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Same here, you had me fooled too Jimbo-San! Cees

Rick, What a treat to see this build. The flare racks are a nice touch. Will be following closely. Cheers Cees

Wow that canopy detailing really looks great. No matter how well a model is made the eye always seems to be drawn to details like this. Cees

Very nice kit. I'll have a Mk II please. Cees

Hi Andrew, Welcome to LSM, looking forward to seing that langnasen. Cees

I like that very much. Cees

Were those 1/6 Lancs built Dennis? Cees

That milky "troep" reminds me of some of the good old Matchbox' decal sheets, which made things very messy. But that was only incidentally. Cees

Indeed there has been talk about it since 2008. The mock ups are about that old too. A Wellington was also build. A Halifax and Stirling would be nice too. Cees

Some more footage of the several Lancaster mock ups that were made in China for the upcoming (although talked about for years) film remake by Peter Jackson. They look great by the way I wonder if HK Models was involved. Cees http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/2016/06/avro-lancaster-replica-dam-busters-remake/

Well you seem to have enough on your plate for the time being. Keep it up. Cees

You haven't got your antennae-wires crossed but gave them a bit of slack. Cees

Me too, this opens many opportunities. Will you be doing the Talboy/Grand slam too? Cees

Bombay beginnings. Cees

That has turned out really well Ralph. Cees

Please do Paul as the Catalina is another type full of character. Cees

Gaham, Any pics of the cookie? Cees

Tom, Don'thave any of these, would have to find out if there are any aftermarket ones available. But a full load with doors open always look great to my eyes. Being the Manchester these will have to be the early long tail ones with the mustard yellow finish. Cees

That is because I'm crazy Fran. Perfectly normal business as usual for me though. Cees

Tom, No, that is where I will stop, never been a fan of doing wheelbays as you can barely see into them unless you place the model over a mirror. When I did the Revell Beaufighter I did some extensive scratchbuilding on the interior and exteror but left the bays alone, when picking up the model from time to time I never notice anyway. The wheeldoors also prevent seing into it. I think I have my work cut out already with the bombay and cockpit. Do you have an in progress pic of your Lancaster bombay? Cees

I wouldn't take restored aircraft with a pinch of salt but a bucketful instead. During service nobody was interested if an aircraft looked pretty or was fully finished according to specifications. Cees

Evening all Had to make a new bombayfloor as the other one was too thick and would lie too low. Sticking tge strips did not go too well and had to rethink my strategy. Also made stub pieces on the sides to get an even support along the lenght. Cheers Cees

Good of you to point out that the rods are fully encapsulated. That was my first thought when I saw the pics (what!, the rods are sticking out?) Cees.

You hit the nail on the head by stating that it is the character that's important. That's how I feel too. The Tamiya Lancaster for example failed miserably in that class regarding the windscreen and nose section. However impressive it (still) is. Cees

That looks impressively tidy for such a difficult job. Well done. A fitting end for a fine build. Cees