Phantom of the Ruhr Lancaster bomber 550 Sqdn

[rtfoe]

Hi Steve...a noble gesture. Now if I'm correct your initial intention was an OOB build. The new Hasegawa kit is the kit for an OOB. I have the Dam Buster kit and it looks pretty good compared to the Old Revell and Matchbox kits that I too have. The only flaw that Hasegawa made was the position of the canopy hatch...thats all. The gun turret clear parts no need re-doing.

I have to get them down from the stash and look at the set of decals...some AM to see if I have extra for the Dam Busters. I intend to modify the Revell kit into a Manchester as the surface detail is a bit heavy and grungy, the Hasegawa into a standard Lanc and the Matchbox into a Dambuster...talk about being analy crazy. :tears-of-joy:

Cheers,
Richard

[rtfoe]

Hi Steve, just checked and my Revell Lanc is the very old archaic one. The one thats shown above is the new tooled kit which is quite nice with extra interior than the Hasegawa kit. There might be the price factor. I hear Japanese kits are priced high in UK.

Cheers,
Richard

[Steve Jones]

That must have been a wonderful day out Bob. Your a lucky man
I appreciate the help Fernando. I might open a direct line with you when I start it:smiling5:
Totally agree Colin. You need to keep them on their toes
Its between this one and the Revell one Laurie. At the end of the day it may be down to cost which decides the one I go for. Thanks for the info.
I thought I would never see the day John. My daughter is an RAF veteran and now wants me to build her some wingy stuff as well. Why didnt I have sons in the army??:smiling3::smiling5::tears-of-joy:
Good shout on the wheels Lee. They certainly look the part
Thanks Mike. Got the decals so just need the kit and wheels now
Indeed the price will be the deciding factor Richard. Thanks for the heads up on the kits