Wingco57 Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 Hi all, After two consecutive displays at Telford the time has come for the HK Models prototype Lancaster To start a new career, to transform into it's original twinengined predeccessor the AVRO Manchester. the basic kit has been carefully disassembled into it's major parts. Luckily all parts came away cleanly. The transparencies are opaque and cannot be used but will provide great service as masters for new parts. The model is almost devoid of details but will provide a great canvas for rescribing etc. This thread will only be posted here on LSM as a long term project. I am looking forward to scratchbuild the interior etc. Anyway, here are some pics for starters. Cheers Cees 7
clarkis Posted December 4, 2015 Posted December 4, 2015 so, I'm assuming the fuselage and wings are the same as a Lanc? That makes it easier... Nice start on a very unique aircraft! Clark
Wingco57 Posted December 4, 2015 Author Posted December 4, 2015 Hi Clark, Welcome to LSM. Hadn't spotted you earlier. The catch is that the Manchester was fitted with two Rolls royce Vulture engines, and the Lancaster had four Merlins. The span of the Manchester was shorter as well. So the outer wings need to be sawed apart and two Vulture nacelles need to be scratchbuild. I did it before on a Tamiya Lanc so the project is feasible. Abd it is fun fun fun. Cees 2
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 4, 2015 Administrators Posted December 4, 2015 Yes! This will make it much easier to transport in my Alfa Mito! 2
Administrators James H Posted December 5, 2015 Administrators Posted December 5, 2015 Now this will be interesting That Lanc served us well 2
Wingco57 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Posted December 5, 2015 Nice colour photographs, even that early in the war. Cees
Wingco57 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Posted December 5, 2015 So the rear and dorsal turrets need to be completely newmade. Cees
Wingco57 Posted December 5, 2015 Author Posted December 5, 2015 Hi George, All perspex. Those turrets were some of the earliest developed by fraser-nash. Here is a general arrangement drawing of the Manchester Cees 1
MikeMaben Posted December 6, 2015 Posted December 6, 2015 Take it to Telford and it's gone... to prototype heaven, to be reincarnated as a HKM kit. What a lovely thought ! Have fun Cees.
Wingco57 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Posted December 6, 2015 Already have Mike, Wingsectioning on the agenda later today. Cees
Wingco57 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Posted December 6, 2015 As promised, my appetite for destruction has been satisfied this afternoon. The trusty saw still knows how to wreak havoc in unsuspecting Lancaster assemblies. It must have had a deja vu. The undercarriage came away clean, the wheels were sawed away from the legs. The centre will be drilled through to accept an axle later. That way the ( much smaller) wheels can be easily fitted after the landinggear has been completed. The current wheels are too large in diameter for a Manchester as well as having thread. So new ones will be sought. The nacelles were cut off followed by the outer wings. The centre of the inner nacelles remain as a basis for the new firewall and rear fairings. The centre section is identical to the Lancaster. It's the outer wings that need to be heavily modified, but more of that later. this will be a Mk Ia with the later Lancaster tail. The triple tail of the earlier seems to be too much work, as I have already a lot to do. Cheers Cees 1
Wingco57 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Posted December 6, 2015 The current state of destruction. Don't worry this will all be followed by some healthy construction. Cees 2
Wingco57 Posted December 6, 2015 Author Posted December 6, 2015 Hmm. But that means Shortening the wingspan of the horizontal tailplane and reshaping the fins as well as changing the bomb doors as the earlier manchester did not have the slightly bulged lancaster type doors. Let me sleep on it. Cees
Wingco57 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 Nope, slept on it. I will keep the Lancaster tail and the model will be finished in the markings of L7518, remember that one George? Same as my 1/48 model and the aircraft of which we recovered bits near Warmenhuizen. Cees
Administrators Fran Posted December 7, 2015 Administrators Posted December 7, 2015 This one is going to be a showstopper for sure Cees!
Wingco57 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 If not then it makes a great doorstopper. But the hacking continues, but first a few pics from the web to show the work ahead. Cees
Wingco57 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 Note the small wheels compared to the Lancaster.
Wingco57 Posted December 7, 2015 Author Posted December 7, 2015 The bombdoors have been removed so the interior can be fitted from beneath later. Cees 1
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted December 7, 2015 Administrators Posted December 7, 2015 Oh wow! How many kilo's of plastic did it already loose?
Wingco57 Posted December 8, 2015 Author Posted December 8, 2015 Loads and loads Jeroen, But the hacking of the airframe is finished now (only later the outerwings will have to be shortened and a triangular section taken out of them). Next is to make the cockpit floor, on this all interior details will be fitted. Looking forward to that. Only problem that superglue doesn't seem to get a grip on the "plastic" used. It looks like it was 3d printed but not sure about that. It's certainly not resin. Cees
Wouter Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 That's some clean cutting Cees. Big project, but big projects come with big rewards. Will follow for sure! 1
One-Oh-Four Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Very nice -although almost blasphemy to cut up a unique prototype model!-, is this going to be a Manchester with a 3rd tail fin? Very interested to see how it'll shape up! 1
Spitfire Posted December 8, 2015 Posted December 8, 2015 Well this is already epic as far as I am concerned, hopefully manufacturers or AM producers will take note of the Lancasters forunner. Cheers Dennis
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