converting the HK Models prototype Lancaster into a Manchester.

[Wingco57]

Bombdoors are on!

Cees

[CyberGolem]

Friggin' cool

[crazypoet]

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.

[Wingco57]

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.

[FME erk]

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

[Wingco57]

The leather cushion to prevent injury to airmen’s heads had been fitted.

[Wingco57]

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.

[BlrwestSiR]

Stunning work. Any chance you'll be able to get inside the canopy to sand/buff out the errant glue mark?

[Wingco57]

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

[FME erk]

8 hours ago, Wingco57 said:

I am happy with the progress so far.

Cees

So am I 

                              David

[Wingco57]

Looks like leather.

Cees

[airscale]

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

[Wingco57]

well, dark green it is.

Cees

[Wingco57]

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

[Wingco57]

After sanding and first stage polishing. A bath in a futurelike product will hopefully restore clarity.

Cees

[Wingco57]

Dipping it.

 

[JeroenPeters]

Lovely!!

[Wingco57]

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

[Wingco57]

And I felt the fins needed to be fitted.

[CyberGolem]

This is coming along nicely.

[GusMac]

Lovely Cees. The canopy certainly looks clear enough now.

[Mikester]

Really impressive work, haven't checked in on this build in a while but just fantastic!

[airscale]

hubba hubba - I love the look of this

[FME erk]

Its all very impressive I must say . . .

[Wingco57]

One side at the time otherwise you get crosseyed.