Major parts are cut.
Lou
This is going to be a great project Lou.
Barry.
The wood selected for the wings was not thick enough to carve my favoured one piece wing so blocks had to be added to achieve the desired thickness at the tips. So siting this morning on my front porch, knife in hand I removed the center section. Felt good being out there waving at the neighbours as they went by.
Lou
Starting to look like a Lanc.
Lou
your plane looks great Lou, I am envies of how you get so many models finished!
biggles
I am retired Biggles, this is my full time job.
Lou
I was always amazed by Kenny's Lancaster, although he claims it is not very good. I tend to disagree. I post his photo by his kind permission.
Lou
The wing is in block form and the center section is starting to get some airfoil shaping.
Lou
Aw shuks Lou :)
Looking good Lou. Will be watching this build with great interest. Hi to everyone,
Kenny
Progressing with the carving. The wings and tail feathers have a crude airfoil shape. The fuselage is still block with the canopy, gun installation starting to come out of the wood. One outer engine nacelle is carved and rough sanded. The remaining three nacelles are in block form only. I had to resort to googling Lancaster model pictures to get a decent shot of the rear portion of the outer nacelle. I have a 1/1 scale Mk. X sitting a few km down the road, but the weather has been poor. Next clear day I will travel camera in hand. Our display version is a bastardization of the Lancastrian and a Mk. X having the extended forward fuselage.
Lou
Seeing a Lanc being fashioned in wood is a great experience,and as Lou is finding out there is a lot to it,the distinctive dihedral angle looks very good.
Barry.
Hey Lou,
Not sure if you have tripped over this link, but it contains an amazing collection of Canadian Lancasters in their final days. I have been gathering quite a collection of photos of the Nanton, and Calgary Alberta Lancs. I may have something you are looking for.
Great looking progress,
Kenny
Kenny, your link went astray. The fuselage and flying surfaces have been mated in my typical fashion. Minor adjustments are required before gluing in their final position. Spent a lovely afternoon, siting on the porch under a gazebo sanding away in the shade.
Lou
Its coming along leaps and bounds Lou,its got the right sit and everything going for it.
Barry.
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http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/ArticleType/ArticleView/ArticleID/455/language/en-CA/Default.aspx (http://www.vintagewings.ca/VintageNews/Stories/tabid/116/ArticleType/ArticleView/ArticleID/455/language/en-CA/Default.aspx)
Try this,
Went away for a nice weekend. I guess it would have been nicer had I supplied the link. Oh well, enjoy,
Kenny
Very interesting Kenny. Thanks for posting it.
Lou
Made some progress since the power was restored. Everything is just tack glued. Now comes about ten hours of sanding. Note the dorsal turret compared to earlier photos. Exhaust covers are done, but not attached yet.
Lou
Very nice indeed Lou, a lot of shaping work there.Regards Paul J.
thank you Paul. I have always liked the Lancaster but reluctant to attempt it.
Lou
Nacelles have been glued as well as the tail feathers. The prop discs were assembly line at the same time as the Mossie Mk II and prototype discs. The fuselage has one sanding with 230 grit (Very fine). The wing/nacelle assembly is ready for the paint shop for its first coat of primer before fine sanding begins.
Lou
Glued, sanded and primed for paint job.
Lou
Looking good Lou, are you just doing the black ID finish or the coloured version?. Regards Paul J.
Thank you Paul. I will be doing the coloured version. I am about to research RCAF Squadrons that flew the Lancaster.
Lou
On further research I found that most RCAF Lancasters had H2S radar for ground mapping. So back to the shop for the radome.
Lou
Radome and tail wheel.
Lou
Coming along nicely as usual Lou.
Cheers
Gordon
Thank you Gordon. I just puttied the edge of the radome and will sand and prime tomorrow.
Lou
I ran out of primer, however since the exhaust covers will be all black I may just use black hobby paint and sand them lightly if needed.
Lou
Tamiya Flat earth has been applied followed by masking and applying dark green (RAF). Once dry all masking will be removed and then reapplied in preparation for the black.
Lou
Out of the paint shop. I still need to mask the cockpit and gun turret windows.
Lou
Excellent Lou, I like the colour scheme, they start to come to life with a bit of colour. Regards Paul.
Thank you Paul. The decals are being applied and will have just the basic top wing roundel(no bottom), tail fin flashes and the fuselage code/rpoundel. I this case 428 Sqn NA(http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/SMF/Smileys/default/smiley.gif)U. Should be ready for photos no later than tomorrow.
Lou
Took liberty of using a smiley for the roundel.
Roll out occurred at 1900 hrs 27 July 2014.
Lou
More photos to follow
Wow Lou, another impressive piece of solid model art.
Peter
Yes, it is definitely a beauty. But then so are all the rest. And there sure are a lot of them.
Cliff.
Thank you Peter and Cliff. That make 22 in the cabinet.
Lou
Photos
Lou
Fantastic Lou, another inspiring project comes to an end. Regards Paul J.
Thank you Paul.
Lou
Lou,
Your Lancaster looks great. I plan to do one too, possibly a Dambuster but the film version so it looks a bit different!
Did you ever consider going for lighter glazing on such a dark subject, as for your Hellcat? I found black glass on OD airframe too gloomy on my P-40 so changed it to blue.
Cheers
Will
Thanks Will. I will look out for your article.
There are some drawings and photos on this site.
http://www.lancaster-archive.com/lanc_bomb_bay.htm
Lou
Final resting place.
Lou
Looks great in the case Lou, another Canadian Lanc here, http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=102202 but this one is full size and in the UK for a visit. Regards Paul J. There are a few more posts in the airshows and events section on the forum if you are interested.
A very rare occasion that may never be repeated. Thanks for the update.
Lou
Hey Lou,
I just attended the news conference at the Alberta Aviation Museum regarding the move of the Edmonston Lancaster, back to its old one base in Edmonton. I absolutely promise that it will be well taken care of. An MP, and well as the RCAF 408 Base commander and the officer in charge of repairing the squadron's helicopters were there showing an impressive level of support from those outside of the I-love-airplanes fraternity.
Thinking of you today,
Take care all,
Kenny
http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/lancaster-kb882-moving.html (http://www.warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/lancaster-kb882-moving.html)
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Rare+Lancaster+bomber+land+permanently+Alberta+Aviation+Museum/10900265/story.html (http://www.edmontonjournal.com/Rare+Lancaster+bomber+land+permanently+Alberta+Aviation+Museum/10900265/story.html)
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lancaster-bomber-being-transferred-from-edmundston-to-edmonton-1.2999725 (http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/lancaster-bomber-being-transferred-from-edmundston-to-edmonton-1.2999725)
Thank you Kenny. I am happy to see you on line.
Lou