Subject: Re: Lancaster
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Randy Lutz" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 23:34:47 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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Love like you have never been hurt; and
Dance like no one is watching!

----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Lutz <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:24 AM
Subject: Lancaster

> Hi Steve,
>
> Please find attached some images of my Tamiya Lancaster which I hope would
> merit inclusion in your Gallery.
>
> This is the original release of the Tamiya Lancaster B. Mk. I/III and has
> been upgraded with Belcher Bits wheels, 4,000 lb. cookie and the new
Belcher
> Bits resin engine cowls.  The model was re-scribed and the cockpit
interior
> and gun turrets have been updated with scratch built details. The paint is
> Xtracolor and all markings are from the Albatros Sexy Lanc sheet, except
for
> the squadron codes which were painted on, as the Albatros code letters
have
> the wrong shape and colour. Please excuse the dust, as I forgot to dust
off
> the model before taking the photos.
>
> The model represents Picadilly Princess, a Lancaster B. Mk. I flown by
> Flying Officer H. Cowan of No. 424 "Tiger" Squadron, RCAF while based at
> Skipton-on-Swale England during March of 1945. A complete build/review
> article will be appearing in an upcoming issue of SAMI.
>
>
> Cockpit
> - all seat belts added using photo-etched belts
> - new instrument panel and flight engineer's panel made from sheet
> styrene
> - oxygen containers installed behind pilot's seat
> - cockpit handrail made from styrene rod
> - portable oxygen bottle added to bombardier's station
> - bombardier's kneeling pad added
> - trim wheel added to pilot's seat
> - leather crash pad added to lip of rear cockpit deck
>
>
> Fuselage
>
> - all raised panel lines re-scribed
> - tie-down tabs added to rear underside
> - formation lights added to rear underside
> - antenna wire made from stretched sprue
> - inspection windows added to rear bomb bay bulkhead
> - H2S antenna dish installed in radome
> - extra details added to all gun turrets
> - all gun barrels drilled out
> - whip antennae added
> - windscreen washer nozzles drilled out
> - bomb mounts modified to allow bombs to sit at proper height
> - inaccurate Tamiya 4,000 lb cookie replaced with Belcher Bits 4,000
> lb cookie
>
> Wings
>
> - all raised panel lines re-scribed
> - landing light replaced with MV products lens
> - auxiliary supply air storage containers added to each wheel well
> - fuel tanks added inboard of wheel wells
> - engine cowls replaced with Belcher Bits resin cowls
> - carburator air intake ice guard screens replaced with metal
> screening
> - cabin air intakes opened
> - formation lights modified to late model style and bulbs added to
> navigation lights
> - kit wheels replaced with Belcher Bits smooth tread wheels
>
>
> Paint and Decals
>
> - model painted with Xtracolor X1 Dark Green, X2 Dark Earth and Model
> Master Gloss Black
> - squadron codes are painted on
> - all other markings are from the Albatros Sexy Lancs sheet
> - model is weathered with chalk pastels
>
>
> References
>
> - Lancaster Data File. SAMI Publications
> - Lancaster, RAF Heavy Bomber
> - Great Book of World War Airplanes
> - Aircam No. 12, Avro Lancaster
> - Aerodata International No. 10, Avro Lancaster
> - Scale Aircraft Modelling Vol. 4, No. 4
> - RCAF Lancaster Mk. X Parts Manual
> - Photos of actual Lancaster on display in the National Aviation
> Museum in Ottawa
>
>
> Cheers
> Randy Lutz
>
>
>