1:72 Matchbox Lysander full restoration try

[hal bregg]

Thanks for your attention, and comments, I'm starting to have a stage fright now...
Inside reflectors seems too small, but overall it perhaps worked.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

They sure look convincing to me.

 

[SaparotRob]

I saw a tv show on a PBS station a while ago about some folks restoring a Lysander up in Canada. The landing lights caught my eye. Your build certainly captured the look.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

They look from where I'm sitting.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[hal bregg]

Some bits added, cockpit ready to be closed

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks good, nice and neat.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[hal bregg]

Hello

Time for some paintwork to be done.

I think LX-U R2007 will be choosen:

Another picture:

Some detective work needs to be done:
I suppose this will be Dark Green/Dark Earth/Sky scheme.
But:
Code letters in Medium Sea Gray?, Sky (Duck Egg Green)?, or maybe color described as Sky Blue (Duck Egg Blue)?
I wonder what could be the color of light patches on wheel cowlings in first picture. They are absent in second photo (assuming, that it's also a R2007).

 

[Wurger]

IMHO the Dark Earth/Dark Green/Sky for the main camo and the Medium Sea Grey for the code letters. The yellow patches on the wheel spats.

 

[hal bregg]

The yellow patches on the wheel spats.

Thx. If yellow- than they may be gas markers?. But two?- usually there was one.

 

[Wurger]

Thx. If yellow- than they may be gas markers?. But two?- usually there was one.

An interesting idea. Not usually but quite likely. The patches had to be very clearly visible from the cockpit by the pilot. However if the marking would be the gas indicator these were applied for all Lysanders there. But not all of them had the markings. Also it would be on one side only IMHO. It should be kept in mind that there were also guns and the landing lights mounted. These with the guns seemed to have the covering red fabric patches for protection there as well. I believe that's the foot step marking to indicate/warn about the slot for the gun barrel.

the source: the net.

 

[hal bregg]

Superb photos, thanks again!

 

[Wurger]

My pleasure.

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[hal bregg]

Because of lack of the decals, some markings need to be painted.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Sadly not seeing all your pics Hal since you started using imgur.

 

[hal bregg]

I always use Imgur but today it doesn't seem to be working properly. We'll see tomorrow....