Kev Morley Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Well taking the plunge with the burly Lancaster by WNW/Border Models So far very nice.....the clears are very fragile but I've moaned about that for far too long 😆😆👍 4xMerlins RR's are very nice indeed. Bit of paint for the job. The wheels are huge 😮😮 Bomb time 😆😆👍 Office area Internal detail is outstanding shame its going to all disappear 😔 Front end buttoned up, bye bye detail 😔 Bomb bay is lovely Big tail fins 😮😮😬😁👍 Bit of a dry fit of the fuselage rear area, all good 😁👍 Looking forward to the rest of this build and its made me want to get hold of some of the WNW stuff, so Ive got hold of the Gotha, Sopwith and the LVG C.VI. I'll more than likely post some progress when I get them started, might need abit of input on those one's. Never done any WWI stuff 😬 Thanks for looking, I'll post some more updates in the future. 😉👍 13
Peterpools Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Welcome aboard and enjoy the forum. What a way to break the ice with the incredible Border Lanc. Merlin's look mighty good and the kit details are simply amazing. Will be following with great interest. 4
Kev Morley Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 Thank you, its a really nice kit. Looking forward to Kotare's Spitfire, it looks real nice in the rendering they've released 👍 6
Bomber_County Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Welcome aboard Kev, hopefully you didn’t fry to much today. Great start to an amazing kit, looking forward to the next instalment…….. 4
Kev Morley Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 Thank you. Hopefully get cracking again tomorrow, 12 degrees cooler so should be alot better 🤞 5
BlrwestSiR Posted July 19, 2022 Posted July 19, 2022 Fantastic intro and I'm glad to see someone building the kit after all the trials and tribulations that have gone on with it. Carl 3
Kev Morley Posted July 19, 2022 Author Posted July 19, 2022 Thank you and yeah I had to put another project on hold to crack straight on with this, waited that long that I was itching to have ago 😆😁👍 5
Bill_S Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Fantastic progress, Kev! I'm curious to see how WNW designed the wings. 3
DocRob Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Welcome to LSM Kev and thank you for showing us your build. There was a lot of talk around the Lanc specifically and Border in general, so it's good to see this beauty being build at last. Your work looks great and it's really a shame, that so much of the inner detail will be hidden. I thought about building one as only a half plane, leaving away the second fuselage half. But then, I came back to sanity and followed my old rule, not to build planes larger than twin engine ones in large scale. As an afterthought, I have to rise my hat to the PR branch of Border, This relatively new company hit the net with lot of speculations about the Lanc's situation and topped everything with their 35 scale issues. They have only three planes in their portfolio, but are spoken about like a big fish . Good or not, that's for us to decide. Cheers Rob 4
Kev Morley Posted July 20, 2022 Author Posted July 20, 2022 Thank you 😁👍 yes its a miracle this kit ever got released really. I have built the stuka and bf109 by border both really nice kits alittle strange the scale they choose but still nice kits, looking forward to the Kate being released by them soon 👍 3
Bomber_County Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, Kev Morley said: Thank you 😁👍 yes its a miracle this kit ever got released really. I have built the stuka and bf109 by border both really nice kits alittle strange the scale they choose but still nice kits, looking forward to the Kate being released by them soon 👍 Would love to see pics of Stuka, they are very rare in built format. Since HGW just released belts and masks I’m really interested in building one. 4
Peterpools Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Kev Some mighty nice work on the Border Stuka. From what I've seen a followed online, the Stuka is a tremendous kit and a pleasure to build. Thank you for posting the images. 2
Kev Morley Posted July 20, 2022 Author Posted July 20, 2022 Yeah both the stuka and the bf109 by them are really nice kits, looking forward to the kate there releasing soon aswell 👍 3
Jeff Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 WOW, this is so cool............ I echo everything the other guys have said... watching with GREAT interest... 2
GusMac Posted July 20, 2022 Posted July 20, 2022 Lovely work on the Lanc and the Stuka Kev. The bomb bay of the Lanc alone is as big as many kits! 2
Kev Morley Posted July 20, 2022 Author Posted July 20, 2022 Thank you 👍 1/32 lancs are just crazy size. Its a bit of a lump 😆😆👍 3
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted July 21, 2022 Administrators Posted July 21, 2022 Nice, nice, nice, Kev! The kit is sure stunning, but like you, I’m disappointed by the clear parts. FYI, you MAY wish to check out the 1/32 Lanc wheels offered by Barracuda Resin here in the US. The Border kit suffers the same fate as the HK kit: very poor wheels. The hubs have very, very sparse detail. The wheels were developed by Mike Swinburne for my postwar RCAF patrol bomber build, but one thing led to another, and Roy brought out a full line of Lanc wheels: both smooth tread for wartime Lancs, and the block tread for my build, PLUS, they’re available in multiple scales. Those wheels will fill in the only real weak spot on this kit. Oh, and what an entrance onto LSM! Welcome aboard. Regards, Ernie 5
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