1:32 scale Lancaster Mk.1 Hachette Partworks

[Airframes]

Excellent so far Gerry, and take as long as you like - it's one of those which might take years, but will be worth it.

 

[Crimea_River]

Done yet?

 

[N4521U]

Wow, that was a tough build!


Yeah, right.

 

[Wayne Little]

Done yet?

Sneaky...

bring it to us when you can Gerry!

 

[Gerry]

Thanks for the encouragement fellas. I think 'slow an' steady' is going to win the race on this one. It's interesting that even without the stringers installed, the access to the sections is very difficult - especially for these pudgy fingers. I suspect Mr Tweezers is going to feature a lot! Now, where did I put that swear box...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

It's looking fantastic and something well worth taking your time with, it was certainly worth the wait.

 

[woody]

Really nice work Gerry.

 

[Wayne Little]

Probably need 2 pairs of tweezers!

 

[N4521U]

I Googled 1/32 Lancaster, there's some cracking good detail in that kit!

 

[Gerry]

Thanks to everyone for that last set of posts, I'm pre-ordering boxes of tweezers even as I speak!. Bill, yes there is a wealth of detail supplied with the kit but some strange omissions - like the main cabin floor and all the radio op's equipment and there may be even more that I haven't discovered yet. Also I think they were adding equipment as the series progressed, as there are a number of things that would need undoing if you were to follow their installation instructions. I've made some more progress on flooring the fuselage centre section and 1st rear section and am working on skinning the rear spar at the minute.

Gerry

 

[A4K]

Great work so far mate, and with all: slowly but surely!

(Give us a yell if you need detail photos)

 

[Lucky13]

Outstanding work Gerry!

 

[al49]

Hi Gerry, I like very much what you are doing, keep going!
Alberto

 

[Gerry]

Thanks Evan, Jan Alberto. I have been concentrating on flooring the built fuselage sections and building the mid upper fuselage section - not particularly photogenic work! I have started to build the main cabin seats and would hope to have some photos of progress later in the week, after Easter.

Happy Easter to all.

Gerry

 

[aviatik]

I followed a build of the lancaster on a German model building forum...very interesting to see this build here come along..

Hachette 1/32 scale Lancaster Bomber - The Diecast Aviation Web Site and Forum

 

[aviatik]

okay...this is not the german site I was refering to....never the less...very interesting kit..

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Great build. Looks like it could be wired and riveted. How detailed are you going to go with this?

 

[Tony Hill]

Nice work so far Gerry!

 

[Wayne Little]

keep it coming Gerry!