Reaping the Whirlwind.

[DogTailRed2]

Lancaster MkII "G-Goose" of RCAF 408 Goose Squadron based at Linton on Ouse.



New Tool Airifx, new tool Resupply Set, Old Tool Refueling set tanker.
Three months fun!

TTFN.

[DaveB]

That's great Ted Love the crew and support vehicles too

ATB
DaveB

[cstorey]

It's amazing how rare pics of radial engined Lancs are, but then there were not all that many of them made I suppose . Your modelas ( and sepia ) are very realistic !

[J0hn]

Very nice!

But for some reason, I was expecting to see a Whirlwind fighter...

http://www.whirlwindfighterproject.org/

[Paul K]

I actually did have to look a bit closer there - they struck me as actual wartime photos at first. That diorama is just so well done, particularly with that painted backdrop, and great that you selected a Mk II Lanc ! Any chance of some close-ups of the models ? I'd like to see how you've weathered them.

Brilliant stuff !

[Garry Russell]

Nice work!!!

Seriously...I really thought it was real when I studied the first pic in particular.

Great 'usage' details

[Dev One]

For me the 3rd one is the most realistic as its slightly off focus, the others are too sharp compared with the background. But fantastic modelling well done & very, very nice photography.
Congrats
Keith

[DogTailRed2]

Sharpness and depth of focus are two of the issues I'm working on.
By adding a little blur does give the image a more realistic feel. It's a shame no body makes good 1:72nd scale bomber crew.
There is one resin set but imho isn't very good.

Some pictures of the build and weathering.



I applied a dot filter of oil paints and then blended the paint to give a dirty appearance.
Then used silver paint to pick out wear on the leading edge and props.


Still playing around with night pictures which are not easy when you have a camera without shutter speed settings.

This is my favorite picture. The placement of the crew makes it seem more real somehow.

[Airspeed]

Well done, Ted!

[hobby]

Well done!! I used to be a member of the IPMS, my membership number was within the first 50 members in the UK. I made my last model, an F-16, about thirty years ago and my eyes these days are just not up to building models to a reasonable standard. I very much regret that my model building days are over but I am still able to appreciate the effort and skill that other people still have.