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Hi all. I have always admired the RAF Phantoms in dark green/ocean grey camouflage since I was a boy. They looked powerful and brutish not to mention much more different from the other Phantom oprators. In I /32 scale there are a few options. Wait for the upcoming HK Models kit, get a second mortgage to buy the Wild Hare conversion or....make your own conversion. I do not want to wait that long, a second mortgage is out of the question so option three would be it. Luckily I am not the only one with this desire. Master modeller Frank Mitchell did just that and with his articles on LSP for reference it was time to wield my trusty saw. Based on Tamiya's F-4J kit the differences are mostly in the intakes and rear fuselage/exhausts as te Spey was larger than the standard engines. The intakes need to be widened and the exhaust cans have a larger diameter and are shorter. With the articles to hand work began on the intakes. I let the pics do the talking. Cees
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hk models Lancaster B Mk.I, R5868, PO-S (S-Sugar)
Wingco57 replied to James H's topic in LSM Work In Progress
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Thanks Ivan, this will be very useful when I get to the engraving part. Cheers Cees
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Ok. A small update. On the British Phantoms the fuel dump valves were shortened to fit the smaller aurcrafr carriers. The RAF ones had them too. Just cutting off the J-type valve, filing shorter and put the valves at a short dihedral stance. Quick and easy. Cees
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Thanks chaps. But it is no masterclass, just plodding along until something familiar emerges. Such as the basic shape of the fintop. Still needs details such as engraving of access panels and fairing it in with mr surfacer. The shorter fueldumping pipes to follow. Cees
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By your command....... The plastic inner rings of the Revell tape rolls are 3 cm in diameter and perfect for the exhaust cans although they need to 1.5 cm long but that is no problem. We come to that later. First to see how to make the deeper rear section. Having Frank's article doesn't mean it's easy. Cees
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Gaz, it is supposed to look very much different from the US Phantoms.
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Got me some goodies for the cockpit. And the intakes have been cemented in place. I feel a sanding and Milliput session coming up. Cees
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dn models DN Models Lancaster Paint Mask set (Numbers and Insignia)
Wingco57 replied to JeroenPeters's topic in Aircraft Reviews
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It takes a lot of cutting, adding plastic and sanding to get a reasonable fit. But this is as good as it gets. Milliput will be used to smooth things out. Hope you like. Cheers Cees
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Getting there. Cees
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How about oilcanning on the figure or is that too overstated? Cees
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The force is extremely strong in you. Me likey! Cees
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What is on your bench right now ? Share a picture - win a prize ! :)
Wingco57 replied to Martinnfb's topic in Modelling Discussion
It's difficult to stay on topic eh? What a cat-astrophy! Cees -
That makes 2 of us Anthony Cees
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You are right Jeroen, compared to that figure the rocket is huge. Cees
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Hang on...this might actually work. Cees
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Very nice tom. Cees
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Some more work done. The flaps were sawed in to enable the underside to be bent downwards later. Further work on the intake trunks. The top fillerpieces have been glued in. The flat pieces have a purpose and prevent the filler pieces from sitting too low. You see them cut away later. My take on the inner intake pieces. I assembled the cut off pieces and inserted a piece of plasticard in the join forcing it outwards. Later the missing pieces will be added from card and the insides smoothed with miliput. At least that is the plan. If it fails I will use the easy way....intake covers. Cheers Cees
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Haha, nobody can blame me for not making the most accurate FGR then. I like that. Cees
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Very nice Jeroen, I may warn you. Once you start scratchbuilding there is no way back! Cees
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I agree, better to check wartime period photo's. I remember seeing some AVRO drawings that showed the table to be of wooden construction. The Mk X (Canadian) differed in many details, the table being probable one of them. Cees
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Thanks chaps for the info. I think a lot of people are not aware of the many changes regarding the Spey-powered Phantoms. By the way, can anyone point me into the direction of some usable scale drawings? Cees
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Thanks for thinking of me Carl. Some more sawing was in order. I seperated the front of the bottomsection in order to fit the cockpit after the wing and fuselage have been assembled. In that way the cockpit will not be damaged during the cutting and sanding proce and the parts can be cemented together. I made a straight cut across and the joint looks to be perfect. Also very pleased with the wing to fuselage join where the widened section fits nicely on top. That will save some filling. Very pleased with the progress so far. Cees
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Thanks Nige, That (razor)saw I have since 1988 and it has made many casualties over the years. It still is quite sharp. If a kit is released before I finish my conversion I don't care and would buy it anyway as there are plenty of interesting liveries to model. Cees