Pete Roberts Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) Preliminary info up on WNW site - looks like Merlin (Mk I) AND Packard (Mk III) engines will be in the kit. With dummies, does that make 16 engines????? Or maybe 12, with generic dummies???? PR Edited May 31, 2019 by Pete Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 new archive pics and hints&tips on WNW site http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/productdetail?productid=3194&cat=1# http://www.wingnutwings.com/ww/productdetail?productid=3193&cat=1 jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) Oh my.... I know it's still a work in progress but this kit looks amazing (and at this preliminary stage, superior to HK's, at least in terms of detail). I am still a bit undecided on the "oil can" effect. It might be a bit too pronounced (regardless, it's still much better than nothing at all, as HK opted to do). I have to wonder if part of the issue is with the renders and pics themselves? I think once covered with a coating of flat paint, it might tone down the effect significantly. BTW - for those that argue that the "oil can" effect only appeared after the aircraft was in service for a while, check out some of WNW's reference photos of Lancs at the factory. It's already present. Can't wait to see the instruction manual for this beast. On a side note, looking at the pics WNW posted of the wreckage of AJ-M. Saw "Officer Entrance Only" written in chalk near the aft crew entry door. Fascinating touch, wonder if WNW will include that decal? Edited June 1, 2019 by John1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Looking at the pictures on their website the other day thinking, if...If, I ever buy this thing and build it, it’s going to be unpainted and a cut away fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 2 hours ago, chrish said: Looking at the pictures on their website the other day thinking, if...If, I ever buy this thing and build it, it’s going to be unpainted and a cut away fuselage. Cut away I can see - but by unpainted I assume you mean metal coloured, rather than plastic grey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 sprue preview posted over on Hyperscale http://www.hyperscale.com/2019/reviews/kits/wingnutwingspreview_0619_1.htm Ryan, kkarlsen and Out2gtcha 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Brett's photos were taken at last weekend's Model Expo here in Melbourne, so I got the chance to eyeball these sprues in person, and they do look very good. I also saw some sprues for the O/400, and they looked great too! Kev Ryan, cib2265, scvrobeson and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Stressed skin. Sincerely, Mark Out2gtcha and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, dodgem37 said: Stressed skin. Im probably the last person on earth who should be talking about what a Lanc looks like, but to me from all the real aircraft Ive seen IRL during my lifetime (including two Lancs) dont really line up with what WnW is displaying. What I mean, is WnWs portrayal of stressed skin seems to be a bit too uniform to my eye. The B-52s and Lancs up close I've seen do in fact have stressed skin in a lot of areas, but not all areas across the airframe. The stressed skin effect seems to only occur in specific areas, and not at all in others. However unless I'm seeing something that isn't there, it feels like WnW put the stressed skin effect everywhere across the entire airframe on virtually every outer surface. To my eye this gives not so much a stressed skin effect, but more of a quilting effect one may see on fabric or material. Just an observation, and I may retract it all if/when I see the sprues in person, but this is just the impression I get off pics. monthebiff and CATCplSlade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Morrissette Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 $350-400..major pass Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Roberts Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 (edited) I can see four main issues with this kit. Price - well, it is a HUGE undertaking; the kit is very large, will have a huge number of parts, extensive detailing, and is the result of years of development, so a high cost is inevitable. You can either afford it or you can't, or are willing to go into hock to buy it Size - where do you put it when its built? Maybe move the car out of the garage ..... Stressed skin effect - Appropriate for a newly built plane? Photos suggest so, but applicable to the entire plane? Is it over done, in coverage and effect? Think we'll have to wait until the finished kit is available for closer examination, and then I'm sure there will be plenty of opinions, so personal taste will likely come into effect here. Is it applicable to the dambuster version? Aside from some stressed skin being present on newly built planes, these aircraft were subject to at least some stress in pre-operational training, so I personally think it maybe not be outside the realms of possibility. Time - not likely to be a quick build for most of us (ok, a bit presumptive here). I look at my stash and wonder, if I am ok with the above, when do I get to build it, and what gets pushed back? I am not sure this is a MUST have for me, but it is on my radar, if for no other reason than the pure challenge. Wonder if I can move the wifes car out on to the street.... PR Edited June 13, 2019 by Pete Roberts Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 I am really not a fan of the oil canning on this. I've seen several Lancs during my travels and those of us that live in Calgary have access to two. There is definitely some oil cannning on them but not to that extent. Here are some pics I took of the Nanton Lanc. Out2gtcha and alanash1963 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Here is a pic I took of likely one of the most famous Lancs, R5868 POS alanash1963 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 The Lanc at Duxford during one of my visits alanash1963 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Having seen the sprues in person, and run my fingers along the moulded stressed skin effects, I felt it was a little overdone, and a little too uniform. I have a personal preference against such effects anyway, so it's just my personal opinion. Kev LSP_Ron, LSP_K2 and alanash1963 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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