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As an aside I read somewhere that the "P" symbol for this plane was supposed to signify prostitute. Found the page
https://athabaskang07.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/
The P was on the nose so the ground crew could identify the plane from the front. It was only after the war that the Lanc carried passengers other than incidentally like the flights at the end of the war where the ground crews got tours over the destruction in Europe. However, all the little windows down the side are there because in the specification for the Manchester there was a requirement for that aircraft to carry passengers as an alternate use, though it was not utilized during the war with the Manchester or the Lancaster which was derived from the Manchester. There was a postwar conversion called the Lancastrian that was a passenger aircraft.
Robert, these large aircraft are hard to bring to the finish line, and yours looks pretty good. The dust is just some free weathering! I am sure more of the Tamiya Lancasters would be built if it were not for we modelers fear of failure.
John
To see build logs for my models: http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html
Doesn't look bad in spite of your troubles. Incidentally, the Lancaster was not a passenger plane first. It was a redesign of the twin engined Manchester and was a bomber from the start. Either late war or immediately post war (I can't remember which) Avro built a civilianised version of the Lancaster which they named the Lancastrian for passenger service, and it was one of these which was involved in the crash which was mentioned in an earlier post
In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)
Chris
Nice job on this beast.
Greatmaker As an aside I read somewhere that the "P" symbol for this plane was supposed to signify prostitute
As an aside I read somewhere that the "P" symbol for this plane was supposed to signify prostitute
Explained here: www.rcaf424.ca/cowannotes.htm
Jeaton01 and I were obviously typing at the same moment!!
Ha Ha! Great minds...
Well done, despite the hurdles/complications of the build the result speak for themselves.
You should be proud of what you have acomplished.
Damian
Thanks guys for all your kind words. John I just took the B-29 out of the box. To coin a phrase. “Would you look at the size of that thing That’s no moon that’s a space station “ Saving the B-29 for summer
Robert, I think you did a fine job considering all the issues you dealt with. It sure looks good to me!!
Mike
Hector Berlioz
"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"
1943Mike Robert, I think you did a fine job considering all the issues you dealt with. It sure looks good to me!!
Thank you very kindly Mike
lawdog114Robert, despite your troubles it turned out great. You should be proud of that. I love your display case too. I really need to get one of those. .....and I never realized just how big the Lancaster was...wow!
Thanks Joe Yep she’s a whopper. I think the Pe-2 I started would fit on one wing. But it’s still a baby compared to the B-29
Really good job, Greatmaker. Thanks for sharing.
On the Bench:
Revell 1/96 USS Constitution - rigging
Revell 1/48 B-1B Lancer Prep and research
Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 Prep and research
Hey , Greatmaker ;
How about doing a smaller one as a Centauri What if ? LOL.You have done us Bomber Nuts proud with this .
Shipwreck Really good job, Greatmaker. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you shipwreck!......this was almost a planewreck
Tanker - Builder Hey , Greatmaker ; How about doing a smaller one as a Centauri What if ? LOL.You have done us Bomber Nuts proud with this .
Think it would look stunning in purple
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