RAF 9 Bomber Squadron Lancaster Mk. III

Nice gear bay detail on this kit.

The cockpit area.

Bomb bay floor.

Fifteen 500 pound bombs.

And one 4,000 pound Cookie.

Bomb bay in place.

The built in spars really work well for the structure.

I lay out the camo pattern in soft pencil.

This canopy is very busy. The Eduard masks do the job!

Freehand the Xtracrylix RAF Dark Earth with my Iwata HP-C.

I use the poster tack masking method.

Applying the blue tack.

Trim the wax paper right on the blue tack.

Ready to spray the Dark Green.

The entire masking job takes hours.

Xtracrylix RAF Dark Green will go on after masking.

The Eduard masks are awesome!

The rear turret.

Aileron trim tab controls.

Getting ready to paint the underside black.

Tamiya X-1 used.

It is easier to mask off the top than the underside so I painted the black last.

Starting to look like a Lancaster!

National insignia in place.

Landing gear work.

Black wash for the legs.

A bit of "dirt" for the wheels.

I have to produce a decal of the squadron crest for this replica Lanc.

JA690 was lost on it's 52nd mission so I put 51 on the nose.

Individual aircraft letter on the nose.

Pictured in the nose of his Lancaster JA690 during the war, Flying Officer James E. Logan, DFC.

The model that I built of JA690 on display in the home of James Logan's son in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

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