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ShaunW wrote:Thinking about it, a Shackleton would make a great whiffer modified into Dambusters spec for anyone daring enough to give it a go. A new tool Airfix Shack mated to parts from a new tool Dambusters Lanc would look very smart if done right.
Well, get on with it then :-D
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rob_van_riel wrote:
ShaunW wrote:Thinking about it, a Shackleton would make a great whiffer modified into Dambusters spec for anyone daring enough to give it a go. A new tool Airfix Shack mated to parts from a new tool Dambusters Lanc would look very smart if done right.
Well, get on with it then :-D
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That does indeed look insane Rob.
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Apart from things under wings, front wheels, and gear doors, construction is complete. The coat of Dark Earth is drying. Camo to be added tomorrow, along with some painting on the stores.
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Let's have a bouncing bomb/highball under something GB (that's not a Lanc).
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MarkyM607 wrote:Let's have a bouncing bomb/highball under something GB (that's not a Lanc).
Sounds interesting. How about suggesting it as a 'what if' bouncing bomb G/B?

Looking forward to seeing the Tonka sorted.

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Painting is just about finished (no pictures, as I haven't unmasked yet; tomorrow). Real close now.
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This keeps getting better and better!
Really looking forward to seeing this one finished Rob!
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The masking tape came off the camouflage without showing any nasty surprises. Maybe I'm learning after all :-D

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I think I got fairly close to what Bomber Command would have painted on a Tornado; for very obvious reasons, there's no official pattern for this type.
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Maverick231 wrote:This keeps getting better and better!
Really looking forward to seeing this one finished Rob!
It should be there on Monday (you can rush me, but the chemicals are not so compliant :lol: ). Good thing you showed up, as your WWII colours Tornado was a source of inspiration for this one.
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The old Bomber Command scheme looks great on the Tornado, excellent work!
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The decals went on today.

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A bit of a mishmash from the scrap decals bin. I figured the large squadron codes were also used for in-flight identification of individual airplanes, and the only area large enough for them was the big tail fin, where they clearly don't belong. Even that didn't have enough room for full Lancaster sized letters, so I chose to put just the plane letter there (so the squadron members could see who's who in action), and repeat the full squadron plus plane code in a smaller size, useless from any distance, on the nose. Perhaps medium sized markings around the roundel on the nose would have been better, but for a whiff the decals at hand would do.
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Looking smart. I put the roundels and codes on the forward fuselage but then I was doing a whiff TSR.2 which is known for a long forward area. :lol: :lol:
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It's done, all the remaining bits are on, and she's loaded for bear. Or dam, to be more precise, although the picture fails to show the point of this build.

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Better pictures tomorrow, when I have some light to play with.
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You know the Tornado looks VERY good in those bomber command colours.

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