Airscale Instrument panel upgrade for 1/32 Lancaster by HK Models 

I agree Greg, this kit should have a LOT more than it comes with. It has less detail than a £20 Bronco kit!!

Agreeded.

Glad it helped

Dead right Richard.. That A-10 nose is bloody pathetic.. but then so many model aircraft noses are!!

It is lovely.. I might get stuck in tonight?

Hi Edward, I *have* used PE before, and I'd say this set isn't for a beginner. This is in no way a pop at the Airscale parts, they are exquisitely detailed and engineered but they are tricky, mainly due to their size (or lack thereof!). I recommend you acquire a fairly viscous superglue to allow you to bed the throttle levers, etc, into their miniscule slots. The runny stuff will drive you quietly mad... probably. You'll also need some very fine plastic rod to install the starter buttons, and a few other switches and raised components onto the backplate. Good luck!

@@mikehislop6482 That's great advice Mike. Luckily I love the intricate detail aspect so i am not daunted by the prospect. Good idea about the plastic rod starter buttons. So, you are building everything as it should be from the face side but building it up from the backplate. It makes sense.

I'm looking forward to it Chris!!

I will have a look and let you know.. theres a fix for it I'm sure, it's justy how I go about it??

@@NigelsModellingBench Well I've bent mine to the opposite curve [again] then sandwiched it between two really heavy book, removed the part and it was straight/flat, then freakishly it started to curve again over about 4 hours. Next thing I'm going to try is boiling water or cooker gas ring, then between two coasters and dunk it in cold water.

@@IanLanc What i think we are experiencingn here is the removal of material from one side of the sheet causing internal stresses to curve the material up. As you say, perhaps try heating then rolling. Annealing on non ferrous material is achieved by heating and quenching, the opposite to ferrous. i think then it would lay however you want it to as the stresses would be removed. Let us all know how you get on please.

I believe it is yes. I am told the only difference is that the III has the Packard engines.

@@NigelsModellingBench thanks for the clarification Nigel

I think I know what you mean??

Your own Lanc

Uh.. no.. I use my phone and don't have a mic. I therefore have no way of increasing the volume... sorry

Actually, the difference in the wingspan of a 1/32 vs 1/35 Lanc would be over 83mm. In fact, 1/32 used to be the standard, the Japanese changed the scale to 1/35. The difference is noticeable when you see 1/32 and 1/35 models together.

@@NigelsModellingBench Yes, I said that all wrong ,doh! What I meant was that 1:35 extras would look all wrong alongside a 1:32 scale aircraft but by simply reducing the size from 1m wingspan to 91.4cm the kit would be more manageable and standard 1:35 scale goodies such as figures and vehicles and ammo boxes could be used. I'm really looking forward to seeing your completed kit but for me the scale is 'wrong' and I'll stick to 1:48. Thanks for posting this and happy modelling.

@@antonrudenham3259 No worries Anton, we all do typo's!! I have three of the 1/48 Lancs.. getting a bit long in the tooth now but still lovely!! thanks for watching and commenting,

@@NigelsModellingBench Aye,cheers mate but it wasn't a typo, I actually typed what I wanted to but my brain was farting at the time.

@@antonrudenham3259 Totally agree Anton, its the extra blight of a model maker