b757captain Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Hi guys, The Lancaster is finished - sort of - more on that later. So, in the quest to reduce the large pile of kit boxes in my stash, I decided to open the largest of the boxes and out popped a Lancaster! Built mostly from the box except for the Eduard Zoom instrument panel and some LED lights from Amazon. I figured that though I wasn't going to do any super-detailing in the interior, a little mood lighting would help show off what is there. The kit mostly fell together, good engineering from HKM except for a weird fit issue sliding the inner nacelles into the wing. In retrospect I did deviate from the instructions slightly during wing construction so that was probably the cause. Dang that old operator error thing! Painting this massive beast was a chore and challenge (see me recent thread on MRP clear coats). I ran out of British Interior Green in my fave MM so I mixed up a substitute from a test order from True North. I will not be ordering any more paint from them - nuff said. Exterior colors are MRP, first time using them and I like the base colors. I did have an issue with the clear coating where it has been theorized I had an episode of blushing due to high temps/humidity when I sprayed the final flat coat. Managed to fix that (mostly) and except for a few areas it actually enhanced the weathering effects (to my eyes anyway). I do have a few spots to touch up but I'm putting this in the done column until I can muster the courage to do the fixes. Here she is: The sheer size of this thing makes photographing difficult! You can see a little of the blushing below the cockpit that I wasn't quite able to rescue. More pics coming. Thanks for looking! Cheers, Mark chuck540z3, MikeC, Anthony in NZ and 29 others 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 More pics: Gotta touch up the gun barrels Cockpit with mood lighting on! Kit detail in the wheel wells is pretty nice. I hid the battery pack for the lights here in the bomb bay so I can access the switch and can change batteries when needed. I do need to find some black tape though! Cheers, Mark Hartmann352, Stevepd, MikeMaben and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vvwse4 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Hi Mark, I like this a lot, beautifull Lancaster!! Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Awesome! Bomber Harris would be proud! Cheers...Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Very nice, very nice indeed! Just today, I just so happen to acquire one of these beast, I wasn't looking for one, but one fell in my lap, so I had to get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Looks good Cap'n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevepd Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 That looks absolutely brilliant and you don’t see many built. If I may (and to be corrected) is the main gear tyres and the grey. I know their not true black but I’m not sure grey misting is the answer. Apart from that, that’s a competition winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 impressive beast i like the exhaust staining - what paints and colours did you use? the cookie weathering looks a bit 'samey', and should it have that seam line on the end? glad you got there after the clear coat troubles - must be very satisfying! thanks for sharing Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Most impressive Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 That's very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Look good For you battery pac you could use magnetic tape stuck to the door. It should be enough to magenetise againgts the batteries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Well done Sir, that really is a most imposing and splendid looking Lancaster, one to be proud of for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Very nice indeed!!!! Looks great out of the box too Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Absolutely great build, looking very very good !!! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 On 10/8/2020 at 4:31 PM, vvwse4 said: Hi Mark, I like this a lot, beautifull Lancaster!! Rick Thanks Rick! On 10/8/2020 at 5:26 PM, aircommando130 said: Awesome! Bomber Harris would be proud! Cheers...Ron Thanks Ron! On 10/8/2020 at 7:30 PM, Reuben L. Hernandez said: Very nice, very nice indeed! Just today, I just so happen to acquire one of these beast, I wasn't looking for one, but one fell in my lap, so I had to get it. It's a nice fairly relaxed build - you'll enjoy it. Thanks Reuben! On 10/9/2020 at 2:40 AM, MikeMaben said: Looks good Cap'n Thanks Mike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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