Crimea_River
Marshal
I always look forward to your updates Gerry and you don't disappoint.
1:32 scale Lancaster Mk.1 Hachette Partworks
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Great work so far Gerry!
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
I agree!
Tony Hill
Tech Sergeant
JTFC Jerry...haven't you saved up enough matchsticks to get this finished yet???????? 
(Oh..great work BTW)
(Oh..great work BTW)
Scipio
Airman
Look'n good Gerry...I'm impressed with the detail of the cast aluminum engine. The art if plastic molds has definitively become museum quality.
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Gerry
Staff Sergeant
Thanks Andy, Gnomey, David, Darryl, Wurger and Scipio for checking in on the build's progress. And Ian, thanks for the 'Like'. I've been assembling away, as I want to get as many pieces together as needed to finish these sections before I give everything a basic coat of paint. Then I can work on detailing and positioning.
(A) is a section I almost missed. It's flooring for the bomb aimer's section which I had somehow not seen before. I came across it when looking for something else as it was completely out of sequence. Just as well. as it would have been a nightmare to install if the rest of the equipment had gone in first. (B) is the guide rail down to the nose section which has been assembled. (C) is the bomb aimer's padded rest pad, when in a prone position. (D) is the camera and camera supports. The camera has had some additional detailing added.
These are the bomb aimer's consoles. (A) are the consoles for the starboard wall. The bomb selector console consists of six parts. Just some small details added but they seem reasonably accurate. (B) are the consoles for the port wall. There is a printed instrument decal that should show through the cut outs. The thin panel is a side panel for B. When painted and cabled they should look quite realistic. They're going to be a bu**er to position, though. Looking at reference photos, there are probably some other small boxes to be added to fill it out.
This is the bomb sight. Very fiddly to assemble from six parts but should look reasonably realistic when painted.
A bit of metal filing of the rough edges, then I should be able to paint and start positioning.
That's about it for now,
Cheers,
Gerry
(A) is a section I almost missed. It's flooring for the bomb aimer's section which I had somehow not seen before. I came across it when looking for something else as it was completely out of sequence. Just as well. as it would have been a nightmare to install if the rest of the equipment had gone in first. (B) is the guide rail down to the nose section which has been assembled. (C) is the bomb aimer's padded rest pad, when in a prone position. (D) is the camera and camera supports. The camera has had some additional detailing added.
These are the bomb aimer's consoles. (A) are the consoles for the starboard wall. The bomb selector console consists of six parts. Just some small details added but they seem reasonably accurate. (B) are the consoles for the port wall. There is a printed instrument decal that should show through the cut outs. The thin panel is a side panel for B. When painted and cabled they should look quite realistic. They're going to be a bu**er to position, though. Looking at reference photos, there are probably some other small boxes to be added to fill it out.
This is the bomb sight. Very fiddly to assemble from six parts but should look reasonably realistic when painted.
A bit of metal filing of the rough edges, then I should be able to paint and start positioning.
That's about it for now,
Cheers,
Gerry
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Looks great so far Gerry!
B29WereWolf
Airman
- 64
- Aug 2, 2010
Everytime I come here to see the status, I'm blown away in awe at your work.....
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Dude, I totally agree, me too!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Great stuff Gerry. If you need it, I think I have some good photos of the bomb sight computer ('B' in the second pic), and the sight itself.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks for the update Gerry. Couple of pictures from inside the CWH Lancaster if you wish:
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Excellent Andy!
Top stuff!
ian lanc
Senior Airman
This is looking brilliant! Are you going to be putting an Astro Compass in the astra dome ?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Ian, normally the sextant was stored in its transit case by the nav table, to avoid damage, and was mounted on the bar in the astro dome only when required.
Lucky13
Forum Mascot
Outstanding work Gerry! 
ian lanc
Senior Airman
So whats wrong in displaying this device anyway ? Gerry's Lanc' is looking ace and every bit of extra detail is well worth it in my eyes.
