RAF 9 Bomber Squadron Lancaster Mk. III

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Nice gear bay detail on this kit.
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The cockpit area.
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Bomb bay floor.
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Fifteen 500 pound bombs.
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And one 4,000 pound Cookie.
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Bomb bay in place.
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The built in spars really work well for the structure.
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I lay out the camo pattern in soft pencil.
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This canopy is very busy. The Eduard masks do the job!
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Freehand the Xtracrylix RAF Dark Earth with my Iwata HP-C.
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I use the poster tack masking method.
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Applying the blue tack.
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Trim the wax paper right on the blue tack.
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Ready to spray the Dark Green.
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The entire masking job takes hours.
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Xtracrylix RAF Dark Green will go on after masking.
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The Eduard masks are awesome!
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The rear turret.
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Aileron trim tab controls.
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Getting ready to paint the underside black.
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Tamiya X-1 used.
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It is easier to mask off the top than the underside so I painted the black last.
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Starting to look like a Lancaster!
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National insignia in place.
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Landing gear work.
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Black wash for the legs.
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A bit of "dirt" for the wheels.
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I have to produce a decal of the squadron crest for this replica Lanc.
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JA690 was lost on it's 52nd mission so I put 51 on the nose.
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Individual aircraft letter on the nose.
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Pictured in the nose of his Lancaster JA690 during the war, Flying Officer James E. Logan, DFC.
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The model that I built of JA690 on display in the home of James Logan's son in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
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A close up of James Logan's uniform and medals.

Comments

15 28 January 2020, 15:29

Treehugger
Ooh, the landing gear looks very nice I think. Thanks for all the photos. 🙂

28 January 2020, 20:04

Norm Sheppard
This is the 2007 Revell mould. The fit of the parts is incredible!

28 January 2020, 20:13

Micky
Great work!

27 February 2020, 02:40

Richmond
Tires look fantastic

30 September 2020, 10:44

Daniel Klink
Excellent work! 👍

30 September 2020, 10:48

Andy Ball
Hi Norm: I'm building this one and Airfix's too simultaneously...I concur, the Revell kit is super!
I intend to make the Airfix one into a Canadian pilot's ill-fated training flight that crashed in our village Jan-45.

30 September 2020, 11:31

Guy Rump
Beautiful build, I don't know how I missed this previously! 🙂

25 January 2021, 19:30

Andy Ball
Top tip on slide 30!....and, how did you make the red and green navigationnlights?, they ping out at you!

25 January 2021, 20:18

Gary Kitchen
Thanks Norm for this very detailed build, for a novice like me this is like an instruction manual. I've got the Revell one too to build in my War Memorial Collection. Agree with Andy- please give us the nav-lights knowledge 🙂

25 January 2021, 21:03

Cuajete
Very nice job. Congrats!

25 January 2021, 21:08

Neuling
Very beautiful model. More pictures of the finished build would be nice!👍

26 January 2021, 10:26

Norm Sheppard
On the subject of painting the nav lights on this model, the Revell kit has separate clear parts for the lights so I paint the wing recess silver and let it dry for a few days. The light lens is placed with acrylic adhesive that dries clear and then I use Clear Red and Clear Green from Tamiya or Mr. Hobby Aqueous, usually two coats. If a model does not have clear parts for the light lens, I paint the surface with Testor's German Silver Metallic Enamel and let it dry well, then over coat with Clear Red and Green.

26 January 2021, 12:34

Norm Sheppard
Neuling, the model is now on display in the home of the family of the Navigator who flew 51 missions in this Lanc, about 800 miles from where I live, so I can't take any more pictures of it. I might be able to get a shot of it in their house, I will check if I have one.

26 January 2021, 12:40

Norm Sheppard
Posted a picture of the finished model in it's home.

26 January 2021, 13:12

Gary Kitchen
Norm, great final shots 'at home'. Thanks for sharing. 👍

26 January 2021, 13:20

Łukasz Gliński
Is it just me, who read "Remember the airscrews"?😉 Another brilliant build Norm, makes me bit more confident to open the box with my Lanc.
PS. Great masking hint indeed 👍

26 January 2021, 13:26