Wingco57 Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 Bombdoors are on! Cees 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGolem Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Friggin' cool 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Cees - this is a beautiful build, and it gives me hope to see that there are projects here with even longer lifecycles than my own! Besides which, watching this evolve is something akin to a master course in conversions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 Been a while but I got some work done on the Mancunian. If you look hard on photographs there is something fitted under the rear canopy. This is a piece of armourglass to protect the flight engineer. In the book Dambuster Lancaster this becomes clearer, see pic. so this is my representation. I also attempted to make the structure inside the rear canopy which is made from spruce strips on the real Lanc. Unfortunately glue was smeared on the clear plastic. Oh well, back to square one. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I built up the canopy framework on the Tamiya 48th Lancaster so I know of the challenge you are undertaking . . . . good luck with your progress 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 The leather cushion to prevent injury to airmen’s heads had been fitted. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 And the antenne has been made, still needs to cut to length. A steel pin serves as anchor and the mast is intended to be fitted after the canopy. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Stunning work. Any chance you'll be able to get inside the canopy to sand/buff out the errant glue mark? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 I have a spare. The reason why I cut off the rear section from the first canopy is to have better access. I think making the interior structure is more of a pain in the petoetie than that it's worth. So am thinking about representing the structure with painted strips of thick tape, or just paint over from the outside. The horizontal frames will be sanded off and the frames need to be represented on the inside. Only the boltheads were visible on the outside. We tried to pass that info on to HKM but they didn't take it up. The canopy masks are on their way. After the canopy and the fuselage windows have been masked of, I think it's time the fuselage gets a primer coat. But I am happy with the progress so far. Cees 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 8 hours ago, Wingco57 said: I am happy with the progress so far. Cees So am I David 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 Looks like leather. Cees 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted September 6, 2019 Share Posted September 6, 2019 absolutely fabulous Cees this is going to be a unique model and I do hope to get to see it (at Telford?) one day Peter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 well, dark green it is. Cees 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Making the antenna fit the canopy by drilling holes and filing out to shape. Next to sand away the horizontal frames on the exterior of the rear canopy section. Cees 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 After sanding and first stage polishing. A bath in a futurelike product will hopefully restore clarity. Cees 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 8, 2019 Author Share Posted September 8, 2019 Dipping it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted September 8, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 8, 2019 Lovely!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 Well the second try was not a succes as the clear coat was contaminated and as a sesult the canopy was not very clear. so here is attemp #3, where the sliding sidewindows have been fitted. Closed in my case. After a thorough clean it will be masked inside and out. cheers Cees 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 28, 2019 Author Share Posted September 28, 2019 And I felt the fins needed to be fitted. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGolem Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 This is coming along nicely. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Lovely Cees. The canopy certainly looks clear enough now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikester Posted September 29, 2019 Members Share Posted September 29, 2019 Really impressive work, haven't checked in on this build in a while but just fantastic! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 hubba hubba - I love the look of this 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Its all very impressive I must say . . . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 29, 2019 Author Share Posted September 29, 2019 One side at the time otherwise you get crosseyed. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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