other news, I've finished off the last shaping of the rear fuselage and have got some primer on it: IMG_0081 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_0080 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_0078 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_0076 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr It's good to see the rear fuselage and tail all one uniform colour and I'm happy with the rear fuselage mods now so this section is ready for scribing. Until next time, Tom airscale, brahman104, Derek B and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Super work Tom - this is going to be one imposing beast when finished Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 I've been doing a bit of research into schemes for this model and have more or less settled on something like the following: (Illustration used for illustrative purposes only) This is WR957 of 228 Squadron, and relatively simple to replicate without any decals being available, this is the sort of finish I'm aiming for. I think the white/medium sea grey scheme suits the Shackleton so well. I'm making some good headway with the pilots' seats so hopefully some more pictures soon. Tom RLWP, Victor K2, blackbetty and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Great choice Tom (so much more colourful and imposing than the AEW version IMHO)...I can already visulise this model on a Maltese aircraft pan with the aircrew carrying out a pre-flight briefing outdoor in the sunshine whilst the groundcrew are carrying final B/F checks! Derek tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 Still plodding on with the making of interior parts... The basics of the pilots' seats is now done (plasticcard and Milliput) - still some additional details to add such as the trim wheels etc. but you get the idea: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr I've also made the two control columns - I used the part in the HK Lancaster kit as a guide as they're more or less identical in the Shackleton MR2. An old paperclip, some Tamiya tape and various bits of Evergreen was the order of the day here: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Hopefully I'll get a splash of paint on these later. Regards to all, Tom dodgem37, Lothar, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Stunning - this whole build Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Evening guys and gals, I've now painted the seats and control columns: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Seatbelts are some left over etch from something or other - not sure what but they're 1/32nd scale and do the job. This gives some idea of the position in the cockpit: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr And now the pilots' seats and control columns go into the box of tricks with the other interior parts already made ready for proper installation when the time comes: Untitled by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Only the throttle boxes and overhead panel to go now. Happy days. Night all, Tom patricksparks, RLWP, Starfighter and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 10:19 PM, Jennings Heilig said: Okay, wow. You're certifiably insane, but wow!! Thanks, Jennings - I'll take that as a compliment Afternoon folks, The main cockpit section is more or less done. I've made and added the small throttle boxes which are against the cockpit sidewalls on the Shackleton (one for each pilot) and then I gave the interior a spraying of matt black. The centre floor panel in the rear cabin was picked out in a dark reddy-brown, as I'd seen in the Charlwood machine which has a sort of lino flooring. Then it was just a case of some light scuff marks on the floor, and adding the pre-made parts to the correct position in the cabin and flightdeck. S1030334 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030329 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030323 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030311 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030338 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030332 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030330 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr The detail and parts I've added will be perfectly adequate for what's going to be seen through the cockpit windows - which is best described as very little: S1030327 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr S1030309 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr The next job is to finish off the cabin roof and make the upper pilots' panel, and then I can think about attaching the roof permanently and blend it all in. Happy modelling and stay safe, Tom blackbetty, Old Dog, Starfighter and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 All I can do is shake my head in disbelieve....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Looks awesome Tom! Do you ever do interior lighting to show your hard work off inside? Cheers, Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 On 5/16/2020 at 9:24 PM, brahman104 said: Looks awesome Tom! Do you ever do interior lighting to show your hard work off inside? Cheers, Craig Thanks, Criag - and no is the answer. Me and electrics don't really get on, but maybe it's something I should consider in the future. Howdy Partners I hope everyone is faring OK in these strange times. A little more Shackleton progress to update you on... I have been working on getting the cockpit roof attached to the fuselage of late. I spent a fun (not) couple of hours finishing the making of the sills for the transparent parts to sit on when the time comes - Evergreen to the rescue once again: IMG_0191 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr With that done, I made the pilots' overhead panel from some generic bits and bobs from the spares box - not particularly accurate but it's almost impossible to see it once the roof is on - and sprayed the inside of the cockpit roof matt black: IMG_0202 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr A final test-fit then followed to ensure all of the interior fits as it should - which thankfully it did: IMG_0204 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr You can see how little of the interior is actually visible, which is why I haven't really gone to town on the insides. Before finally attaching the roof section I made some more tabs to ensure a strong and secure join, and then masked the windows from the inside to keep dust and future paint out of the flightdeck. I then slathered P-38 automotive filler over the joins and allowed everything to settle for a couple of days before attacking it with the sandpaper. IMG_0207 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr As you can see things have gone reasonably well, but there is a pronounced dip where the cross-hatched area is that'll need more filler. This was due to me not being careful enough when constructing the fuselage but P-38 is the scratch-builder's best friend and it should make light work of this. You can see the 'dip' more clearly when a straight line is superimposed on the pictures: IMG_0209 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr So here's the state of play now - some more filling and sanding over the weekend and then some primer to see how it's all bedded in: IMG_0206 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Until next time, Tom HerculesPA_2, Rainer Hoffmann, Piprm and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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