Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster

[treyzx10r]

IP looks awesome Dave! Watching eagerly for the next update

 

[colin m]

Good lord, the paint isn't dry on the Canberra and your off on another. I think you need a hobby............

 

[Dave W]

Good lord, the paint isn't dry on the Canberra and your off on another. I think you need a hobby............

I've got the modelling bug quite bad at the moment.I need a fix every day!.

 

[Dave W]

I've made some progress on the interior.Eduard PE fitted,seats built and everything sprayed with Revell no.9 Anthracite enamel.Ive used the kit decals on the radio set.Seat cushions to paint next then seat belts can go on.


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[flyjoe180]

Nice work Dave, the detail going in is very good.

 

[Dave W]

Ive been doing some research and found some Lancasters had brown seat covers ,Some had green and interiors were either black or green in the cockpit area .And Tamiyas colours are different again!.So ive gone with a black cockpit and green seat cushions.I've also glued the Eduard seat belts to the pilots seat.


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[Dave W]

I've finished fitting out the interior.Seat belts glued to all flight deck seats.And fuselage halves glued together.


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[monica]

nice detail with the instrument panels look,real nice and so dose the seat belts ,good progress so far,

 

[john i am]

Nice work Dave watching with interest good luck cheers John

 

[dougie]

Excellent work mate

 

[andyrobs]

Hi Dave, looking good mate, that interior is top notch.


Cheers, Andrew

 

[Dave W]

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The join on the underside is quite good.But the upper surface needs a bit of filler.I used Perfect Plastic Putty as a change to my usual Squadron green as it seems to dry faster.Ive rubbed that down then applied Mr Surfacer 500.Will leave overnight to harden then sand it tomorrow.

 

[tr1ckey66]

Great IPs and interior detail and seems to be coming together pretty quickly (I think you're enjoying this!) Excellent progress so far Dave and looking forward to more.


Cheers


Paul

 

[AlasdairGF]

Shutting away the detail! Amazing the difference the scale makes on, e.g. the IP.


Think I might have to add some Mr Surfacer to my arsenal as I'm sitting here looking at fine cracks that my filler won't fix in exactly the spot you've put the 500.

 

[Dave W]

Shutting away the detail! Amazing the difference the scale makes on, e.g. the IP.
Think I might have to add some Mr Surfacer to my arsenal as I'm sitting here looking at fine cracks that my filler won't fix in exactly the spot you've put the 500.

It's questionable if it's worth bothering with interior detail when most of it can't be seen.Why do we do it?.In my opinion seat belts make the most visible improvement.the instrument panel probably won't be seen with the canopy on.And the PE engineers panel looks very nice.But will it look better than the kit supplied decal when viewed through the plastic canopy?.But I've enjoyed the process of adding it to the kit.

 

[0ne48thtel]

Coming along nicely Dave

 

[Dave W]

I've sanded the second lot of filler and I think the fuselage seems are ok now.Will find out when I get some primer on.Ive rescribed lost detail where I've sanded the fuselage join. And I've started applying the pre cut masks to the canopy.


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[stona]

Looking very good Dave. Those pre-cut masks are a Godsend. I'm not sure I would ever have got the clear parts masked and remained sane without them!


Cheers


Steve

 

[dougie]

nice masking work, going to look tidy with those pre cut masks

 

[jono]

Looking good & at 1/48 its a Big one..