By: Peter - 7th October 2002 at 15:18
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Hello Sad sack.
The white stuff is not filler. it is supposed to replicate the white exhaust stains from the engine. I used the closest thing to it.. fire place soot. the white ash looks the best for the stains along the sides and the very dark soot looks authentic on the top of the wings.
Cheers.
Peter
By: SADSACK - 7th October 2002 at 11:38
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Whats the white stuff down the engine? I never needed that much filler!
Then again when I built my lancanster I didnt know what filler was!
By: Peter - 3rd October 2002 at 22:40
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Yes your right lancman it was hard work. actually it was after I had completed the repaint into F2t colors and markings that i realised the turret was wrong for our aircraft. lots of careful cutting and filing later produced this result. I just need to touch up the paint around the turret with the correct colors. If you have a pic of your old halifax kit can you post it? would love to have seen that diorama
By: Bluebird Mike - 3rd October 2002 at 17:35
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Nice-it looks to me like you’ve started with the basic old Airfix kit, but you must have worked hard to lose the mid-upper turret fairing-all your own work, or a conversion kit?
By: Peter - 2nd October 2002 at 21:38
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
heres the identity of my model by the way lancman..
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By: Bluebird Mike - 2nd October 2002 at 19:51
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Nice pictures! I used to do stuff like this, too. I got out of aircraft modelling for a long while, and more into scratchbuilding my own stuff (I’ve just completed a four foot long model of Donald Campbell’s ‘Bluebird K7’ for example) but I’ve recently tracked down a Tamiya 1/48 ‘Sugar’ kit, which was like a real blast from the past when I received it and saw all those lovely big Lanc parts again! I’ve been buying my way through the detailing and decal sets for the kit, so that when I finally put it together, it’ll be a good’un. I wasn’t sure at first which way I should go with it-operational, weather-beaten Sugar, or Hendon Sugar, and I think so far the Hendon option is winning! And no, I’m NOT going to display her tail-high on a budgie perch!!!
The last 1/72 stuff I did was to build a BIG model of a lot of the Bomber Hall in Hendon! I had the Lanc, Wellington, Halifax wreck, B17, Vulcan, B25, Mosquito, all laid out on a huge base in my attic, all painted up like the floor of the Bomber Hall. This was years ago now and I’ve since sold the model, but I’d love to tackle it again some day!
By: Peter - 2nd October 2002 at 18:09
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Still wont work had to reply to get other pic to work anyone have any ideas??
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By: Peter - 2nd October 2002 at 18:06
RE: speaking of Lancaster ground runs…
Strange.. when i post more than one pic to the original message, the previous pic does not show! try it again here.
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