The £2.70 Lancaster-WIP

Don't know what it is about multi-engine kit builds but mine remain a forlorn bag of bits for ages. Here are the bits minus the wings and major clear parts. The more observant of you will note that my modelling cave doubles up as a repair shed for my grandson's Thomas The Tank engine stuff.



The Lancaster kit is lovely and simple and there are still bits of it which make it superior to some of the modern offerings-wheels, 4000lb cookie and anti-shimmy tailwheel to name but three. The fact that the example I am building has no side windows saves me a lot of time. However the worst aspect is the fit of nacelles to wings and nacelle fronts-gaps, filler, gap filler, sand, prime, discover more gaps, filler, sand, prime.....it goes on.



Also if you buy any Airfix Lancaster as a part started kit you will run the risk of having to replace most of the turret parts or consider buiding it as a Lancastrian. I think that the general public buy or get given the kit, slavishly follow the instruction sheet, get bored by time they get round to assembling the mid-upper turret and junk the project. I was lucky here. The thoughtful previous builder had used white glue and it was easy to dismantle them all. All I have done is replace the guns with Quickboost items-a very easy fix and makes a hell of a difference to the appearance. Not the greatest pic. Apologies.



Sanding the wing leading edges also removes the cable cutters so I've drilled holes to accept stubs of plastic rod once the initial painting has been done.



Hopefully I'll be wielding the rattlecan matt black by the weekend.