**** DONE: 1/48 Westland Lysander - Jet/Recon/Transport GB

[rochie]

Westland lysander GB #17 Jet age / Recon / Transport

Username: rochie
First name: Karl
Category: intermediate
Scale: 1/48
Kit : Eduard
Extras : PE and Resin all included in the box

not sure which scheme for this yet, torn between 309 Sqdn in dark green/dark earth and sky cammo or a special ops scheme of dark green/med sea grey and black !

 

[Wayne Little]

Karl, getting into a lot of builds man....good on ya!

 

[rochie]

Karl, getting into a lot of builds man....good on ya!

got 4 on the go now.

what have i done !

 

[meatloaf109]

I go crazy if I don't have 5 things going on at once.
I vote for the green/ grey/ black! Those Lysanders look so cool that way.

 

[Rogi]

Yes Rochie can't wait to see this lil bird

Here are some pics of the Lysander in our Museum

Cutaway

 

[rochie]

I go crazy if I don't have 5 things going on at once.
I vote for the green/ grey/ black! Those Lysanders look so cool that way.

thanks fellas.

Paul, trouble is 309 Sqdn is a Polish Sqdn and i fear Wojtek's wrath if dont stick a Polish roundel on it when i had the chance !!!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice one Karl. I prefer the special ops scheme myself.

 

[Airframes]

Good one Karl. I'll get the books sent on a CD with the Jag tank this week.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Nice one Karl and I'd go the special ops as well, that is what they were better known for.

 

[rochie]

must admit the special ops scheme will fit better into my RAF grey / green theme

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Go for it then mate, sure Wojtek wont mind.

 

[woody]

Nice one Karl.

 

[Airframes]

Yep, the SOE scheme is the one! Got mine lined up for a future build in a diorama, based on an article in a magazine - when I eventually get around to fitting it into the build schedule!

 

[tigerdriver]

SOE is very cool for sure

 

[Wayne Little]

Nike! (just do it....!)

 

[rochie]

ok here is the scheme i have decieded on

 

[meatloaf109]

Neat!

 

[Airframes]

Good one Karl.
Note that the rungs of the ladder were painted white on the top edges, so that they could easily be seen by 'Joes' boarding at night. Also, to avoid the build up of loose earth around the wheels, some aircraft had the covers removed from the spats - a tricky one for the way the kit is made possibly.
Some also had the shaped, internal fuel/oil tanks behind the pilot, but references in those two books you have should clarify this.

 

[meatloaf109]

Yeah, but the spats look so cool!

 

[Airframes]

Ah, the spats were left in place Paul, just the semi-circular covers on the outboard side, over the top half of the wheels, were sometimes removed, exposing the wheels and the landing gear yoke.