Tamiya 1/48 scale Avro Lancaster BIII build

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Ialarmu

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This kit is 34 years old. It's discontinued now and seemingly hard to find anymore.

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I opened the box and it smelled like old news papers and the catologue inside was from 1975.

kinda cool actually!
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I'm building this for my father'n law for Christmas as he is a Lancaster NUT but doesn't build so Ssshhhh!

I'm going to try to build this out of the box however I will scratch build the flap assembly with styrene from Evergreen
as it will be landing on a diorama base(She gonna be a big'n!) I will be using prop blurs as well.
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I was concerned about the old decals and finding the POS sugar ones in 1/48 from an aftermarket dealer is going to be hard, so I
tested one off the sheet that I was not using and it functioned fine so fingers crossed.
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I will post lots of build photo's but will post links to try and take it easy on the bandwidth here.
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Well, here I go. As always any suggestions or links or whatever are greatly appreciated. I really feel that building a Lanc is almost a right
of passage for an aircraft builder so I hope I don't screw it up. ;)
Fotunately I do have lots of time so no rush.
 
Sweet! I can't wait to see the finish product! I have a ME 109E in the finishing stage. The model kit was made from 1973 Monogram. The decals seem to work as I am putting them on as I type ;D That model looks like a very big one! :eek: Well get to work! :D Cya!
 
Backbreaker said:
Check out this link for loads of info regarding the build and aftermarket sets, including photo etch flap assembly sets.
http://www.small-wonder.org/Projects_Tamiya_Lancaster.htm
This lot should give you plenty to read ;D
Joolz

Hey thanks for the link. I try to stay away from aftermarket parts I love to build my own if I can and they are expensive. I'll give you a sneak peek at
my scratch built flaps. I finished one wing today.
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I started on the flaps first.

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If you are concerned about the decals I suggest getting some Microscale Liquid Decal Film. A couple coats over the decals and then just use them as normal. I use a brush to apply this to my older decals before using them.

HTH and God Bless,

Ken
 
Referance photo

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my flaps with some paint on.

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Not perfect but convincing enough for me. I'm going to bed. :p
 
What can i say, who needs aftermarket sets! ;D
Excellent work the results are stunning :eek:. I have so much to learn :(
Joolz.
Can't wait to see more ;)
 
Wow. This looks like an extraordinary build! Good luck and don't stop posting pictures to this. Your modified flaps look really great already.
 
I believe it is the same basic kit. They might have added a bit too it, just so they could justify (in their minds) the price increase....in the neighborhood of $120 now!
 
I started on the engine nacelles.



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But we ran into a little problem with the fit.........

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Just for the record the nacelle halves were not modified horizontaly. I would love to speak with the design guru at Tamiya who
approved THAT! :eek:
 
Some very skilful scratch building mate. Keep going, it's very enjoyable to watch.
 
I measured the other wings nacelles and after dry fitting them they were fine. I must have done something but have yet to catch my error.

We'll see how the other wing goes...maybe I'll figure it out. :p
 
Tamiya re issued and retooled that kit....

Glad to see this OLD girl... out of the Closet and being build for a Real fan !!!

Take your time.... she will shine !!!


later !
 
I have one of these too that I was going to convert to a Lincoln until I saw one being built! WAAAYYYY too big for my cabinet!
Good luck mate looks like it's going to be good.
 

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