Revell Lancaster BI/BIII 1:72
Discussion
Hi all,
I mentioned that I quite fancied doing some modelling, and as a result my girlfriend has given me a Lancaster kit for my birthday. Obviously I want to make a good job of said kit, however the problem is, I haven't done any modelling since I was a teen, and I was never particularly good.
I have had a read up on the kit itself and I found some reviews which said that it is a reasonably good kit, although it is rated as difficult by Revell.
I'm struggling on lots of fronts with this:
1. I don't think I have the right equipment to build/paint it(and am not sure what I need).
As part of the present, I got the paints specified by the kits and some brushes, but anything I have read on here about models suggests that this is below the minimum requirement. I don't mind buying the kit I need, but I'd rather not buy stuff I can live without. Does anyone have any advice on a good "start up" set of tools?
2. I don't have the skills to build/paint it.
I think this will be a case of reading as much as possible and having a go. Does anyone have any good links to advice on how to do various techniques?
3. I don't have any references for what I am aiming for in the final result(pictures, differences between Mks etc.).
I reckon I can manage this with a bit of google/library hunting although if anyone has any links handy that would be nice.
Any help with the above three would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks
Graham
I mentioned that I quite fancied doing some modelling, and as a result my girlfriend has given me a Lancaster kit for my birthday. Obviously I want to make a good job of said kit, however the problem is, I haven't done any modelling since I was a teen, and I was never particularly good.
I have had a read up on the kit itself and I found some reviews which said that it is a reasonably good kit, although it is rated as difficult by Revell.
I'm struggling on lots of fronts with this:
1. I don't think I have the right equipment to build/paint it(and am not sure what I need).
As part of the present, I got the paints specified by the kits and some brushes, but anything I have read on here about models suggests that this is below the minimum requirement. I don't mind buying the kit I need, but I'd rather not buy stuff I can live without. Does anyone have any advice on a good "start up" set of tools?
2. I don't have the skills to build/paint it.
I think this will be a case of reading as much as possible and having a go. Does anyone have any good links to advice on how to do various techniques?
3. I don't have any references for what I am aiming for in the final result(pictures, differences between Mks etc.).
I reckon I can manage this with a bit of google/library hunting although if anyone has any links handy that would be nice.
Any help with the above three would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks
Graham
Cheers for the advice. Having been for some birthday beers, I think I'll jump in and learn from my mistakes(this plan may change tomorrow). Hopefully I'll produce something reasonable.
I think i was panicking a bit about how to do weathering etc., but maybe its a better idea to concentrate on basic painting and construction just now.
I'll start a thread with pic updates as soon as I start building.
I think i was panicking a bit about how to do weathering etc., but maybe its a better idea to concentrate on basic painting and construction just now.
I'll start a thread with pic updates as soon as I start building.
Cheers for the advice. Having been for some birthday beers, I think I'll jump in and learn from my mistakes(this plan may change tomorrow). Hopefully I'll produce something reasonable.
I think i was panicking a bit about how to do weathering etc., but maybe its a better idea to concentrate on basic painting and construction just now.
I'll start a thread with pic updates as soon as I start building.
I think i was panicking a bit about how to do weathering etc., but maybe its a better idea to concentrate on basic painting and construction just now.
I'll start a thread with pic updates as soon as I start building.
Eric Mc said:
Hopefully she bought yiou the new Revell Lancaster kit - as it is a very nice model and, by all accounts, goes together very well (I have two unbuilt ones in my stash).
There is an old Revell Lancaster that they still produce which is a bit naff - being almost 50 years old.
The new one
Here's a reply I made to a query on Lancaster kits around a year ago -
"The new Revell Lancasters (1/72) are very good. They released their Dambusters version in the past few weeks too. Just be careful not to purchase their old tool Dambusters Lanc which is still available, and could cause confusion. The old model was originally tooled in the mid 60s and converted to Dambuster spec in the early 1970s - so is very crude and inaccurate by the latest Revell standards.
Hasegawa's new tool (1/72) Lancasters are also very good - but now cost the best part of £40 each so are too expensive for what they are, in my opinion.
The Airfix 1/72 Lancasters aren't too bad either but the tools originally date from around 1979/80 so are a bit old fashioned in many ways. However, the outline of the kit is pretty accurate and it is available as a standard MkI/III Lancaster, a Dambuster and as a BI (Special) carrying the Tallboy and Grand Slam bomb.
As a counter to the new Revell Dambuster release, Airfix have re-released their Dambuster variant which now contains a dam parapet as well.
In 1/48 there is the Tamiya Lancaster, which, although a beautifully engineered kit (as Tamiya models usually are), it does have some accuracy problems, especially regarding the fuselage cross section shape".
It is definitely the new one - I went and read some reviews of the kit and they, like you, seemed to reckon that it was a pretty good kit. I had a look through the kit last night and it seems like itll be interesting to make up. I'm looking forward to getting started with it.There is an old Revell Lancaster that they still produce which is a bit naff - being almost 50 years old.
The new one
Here's a reply I made to a query on Lancaster kits around a year ago -
"The new Revell Lancasters (1/72) are very good. They released their Dambusters version in the past few weeks too. Just be careful not to purchase their old tool Dambusters Lanc which is still available, and could cause confusion. The old model was originally tooled in the mid 60s and converted to Dambuster spec in the early 1970s - so is very crude and inaccurate by the latest Revell standards.
Hasegawa's new tool (1/72) Lancasters are also very good - but now cost the best part of £40 each so are too expensive for what they are, in my opinion.
The Airfix 1/72 Lancasters aren't too bad either but the tools originally date from around 1979/80 so are a bit old fashioned in many ways. However, the outline of the kit is pretty accurate and it is available as a standard MkI/III Lancaster, a Dambuster and as a BI (Special) carrying the Tallboy and Grand Slam bomb.
As a counter to the new Revell Dambuster release, Airfix have re-released their Dambuster variant which now contains a dam parapet as well.
In 1/48 there is the Tamiya Lancaster, which, although a beautifully engineered kit (as Tamiya models usually are), it does have some accuracy problems, especially regarding the fuselage cross section shape".
Edited by Eric Mc on Thursday 19th August 13:31
chris watton said:
Have you seen these new "Haynes Owner's Workshop" Manuals
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lancaster-Manual-Restoring...
Seem to do them for a lot of planes now, Vulcan, Concorde, Spitfire etc...
Might have to get that....http://www.amazon.co.uk/Lancaster-Manual-Restoring...
Seem to do them for a lot of planes now, Vulcan, Concorde, Spitfire etc...
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