Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Since @MARU5137 prompted it: As I have recently received this amazing kit, I shall have to start it! First little bits attached to the seat, found a broken part, the armrest on the bulkhead side is broken, I'll attempt to repair, but may just leave off. There WILL be paint and chipping before I attach the seat yes! Cheers H. LSP_Kevin, TankBuster, Uncarina and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 cockpit parts cleaned up and getting ready for painting basics. Floors need 3 coats... black base, aluminium, then interior green for chipping... Surprised at the amount of flash on the parts, nothing real big, but separation lines on nearly all the parts so far... armrest repaired. It's the left side of the seat if the seat is facing forward. Uncarina, Greg W, Landrotten Highlander and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 A dab of paint. For you who have the kit, be careful, the tolerances are super tight! Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, Isar 30/07 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 There are SO many detail in the cockpit. I keep going back and forth on the second page and keep finding stuff to add. I'm not a Lanc expert, actually know very little about it, so most of the colors are fantasy, but hey, it looks like a Lanc to me! I've spent probably 4 hours today and there seems to be not much progress. Cheers Harald D.B. Andrus, jeroen_R90S, scvrobeson and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 Thanks for the comments folks, I have done a stint of dayshifts, so not much work time, but got my hands on it this weekend! More paint, and assembling sub-assemblies. progress is happening but s l o w. As I think the end is near on this part, I get slapped back to reality! Anyway, cockpit is about to be put together, next is the bomb-aimer/ nose gun turret area. there were some punch mark on the forward facing bulkheads, which was strange, but I filled with some Surfacer 500, so the hope is that it will be subdued enough! Cheers H R Palimaka, denders, Landrotten Highlander and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 OK, some more work completed, the nose section is getting closer, some more decals coming shortly, but work is in the way... I'm trying to get an hoiur in here and there but 12 hour night shifts are a pain at times... Anyway, here we go: It looks busy, and when the last pieces and gun turret goes on, it will be very busy indeed! This is going to be awesome! Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, tucohoward and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 THe details get sparse behind the spar, the "bunkroom" has no interior, until around the rear entrance, where there is a "passenger seat" for dropping behind enemy lines, a toilet and flare chutes. as well as the rear and dorsal turrets of course. I don't have the skill to do a cutaway, but I'll do my best to make it look like a lanc... Second picture shows cockpit attached to the bomb bay floor! Isar 30/07, LSP_Kevin, tucohoward and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 I painted the "Dunny"... I thought I saw somewhere there were decals for the flare chutes, but I have no idea... Can't see that in the instructions anyway, also I think I'm building an early Lancaster, so maybe this flare chute is wrong, but it brings visual interest for inside the door, so I'm sticking with it! Also curious if the control runs would be a different color, such as zinc-chromate, I may do them in that color just for breaking up the colors. Also may do the hydraulic lines on the floor black. very miniscule weathering, just a little dry brushed aluminum on the floor boards, but I like it for what'll be visible through the massive (sarcasm) door. denders, Landrotten Highlander, Greg W and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 A word of warning for the guys building this fantastic kit, the instructions are missing a crucial part, of where to add the cockpit, and if you follow the instructions, when it makes sense it'll be too late! You have to add the cockpit floor to the bomb bay roof, if not, you'd have to carve off all locating pins on the bomb bay roof to get the parts together. this step is overlooked in the instructions. Nigel from "Nigel's Modeling Bench" on YouTube explains this well in his videos, and it's worth a look! Cheers! R Palimaka, Stevepd, jeroen_R90S and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 You’re off to a flyer. Good shout on the Nigel’s Modelling Bench videos, they’ve become essential watching since I had mine delivered. I’ve only unboxed mine and spread the contents about a couple of shelves. Easing the pressure off the pile of plastic and hopefully not damaging any parts. I’ve had a good look through and seen one broken pipe from and oil tank at the undercarriage. I’m a Jet builder by default, but even I have gasped and stared in awe at what this kit is. It’s staggering. Winnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeroen_R90S Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Nice work so far! I've seen the box in my local store and it's really impressive. My attention span and modelling budget disagree, though, so I'm glad I'm able to have a virtual look at this! jeroen Winnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Wonderful work so far. Actually can’t believe it’s going this fast. Sharp stuff is all i can say. Winnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnie Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 OK Lads! It hasn't been relegated to the shelf-of-doom yet! I finished up some details, and ran into a couple of issues, and then started a separate sub-assembly. There are many tings that can be built on the side to make final assembly somewhat easier. I DID run into a rather large problem though, I have glued the halves together and there is a gap, almost a full mm (32nd or so inch) where the outer skin joins the after fuselage. This is puzzling as the front and rear of the bomb bay are perfectly joined... Anyway, I shall grit my teeth, try to fill and sand with plastic putty in a way that I won't have to sand away detail. From what I hear there was a taped seam, so perhaps I can hide it. It's turning into quite the amazingly large model too! It's very large. getting tedious to swing around the desk! Wing and flap with gear bay Again Nigel to the rescue, he found a piece not mentioned in the instructions that is the rear end of the firewall... Piece K13 goes towards the gear bay, and then the D piece goes in front towards the engine, this insures the perfect placement of the engine! Oil Tank is indeed red... I checked the references! Whether the flaps are interior green? Personal choice to break up on the black. lots and lots of black (Gotta order more Tamiya LP-5) A little oil wash, but nothing will be visible through the door... But hey, I manned up and did it! Same thing with this side, not much will be seen. She's long... Only the 32nd A-10 I built ages ago was longer I think... the thought that went into this is amazing, to prevent a very long visible seam on top, they have a upper panel that glues on with seams in rivet lines, hope that works well, but pretty amazing really! The gap... I Probably screwed something up somewhere, but I cant figure out what. The bomb bay forward and aft bulkheads are in the correct place, and everything else is dependent on that... Anyway, not completely dead on the bench, but now the dreaded Command Evaluation is at hand, and I have to go away for 4 shifts to determine that I indeed is capable and worthy of the command of an aircraft and crew... LSP_Kevin, MikeMaben, themongoose and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Incredible work so far! What an enormous project and I'll be following this one. I can't believe how fast you're progressing. I'd still be studying the instructions! That gap must be frustrating, especially when it's not easy to determine where the issue is. Hope you figure it out. Richard Winnie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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