Project Pye

[tc2324]

Not too much done on what is now none as the `Manilow` bomber as family sickness has returned with the kids and SWMBO coming down with it.

Painted over the nose section that was filled with quite a bit of filler as this tends to highlight any blemishes I might of missed. All looks ok though. Canopy has been masked, wings and tail attached and now comes the u/c issue. My plan is to scratchbuild the u/c so it is similar to the way the u/c operates on a B-24 but retracts backwards instead of to the sides. This way it`s minimal cutting and just a couple of exterior outer doors fitted.

Well, thats the plan anyway........

[Go4fun]

What an interesting plane to say the least!

[tc2324]

Progress report on the Avro JP as follows.....,

Started to add some war colours to her this weekend. Some of you will notice I have opted for the grey/green topsides. Reason being is that according to my back story this machine was finished off in the camo night fighter colours of the day. More on that later.





Obviously have a few touch ups to do as which rends to happen with a rattle can spray job.

Now moving on to the `special` weapon this aircraft wil carry. The target I had in mind was the Wizernes V2 bunker in France. Now I know that the place was bombed using Tallboy`s, (or was it Grand Slams..?), but lets say Mr Wallace wanted a bunker busting type bomb.

So with that in mind I have hand picked the following items from an 1/48 F-14 kit, a 1/72 B-29 kit and an 1/72 Eurofighter.



Now then, lets see what I can make............

[Captain Canada]

Awesome ! To be truthful, I thought the thing was damn ugly ! With that offset canopy, blunt nose yadda yadda...but now, with the paint  and the canopy installed, and the way the black wraps around....she's bloddy gorgeous !

[PR19_Kit]

That blunt nose looks remarkably like the Mk V Stirling civvie transport conversions.

[bearmatt]

That turns into something very inetersting here! 

[Mossie]

Starting to take shape now the the paints on.  Looking forward to seeing what you've got planned with the bomb.

[NARSES2]

Awesome ! To be truthful, I thought the thing was damn ugly ! With that offset canopy, blunt nose yadda yadda...but now, with the paint  and the canopy installed, and the way the black wraps around....she's bloddy gorgeous !

Again I have to concur almost completely with the Capt' - it's started to look right

[tc2324]

Let the madness continue........

Today`s work turned this aircraft from a very large glider into a jet aircraft for the first time. Also added the u/c, plus doors and completed a few touch ups.

My attention will now turn to the Lancer bomb.

[McColm]

Wow!!!

[Rheged]

Wow!!!

Agreed,    WOW!!!

Is that  bulbous  nose hiding a  humungous  great  H2S  type  scanner?

[tc2324]

Final picture update before the reveal. I think the decals so far applied have really brought this design to life.



Now for the bomb. 

Someone has kindly given me a Tallboy as this was what I was looking to use originally, but after spending a bit of time working on the `Lancer`, I think I`m going to proceed with that a save the Tallboy for my next 4 engined heavy whiff. 

How the Lancer works wil be in the backstory, but it`s a nice comparrison shot to scale of the size.

[PR19_Kit]

Is that a Tallboy or a Grand Slam? I didn't thnk the Tallboy needed the safety chain that we can see in the pic.

[The Wooksta!]

I think it's a Grand Slam, not a Tall Boy.  The fins look like the clunky railway sleepers Airfix gave you as fins.

[tc2324]

Apologies, it is the Airfix Grand Slam and not the Tallboy. Not really up on my big bombs I`m afraid.