Wingco57 Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Some progress. The cockpit parts are nearly ready. Still to do is scratchbuilding an instrument panel. A new throttle box pedestal has been made which is much better than the previous attempt. The flight engineers panel has had the two rows of instruments on the starboard side cut off because of only two engines instead of four. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Man this looks yummy !....harv 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Looking forward to seeing this develop further . . . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 12/24/2018 at 5:00 PM, FME erk said: Looking forward to seeing this develop further . . . It has..a bit. Working on the oil cooler intakes which are almost recessed in the wing leading edge. The opening of which is quite large. Luckily I had some aluminium tubing lying around. With a very coarse round file the opening was carefully filed out to a tight fit. Then the tubing inserted and making sure they are square in the wing and also protrude the same. Phew, I'm happy. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Any and all progress is good perhaps there will be more .. .- -. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted January 15, 2019 Administrators Share Posted January 15, 2019 Looking positively brilliant! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Some progress. Cutting up the Airscale Lancaster pe parts. Just remove what's Lancaster. Sorry Peter. Also been doing some further work in the portside fitting piping. And the twin controlwheels. Cees 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Just awesome !.....harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 This is brilliant . Outstanding build, truly inspiring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Neat job cutting the PE. Great to see this back in progress. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 It’s been a while but today saw the first painting of the cockpit commencing. recently I have switched to tamiya acrylic paint and boy what a joy. First the interior green was done. The Manchester had a mostly green cockpit. I also gave it dual controls. Mind you the cockpit is a mishmash of manchester and Lancaster as detail references of the manchester are not very clear. this will certainly speed up the cockpit work. Cheers Cees 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberGolem Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Welcome back, and bearing such great gifts no less Btw, what paint were you using before Tamiya? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 Revell Aqua! Which is also a nice paint to work with but the plastic pots have a habit of drying out the paint. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FME erk Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Thanks for coming back and sharing this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Looking great! I have never seen you so motivated to finish a kit, is this going to Chattanooga? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Bit too far away from me. I’m a cheesehead with my finger in the dyke. second colour black for panels and Seat cushions. I have chosen black instead of brown as during recoveries of Wellington and Whitley wrecks the upholstery was very much black. Cees 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 Some more progress. painting of the interior and making a lens for the F24 camera using clearfix. Great stuff. next seatbelts cheers Cees 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Looking great Cees. Love the wear on the floor. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 8, 2019 Author Share Posted July 8, 2019 Me too Gus, Toddy turned out to be a mammoth modelling session. the seatbelts in the cockpit seating positions were fitted. The Eduard set is very nice. Some detailpainting on the T1154/R1155 radio setup took place. Having an original T1154 in my living room helped regarding the coloured knobs. Very pleased how the camera lens turned out and it’s position is spot on over the hole in the fuselage. This will be glazed too. then I could finally fit everything in place such as controlcolumns navigators panel and table and finally his seat too. This took a lot of testfitting. Next to be done the engineer and pilot instrument panel. Hope you like Cees 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted July 8, 2019 Administrators Share Posted July 8, 2019 Truly stunning work, Cees. I really like that camera effect. - Ernie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 This cockpit is looking great, nice wear on the floor. The camera lens is marvelous, I like playing with different grades of reflection on kits surfaces and glass parts reflect a lot. Cheers Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GusMac Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Brilliant Cees. You do have some interesting items in your living room!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grunhertz Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 Great work cees 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 9 hours ago, GusMac said: Brilliant Cees. You do have some interesting items in your living room!? Yes, apart from the T1154 transmitter there is also a complete RAF blindflyingpanel and in the other room a full size Spitfire II panel as a work in progress although that hasn't been worked on in months and will probably be replaced by a full size Lancaster main instrument panel. Then again there is "Henry" our bodyguard which is a fully kitted out RAF aircrew dummy that used to occupy the Halifax cockpit, but now guards our bicycles in the basement. Well it keeps you off the streets. Cees 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Right on schedule for closing the halves later this week. just some cabling to add. I used the Eduard Lancaster panel but painted out two sets if instruments. Hope you like Cees 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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