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Stevekir
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Having started modelling in the New Year after 30 years, I have assembled an Airfix 1/72 and a 1/48 Spitfire ready for painting, but stopped there to practice airbrushing, especially of varnish. So I got on with my Revell 1/72 Lancaster I/IIIB (Dambusters) (Ravell number 04295) given as a Christmas present. It is a well-known kit so I have just put in the more interesting bits here.
BUILD REPORT
The parts went together very well (with one exception), sanding and filling concentrating on the tight-fitting fuselage seams (which I like to make invisible as they are such a give-away of a model). The exception was a major error by Revell on the shape of the underside just aft of the wings (see photos). Negligible flash. As a photo mentions, the engines and their supporting framework were too big to fit in the nacelles so I had to ditch the framework. Part 43 (the black base of a turret) was not on the sprue and a similar part was but it was too high, requiring sanding. The undercarriage is quite detailed but not as good as that in the Hasegawa Lanc (kit E23, same plane but with dorsal and ventral turrets, it not being a Dambusters special. It was reviewed in the November 2005 issue of Model Airplane International.)
I don't like black plastic. It makes it difficult to see detail in any shadow areas. I think the usual mid-grey is better. When I started masking I thought I would be in an old folks home before I had finished — there are 98 masks on this model. Thank goodness for Eduard masks which were a huge help and went on quite quickly and easily, being very accurate. Also, my headband magnifier helped greatly.
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BUILD REPORT
The parts went together very well (with one exception), sanding and filling concentrating on the tight-fitting fuselage seams (which I like to make invisible as they are such a give-away of a model). The exception was a major error by Revell on the shape of the underside just aft of the wings (see photos). Negligible flash. As a photo mentions, the engines and their supporting framework were too big to fit in the nacelles so I had to ditch the framework. Part 43 (the black base of a turret) was not on the sprue and a similar part was but it was too high, requiring sanding. The undercarriage is quite detailed but not as good as that in the Hasegawa Lanc (kit E23, same plane but with dorsal and ventral turrets, it not being a Dambusters special. It was reviewed in the November 2005 issue of Model Airplane International.)
I don't like black plastic. It makes it difficult to see detail in any shadow areas. I think the usual mid-grey is better. When I started masking I thought I would be in an old folks home before I had finished — there are 98 masks on this model. Thank goodness for Eduard masks which were a huge help and went on quite quickly and easily, being very accurate. Also, my headband magnifier helped greatly.
Here are the pics:
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