JeroenPeters

Aaaannnd... they're in! Needs some shimmy here and there though..

Oh wow.... That is amazing. What province / city do you live? There's a lot of history here... And if you're 'lucky' it can even come knocking on your door! Thnx for sharing. Will you be building this spit?

I spent 22 euros on the set, so being dutch, I WILL use it Last night I fitted and sanded the right bay to properly fit. It turned out to be a little short, so I'm using some plastic card to enlarge it. The biggest mistake you can make is follow the instructions. As said: all the numbers are wrong. And just look at how the draw the Revell wings! The bays are not situated in the wing parts (as drawn) but in a huge center section. Why draw it like this??? Laziness? Here's where I'm at. Some small gaps to take care off. The gear also has an intricate pulley system which is not included. So I'll scratch this.

This is how rumors start

Man oh man.... I'm not one to moan but jesus does this Aires Undercarriage set suck... big time... First: the instructions are almost deliberately faulty. Not only are the drawings drawn incorrect (upside down or totally different from the kit parts) but the numbers are incorrect on almost every part as well. Getting pretty angry but keep fiddling. I assembled the Revell parts to kind of guide me. The detail is a step up from the Revell parts but having said that... that's it. If this was a normal product (like for instance an Ikea side table) I would have returned it. I'll keep dry fitting, testing and adjusting till I get a good fit. My recommendation? Steer the fuck clear from it.

Wow! And I can see that Jig coming in handy. Very cool. How's the canopy fit?

Neil just shared the very latest B17E/F test shots with me with permission to share. Here you go! And demo the best shot of them all: Stay tuned for the extensive review of this test shot here on LSM. Cheers, Jeroen

Saweet! Love that nickel too...Is that a nickel? Or a dime?

AK offers a great range of Acrylics too. Called: AK Xtreme metal. Seem my recent review here: http://forum.largescalemodeller.com/topic/4655-ak-interactive-soviet-aircraft-colors-1959-1970-ak2300/

Sweet start, Always wanted to see these rocket pods installed...

AB-sulutely Stunning work! Always loved the night scoped version. Great PE work..

Geez! Would't know.... Kinda looking for something to restore my appetite for plastic too at the moment. Maybe it's just the time of year..

Those fairings look great! Sweetness..

Sweet .... Great work..

You've got all 'the right stuff'! Nice start!!

Sweet Danny! Love that Vietnam scheme..

Cool! Refreshing to see one in camo! Very nice..

That's pretty cool!

I just love that Tiger rear deck on there... pretty cool kit.

Wow! Those spark plugs... You're on a roll!

Ahhhhh so that's where that canopy went

Thank god for filler! You're doing a great job on this kit, but i feel your pain!

I can imagine the development and alterations to the B17E/F kit slowed the Lanc down a bit. Let's hope they Full Speed now on it!

Just had a chat with Neil. He tells me that the overall shape of the Lancaster is done! He also tells me that they decided that the panel lines have been abandoned and that overlapping panels WITH STRESSED SKIN! will be the way to go. This means that they are staring at dozens and dozens of reference photo's to see what panel overlaps which panel. This is taking some time. Neil says: Currently we are modify the drawing of overlapping panel detail on fuselage and wing. Before we did the panel line only. Now each of panel are overlapping by others. And it need to have reference photos to proved then changes the drawing. It will take sometime. The stressed skin will apply too. That really take massive of time. Over all shape of Lancaster was check and done. Now Only the small and detail area need to fix. All in all... We're in for a treat!

Here's an official reply from HK Models regarding the release date: Currently we are waiting for the decal design and instruction from from AK. It should be within May. The final sample will be done within this week. Then I will send you the samples.