V*RA the CANADIAN Flying Lanc' also known as VeRA to the 'locals'.

[Guest]

A few pictures of the re-worked front nose turret clear part[tamiya have it wrong] in which i've scraped the lines

off then working in stages to polish it back up so i can add new framework lines.

Modded the wing tip lights on both wings now and look great.

[Guest]

Always use Humbrol H29 Dark Earth for all Bomber Command aircraft, Picture a bit too bright in this though!

Added a rear seat and hand grips to the inside and may drill out the guns[may]

Always wondered why tamiya never made movable flaps/aileron's/rudders on their big models, I'd like to alter one build in the future.

Horrible glossy parts are only there for the decals to set nice,The over-all finish of this model will be satin not matt.

On large models i like to cut out the shape of the camo' in paper and stick the paper down

onto the model with tamiya masking tape then spray the green this gives a very fine blended edge.

The resin Mossy exhaust nacelles cut up and added back onto the kits plastic nacelle holder, Had a right carry on doing all eight.

Thanks for looking.

[Guest]

Had a few nice replies from William[the chap who makes the decals] and he says they are a lot dearer

because of the size compared to 1/72nd and the special in is very expensive to use. He is also to make me

the below letter imagines of the civil reg' red letters of C-GVRA and the white CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE

and the SHELL badge which goes on the rear fin, Also he is to make me some Canadian flags to go on the poles

at no extra charge. Sounds a grand chap and would buy from him again.

The decals make take several weeks to be made so the model might be finished in two months time.

Hoping to make flag-staffs to mount the flags on just like above.

On with the model! Wings are now getting several coats of Klear/Future to seal in the paintwork.

Main canopy is just about fully painted, I like to paint the canopy 'off' the model as its far easier 'on' the model.

Test fitting the wings and getting a feeling for the old gal'

GM turret looks good to me! This is not fixed/glued in and will be able to rotate.

Before anyone says ''you painted the nacelle wrong and shouldn't have any green on it'' VRA has this green section....lol

Not adding the carb air filters until the model is nearly finished, they have a tendency to break off.

Just detest painting such big area's like the undersides of wings! My fingers kill holding just the two spars.

Cheers and thanks for having a neb'

[Guest]

Canopy finally finished and got to say I just hate painting these things, All hand painted with the use of Tamiya masking tape.

Sun-shade curtain this is only made from plasticard with a few lines put in for effect, this curtain goes under pilots escape hatch.

Rusty looking exhausts with a brushing of grey to somehow simulate lead staining.

Wing-tip lights and rather pleased with the outcome of these.

Brake[the red plastic red] and sat-nav' added to the cockpit.

Cheers.

Ian.

[Guest]

Top tip from me in covering up the undercarriage is to make a simple box which will go

over the entire undercarriage and down the sides of the nacelle fairing, These boxes will

also protect the undercarriage from any knocks as you build this mighty beast.

Something I hate with the decals in the kit is the black walk-way lines as they are prone to

'silvering' and to get the lines in a dead straight line is a nightmare, So being as there are

lines on the kit wings I mask them up and paint in the lines which is far better.

Masking tape removed and your left with nice black lines all done in just one hour!

The guide lines are on the kits wings because when this was first released no decals

were supplied and you had to paint your own lines.

Thanks for looking.

Ian.

[Guest]

This is as far as I've got with this beauty.

Attached the canopy onto the fuselage using normal super glue......['Note' the curtain in the canopy]

Canopy on neatly and everyone hates this job......['Note' the missing curtain in the canopy! It fell off when I flicked one laggy band :roll: ]

My trusty 'drying rack' the bay window Though not getting much sunshine these days.

When gluing down the canopy DO NOT GLUE the rear section of the canopy!

It will stick down well along the bottom edges around the 'sliding windows' and front windscreen.

Most of all. Take your time in fitting the canopy to get a good/neat join to the fuselage.

THE MAIN-WHEELS !

The wheels on VeRA are quite different to normal Lanc' wheels and could be off a Shackleton or Lincoln

So i've had to remove the wheel hub slightly and make four plastic disc's, this took ages to make the damn

disc's and eventually I'll add more detail on them.

The tyres are painted in matt black with a coat of Klear then going to mucky them up slightly and to add the disc's.

Excellent picture of one main-wheel

IMG_0147 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

Cheers.

Ian.

[Dave W]

Some useful tips there Ian.Ive got one in my stash and ive built it once before in the early nineties when it was issued in black plastic.I knew the raised lines on the wings were wrong.Wonder why Tamiya put them there?.Your PE instrument panel looks really good.Ive bought the Eduard etched cockpit set for mine.Is it the Eduard set that you've used?.

[Guest]

Some useful tips there Ian.Ive got one in my stash and ive built it once before in the early nineties when it was issued in black plastic.I knew the raised lines on the wings were wrong.Wonder why Tamiya put them there?.Your PE instrument panel looks really good.Ive bought the Eduard etched cockpit set for mine.Is it the Eduard set that you've used?.

When Tamiya came over from Japan in 1975ish they modelled their soon very new Lanc' from POS which is the Lanc'

at Hendon and at that time the restoration crew involved in R5686 had put very thick canvas masking tape on the

wing ribs and Tamiya copied them and copied them very badly at that time, only for the ground crew to re-new

the canvas masking tape with thin solid tape.

Did you know every joint on a Lanc' has canvas masking tape to stop water going in...lol

Yes the PE panel is the Eduard set but for some reason when you glue the metal parts

together they just come apart no mater how much you clean the rear surface, in the

end I had to use epoxy glue to hold the parts together.

Ian.

[Ian M]

You did ALL that in an hour..... LOL

A very interesting read Ian.

Ian M

[Guest]

Nice work Ian,neat bit of info about the canvas strips of tape ,who knew?

[mossiepilot]

Wow Ian, that is looking great, the detail work and obvious time you have put in is really impressive.

Can't wait to see VeRA all completed. More photos soon please.

Tony.

[papa 695]

Some great detailing and work there Ian waiting now for the next installment

[Guest]

I can't see all the impressive details for all the other impressive details

this is blinding work Ian.

just keep the tips and pictures a comin' cos I can't do planes very well and I need all the help I can get for when i eventually attempt another one.

[Vaughan]

This is a fantastic build Ian. Just found this video of the very said lanc which includes takeoff, flight and landing.Avro Lancaster Flight on Vimeo

Vaughan

[flyjoe180]

Great work Ian!