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[Airframes]

Good stuff chaps.
Evan, I presume the wheels are for the Lincoln? Are there not dedicated Lincoln wheels available in resin? It wouldn't surprise me if not, but I thought I'd seen some, a few years ago, in a magazine conversion article.

 

[vikingBerserker]

I would buy that Vildebeest in a minute if I could still see that well.

 

[A4K]

Cheers guys!

Dave, it is a lovely kit. If the eyesight is what's holding you back, maybe you could try and get a Contrail or Sanger kit in 1:48?
Plastic Pics - HyperScale's Picture Posting Forum: 1/48 Sanger Vickers Vildebeest
http://models.ratzhome.com/uamf/cbk-contrail/contrail48_vildebeest_wb-y.jpg

Terry, there is indeed a set of Lincoln wheels in 1:72 (which I do have already for the build ) : Resin Art #7314: Avro Lancaster wheels (late/ post war).
Set has treaded and weighted main wheels, plus tail wheel yoke and both double and single anti-shimmy tailwheels.
Couldn't resist the Eduard wheels though... main wheels for a later kiwi Lanc project, the tail wheel for the Lincoln, being just that bit more accurate than the Resin Art ones. (RF389 was an early Lincoln B.II, with Lanc type double anti-shimmy tail wheel)

 

[vikingBerserker]

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[Capt. Vick]

I can't believe they flew the v - beast against the Japanese in 1942! Holy brave!

 

[Crimea_River]

Good snags guys.

Dave a good reference here for what to watch for to get an accurate CF-188: Building the CF-188 by Steve Bamford

 

[Airframes]

I understand now Evan, thanks for that. I might have to get some 1/48th scale Lancaster wheels, from Mike Belcher, unless I can successfully fill the block tread on the Tamiya kit items - another inaccurate area on the kit, although, to be fair, I believe the latest re-issue includes the wartime 'smooth' tyres as alternative parts. I guess they have to justify the ridiculous SRP of £105 somehow !!

 

[Capt. Vick]

Great Evan, now you put the bee in my bonnet to get the 1/72 Azur Vickers Vildabeest Mk III

 

[Wayne Little]

Done good fellas....

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

Nice buys guys!

 

[A4K]

Cheers guys, and no worries Dave and Terry.

Jim - so my dastardly plan worked then, MuHAHAhahhahaha!!!

Seriously though, well worth it mate. Gonna try and get either that same Azur kit or another SH one myself some time (same basic kit, just different engine, decals and boxing) to do a Vincent and a Vildebeest.


Got the last of my orders yesterday too:

Admiral/ AZ model #ADM 7234: Airspeed Oxford Mk.I.

Lovely kit, will be the kiwi bird (Mk.I NZ252/ B9), freeing up the Frog kit from Karl to become an RNZAF Oxford Mk.II or Consul.

 

[Wurger]

Great.

 

[Totalize]

Nice haul. Now you just need the hangar to put it in.

Doni,

You could be dead on with this one. I think she's going to be a monster of a kit.

 

[Totalize]

Nice pickup! I have one underway, but it's been shelved temporarily, but will be my big summer project.

Nice buys Evan.

Cory,

I have already bookmarked your build.

 

[Totalize]

Andy,

Thanks for the link. I got it bookmarked!

 

[A4K]

Dzieki Wojtku!

 

[Crimea_River]

Cheers Dave. Had a CF-188 going a while ago but it stalled.

 

[Capt. Vick]

Jim - so my dastardly plan worked then, MuHAHAhahhahaha!!!

Seriously though, well worth it mate. Gonna try and get either that same Azur kit or another SH one myself some time (same basic kit, just different engine, decals and boxing) to do a Vincent and a Vildebeest.

Oh yeah, have my eye on one now. IIRC AZUR makes a Vincent boxing as part of their FrRom line. In the meantime I picked up this beauty:

 

[Lucky13]

Not a kit, but....I thought that it would look nice with his Spitfire/Mustang..

 

[Wurger]