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Playing in the Sandbox Group Build Sept 1, 2024 - Jn 1, 2025

Border Models Lancaster B.1 "Victorious Virgin"


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As I have recently received this amazing kit, I shall have to start it!

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First little bits attached to the seat, found a broken part, the armrest on the bulkhead side is broken, I'll attempt to repair, but may just leave off.

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There WILL be paint and chipping before I attach the seat yes! 

 

Cheers

H.

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cockpit parts cleaned up and getting ready for painting basics. Floors need 3 coats... black base, aluminium, then interior green for chipping...

 

Surprised at the amount of flash on the parts, nothing real big, but separation lines on nearly all the parts so far...

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armrest repaired. It's the left side of the seat if the seat is facing forward.

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Wait a minute.. I thought this kit was supposed to be a future priceless commodity and not to be built?? 

Actually, I am glad that one of these will be built and see the shelf soon! I will check in often on this one! 👍

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There are SO many detail in the cockpit. I keep going back and forth on the second page and keep finding stuff to add. I'm not a Lanc expert, actually know very little about it, so most of the colors are fantasy, but hey, it looks like a Lanc to me! I've spent probably 4 hours today and there seems to be not much progress.

 

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Cheers

Harald

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Thanks for the comments folks,

I have done a stint of dayshifts, so not much work time, but got my hands on it this weekend!

More paint, and assembling sub-assemblies. progress is happening but s l o w.

As I think the end is near on this part, I get slapped back to reality! 

Anyway, cockpit is about to be put together, next is the bomb-aimer/ nose gun turret area. there were some punch mark on the forward facing bulkheads, which was strange, but I filled with some Surfacer 500, so the hope is that it will be subdued enough!

 

Cheers

H

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Terrific progress and some mighty fine work brush painting all the details. 

I hope you are following Nige's Modeling Bench Channel, as he is building the Lancaster and doing an amazing job - loads if how too's and 'rivet counting' in the right way: an amazing build and channel to follow.

 

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Looks better on camera than in real life! anyhow, I did paint all the larger surfaces etc, some by hand some with airbrushing. I used the kit decals where applicable (except the 2 i broke) so I had to use some airscale instruments to help. thankfully nobody will be reading them so they won't notice that the Tachometers are actually altimeters... 

the kit decals are super-fine, they look strange on the paper, but they conform nicely using the newly acquired Mig Decal solution. Awesome stuff!

of course I got a chest cold, so haven't really felt like sitting at the bench, but hope to get back to it shortly!

I have followed Nigel's build, just need to catch up to the new ones!

Cheers!

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