Thanks UKguyInUSA, I greatly appreciate your visit to my Lancaster thread.

Toshi

Another big beautiful beast, Toshi....great work, mate!

Cheers

Martin

roger_wilco

Very impressive and a job well done Toshi! You can knock out more models in the time it takes me to open the box and read the instructions!

 

Toshi

Bish

Nice finish there Toshi, you ahve done the old girl proud.

 

Toshi

Nice finish there Toshi, you ahve done the old girl proud.

Absolutely wonderful effort on the Lancaster Toshi. It looks great. Just keep'em coming.

allan

You did really fine work on this Lancaster, Toshi!  I love it!  And you built this alongside the Corsair.  Sure youre not hiding a clone there somewhere?

 

Toshi

You did really fine work on this Lancaster, Toshi!  I love it!  And you built this alongside the Corsair.  Sure youre not hiding a clone there somewhere?

Very nice, Toshi. You really hit this one out of the park. And fast too. Great work.

BK

1943Mike

Just splendid Toshi!

I just don't know how you find the time and the stamina to complete your aircraft kits so quickly - but don't stop! It's such a treat to see anyone's WIP and I can always count on you to have at least one going.

I'm debating what aircraft to build next since I'm a little stymied with a simple old Lindberg ship kit that I want to make look good. It may be beyond my scope so I'll just try another a/c kit - preferably something that hasn't been posted here lately - perhaps the Fairey Swordfish?

Mike

 

I'ts when my mental stability goes south.  Thats when Mrs. Toshi steps in to get me to bed.  I become incoherent.  I don't recall anything I've done during these episodes.  My bench time will cease and desists.

As far a a kit to build that is unique, the Fairey Swordfish sounds like a great idea.  I'm like you, I enjoy building kits that most modelers feel that it's a kit they would not like to build.  This is my humble opinion.  I'll be finishing up the F4U-1 Corsair today.  Then you'll be surprised by my next build.  Thank you for your support!

Toshi 

harp.ta

Gorgeous as usually Toshi.  You nailed that camo pattern.  Bravo, sir!

 

Toshi

Gorgeous as usually Toshi.  You nailed that camo pattern.  Bravo, sir!

Just splendid Toshi!

I just don't know how you find the time and the stamina to complete your aircraft kits so quickly - but don't stop! It's such a treat to see anyone's WIP and I can always count on you to have at least one going.

I'm debating what aircraft to build next since I'm a little stymied with a simple old Lindberg ship kit that I want to make look good. It may be beyond my scope so I'll just try another a/c kit - preferably something that hasn't been posted here lately - perhaps the Fairey Swordfish?

Mike

templar1099

Once again,Tosh, once again.

 

Toshi

Once again,Tosh, once again.

patrick206

Toshi-San

An excellent build, so nicely painted and trimmed, very worthy of being in FSM forum. Thanks for the WIP post and photos.

Patrick

 

Toshi

scottrc

Excellent work Toshi.

 

Toshi

Toshi-San

An excellent build, so nicely painted and trimmed, very worthy of being in FSM forum. Thanks for the WIP post and photos.

Patrick

Excellent work Toshi.

goldhammer

Another very well done build.  I can't believe just how far you have come in a year. (Hat off and deep bow)

 

If you like the camo/black scheme, think about a B-52D during Vietnam.  they had the SEA 3 color camo tops and black bottoms.  You would not believe what they carried internally as well as inboard pylon loads of 500/750 pounders.........

 

Toshi

Another very well done build.  I can't believe just how far you have come in a year. (Hat off and deep bow)

If you like the camo/black scheme, think about a B-52D during Vietnam.  they had the SEA 3 color camo tops and black bottoms.  You would not believe what they carried internally as well as inboard pylon loads of 500/750 pounders.........

tempestjohnny, thank you so much for the visit.  I greatly appreciate it.

Toshi

Gamera

She looks good to me Toshi. The canopy masks seem to have worked well. 

I have the newer Hasegawa 1/72nd kit, I really need to get around to building it someday. 

 

Toshi

She looks good to me Toshi. The canopy masks seem to have worked well. 

I have the newer Hasegawa 1/72nd kit, I really need to get around to building it someday. 

To My fellow forum members,

I can never forget how all of you wonderful forum members that logged on to my very first post of which was a Monogram 1:48 P-61 Blackwidow.  All I got was how well I was building my first kit after an absence of forty years.  With this build, I continue to receive assistance and praise of my builds.  You all just don't know how much this affects me.  Between doctors visit and physical therapy, modeling has become my escape as well as therapy in fine motor skills in assembling of a model kit.

For this simple gesture, no amount of medication drives me to be a better modeler and or a better human being.  I want to thank you all for everything, each day I wake up in excitement of being at the bench creating my next build.  Before this, I had absolutely nothing to live for.  

This Lancaster had to be placed as a unfinished project as I did not receive my roundels.  I finally received my decals via USPS at 4:00pm yesterday.  I immediately started to decal the Lancaster.  Once done, I waited one day (24 hrs.) for the decals to set, then I sprayed the kit with a flat coat followed by a enamel wash.  Here is my finale of the Avro Lancaster.  Again, thank you in advance for your support in my projects.

Toshi

wolfhammer1

Toshi, I am endlessly amazed by the quality and speed you can build models.  The Lancaster is a beaut!.  I actually got to crawl through one last summer at Osh Kosh.  I do mean crawl, getting over the wing spar was a challenge.    Talking about the B-17, it would typically carry between 4000-8000 pounds of bombs, depending on how far it had to fly.  As I recall, a typical mission into Germany would be closer to 4000 pounds, or 8X 500 bombs.  One of the issues with the B-17 was the size of its bomb bay.  It could probably lift heavier loads, but you couldn't squeeze them in.  As such, with its broad wing, the B-17 could fly higher and that made it safer than the B-24, which just couldn't climb as high.  THe B-24 could carry a larger load over more distance, though. 

John

 

Toshi

Toshi, I am endlessly amazed by the quality and speed you can build models.  The Lancaster is a beaut!.  I actually got to crawl through one last summer at Osh Kosh.  I do mean crawl, getting over the wing spar was a challenge.    Talking about the B-17, it would typically carry between 4000-8000 pounds of bombs, depending on how far it had to fly.  As I recall, a typical mission into Germany would be closer to 4000 pounds, or 8X 500 bombs.  One of the issues with the B-17 was the size of its bomb bay.  It could probably lift heavier loads, but you couldn't squeeze them in.  As such, with its broad wing, the B-17 could fly higher and that made it safer than the B-24, which just couldn't climb as high.  THe B-24 could carry a larger load over more distance, though. 

John