That masking must have taken some time, Chuck. Especially the 'bulged' parts. This build has long been a compulsive watch for me. Absolutely loving it. I am 'stoked' (sorry, just testing elements of my growing Aussie vocab), that this old behemoth is being transformed. I'm sure, with your estimable skills, you won't be finding this too tough - I'm just amazed by the recovery - those nacelles looked fit for nothing until you got going - it appears nothing is ever lost in this game!

Thanks Paul, the masking did, but not as long as it would have without the masking set, I dread this step as it can be time consuming. Your slang is working quite well by the way. "stoked" we use quite often here in So Cal.
Amen David, trying to get this baby finished finally.

One of the many great things about this hobby is how the skill set gets better as we get older. As Paul said, those engine nacelles looked distinctly average at best until you finessed them into life.

I'm probably not the only one, but I love seeing the shots of current builds actually on the 'bench' getting a sneaky look at the work setting and other projects in the background.

Said it before, but I look forward to these posts, as a Brit the Lanc has a special place in my the spirit.

Thanks Dave, always striving to be better. I also have passion when working on a project. I hope it shows it's not just paint, decals and cement on these models. That image of those Lanc's flying low in the moonlight skies is very inspirational.
Thanks Paul when I first built this kit as a teenager, i don't think I had developed the skills yet as I have now. It was the days before I knew what an airbrush was. All hand painted.

I remember that kit, though I never got around building it. Even then I was more into 48th scale. So I saved up and got the Tamiya Lancaster. That was brush painted. But by then I was aware of the Microscale decal system. With Monograms B-25H and a B-17 already under my belt at the time, it was fun building a Tam Lancaster after reading an article about it in Scale Modeler Magazine. Had to get one so save for a long time. Good memories

A toast to you, Chuck, especially in the week that saw the anniversary of the Dambusters raid.

I'm very much an occasion drinker (and then only when I think I've 'deserved' it) and this was too good to pass up. I'll be keeping the bottle.

David-here's too you, just hopefully you may come across another one of those bottles.
Thanks Paul, just a little more heft on a heavy bomber.