PA474 Last view before paint

Are these dates finalised now?

Final days in maintenance

These are the dates based on the information I have available to me.

Ground runs beginning 19th April with end date of 21st April.

Air test 23rd or 24th April.

Return to Coningsby 25th April.

These dates may come forward or slip depending on how the ground runs go. Further information will be posted next week.

Well your doing a top job boy’s keep it up.

Look forward to seeing her again:D

Do we have a date for engine runs and air test yet boys?

I wanna make sure I’m at the museum when she does to see her. I saw her come in and wanna see her go out. I’m sure it’s a question that everybody would like an answer too:D

Cheers

We are working on it. I had a meeting today and the plan should be agreed by tomorrow lunchtime. I will let you all know when the EGR, airtest and RTU are. It is painted and looks very good. A lot of work remains to be done though.

Do we have a date for engine runs and air test yet boys?

I wanna make sure I’m at the museum when she does to see her. I saw her come in and wanna see her go out. I’m sure it’s a question that everybody would like an answer too:D

Cheers

When I was there, we had a brief try with washable paint, so the nose art and codes could be applied during the Major, and so you sneaky-beakys couln’t get pics before the roll out at Coningsby, so keep your eyes peeled for a matt black splodge on the nose……

there was mention in the LLA mag that the noseart wouldnt be done till it got back home, prior to the official unveiling on the 27th…

Indeed, we’ve been VERY privelleged indeed I feel to have seen all that we have, so we’ve got to let all those good lads save SOMETHING for the official unveiling! 🙂

has anybody got any pictures of the finished article ?

I should think they are hoping there won’t be any ,until the official roll out…..

Alan

has anybody got any pictures of the finished article ?

Fascinating stuff- thanks for taking the time to write that.

Me, I just soak the decals in some warm water for a couple of minutes! :rolleyes: 😀

what’s the process for spraying roundels? Is it something like spray a colour, mask it, spray the next colour etc? As it beats me how it’s done with such tidy, perfectly circular accuracy and all that! :confused:

Pretty much yes – but I think there are various ways and each painter will swear by his own method 😉

I prefer to set out the roundel* positions in pencil using a big tramel compass once the primer is on and then mask off the disc once you are 100% happy its in the right place. This has the advantage of allowing you to mark out and fiddle about on the primer rather than the finished top coat and also prevents build up of layers of paint (good news for next time you strip it off!). This method also allows you to mark out camouflage lines that intersect the roundels. Actually masking the disc is usually done (say for a Spitfire) using quarter inch Scotch lining tape and just following the line by hand and eye. The lads doing the Lanc are using a common commercial method using computer cut vinyl masks which is great and quicker so long as you are used to using them!

Once the main camou colours are sprayed on you then remove the masking paper discs to reveal nice neat primer circles in the correct places & all ready to receive the roundel colours. For say a C1 fuselage roundel, spray the Yellow and the white first and then you can reverse mask on to these to fill in the centre Red and the Blue, again (in my case) just hand applying lining tape. Getting the perfect neat curved edge with lining tape is basically down to experience. This method also applied to US ‘Star and Bar’ markings but there are then only two or three colours instead of four.

*If its a USAAF ‘Star & Bar’ I find it much easier to draw it out full size on masking paper, cut it out and then apply it to the airframe as a reverse mask.

Oh lancman…

Like watching a giant airfix kit being completed tamiya eat your heart out. 🙂

Thanks to Fluffy also, for the wonderful shot of the markings in progress. Really you guys, you’re making a Lancaster enthusiast- and one who’s very enthusiastic indeed about your particular Lancaster- very happy indeed.

I’d like to ask you about something that’s always baffled my possibly simple brain; what’s the process for spraying roundels? Is it something like spray a coolur, mask it, spray the next colour etc? As it beats me how it’s done with such tidy, perfectly circular accuracy and all that! :confused:

I wish !!!!!! we left just after 15.00, enjoy tomorrow.:D

It only took me 30 minutes to get back. Even shorter tomorrow as I have a quicker plane. Looking forward to tomorrow. It is coming together nicely but a busy week or two ahead.

I wish !!!!!! we left just after 15.00, enjoy tomorrow.:D

They would have done but somebody nicked the saucer and not matt but satin or semi gloss

I bet you all knocked off as soon as I left the hangar.

A few from today. The markings were going on as I left.

They would have done but somebody nicked the saucer and not matt but satin or semi gloss

Peter, it was a satin finish that they brought in last time she saw a paintgun, and in my humble enthusiast’s opinion she looked the best she ever has for it; looks like the same thing has been done again?

Can you feel the anticipation

Wow looking good so far! Tell me they are sticking with the matt finsih again!!:o