Review: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Avro Lancaster – Visual test shots review
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Reporting live from Telford, one of the undisputed head-turners of this show is this, the forthcoming Wingnut Wings 1/32 Avro Lancaster Mk. I. Also covered on video here:
https://imodeler.com/2018/11/life-from-telford-wingnut-wings-lancaster-1-32/
Let's have a closer look. This is a partially built model constructed out of the early test-shot sprues. The actual product will appear only in 2019-2020, and it is likely to become the most expensive WnW kit to date, meaning a street price in excess of 350 USD.
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- 1. Separate canopy framing
- 2. Stressed skin surface
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- 1. Exhaust shrouds, note the air slot
- 2. Carburettor intake guards are provided as separate parts
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- 1. Piot seat with nicely draped harness
- 2. Detailed internal canopy framing
- 3. D/F antenna
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- 1. This is the best shot of the upper wing surface, showing the subtle stressed skin effect to advantage. This is impressive!
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- 1. Side windows typical for a Mk. I Lancaster
- 2. Top turret faired over for the Dambuster version
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- 1. Separate control surfaces (not attached on this demonstration model)
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- 1. Detailed engine
- 2. Note the firewall detail
- 3. Cooler assembly
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- 1. Note the fine detail in this area, which includes realistic attachment points for the nose glazing
- 2. Clear parts are still rough on this pre-production test shot
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- 1. Engine cowling details
- 2. Carburettor intake guard
- 3. Usually this spot is tricky to fill, will WnW solve it?
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- 1. Detailed wheel hub and brake assembly
- 2. Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb is one of the planned options
- 3. Check the stressed skin effect on the undercarriage door
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- 1. Barnes Wallis' bouncing bomb as used in the Dambusters' raid
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- 1. Details of the Rolls-Royce Merlin XX engine. All four engines will be included in this kit
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- 1. Rear turret assembly
It does look very impressive "in the flesh".
The dawn of a stressed skin era. Hope to see this effect also on 1/48 scale model kits in the future.
WAU! Nice work.
Very nice. My first car didn’t cost that much LoL.
My first car wasn't as big as a 1/32 Lanc!
Um...wow.
(But where in the world would I put it!)
Thanks for the preview. You did a terrific job showing us this beautiful beast.
What? 1/32? O-O
This kit is already the stuff of legend.
To paraphrase Matt McDougall, we are living in a new age.
JUST BOUGHT MY 1/32 Avro Lancaster 3 IN 1 KIT BY HK. HOPE TO FIGURE OUT MY CAMERA DOWNLOAD TO SHOW PROGRESS AS IT COMES...