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Revell 1/72 Lancaster B.III. "Dambuster"
Hi There,
This was being built in parallel to the Firefox but this one is for the wee man's roof, so wheels up.
When I started I thought that the dihedral fix wouldn't make that much of a difference so decided not to bother...Wrong!
Primed [...]
Avro Lancaster – Hasegawa, 1/72 + scratch
History
The Lancaster history deserves some reading and the internet is full of articles on that. Even the ever present Wikipedia has a nice one: (link)
Now preserved in the Museum at RAF Hendon, PO-S/R5868 or S for Sugar as it became [...]
Review: 2019 IN REVIEW-A Year and an end to a Decade
So after several attempts finally got it too post. So lets end 2019. It was rather an ambitious plan to build at least 12 models several in Group Builds others just to add variety and planned before any GB's. I was able to actually [...]
Video: Airfix 1:72 Avro Lancaster B.III
Wow, this was a fun but challenging project. I'm going to be sad to see it go. But it was a blast to get to build the new Airfix Lancaster. The decals are from Kits-World.
Music:
"The Descent" by Kevin MacLeod ((link))
License: [...]
On This Day…May 30th.
Lieutenant Commander Harry Greene flies his Boeing Stearman Kaydet over the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Pearl Harbor, May 30, 2016. There are several ISM facilities around the US. Greene is a helicopter pilot at Coast Guard [...]
On This Day…May 27th.
Phorever a legend. May 27th 1958, the McDonnell Aircraft (later McDonnell Douglas) F-4 Phantom II naval interceptor made its first flight.
Designed as a carrier aircraft to defend the fleet against Soviet supersonic bombers, the design [...]
Just arrived on my front porch
Looks like H-K did their research with Mark Postlethwait's Dambusters research. They've got the first accurate markings and camo of Gibson's G-George (some minor but important variation on the factory scheme, limited to his airplane [...]
1/72 Avro Lancaster B.III
This is the Hasegawa kit that was released around 2005-06. The RAF group build inspired me to refresh my 1/72 bomber collection a bit. This one was too late for the party. I chose this kit over the new Airfix kit simply because it was on [...]
100 Year RAF Anniversary GB Tamiya 1/48th Avro Lancaster Mk.BIII No. 617 Squadron Operation Chastise
16 May 1943, 19 modified Avro Lancaster Mk.BIII bombers take off from Scampton Air Field lead by W/Cdr. Guy Gibson in AJ G call sign "George" in the first wave. This flight consisted of 9 aircraft to hit the Mohne Dam, and [...]
Review: Just arrived at Le Chateau du Chat
Yes indeed, after three years of "coming soon," the H-K Lancaster has ARRIVED.
For those interested in seeing the parts if you haven't seen them already, I suggest you go to the HK Facebook page, which has lots and lots. I can [...]
