dennismcc Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Finn said: Some cockpit views here from the manual: https://www.avialogs.com/aircraft-w/westland/item/3410-a-p-1582c-pilot-s-notes-lysander-iii-and-iiia-aeroplanes-mercury-xx-engine Jari Great info, thank you Chers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol' Scrapiron Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) You already have some great reference pics of the engine, but I'll toss up some pics the I have taken in case something helps out. Westland Lysander IIIA; Udvar-Hazy 2015 Westland Lysander III; RAF Museum London 2008 - Westland Lysander IIIA; Imperial War Museum Duxford 2008 Hope these are of some assistance... (had to re-load after my original website changed domains to www.447bg.org)) Edited October 22, 2020 by Ol' Scrapiron Kagemusha, MikeC, MikeMaben and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trak-Tor Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 (edited) Well, I hope this "reference pictures" wave won't stop you from working on the model... Here are my pictures made in Cosford, 2 years ago: There are more pictures in the album: flickr - RAF Museum Cosford I'm looking forward to some pictures from your bench. Cheers. Juraj Edited November 6, 2019 by Trak-Tor Alain Gadbois, LSP_Kevin, Gazzas and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) So after a fair bit of start/stop, I bit the bullet and weathered the engine. I have seen photos of the cylinders painted black, and also the cylinders left in a natural finish, but when I first painted mine, the aluminium looked too stark. I wanted to go for the used look, with a bit of burnt oil residue on the cylinders (I'm assuming that's what the brownish colour is), so I broke out the artist's oils and gave it a crack. Not too shabby, I reckon, although there's still the back of the engine to do....and it reduces the starkness of the bare aluminium cylinders. Edited December 6, 2019 by Cap'n Wannabe MikeMaben, LSP_Kevin, Trak-Tor and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pup7309 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Glad you pulled it this one out of the memory vault. Great! After all the new kits brought out over the years the Airfix/Revell 32nd Lysander is still the only show in town. Hopefully one day a manu we’ll get an upgrade...till then good start Edited December 7, 2019 by Pup7309 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 Bit of a quiet day today, so I started playing with my Inventor software and my new resin 3D printer. I've had the idea in the back of my mind for a while to add some details to the Lysander, even though I'd originally decided to built it strictly OOB. Anyhow, looking at photos of the engine bay, the exhaust collector that runs around the front of the engine is very prominent. I cut the cowling part from the sprue, got out the trusty Verniers, measured it up, then modelled it in Inventor. Then I modelled a part to fit inside it and pick up the tops of the engine cylinders. Bearing in mind I'm not sure of the final depth of the thing right now, here's the first test print. The front of the ring didn't quite print properly - not worried about that right now - but the collector pipes did... And here it is in place.. BiggTim, thierry laurent, Trak-Tor and 13 others 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 Does anybody know of, or have, any copies of factory drawings for the Lysander? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders_Isaksson Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 (edited) Great stuff! Really like the 3D printed engine detail. As you mention possible more printing, do you have plans for anything in the cockpit? Having today completed the Dora Wings 72nd scale Lysander I have just gotten interested in the good old Matchbox/Revell kit in my preferred scale of 1/32. But this kit really is a bit hard to find these days... Edited January 1, 2020 by Anders_Isaksson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted January 1, 2020 Author Share Posted January 1, 2020 21 hours ago, Anders_Isaksson said: Great stuff! Really like the 3D printed engine detail. As you mention possible more printing, do you have plans for anything in the cockpit? Having today completed the Dora Wings 72nd scale Lysander I have just gotten interested in the good old Matchbox/Revell kit in my preferred scale of 1/32. But this kit really is a bit hard to find these days... I will be printing some things for the cockpit, although apart from the seats, I'm not sure what yet as I haven't really had a look at many photos. If it all works out, then it will be very easy to put all the extra bits and bobs into an update set for those that are interested....and not just in 1/32. I had a look on ebay, and the Revell version is there......for stupid money, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anders_Isaksson Posted January 1, 2020 Share Posted January 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Cap'n Wannabe said: I will be printing some things for the cockpit, although apart from the seats, I'm not sure what yet as I haven't really had a look at many photos. If it all works out, then it will be very easy to put all the extra bits and bobs into an update set for those that are interested....and not just in 1/32. I had a look on ebay, and the Revell version is there......for stupid money, though! Ah yes, the seats would be prime contenders for replacements. I will follow your progress with great interest. :) I will look and ask around for the Matchbox/Revell Lysander some more, but otherwise I guess eBay is the only way to go... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHands Posted September 24, 2020 Share Posted September 24, 2020 Did the Lysander land on the "shelf of doom"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Wannabe Posted October 21, 2020 Author Share Posted October 21, 2020 Geez, that's a long time to sit. While not on the shelf of doom, I have had some significant and ongoing personal issues this year that have caused me to well and truly lose my mojo. I'm slowly working my way back, though. LSP_Kevin and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 22, 2020 Share Posted October 22, 2020 Take your time Cap'n. Have a swig o' this ... Cap'n Wannabe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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