Tag: Lancaster
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French Lancaster – Part Four – The Flying Bribe
I’ve been reading about the donation of WU 16 – a Lancaster patrol aircraft of the Aeronavale to Australia in 1962. The story is detailed elsewhere so do go google it up. It seems to have a number of amusing elements; requests from the local RAAFA for a time-expired Lancaster – refusal by the French…
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French Lancaster – Part Two – Part Works
No, not one of those wretched Paul Hamlyn newsagency schemes that sell you a part and a line of guff each week until you either spend $ 2000 or throw the remains in the bin… This is about the little sub-assemblies you can deal with as the main parts are setting. Cockpit, tailplanes, engine nacelles,…
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French Lancaster – Part One – Not My First Rodeo
Third one, actually – as I have built two other Lancaster bombers in the past. The first was an old Airfix kit in 1960, the next a new Airfix kit in the last 5 years. The old model was SOOTB as an RAF subject. The new model became an RCAF rescue aircraft. This Hasegawa kit…
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The Curse Of The Were-Lancaster
Or FrankenHalifax. Or worse “ The Superfortress That Took Over The Lounge Room “. We’re talking about aircraft model kits that have dazzled their builders with large-scale detail. The 1:32 and 1:24 scale kits that are the talk of the modelling world right up until they are built and the proud owner tries to find…
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RCAF Avro Lancaster – Part Eight – The Why And Wherefore
Finishing the Avro Lancaster in RCAF rescue colours has called up a series of questions about it as a real aircraft. I’ve no idea whether my answers are correct, but here goes anyway… a. Why did the RCAF have Lancasters? Because they were part of Bomber Command in the UK in the second world war.…
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RCAF Lancaster – Part Seven – Hannants
This RCAF CX 104 Lancaster is the first time I have used the Xtradecals form the British firm of Hannants. I’ve often seen them advertised but hitherto the prices of the sets has always been somewhat of a barrier to their use – by the time we get them here they can be the same…
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RCAF Lancaster – Part Six – Wings And Tail
I decided to risk it with the Lanc – to attach the vertical stabilisers and rudders at the end of the painting process. This might sound dodgy but the precision with which the joins were moulded encouraged it. And it meant that the masking and painting of the flying surfaces was going to be a…
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RCAF Lancaster – Part Five – Subassembly
I think one of the nicest things about the new Airfix kits is the way that they have decided upon the subassembly moulding. In the case of the Lancaster they’ve done something that I have not seen before…but would like to see again. The point of assembly for many aircraft builds that makes me nervous…
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RCAF Lancaster – Part Four – Button Up
The interior detailing on the fuselage was finally done – here’s what it looks like with no additional parts or work: The map is a decal. Pretty neat for no photo-etch. The other thing I commend Airfix for is the strut and former construction that mean the wings are going to go on right. Of…
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RCAF Avro Lancaster – Part Three – It All Starts With Bits
I try to be thrilled with all parts of the kit building I do – from the shopping and acquisition through to the plans, cutting and fitting, painting , and final assembly. But it must be said that there are times when the stages are very small and you don’t seem to progress. The initial…
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