Uncarina Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) “I called out, ‘This is it, boys. Here we go.’ In full fury P-Peter surged down the runway. Beautiful, beautiful thing though she was, she still swung to port like every Lanc I ever flew. I advanced the port outer throttle to keep her straight, and then progessive right rudder. But she was past the renowned point of no return soon enough and asking me to pull back the column. Then we were riding the air and on our way.” — Luck and a Lancaster: Chance and Survival in World War II (Airlife Classics) by Harry Yates https://a.co/3IkCBJK Putting the finishing touches on the Martin turret. The final challenge for me was adding the metal strip that bordered the fairing, and in the end I used the adhesive-backed copper foil used for soldering: I'm rather happy with how it turned out, so I can move on! Moving forward, take a look at this photo of Sugar's Blues sister ship: Several things to note: 1) fin flash on both sides of the rudder; 2) the wing roundels; 3) the gloss black panels on both sides of the forward fuselage; 4) some kind of bulge above the starboard wing root--any idea what this is, and would it also be on Sugar's Blues? And to finish off today's update, another photo from my Uncle Ivan: Cheers, Tom Edited January 11, 2021 by Uncarina Greif8, Greg W, Landrotten Highlander and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Excellent work Tom, very precise with the copper foil, your scratch work is so nice and precise Regards.Andy Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Thank you Andy! Lots of faffing about wearing an Optivisor, holding tweezers, and muttering! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb and MikeMaben 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Okay, what is that plane in the last picture? Definitely never seen anything like it before. Matt Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Uncarina said: Thank you Andy! Lots of faffing about wearing an Optivisor, holding tweezers, and muttering! Cheers, Tom You too !! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Command nut Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Tom To answer your questions: It was usual to carry the rudder insignia marking on both sides of them I suspect that the main wing roundels have had a large white circle added and emanating from the centre red. The thing on the starboard side above the wing root is the new cabin air intake, I believe the very same thing is on 'Vera' Most Canadian Lancasters had a FULL gloss nose section, quite common on that particular production batch. I love what you have done with the new mid-upper gun turret position. The copper strip is a great use and it could double up as a masking tape used around actual turret fairing. Its really coming together nicely I must say . . . rgds Ian Edited January 11, 2021 by Bomber Command nut Uncarina and JayW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 8 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Okay, what is that plane in the last picture? Definitely never seen anything like it before. Matt Might be a Fokker F.25 Promoter, but some of the details appear different. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Bomber Command nut said: Tom To answer your questions: It was usual to carry the rudder insignia marking on both sides of them I suspect that the main wing roundels have had a large white circle added and emanating from the centre red. The thing on the starboard side above the wing root is the new cabin air intake, I believe the very same thing is on 'Vera' Most Canadian Lancasters had a FULL gloss nose section, quite common on that particular production batch. I love what you have done with the new mid-upper gun turret position. The copper strip is a great use and it could double up as a masking tape used around actual turret fairing. Its really coming together nicely I must say . . . rgds Ian Thanks Ian! I’m glad you like the work I’ve done on this. For the cabin air intake, do you know of any reference photos, and should I be adding it to Sugar’s Blues? I appreciate your help. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Command nut Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Vera carries it in position and I would say that Sugar carried it as it was a mod. introduced in '45 I hope this helps Kai cheers, Ian Edited January 11, 2021 by Bomber Command nut Uncarina and Greg W 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Here is a wartime pic: Jari JayW, John1, Greg W and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Thanks Jari! That's a great phto. I knew I could count on you. I also managed to find other photos of the Lancaster at Duxford, so looks like I will be adding this! Cheers, Tom Greg W and Bomber Command nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 44 minutes ago, Bomber Command nut said: Vera carries it in position and I would say that Sugar carried it as it was a mod. introduced in '45 I hope this helps Kai cheers, Ian Ian, thank you! It is helpful indeed, and I managed to find photos of the intake as well. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Command nut Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just note how 'dirty' the aircraft looks with the paint work being patchy in appearance and also interesting is the letter 'N' is in the process of a re-paint or being made smaller ?? Great photos like this make modelling a challenge to get it right . . . . Ian Uncarina and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Ian, I agree--emulating photos like this really make a model stand out. Cheers, Tom Bomber Command nut and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Uncarina said: Ian, I agree--emulating photos like this really make a model stand out. Cheers, Tom Definitely, but its very difficult to do and when you get it right its so worth the pain and effort you go to! Regards. Andy Uncarina and Bomber Command nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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