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Very nice, let's just call him......Finn! Cees

Edit, Thinking again and looking at pics the span screams at me. So While I was still working on the tailplanes I decided to restore them to the original Lancaster configuration using the previously discarded parts. Sorry Neil. Cees

Hi Neil, I have been thinking about those tailplanes. I kept the cut off pieces but think it is too much work so I will model one of the 20 early Manchesters instead. If I were you keep the tailplanes as is, would be a shame if that fine model gets damaged. Cheers Cees

Hi Gus, It is, being careful is the only way to do it. I still have to sand the fuselage and windows to get them flush all over and then polish for a smooth surface. Have done it before, so no problem hopefully. Cees

Thanks, I thought about that but I will probably chicken out from that exercise. I have insufficient information regarding the rivetting lines from the Manchester/Lancaster. Apart from that the rivets on the fuselage are not flush but round headed. The only possible way would be to skin the model with lithoplate or some other material as Peter from Airscale has been doing. Cees

Who fwamed Wobert1970 Wabbit! That looks fantastic. Like the way you handle things. Cees

Windows were finally fitted. Some need to be cleaned up an polished but I am very pleased how they look. Cees

Photobucket was down for a while, but seems to be working again. The endpieces are ready bar a bit of mr surfacer to fill some seams. The ends need to have a section taken out to fit the fins against. Cees

Hehe, Was sanding the endplates on the stabilizers yesterday, the port one went very well, the starboard one managed to crash itself onto the floor. The newly glued piece broke off (a clean break fortunately) so had to glue the bits together again. What's on this evening? Sanding, yet more sanding. But getting there bit by bit. Cees

Fantastic rendering of the fuselage details, the radiator looks very good too. Enjoy yourself Wouter. Cees

I believe they usually have a mock up on show if the new moulds are not yet ready, sometimes it could even have been a kit from another company of a vacform. Times have changed but not entirely so. Cees

Let's call Jeroen: Trueman. Cees

And there I was thinking why you didn't start building a frame using plastic rod, but this is fabulous. Cees

Funny you say that George, I do have some Merlin engine sprues in the sparesbox that can be used to build an engine. But that will be a lot of work and I don't like models with gaping wounds. So not for me. But Jeroen has offered to provide his 3d-skills to draw the nacelle and have them printed. The basic shape is quite simple so should be doable. Props will be a problem (as on the 1/48 version) as they have a larger diameter than the then current comparable De Havilland props used on the Hampden, Blenheim, Wellington etc. But we will cross that bridge when I come to it. By the way, over the years more Vultures have been found, I noticed that the RAF Museum have three in a similar conditon. Who knows, perhaps somebody will want to reconstruct a full size Manchester, but will have to butcher a real Lancaster in the process. Cees

Obviously so. Cees

Update Gathering information for the Vulture engine nacelles. After filing and fitting 24 small windows I felt the need for a change. The horizontal stabilizers needed endplates fitted on which the fins will later be mounted. So some laminates of plasticard were roughly shaped to be later sanded to an aerofoil. Cheers Cees

Great build. How did the kit go together? Heard stories that it was difficult to build? Cees

Laurent, Any updates to spoil us with? Cees

Looks very nice, I especially like the weathered anti glare panel on the nose. Cees

Another benchmark kit! Other manufacturers please note. Cees

Looks like you have a plan Rob! Cees

Already have. Cees

Band Aid, don't tell Midge Ure though. When all windows are fitted and sanded flush I must re-engrave most of the fuselage panel lines by the look of it. Cees

I've been driving all night my hands wet on the wheel........ Cees

I'm not that good George! Been dabbling with the windows, this went surprisingly well. I made them roughly to the correct size and fine tune them later. Port side is done. Starboard side started already. Clear plastic was provided by an old cd-case. Tape prevents the windows from falling out. Cheers Cees