williamj Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Awesome ... Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 2 hours ago, JefH said: Just catching up on this build. Stupendous work. Jeff Thanks Jeff, I appreciate your support! 15 minutes ago, williamj said: Awesome ... Thanks also William! Wish I could supply the popcorn . Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I love the radiator screen modification! How did you find the appropriate screen material? Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 John, Thanks! I was lucky that I had the right material. I was afraid someone would ask where I got it, because I forgot! I’m a real modeling packrat, and over the years I have collected a stash of shiny material, styrene pieces, and even screens. I found the small bag of screens in there without a label when I was rummaging. At a guess I ordered it from Sprue Brothers. Wish I could be more help! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 Thanks again Maru! I appreciate your support. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nighthawk Calling 1 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Outstanding work so far Tom, would love to have one myself but it would never see the light of day and live in the loft as I to have nowhere to display it. Looking forward to seeing it finished. Stuart Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Stuart, Thank you very much! It is definitely one of the more epic builds I’ve undertaken recently, the difference being that I will only be working on Sugar until she is finished. It’s a process of one foot in front of the other with an occasional glance further ahead, but with most of the major airframe components more or less assembled I see camo and markings in my future! I still need to contact Pima Air Museum, but until I can make an arrangement I will store her with wings off since I have no room either! Cheers, Tom Bomber Command nut and Nighthawk Calling 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Command nut Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 Tom Is it too late to get one of these ?? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-32-Lancaster-DELUXE-Resin-Pilots-Seat-No-Belts-Resin-Upgrade-for-HK-NEW/184675081819?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D230925%26meid%3De4a029a46c3946c98ea6ffc2d77eeccf%26pid%3D101195%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D184675086911%26itm%3D184675081819%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DSimplAMLv9PairwiseUnbiasedWeb&_trksid=p2047675.c101195.m1851 I think its reasonably price and will add greatly to an empty cockpit area . . . Ian Uncarina, dennismcc, Derek B and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 Ian, I saw this offered as well, but that ship sailed when I extensively modified and installed the kit pilot’s seat, which I’m pretty pleased with! Thanks for posting this though because I am always trying to look out for all things Lancaster! Cheers, Tom Bomber Command nut and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Tom some info of various US turrets can be found here: http://hangarthirteen.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Index-of-Aeronautical-Equipment-5-Armament.pdf scroll down to pg218 of the reader, pg130 of the manual to start. It should give you an idea how to fill in the lower section of the turret. Jari Uncarina and Derek B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Thank you Jari! This will be great for helping me with the missing details. I really appreciate your assistance with my build. I will be posting an update very soon. Cheers, Tom Derek B and Bomber Command nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 Oh man, this is awesome! This will also help me with my Little Miss Mischief build. Thanks again! Cheers, Tom Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 (edited) “Ahead of us the sky is on fire, glowing with the orange flares of the Pathfinders, the violent bursts of bombs and the arcs of flak and tracer. I see one unfortunate Lancaster get coned by searchlights; three of them lock onto it at once, followed by many more, and I know that in the cockpit the pilot will be blinded by the dazzling light. The flak gunners lock onto it, and soon it seems every gun is aiming at that one aircraft, which starts to roll all over the sky and dive in an attempt to get away. The men inside could have been eating bacon and eggs with me a few hours ago, now they are trapped in their heaving plane as the shells burst all around it. Away to the right, another has been coned too, and explosions are making colourful but deadly patterns on every side. But it’s them, not us, and every moment the guns are concentrating on them, we are getting closer to our target in the darkness. Their peril means our salvation. ‘Left, steady, that’s it Skip, nearly there …’” — BOMB DOORS OPEN: From East End boy to Lancaster Bomber Pilot with 617 'Dambuster' Squadron by Ken Trent https://a.co/4Dap3lL At LONG last I've finished the wings, aside from the flaps and LG doors which I will be adding after painting. The nacelles needed a bit of blending with the wing, followed by the inevitable scribing and riveting, but those enormous wings are each molded in one piece aside from the tips, and this saves a lot of work. Now I will be moving on to the tailplane, and I see paint in the future! I'm pretty pleased with how the radiator/inlet modifications worked out: She sure is BIG! Cheers, Tom Edited January 4, 2022 by Uncarina LSP_Kevin, dennismcc, Dadeo911 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Tom here is some wing weathering for you: Jari Uncarina, Anthony in NZ, Dadeo911 and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 12, 2021 Author Share Posted March 12, 2021 This is great Jari, thanks! Really nice detail, especially around the exhaust shroud. Also looks like I should replace the aileron strut with something thinner. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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