Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster

[Dave W]

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I've glued the completed undercarriage assemblies to the upper wing halves and am in the process of priming them.

[geegad]

great work so far thats a canopy nightmare well done on it


and those guns add so much more detail money very well spent

[Dave W]

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Undercarriages sprayed with Revell no.9 Anthracite.When that's dry I will do the silver portions of the struts.Ive also started painting the wheels and gun turrets.

[Robert1968]

Hi Dave


I've done a few lancs in my time n( all 1/72) and I always wanted to do a 1/48 but never have and you are making this light work by the judge of things, your attention to detail is fantastic and I agree your interior work is wel worth the effort. Buying the extra kits was and look well worth it. Incidentally I bought th 1/72 barrels for my BOB land but never got round yet to fitting them. I was waiting for new turrets to arrive but they got lost somewhere.


Great build and you got me on board.


Undercarriage looks splendid


Cheers


Robert

[flyjoe180]

Looking good so far Dave, very nice work.

[Dave W]

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Aluminium parts of the undercarriage painted.And I've painted and unmasked the turret glazing.I need to give the undercarriage a pin wash to make the detail stand out next.

[Robert1968]

This is this is looking very special Dave and it's making me drool over EBay and Amazon to find a 1/48 scale lanc that's not going to burn too big whole in my pocket. The masks have made your glazing look super fine and the barrels look to scale too ( by chance did the pe set come with ammo feed belts because I think they were visible from the tail turret ?


Great work


Cheers


Robert

[Dave W]

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This is this is looking very special Dave and it's making me drool over EBay and Amazon to find a 1/48 scale lanc that's not going to burn too big whole in my pocket. The masks have made your glazing look super fine and the barrels look to scale too ( by chance did the pe set come with ammo feed belts because I think they were visible from the tail turret ?
Great work


Cheers


Robert

The PE set I bought was Edwards 'Zoom' set which only had instrument panels for the cockpit area.'Flightpath' do a set that includes ammo feed details ( see pic).But it costs £35 and there's a lot of stuff in it I wouldn't use.And you would also need to buy their .303 ammo belt set.
The Tamiya Lancaster kit still commands high prices.I bought mine around 5 years ago for £70.Which is still the most I've ever paid for a single kit.

[papa 695]

Stirling work Dave coming along very nicely

[Guest]

Stirling work Dave coming along very nicely

Sterling?? I thought it was a Lancaster!! :P

[Guest]

I thought you might find these shots of just Jane's undercarriage useful:


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[Dave W]

I thought you might find these shots of just Jane's undercarriage useful:
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Thanks for the photos.Looks like I need to repaint a few struts black.

[Dave W]

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That's the wing halves glued together.Ive also assembled the nose and tail turrets and painted the main wheels.I will paint the camo on the nose turret when I do the fuselage.

[BarryW]

This is looking good Dave. I remember this model from the late 1970's, no aftermarket then... it was an enjoyable build and you are certainly doing a great job on this veteran.

[Dave W]

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I just glued the first of four engine cowlings on.There are some very unTamiya like gaps to fill.