Eduard 1:48 Lysander Profipack

[Guest]

Hello chaps,
I've been dying to have a go at this kit for ages.
The pack is a quality product and great value at around 25 pounds. It's a Profipack so it's got resin, PE and even some film parts (?!). The plastic is crisp and detail is sharp although large pieces like wing and fuselage do not have locator pins so gentlemen, careful with that positioning.
5 decal options available here and the decals are superb.
Well, pass me the pliers, it's time to crack on![ATTACH]289579[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

PE parts looking good.

[Guest]

Going for this variant...

[Steve Brodie]

Love this aeroplane, if interested on the history of the plane, current edition of fly past has a writeup and photos on it.

Looking forward to seeing this kit built

[PaulTRose]

this should be good to watch go together

[Guest]

Plastic work started...[ATTACH]289601[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

The cockpit cage is a bit fiddly. Read the instructions VERY carefully then do it in a slightly different order to allow you to paint all the interior green bits first. Fuel tanks and seats can be added later.

Engine requires patience as the cylinders are all separate. Also a little scratchwork for the vertical rods on the cylinders. A fair bit of sanding also needed to fit the engine into the cowling.

[Guest]

Engine!
Sprayed with Revell silver which mixes great with Vallejo thinner and shoots fantastically for a metallic acrylic. Engine bell painted with mid grey and once dried, washed with thinned Vallejo black. Will try and darken down some of the plumbing and another oil and spirit wash with black brown at later stage...[ATTACH]289602[/ATTACH]

[Dave W]

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PE parts looking good.

Very nice.Typical Eduard.

[Guest]

Cockpit section.
You just gotta love the PE seatbelts. They just make the office pop. Not much in the way of weathering, just a little bit of a mettalic drybrush here and there to suggest a little bit of wear.
I have dry fitted this section to the fuselage and there will be some sanding to do to get a good fit. However, this level of detail in a kit invites one to have an open canopy. [ATTACH]289625[/ATTACH]

[Guest]

This is taking shape very quickly.

Agree with you those seatbelts - they really do add some nice detail to this area.

[colin m]

A Lysander, lovely. I've built a 1:72 and a 1:32, both a touch on the basic side. This 1:48 is probably the best. Cockpit looks great.

[Guest]

Thanks guys.
Put a few hours in on it today but going to be busy for a few days now so hopefully will do a bit more later in the week if I can.
The piece that holds the wings on that is part of the cockpit roof is a bugger to get straight!

Colin, I bet the 32 scale model Lizzie looks great. You got pictures?

[colin m]

Thanks guys.
Put a few hours in on it today but going to be busy for a few days now so hopefully will do a bit more later in the week if I can.
The piece that holds the wings on that is part of the cockpit roof is a bugger to get straight!

Colin, I bet the 32 scale model Lizzie looks great. You got pictures?

Sure have, it's a build I posted on this forum some years ago. Like I say, it was a bit basic, but with a 'greenhouse cockpit', I was able to add quite a bit of detail.
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[papa 695]

Great start Rupert, it looks a very nicely detailed kit.