LSP_Ron Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 The Nanton Lancaster FM159 is a late production MkX delivered right at the end of the war and it has fabric covered Elevators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Here is a pic I took last summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 'Long time no see'. Time to get this one off the ground, before the 1/32 Lancaster arrives... Work commences with the camouflage, not my favourite discipline... Uncarina, MikeMaben, mozart and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Great to see this one resurrected Kent, I'll be following! Sadly mine's no further on than when you started your build, it needs a complete re-spray which I might just do now that I've got a new airbrush for larger surfaces. Max kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Kent looking fabulous as ever, still want to do a Lanc, will it be 1/32 not sure thinking about the lack of bench time, still may have to 48th also our parent has just put our company up for sale so who knows the future........ kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Good to see a big bird on the build. But in 1/32?? kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Terrific work Kent! What did you use to cover the outside? Is it just normal kitchen foil or something else? Looks great! Craig kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) Terrific work Kent! What did you use to cover the outside? Is it just normal kitchen foil or something else? Looks great! Craig Thanks Craig. This project is most of all a test to see if it is possible to get some life into the large surfaces of the Lanc.I decided to use heavy embossing aluminum foil for this. It can be shaped and even stretched to fit some of the curves. It doesn't wrinkle. And the rivets have been 'embossed' from the inside. I still don't know how this will turn out, if it was worth the effort. Hopefully I will be able to show the result in the next post? Regards: Kent Edited September 10, 2017 by kkarlsen brahman104 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Late to this party. Apologies. I am surprised to see that this aircraft didn't have a co-pilot. I like the strong diagonal of the scheme. Any follow-up on the PBY? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 That was my surprise as well dodgem. I was convinced there was a co-pilot. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 That was my surprise as well dodgem. I was convinced there was a co-pilot. The Flight Engineer, sitting slightly behind and to the pilot's right controlled the throttles and flaps on take-off and usually had some basic form of instruction on flying the plane once airborne in case of emergencies though landing was a different matter altogether. Later in the war years when there was a surfeit of pilots available, some re-trained as F/Es which must have been comforting to the other crew members! Here is one such: Flight Sergeant Max Venton, F/E ME453 (POL-L) of 467 sqdn RAAF. Max kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Bomb doors getting the aluminium treatment... The last parts getting salt weathered... Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Late to this party. Apologies. I am surprised to see that this aircraft didn't have a co-pilot. I like the strong diagonal of the scheme. Any follow-up on the PBY? Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Well Mark, I hate to have too many loose ends, so I'm trying to tie some of them up before getting started on new adventures ;-) Regarding the PBY - I've still not decided 100 % which plane to make, although I have gotten a new very strong candidate... Kind regards: Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 (edited) This is the plane I've decided to do: Text from IWM: Avro Lancaster B Mark I, PD337 'JO-V', of No. 463 Squadron RAAF, preparing for take off from Waddington, Lincolnshire, on a daylight operation. PD337 was specially converted for filming Bomber Command operations, being fitted with a number of camera positions and used by cameramen of the Royal Air Force Film and Photographic Unit. It was later transferred to No. 5 Group Film Unit. Text AWM: Lincolnshire, England. 1945-03-16. 424082 Pilot Officer Robert Arthur Buckland, RAAF, with his movie camera at a cut-away hatchway of one of the specially adapted Lancaster aircraft of No. 463 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Waddington, used both for bombing and cinematography. Buckland is one of eight who fly from English bases in Australian Lancaster aircraft of RAF Bomber Command to make film records of heavy bomber attacks for the RAF Film Production Unit. The film Buckland and his fellow cameramen produce is seen in newsreels exhibited throughout the world. This Lancaster (PD337/JO-V) was later used by the No 5 Group Film Unit, and it filmed many of No 617 Sqn's operations in late 1944 and early 1945, including the attacks on the Tirpitz (No 617 'Dambuster' Sqd - Osprey Aviation Elite Units) Edited September 10, 2017 by kkarlsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Great choice Kent. I have digital copies of the 467 and 463 photograph albums which contain other pictures of PD337, let me know if you want to see them. Max kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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