seiran01 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 This’ll be a very long term project that I will likely work on in between other things. An HK Lancaster with parts I’m designing and printing at home to convert the plane to a Lincoln. This is one BIG model! The conversion adds roughly 3 inches to the length and 6 3/4 inches to the wingspan of the Lancaster and calls for a totally new nose, new wingtips, engine nacelles, longer ailerons and landing flaps, tail modifications, new wheels, and new nose turret and dorsal turrets. Probably other changes too but those are the main ones. It’s a project I started last summer and it took me until last week to finally get the nose drawn up where the contours look halfway decent. Prototypes of the new nose and fuselage extension were printed on my new FDM printer over the last two days and the wingtip extension printed last summer on my resin printer. The nose print failed at 99%; more than enough to confirm the shapes. A bit of tweaking needed but nothing major. A full section of the rear fuselage has been removed and replaced by a longer printer part. Simply cutting and adding a plug doesn’t work as the contour of the belly is uniform, and this way it means the farther-forward turret position of the Lincoln is also captured in one piece. This multi-colored extension section is one piece; ran out of filament part way through and had to use what I had on hand MikeC, Uncarina, Out2gtcha and 28 others 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I've been wondering how long it'd be before someone did this! It's amazing how 3D printing has made substantial conversions like these much more achievable. Nice work, I'll be following Craig Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) Nice start buddy, I didn't realize you had made such progress. Awesome! I just hope you can get it done quicker than my 1/24 Mosquito! Perhaps when you finish this beast, you can fly over and visit me in it.....LOL Edited May 2, 2020 by Anthony in NZ Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Cool project! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastterry Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 First a Shackleton and now a Lincoln, what next? Still this would look nice with medium speed silver, an A73- serial number and red rat roundels. I'll be following with interest. TRF Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I am not sure that the creases running back from the bomb aimers windows on the side, extend that far back. They seem to go about half way to the transport joint. But pretty awesome undertaking otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Alburymodeler said: I am not sure that the creases running back from the bomb aimers windows on the side, extend that far back. They seem to go about half way to the transport joint. But pretty awesome undertaking otherwise. Transport joint? 5 hours ago, fastterry said: First a Shackleton and now a Lincoln, what next? Still this would look nice with medium speed silver, an A73- serial number and red rat roundels. I'll be following with interest. TRF I’ll be building this in the grey over black scheme with massive white fuselage codes but as I do have extra nose halves I’m toying with an RAAF mk.31 forward fuselage as well. thanks folks :-) MikeC, R Palimaka, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Wow!! Now this is an ambitious project! Definitely following this one. Amazing start to this!! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Subscribing to this! Will look forward to watching this come together. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Great project Mike, all the very best with it. WOW!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Great work Mike (I am working on exactly the same aircraft at the other end of the scale range! ). Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Transport joint, as in where the nose joins the cockpit and bomb door frame. The fairing/crease for the bomb aimers windows does not extend all the way to this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 Gotcha, yes it’ll need a bit of sanding at that joint, it’s as close as I was able to get the contours without Fusion crashing on me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Wonderful project, would be nice to see this one in the plastic with Tom's Shack and my Manchester and a Lanc thrown in to complete the quartet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Very cool project, I'll be following your progress closely! Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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