Cees Broere Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 (edited) Well, this is how it looked before it was hacked about, hanged, drawn and quartered: Edited September 2, 2016 by Cees Broere mpk and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Might be getting ahead of the game Cees but have you given the Vulture engines a thought yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted September 2, 2016 Author Share Posted September 2, 2016 Yes, many many thoughts already. Jeroen has been drawing them in 3D for quite a while but the shape is complex. He'll do fine I'm sure. Same as for the wheels. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share Posted October 19, 2016 The bombbay doors have now been cleaned up. As you can see in the pics these are really stitched together from several parts so needed quite a bit of filler and sanding. But they are smooth now. I can now concentrate on the ailerons as they had to be taken off after the rigourous sanding needed on the wings. But that work has been finished and as posted earlier the panellines are now being pencilled in. At Telford I will be working on the Manchester too so come to the LSM/HK Models stand and say hello. mpk and Starfighter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted October 25, 2016 Author Share Posted October 25, 2016 Doing some more work on pencilling in the undersurface panellines. mpk and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted October 25, 2016 Share Posted October 25, 2016 Wow! Amazing attention to detail! Great job so far mate! Cheers Alan I am actually really looking forward to buying and building the big Lancaster. My Gradmother had a boyfriend back in the 1970's (after our Grandfather passed away) who flew the Lancasters in the war. The stories he told us were captivating! Sadly, for him post war meant no more flying because for him he associated flying with the death of colleagues and people in the target zones. He never flew again after he left the service. He told me that if I was to ever become a pilot I would have the priviledge of knowing flying as something enjoyable and peaceful. I was too young to remember where he was based and with what squadrons - I wish I could go back and ask hime about it all again! mpk and Cees Broere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 How time flies, But I managed to do some work on the interior. For the radio's I use Eduard's Tamiya Mossie set, I also have the set for the HK Models Mossie but the radio's are too small. Cees Guyman1, mpk and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 Wow! Amazing attention to detail! Great job so far mate! Cheers Alan I am actually really looking forward to buying and building the big Lancaster. My Gradmother had a boyfriend back in the 1970's (after our Grandfather passed away) who flew the Lancasters in the war. The stories he told us were captivating! Sadly, for him post war meant no more flying because for him he associated flying with the death of colleagues and people in the target zones. He never flew again after he left the service. He told me that if I was to ever become a pilot I would have the priviledge of knowing flying as something enjoyable and peaceful. I was too young to remember where he was based and with what squadrons - I wish I could go back and ask hime about it all again! If he was in the RAF, I believe they have a site dedicated to all the aircrew who flew in WWII. I forget where it is on the net, but they had listed where they were based or lost etc. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 In between I have done some work on the Manchester cockpit as well: Guyman1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Hi Cees,Something makes me think that the Nav Table is too far forward! Reason for my thinking is that on the Lancaster, I believe that the Navigator could use a curtain, to separate himself from the Pilot, so that he would not be disturbed by any external light, with the curtain hanging from the fuselage coaming behind the pilots seat! Therefore, with the Lancaster being heavily based upon the Manchester, is it safe to assume that the internal fittings would be similarly positioned? I'm not 100% certain of this fact, it's just a nagging doubt and either way, doesn't distract from the excellence of the topic or your your build Edited April 2, 2017 by Tony C Guyman1 and Cees Broere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 31, 2017 Author Share Posted March 31, 2017 Tony, Thanks for the heads up, according to my references it's close. The cockpit is not intended to be the most accurate of all Lanc/Manchester models. As long as it fill up the void nicely I'm happy. The pilot's seat will hide most of it. To the side of the table there will be a panel which holds the parachute stowage and Bubble sextant. I have a false floor lined up that can be used to model the seat and all other parts thereon. so that as soon as the basic cockpit has been detailed the cockpit section can be closed and fitted to the rest of the fuselage. That will speed up the build. And the seat can be fitted afterwards. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 The cockpit is not intended to be the most accurate of all Lanc/Manchester models. As long as it fill up the void nicely I'm happy. My sort of modelling Cees Broere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted May 29, 2017 Author Share Posted May 29, 2017 It's been a while with this project, but work has resumed with a vengeance and the wings have been scribed. After that I could start on the engine nacelles. Using as much as the Lancaster as possible (and in reverse order compared to theconversion of the real Manchester into the Lancaster) I cut off the rear end which was incorrect anyway. After cleaning up the center parts these were glued firmly in place in the wings. The rear end was made to fit without the part which is fitted on the flap itself and slides into the rear of the nacelle. A good fit was achieved. And the windows for the front fuselage were made from a discarded cd-case. TorbenD and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Interesting! Looking forward to more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 That's some fine work you're doing there Cees! Epic project with some top notch kit bashing if ever I saw it! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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