1/48 Lancaster Paddle Bladed Props.

[Snautzer01]

or just do KB726 and put the VC on it anyway, i would

Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski VC eBay: Airwar ww2 The Pilots.

 

[Totalize]

Pilot Officer Andrew Charles Mynarski VC eBay: Airwar ww2 The Pilots.

Thanks for sharing. A great read.

 

[Airframes]

Judging by the tones in the B&W photo, I'd say the "bomb log" is yellow, with the "-terminator" part of the name also in yellow, and with a white "X".

 

[Wurger]

There is always a trouble with the kind of markings. In some pics these seem to be of the white or darker what indicates the yellow. Unfortunately I found only two enlarged shot of her. Both are of quite poor quality. The left shot ( believing the caption ) was taken after the war. All markings look dark. The right image wasn't dated and all markings look of the same tone although the "X" still looks lighter. Comparing these to the pic you posted above I would say the "X" was of the white while the rest markings of the yellow.

As I mantioned the trouble is that the two colours may look different because of the light conditions, angle and distance. Please see the two shots of the another Lanc I grabbed from the net. The left image is of the general type and all markings look like being painted with the same colour. But the right that was taken closer reveals the the inscription was of the white rater.

 

[Wurger]

Oh I have crisse-crossed post with Terry. But I agree with him.

BTW.. I have found the one additionally. No sure if it is the orginal kite or the post-war one from the the Canadian Warplane Heritage collection. But the lighter "X" can be noticed clearly.

the pic source: the net.

 

[Airframes]

Looks like a WW2 pic - note the support equipment and general surroundings.

 

[Wurger]

Yes Terry. I took that details into my consideration as well. Therefore I decided to upload the shot.

 

[Wurger]

A quite interesting is that the Lanc profile can be found in the Airframe & Miniature no.20 - The Avro Lancaster (including The Manchester) Part One book. Additionally there is a pic of the KB732 nose. However the profile has the all markings of the yellow.

the source: Airframe & Miniature #20 - The Avro Lancaster (including The Manchester) Part One | AeroScale

The illustration there seems to be of the modern one though. I have found the shot in our Media collection.

 

[Snautzer01]

A quite interesting is that the Lanc profile can be found in the Airframe & Miniature no.20 - The Avro Lancaster (including The Manchester) Part One book. Additionally there is a pic of the KB732 nose. However the profile has the all markings of the yellow.

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the source: Airframe & Miniature #20 - The Avro Lancaster (including The Manchester) Part One | AeroScale

The illustration there seems to be of the modern one though. I have found the shot in our Media collection.
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Background of that shot is so much lighter.

I would go for the yellow / white seems what 20 year old would do as a logo.

 

[Totalize]

Awesome stuff guys. I agree with all here White X and yellow for everything else.

Also, one other question. For KB732 would she have still mounted the .303's on the Dorsal and rear turrets or 50's? I am thinking because of the date of service still the .303's?

 

[Wurger]

Background of that shot is so much lighter.

IMHO .. that's the matter of scanning and making it enlarged.

 

[Wurger]

Awesome stuff guys. I agree with all here White X and yellow for everything else.

Also, one other question. For KB732 would she have still mounted the .303's on the Dorsal and rear turrets or 50's? I am thinking because of the date of service still the .303's?

I would say the .303's.

 

[Totalize]

I would say the .303's.

A couple of sets of these babies.

 

[Wurger]

Looking fine.

 

[Michael Hope]

Another source of paddle propellers would be for a C-54/DC-4, F4U Corsair or the TBM/TBF Avenger Torpedo Bomber, they blade is a 6507/6501/6541 of 13 feet in diameter. The Lancaster used the 6519-0 blade at 13 feet in diameter; the 6519 had a slightly greater width in the inner 50 percent of the blade.
The Mosquito used a DeHavilland Propeller at 12-foot 6 inch in diameter and some of the propeller type were A5/164 or A5/165, but used a Hamilton Standard at 12 feet in diameter with 6519-12 blades, model 23EX-583.
Below is the CWH Lancaster in August 2023. Under that is picture of two Mosquito Propellers in for service June 2023. Both used the paddle 6519 blades.

 

[Totalize]

Any idea why X-Terminator doesn't have exhaust shrouds on her?

 

[Totalize]

These markings all look white. The Canadian Warplane Heritage Lanc in the picture looks like it was painted to show an end of war aircraft.