Avro Lancaster NX611 How is it coming On?

I shot this footage 2-weeks-ago showing the engine runs:

https://youtu.be/FGHct99VTYc

Latest footage of NX611 by Plane Resurrection-
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=726740217526209&id=532350103631889

Absolutely- though, you know what we enthusiasts are like for the details! 😉

It’s an easy thing to correct if we need to so I wouldn’t bother getting too worried about it! This is a temporary scheme while we work through the whole aircraft in a scheme of restoration so there’s plenty of time for any errors to be corrected. The main thing is that the aircraft has received the tlc she deserves and major advancements have been made on the road to airworthy. It’s a minor error in the grand scheme of what could have been incorrect. We are very grateful to MAAS Aviation for doing the job for as little as they did. We could have used a company that would have charged us 6 times the amount MAAS have and used a lot more of the funds for the restoration, if the only benefit would be to have a different shade of red and blue I know what decision I would make……

Sadly- and at the risk of sounding like the roundel police- I do think a ball was dropped here; countless aircraft have been painted with the correct dull wartime markings; there’s simply no excuse for getting that wrong.

(Cue people saying that I’m welcome to paint my Lancaster how I want, etc, LOL ;))

We used the same BS codes as recommended by the company supplying the paint to BBMF as well. Whether BBMF have used a different colour is unknown to us as they outsource the paint application and we haven’t discussed it with them since they started. In hindsight we just used the colour available and what matched the aircraft before stripping along with the colour reference material we had.

the roundel colours are usjg the BS colours provided from paperwork, we haven’t found a BS reference to earlier colours used so we’ve had to order from the reference we had.

Surely there was a rather large and popular RAF organisation just up the road who could have helped with this..?!

(Please take any comments I may make as interested curiosity, not criticism)

The newly applied nose art looks fantastic.

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The new bomb tally for NX611. The new tally represents the operations of Christopher Panton and crew with 405, 419 and 433 Squadron. The yellow bombs represent night operations, the ice creams represent operations over Italy, the red bombs represent operations to Berlin, the Key is for the 21st operation and the mine on a parachute represents a Gardening operation/mine laying operation. The white swastika signifies the destruction of a German fighter.

Hi all, I’m glad you like the new look to NX611. When we compare her to how she rolled into the hangar in nivember 2016 there’s a huge difference! To answer a couple of the questions above- the roundel colours are using the BS colours provided from paperwork, we haven’t found a BS reference to earlier colours used so we’ve had to order from the reference we had. The finish of the camouflage is a hard edge which has then been feathered in to soften it. We’ve taken this from some reference wartime images we have and it’s pretty much spot on to the image.

hampden98 In the case of AR501, probably because the engineers working on the Lancaster haven’t got the responsibility of 40 plus other aircraft requiring regular maintenance to keep them flying at the same time.

It has more engines so it goes faster

Why does it take 10 or more years to restore a Spitfire (AR501 as an example),
but only 4 years to restore a Lancaster?

I queried the hard-edged camouflage at the time on one of the facebook postings; it’s a shame, as along with the bright shiny markings, it makes the final effect look a bit…well, Airfix. It still looks a lot better than it did previously, though.

Any particular reason why the roundels are in post 1947 Bright Blue and Bright Red, (also known as Roundel Blue and Roundel or Post Office/Cherry Red) rather than the more dull wartime shades? Also intrigued by the hard edge camouflage that’s been adopted.

Roobarb

Thanks for the update and best of luck with the project!

I hope the regular CAA-bashers on this forum read this part:

The CAA have been engaged with the project for several months and have visited to see the airframe during the strip down. They are very supportive of our team and project and we look forward to working closely with them over the coming years.

CRACKING !

Thanks for the video updates on You Tube over the Winter. Pity the BBMF didn’t do the same. …
Latest including taxi trials. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ipZbdrZrw
mmitch.

Very striking images.

It looks quite weird, not at all like a vintage bomber.

Here’s NX611 awaiting her primer and paint. Photos by Silksheen Photography
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