mgbgtv8steve Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Hi Tom - apologies for coming late to the party! I'm seeing some excellent work which I'll find very useful - thank you! Keep up the good work! Regards, Steve S. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thank you Steve! I’m glad and honored you find my build useful. I’ve learned so much from other builds here that it’s gratifying to be able to reciprocate, both what to emulate and what to avoid! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Excellent glasswork, Tom! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 Thanks Gaz! I applied an extra thick coat to the interior color, hoping to add to the 3-D effect of the frames, and it turned out better than I expected. Glad to have this behind me! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 Beautiful work on the canopy framing, Tom, inside and out. My modeling momentum also seems to fade during the summer. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 30, 2021 Author Share Posted June 30, 2021 Thanks John! I certainly had an element of luck. Yes, between the excess heat affecting my airbrushing and travel plans (Kona next week then later an extended trip to Baja California), I live my modeling life vicariously these days! Hope you’re having a great summer. Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Command nut Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 How are you doing Tom? Like you it seems, I have dropped the baton on my Lancaster build but I am motivating myself to start in the new year by going over what i have done and looking at other such builds hence I am here on your page . . . Any progress since the summer ? best regards Ian Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Thanks for coming by Ian! I have finished painting the fuselage camouflage colors and now just have to paint the underside of the wings. Then I can fire up the Silhouette printer to get the masks cut. I have no excuse now, just need to get motivated again! Cheers, Tom dennismcc, Bomber Command nut, JayW and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Looking forward to seeing more updates on this most excellent build! Uncarina and Bomber Command nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 Thank you for your encouragement John! I just finished rereading the entire thread and it’s time to get painting again. Cheers, Tom JayW, Bomber Command nut and John1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) "Our course took us eastward, straight towards the Ruhr. Düsseldorf, Krefeld, Essen, Hamm, Duisburg, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund … any one of them could have been the target. Already, the Mossies were pitching in. Up to a hundred miles away they were sowing confusion and uncertainty. The German command centres would be swamped with reports of raids that did not exist. How they reacted, and where they dispatched their fighters, could make the difference between life and death for some of us." Yates, Harry. Luck and a Lancaster (Airlife Classics) . Crowood. Kindle Edition. It's been a while! I've made some progress lately, finishing the wing painting, painting and assembling the landing gear, and started painting the markings. My latest addition is the gloss coat on the forward nose section of the fuselage, a characteristic of 428 Squadron, which I painted with Tamiya X-22. The eagle-eyed among you will notice only one rudder assembly. That's because I misaligned the fin flashes--Not sure how I can get the wing roundels painted but muck up the flashes, but there you are. Until next time! Cheers, Tom Edited December 14, 2021 by Uncarina Madmax, Derek B, geedubelyer and 11 others 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Looking very good Tom, colour scheme looks very nice and the roundels really stand out. Regards. Andy Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Very smooth paintwork Tom. Good job. I think this is the first time that I’ve seen tri-colour roundels on the upper surface of a Lancaster wing. Very interesting. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) Thank you both. Here’s a photo of Sugar’s Blues sister ship after landing in Canada, the time frame I’m depicting. I posted this much earlier in the build, so you’re excused for not seeing it! Note also the thickness of the yellow surrounds on the fuselage roundel. Hoping this girl stands out! Cheers, Tom Edited December 14, 2021 by Uncarina Derek B, monthebiff, Madmax and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted December 14, 2021 Author Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) Thanks Maru! My Uncle was a different man. He was actually with RAF Ferry Command and flew as a civilian flight engineer. Andy ("Kagemusha") has been instrumental in finding information: https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/80001612 http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/remembering-today-9-february-1943-the-crew-and-passengers-of-liberator-ii-al591.45508/ https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/491413916/ His last flight was pretty harrowing: he and the crew crashed in a B-24 after running out of fuel in blizzard conditions on approach to the airfield near Gander, Newfoundland. I’m depicting Sugars Blues as she landed at that same airfield. Neverthless, I appreciate you following up with this! Cheers, Tom Edited December 14, 2021 by Uncarina Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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