N4521U
Plastic Pirate
double bleep.
Rather than brass rod for tubing, have you tried soldering wire????
Comes pretty small in diameter.
Rather than brass rod for tubing, have you tried soldering wire????
Comes pretty small in diameter.
1:32 scale Lancaster Mk.1 Hachette Partworks
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Crimea_River
Marshal
I'm loving this thread. Very glad it's not me building this!
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Gerry
Staff Sergeant
Wow, Guys, thats a very substantial response to what I considered a pretty insubstantial post. But thanks to all for taking the trouble to contribute. Some bolt heads and one of the hydraulic lines died in the struggle to position the braces within the wheelwells - but they will be replaced!!! Still fighting with poor light and the intrusions of life generally, but will persist.
As a complete coincidence, I invested in a soldering set (Aldi €9.99) at the weekend, which comes complete with some soldering wire, so I'll certainly check it out.
Gerry
As a complete coincidence, I invested in a soldering set (Aldi €9.99) at the weekend, which comes complete with some soldering wire, so I'll certainly check it out.
Gerry
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Gerry, there are also packs of lead wire - basically thin lead solder - available from 'Plus Model' in various gauges, from 0.2mm to 1mm, at around £1.50 upwards per pack. And if you want some fine telephone 'jumper' wire, I have around 2,000 meters of the stuff !!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Definitely the easiest to work with. Trying to find the stuff here but may have to resort to mail order.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Andy, my local model shop stocks the packs, and it's only half a mile away - if you can't find it, let me know what sizes you want, and I'll send some via Pigeon Post.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Terry. You offered that before and I do appreciate it. Will advise.
Great work so far Gerry!
Fantastic job so far, Gerry! I just read through the entire 29 pages of this thread and am very impressed. If you ever need more up-close photos of Lanc parts or assemblies, feel free to ask. I spend 4 or 5 days a week at the Canadian Historical Aircraft Association hangar here in Windsor, Ontario, helping to re-build Lancaster FM212 to airworthy condition. It came down off its pedestal in Jackson Park in 2005 and since '08, we have almost entirely dis-assembled it in preparation for the re-build. You can see a lot of pics on the WIX forum here if you are interested...
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Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Don
Warbird Information Exchange ? View topic - Windsor (CH2A) Lancaster Restoration
Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Don
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Gerry
Staff Sergeant
Thanks guys for the information about the solder wire. I experimented with the small roll that came with the soldering iron. I can see how it holds its shape when bent, and matches angles much easier. The wires I've been using have a natural 'spring' to them which makes holding them to the angles harder. The roll I have is 1.5mm, so a little thick for what I want, but the 'Plus Model' range seems ideal. I think I need to order some.
And thanks Don (Dxtopher) for the kind offer and welcome to the thread. I checked out your link and there seems to be a load of useful stuff there which I can refer to. I need to go back and study them in more detail, but the more refs I have, the better.
I've been ploughing on, using what materials I have to hand, and have the starboard wheelwell detailing finished. I found it very frustrating at times, as I seemed to be knocking off as many bits as I was adding. It was also very time consuming and I found I could only concentrate for short spells before I got annoyed with the light levels or my slow progress. I've started on the port well, but I'm thinking it might be better to leave it for a while and build some other area that isn't as tricky to give myself a break. I also need to decide what I'm going to do to the main oleos, before I can add them and complete the undercarriage.
The detailing is based on a combination of Andy's photos (page 24) and refs I found in The SAM Modellers' Guide to the Lancaster. I hope you agree that it gives a suitable busy feel to the wells. The photos are the best I could get with my equipment but it was tricky picking out the black-on-black detail.
The first is an overall view of the starboard well with the rear undercarriage braces in place. These tended to get in the way of the c/u photographs. The piston legs for these were lubricated with a light grease before fitting and are fully expandable as the gear opens. (A) are the ends of some of the plumbing which may be continued into the outer wing, later.
I've posted 3 angles of the front of the well to try to show the detailing as best as possible.
And now 3 shots of the rear bulkhead...
That's progress to date. I'm away for a couple of weeks (again!) but will post some more as soon as I have made some progress.
Sláinte,
Gerry
And thanks Don (Dxtopher) for the kind offer and welcome to the thread. I checked out your link and there seems to be a load of useful stuff there which I can refer to. I need to go back and study them in more detail, but the more refs I have, the better.
I've been ploughing on, using what materials I have to hand, and have the starboard wheelwell detailing finished. I found it very frustrating at times, as I seemed to be knocking off as many bits as I was adding. It was also very time consuming and I found I could only concentrate for short spells before I got annoyed with the light levels or my slow progress. I've started on the port well, but I'm thinking it might be better to leave it for a while and build some other area that isn't as tricky to give myself a break. I also need to decide what I'm going to do to the main oleos, before I can add them and complete the undercarriage.
The detailing is based on a combination of Andy's photos (page 24) and refs I found in The SAM Modellers' Guide to the Lancaster. I hope you agree that it gives a suitable busy feel to the wells. The photos are the best I could get with my equipment but it was tricky picking out the black-on-black detail.
The first is an overall view of the starboard well with the rear undercarriage braces in place. These tended to get in the way of the c/u photographs. The piston legs for these were lubricated with a light grease before fitting and are fully expandable as the gear opens. (A) are the ends of some of the plumbing which may be continued into the outer wing, later.
I've posted 3 angles of the front of the well to try to show the detailing as best as possible.
And now 3 shots of the rear bulkhead...
That's progress to date. I'm away for a couple of weeks (again!) but will post some more as soon as I have made some progress.
Sláinte,
Gerry
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Really nice work Gerry. BTW, are those 'radioactive' symbols I see on the fire extinguishers, or is it just another design, looking like radioactive symbols?
Excellent work so far Gerry!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
It just blows my mind what some of you gents can do, beautiful!
Crimea_River
Marshal
My oh my. One of the top builds on this forum for sure. Safe trip Gerry.
gerry, you doing some GREAT work here mate!
