discussion Revell 1/72 Lancaster B III 'Dambuster'

[spanner570]

The trouble is Dave, the Sorpe Dam that 'F' attacked was a big ugly earth structure and not nice and ornate like the other dams. so if I do a dam it'll be one with towers and stonework I'd have a crack at....

...and then wait to be pulled up by some pedant that Ken Brown's 'F' didn't actually bomb the ornate Eder or Mohne Dams.


Anyway, all that to one side, I've finished the model. No more build photos were taken, so here is the finished aircraft.

A well fitting kit with no dramas worth mentioning nor moaning to do. Just got the thing built.

All brush painted using those little tubs of Airfix 'Starter Kit' paints. For the weathering I used a wide headed brush and simply applied a brown wash along and up and down the whole model and let the paint run where it chose to go.......

I made the spinners from the plastic top of a food container.

In no particular order.

Nice and operationally scruffy.






Clear plastic spinners made from food container tops and suitably scribed and painted. After a few false starts these are the best I can come up with, but they'll do me......






Wife's chucking.....






















I'll post a few more over in 'Completed' asap.


Cheers and thanks for looking.....

Ron

 

[minitnkr]

Very well done. Props to the chucker.

 

[Ancientmariner]

The trouble is Dave, the Sorpe Dam that 'F' attacked was a big ugly earth structure and not nice and ornate like the other dams. so if I do a dam it'll be one with towers and stonework....

...and then wait to be pulled up by some pedant that Ken Brown's 'F' didn't actually bomb the ornate Eder or Mohne Dams.


Anyway, all that to one side, I've finished the model. No more build photos were taken, so here is the finished aircraft.

A well fitting kit with no dramas worth mentioning.

All brush painted and weathered using those little tubs of Airfix 'Starter Kit' paints.

I made the spinners from the plastic top of a food container.

In no particular order.

Nice and operationally scruffy.






Clear plastic spinners made from food container tops and suitably scribed and painted. After a few false starts these are the best I can come up with, but they'll do me......






Wife's chucking.....






















I'll post a few more over in 'Completed' asap.


Cheers and thanks for looking.....

Ron

Those photos are brilliant!

 

[Andy T]

Brilliant model with photos to match. Lovely job!

 

[stillp]

Excellent, both the model and the photos.
Pete

 

[Jim R]

Super model, superb photographs, very realistic spinners but the icing on the cake - absolutely top notch chucking by Mrs Ron.

 

[scottie3158]

Up to your normal superb standard Ron.

 

[Waspie]

I reckon Ron is a PR man for the RAF. Those are superb pics. They would look great blown up adorning a mess wall or a museum.

 

[Gern]

Beautiful.

You still waitin' for those Airfix parts? You could always build that one as Gibson's aircraft - THEN you'd have no excuse for not building the Mohne!

 

[adt70hk]

Brilliant as always Ron!!

 

[flyjoe180]

Lovely result and photos Ron

 

[Steve Brodie]

brilliant

 

[spanner570]

Thanks for the positive comments chaps. All well appreciated. :thumb2:

Paul and Jim, the wife says thank you and she reminded me this chuck was a double handed effort......

Dave, unfortunately the Airfix kit is a bog standard Lancaster. The alterations needed for a Dambuster version are way beyond my skills.
Wriggled out of a corner very nicely me thinks.......Yet again!

Thanks again boys.
Ron

 

[stillp]

The alterations needed for a Dambuster version are way beyond my skills.

Somehow I don't agree.
Pete

 

[Si Benson]

Always a pleasure to see you and the Mrs in action Ron…..oh wait, that came out wrong :flushed::smiling5:

But seriously, very impressive modelling, chucking and photography Ron….impressed as always :smiling4:

 

[Gern]

Dave, unfortunately the Airfix kit is a bog standard Lancaster. The alterations needed for a Dambuster version are way beyond my skills.
Wriggled out of a corner very nicely me thinks.......Yet again!


Ron

Ooooo!! 'e's gotta plaster for everythin'!

 

[boatman]

YES 570 jen an i really love these pics an your missus is really good at that chuckin up but a qeustion if i may does the planes props get broke when hittig the floor or is the missus a very good catcher but brilliant is my opinion
chrisb an jen

 

[Gern]

Talkin' about chuckin'; now your missus is back to her regular duty, 'oo's usin' that new sweepin' brush she got a few weeks ago? Don't tell me it's sat in a corner somewhere gatherin' dust - an' not in the way a sweepin' brush is supposed to gather it!