Tamiya's Lancaster build.

[stona]

After my last effort,containing four 1/72 Luftwaffe aircraft,I've had enough of swastikas. I also thought it would be nice to work my way back up from 1/72 to 1/32 by way of something in 1/48. A quick rummage in the cupboard turned up this little beauty.

I don't think anyone has done one of these recently so I'll do a little build blog in this thread as I go along.

I should be able to make a start next week.

Cheers

Steve

[Gern]

After my last effort,containing four 1/72 Luftwaffe aircraft,I've had enough of swastikas.

Are you feeling alright Steve? Not coming down with the flu or something are you?

Gern

[mossiepilot]

A lancaster, well that'll be different. Looking forward to sseing this one.

Tony.

[Ian M]

So did the Luftwaffe ever capture a Lanc?

Now you have those RAF paints, you might as wel put them to good use. And I am sure it will be a beauty when you are done with it.

I will be watching..

:crisps:

Ian M

[Guest]

Looking forward to seeing this build Steve as I'd like to put together one of these too.

Should imagine that's going to be a fair size in 1/48th.

It'll be interesting to see what you make of airbrushing the black underside. Never a/b black on an aircraft before but imagine it's awkward trying to show shading and weathering.

Atb,

Colin.

[Dave W]

I've got one of these in my stash.So I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together.

[stona]

So did the Luftwaffe ever capture a Lanc?Ian M

You know what,I don't know. I shall investigate!

I'm feeling fine,I actually love the Lancaster. It was a wonderful aircraft and did a great job sadly at an enormous cost.

Steve

I've had a quick check and they captured several. At least one was flown by the Luftwaffe but noone seems to know which. It is mentioned by Hans-Werner Lerche in his book "Luftwaffe Test Pilot".

It was probably one of these.

MG-V EE129 7SQN missing on 1/2Jan.1944. It's crew became POW.

DX-Q JB548 57SQN missing on 1/2Jan.1944. It's crew became POW.

PM-C ND325 12SQN crash landed wheels down on 1/2Jan.1944 at Wingsbach, 3km north of Taunusstein.

BQ-D ND396 550SQN crashed on 30/31Jan.1944.

W4107 49SQN landed with great skill on the Island of Sark on the night of 22/23Nov.1942. This was probably the first Lancaster captured by the Germans.

MK I ZN-H W4842 106SQN, emergency landing on the tiny Isle "De Laek" near the Village "Warmond" near the city "Leiden" in The Netherlands on 28May1943. On the way back from a mission to Essen. The crew was taken POW, the aircraft was dismantled within the next few days.

There is no known photo of a Lancaster in German markings but there is an image of a four engined bomber (Lanc or Halifax?) on a German airfield taken by the gun camera of a P-51. It looks to still have roundels on the wings.

[Guest]

Hi Steve, I'll look forward to this one!! I found the airfix 1/72 version in my stash today, and will probably make it my next build. How big is it in 1/48, it must be flippin huge!!!!!!

Cheers, Andrew

[AlanG]

Looking at the tail fins on that pic Steve i'd have a pop and say it's a Halifax personally

[stona]

Looking at the tail fins on that pic Steve i'd have a pop and say it's a Halifax personally

Yeah,I know what you mean. It always seems to be captioned as a Lancaster but I'm not sure. It's hard to be certain from such a dodgy image so you may well be right. I'll just call it a British four engined bomber

Steve

[BarryW]

I look forward to this one. I built this kit back in the 70s. An old but good one.

[flyjoe180]

Must've been that little No.75 Squadron post we made that subliminally pointed you to the Lancaster. Look forward to this build as it evolves. Like Spitfires, Hurricanes, P-40s, P-51s and a raft of others, you can never have enough Lancasters.

[stona]

Must've been that little No.75 Squadron post we made that subliminally pointed you to the Lancaster.

I think you're right. It may have jogged a few rusty old cogs in the old noggin.

Cheers

Steve

[Dave W]

The horizontal stabilisers look to me as if they are mounted low down the side of the rear fuselage as found on the Lancaster.Not high up as per the Halifax.So I reckon it's a Lancaster.

[stona]

I'm staying on this fence,no matter how many splinters I get in my arse

It's definitely got four engines!

Steve