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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    I looked at the engines and their construction.

    I only anticipate building One to show it off and considered it for display in the diorama setting  . . .

    The engine assembly is quite straight forward but as I said I only want one complete engine but there is a short cut that is not illustrated in the Instruction booklet.

    First photo is the almost final assembly where you add the individual exhaust onto/into the engine block . . . 

    As mentioned, there is a short cut if you dont want to build ALL the engines and I cannot understand why the instructions dont even offer the alternative ?  the sprue required is lettered 'Z'  . . .

    The two long box items at the bottom have three tabs that slot into the back off the engine cowling so you can then just add the individual exhausts  . . .

    Shown are my sets painted up, you only need to paint inside the box  . . .

    Another reason for assembling these 'false' exhaust outlet is because, in my opinion, the exhaust  shrouds, are way to large and to that end, once the exhausts are fitted I will be able to see just how far they extrude from the engine cowling.  Only then will I be able to cut the shroud(s) down to size.

    Have a look at a number of those already built, they stick out to far then look at an actual aircraft, the difference IS noticeable.

    Thanks for looking in

    Ian

    HK Engine build .JPG

    HK Sprue 'X' .JPG

    HK Engine exhaust .JPG

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    Lancaster Diorama Accessories

    in LSM 1/32 and Larger Aircraft Ready for Inspection

    Posted

    I certainly appreciate the efforts you have gone to there Kai. All the item certainly add to the scene.

    Historically the vehicle should be Brown or a green base, RAF Blue came post-war.

     

    I like the ladder as well and the only 'true' example I saw was that of a former ground crew member who had acquired one and it was painted aircraft interior green. 

    Can I ask what you used for the exhaust staining  ? ? my example was heavily stained and your painting looks spot-on.

    rgds

    Ian

    Hillman Tilly 009.jpg

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    23 hours ago, Fidd88 said:

    Yes. It would have reacted to Mustard, turning from a yellowy zinc-chromate colour to pink in it's presence. It may also have been reactive to phosgene. As the German stance on using chemical weapons was unknown at the outbreak of war, but they'd been enthusiastic exponents of chemical warfare, in the Great War, the RAF was fully ready retaliate with mustard, were the Germans to use it first, and It was likely as much to indicate contamination from our own gas ordnance as enemy chemical attacks. Bombers carried circular indicators, around 9-12 inches in diameter, usually (but not exclusively) on the upper tailplanes, starboard side. Fighter aircraft has square indicators, usually on the port wing arranged so that the diagonal of the square was aligned with the chord line of the wing, again on the upper surface. By mid '41 these had largely disappeared from RAF aircraft. Similar patches can be found on RAF vehicles of the period.

    Such preparedness on the part of the allies was evidenced by the disaster at Bari in December 1943 when it is thought several ships carrying mustard were sunk in flames at the harbour.

    Bari disaster

    142 Squadron was trained to deliver Gas. They had a facility at RAF Grimsby and they stored the canisters in a Robin hangar over the far side of the airfield.  Air14/2738 states: " 5th May 1942 a hangarette be erected at Grimsby for the purpose of storing SCI's (Service Chemical Installation) the name given to bombs containing gas ".

    It goes on to say   . . . "The covering is Uralite, which would shatter in a blast but the building would not collapse".

    Strangely I have never seen a photo of a squadron Wellington with a gas circle but after they transferred out in November 1942 the Lancasters didnt have the gas patch on their nose until October 1943 at the earliest that I am aware .

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    Kai

    If you trawl the first page you will see the actual aircraft I am going to model and you can see the gas patch circle on her nose. The yellow circle on the head rest of the pilots seat, also seen on the armour head rest of the Mosquito navigator, is to indicate that its armour and could affect the aircrafts compass and not for the same purpose as the yellow circle on the nose  . . .

    Thanks for the compliment , always appreciated 

    Ian

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    So, last night I started a major part of the spec for my particular aircraft.

    All the fuselage windows barring the W/op's needs to be eliminated. I dare  say most modellers would put in the kit windows provided and smooth over with some filler ?

    I prefer to put in pieces of plasti-card and to that end I started to square off the windows to make it that bit easier to put pieces in.

     2nd photo shows some measurements  . . .

    That will keep be busy for a couple of nights  . .  ZZZ zz

    Ian

    HK Rear fuselage (3).JPG

    HK Rear fuselage (1).JPG

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    Good evening Chaps 

    Another modification that is required is the lowering of the pilots platform.

    Apart from his seat being to high compared to the window of the cockpit, its also the wrong size so that too will require some modifications.

    The pilots platform was cut off flat to the cockpit floor and the hole filled with plasti-card. I also cut off the battery pack near to the W/op's seat as I intend to put down a riveted floor, just to make it look better  . . .

    bye for now :D

    Ian

    HK Cockpit floor Nan .JPG

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

     . . . and thats why we do it Kai  :respect:

    I want to spend the time making the alterations cos for me, it will be the ultimate Lancaster kit.

    I too have spent £'s on after market stuff and if you include the cost of the vehicles to display with the aircraft when it finished  . . .

    Some of the alterations probably are not required cos most members of the public that view it wouldn't appreciate the alterations.

    I not saying they wouldn't appreciate the size and look of the aircraft cos it is an eye catcher but Us modellers know that some kit dont 'fall together' and only we  truly appreciate the workings that go into turning a pigs ear into a silk purse  . . . :secret:

    Ian

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

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    There are so many small jobs that are required to be done in order to obtain the very best out of the kit.

    The front turret is quite prominent and one can see into it so to that end, the five Sink marks needed to be filled. I made up a pot of Sprue glue made up of the HK tags removed from the fuselage . . . 

    Another error that I have discovered are the side engine cowlings have a square panel on them. I haven't seen this on any wartime aircraft photos and it isnt clear on postwar aircraft either so I'm not sure where they have come from. Again Sprue glue has been put to use  . . .

     

    Front turret sprue .JPG

    Front turret sprued .JPG

    HK engine panel .JPG

    I'll keep looking in the box for some more of the smaller jobs to add to the list  :rtfm:

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    3 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said:

    Ian, any chance the pin marks in the bay doors will be covered by an inner door or bits from the PE set?

    Thankfully I'll only have to deal with it on one of my Lancs as the second will be a Dam Buster 

    Carl

    Carl

    there are no inner doors and I dont want to run to the expense of a massive PE set that covers the whole of the bomb bay and doors  . . .

    thanks for asking 

    Ian

     

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    Lancaster ND644 in 32nd scale

    in LSM 1/35 and Larger Work In Progress

    Posted

    Kia

    that actual photo is what I have as reference . . . 

    Perhaps I mis-read what you said, as we were talking about early aircraft having the trailing outlet on the starboard side and i thought you were thinking

    "In the ED-Series at least the 464-Provisionings also had that feature."

    Anyhow, I'm glad we cleared that up  . . .

    Ian

    PS Would like to see a photo of your Lancaster build  . . .. 

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