Airfix Lancaster B.II 1/72nd review and build - HD 720p
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
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In this video I'm building the Avro Lancaster B.II in 1/72 scale from Airfix. This is a 2020 reboxing of a 2012 kit with 239 parts. A nice challenge for those long winter evenings.
00:00 - 01:27 Introduction
01:27 - 05:14 What's in the box?
05:14 - 23.53 Building the kit
23:53 - 24.56 Conclusion
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My wife does jigsaws so I bought her the one of this kit’s artwork for Christmas. Strangely, one of the kit’s fell into my Airfix shop order so I’m ready to put myself out to build it for her . . . . .
great memories heading to woolworths on a Saturday morning to see what new models were out
These models have changed a LOT over the years 🙂I'll go back 35 years and make one soon!
Thank you man! This video is great source of knowledge for me! About year ago my drunk friend was going to me, and during the trip he find in the trash RC model of Lancaster, about 1.5meter long. And of course he was thinking -oh, what a great gift for my friend! Because it was my birthday. He gave me this scrap. I write scrap, becouse probably this RC plane survived a serious accident. Hull full of damages, lost half tail and probably both wings. Someone try to repair this and build new wings. But he didn't end work and just threw it in the trash. In result I got plane with these all damages with new wings, but without engines nacelles, just raw wings. And now I try repair this bomber. I tried to find any blueprint of mk2, but I find nothing. No problem with data for mk1, or mk3, but for me the prettiest version of this machine is mk2 with radial engines. From your video I find priceless images! Well, I am not going to rebuild this for RC flying, I'll hang it from the ceiling and that's all.
Again, thank you!
Great video and great build!
I saw this very model in my local model shop's front window earlier today and, after watching this, I'm seriously tempted to go back and buy it.
I'd forgotten that there was a Bristol Hercules version of the Lanc. It looks great!
I really like these builds and the end results are brilliant
The yellow decal for the pilots ‘headrest’ iirc was to identify armoured plate.
Outstanding, took me back when you showed the original in the type 3 box with the amazing Roy Cross artwork. The kit has certainly come a long way.
My dad built an Airfix one of these back n the mid-'50's.
He got it as his sole birthday gift. They could not afford paints.
So it was in its original black plastic, hung from his ceiling with string.
I remember the kit from the late 60s! I got one of them at Christmas, I had to negotiate a raise in the gift allowance from 10 shillings to 10 shillings and sixpence. Long time ago - 52 1/2 pence in today's money.
@@garys_stuff Funnily enough so did my dad.
Thanks for reminding me of that memory.
Also on a day when England won the Euro Cup.
I have to say, it has been a good day
Big tip on the Eduard masks - removed the surrounding so you're left with JUST the masks - they are then super simple to take off the mask sheet and you don't damage them... I build an Airfix last year and people commented on the perfect mask work!!
Brilliant idea. Next time I use it in a video I'll give you a shout out!
Nice work. A pleasant way to spend 25 minutes. The 10/6 the kit cost was quite a bit back in the day. I used my 10/- to buy the airfix tommy gun and later the airfix rifle that shot the rubber bullets. I should have kept them because they go for silly money now they are so rare. All my airfix kits were bought at Woolworths and came in the plastic bags. Bit different from what you can buy now.
About the time of my wanting that kit so much, I recall my school dinner money was 2/6d a week. So a month's dinner money for a Lancaster. We used to get an extra star if we paid the money with a half crown. Now I feel as old as I must sound....
Great work! Very informative and enjoyable video! Well done 👍
Fantastic work 👍👌
wow! ...that's was a nice build!
Thanks for the update on this kit.I may or may not buy the kit.I haven't made up my mind yet.
That black contrast is killer.
You have a great voice for these videos plus your work is excellent. Keep doing them.
Beautiful kit. As usual, the video is very entertaining, and the build is second to none. Cheers!
Thanks Ramón! I did enjoy making the Lancaster...
I had a Lancaster model as a young lad in the 70's... IIRC it was an Airfix as well.
I really wonder if Hornby will reissue all the old Airfix railway series models which were always fun to build especially the Esso oil tanks or the platform canopies
most of those railway kits were sold off by airfix to a company called dapol, just have a look for dapol on google most of the old airfix railway range should be available there.
Magnificent work, I like the Lancaster so much that I have the Dambusters version and the one you just built. This video has been very useful for when I decide to assemble the Lancasters.
Nice job, Gary!
Very impressive model.
Many thanks Darren!
Thank you for all the really useful advice beautiful end product 🤗
You are so welcome!
Superb build, very cool kit, lots of work and I suspect so enjoyable.
Beautiful result! Too many parts for me though. I'll stick to my 70's issue bombers! 😋
Great done, result is very nice. Looks very good! All the best for You! ;)
Interestingly the fairing around the mid upper included a taboo track to stop the gunner from shooting the tail planes off his own aircraft.
Excellent job.
Thank you very much!
Only two words : PERFECT DONE !👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Helmut!
Nice & informative video here. My daughter bought me this model last Christmas & I'm going to make a start on it very soon when I've completed another model. Thanks for sharing & good luck.
My pleasure Garry!
The yellow decal on the pilot seat indicates the 'tempered' side of the pilots armour plate, theses armour plates where sided and needed to be installed the correct way around to function correctly.
Thanks Trevor! Good knowledge!
I do enjoy watching your videos ta.
Thanks Mark - keeps me going! Cheers, Gary
Well done!
Thanks!
Good video. I’m part way through the build at the moment. No airbrush so lots of brushing about to come up once I’ve plucked up courage to put the undercarriage in!!
It'll all go fine Ian, just do some dry-fitting to get used to where things have to go first. Hope you're enjoying it!
@@garys_stuff it’s going ok thanks. Undercarriage in ok, just the pesky fuselage windows popping as I can’t have glued them as well as I hoped. I may have to fill somehow if they do fail.
espectacular !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Gary great build. What paints do you use for brushing and are these thinned? Returning to the hobby and catching up with the latest paints etc.
Your subs have doubled in the last week! Keep going! 👍
Thanks mate, plenty more to come too!!!
hi gary, the yellow circle on the pilots headrest is, in fact a painted circle on the real aircraft, not sure what its actual purpose is though!
Apparently it signifies which way round it should go as it's armoured...
Nice job, how long did it take to build from start to finish? The Lancaster looks a little odd with radial engines!
It took me 10 days, but I was also doing the 1/48 Vampire and another couple of things at the same time! I reckon you can very easily do it in three days, or two if you do nothing else. Also depends on how much filling and sanding you may need as I always allow filler to set overnight.
@@garys_stuff Can be done in two days of assembly and three days of masking all the glassware. :-)
Great 👍 Job on the Lancaster B ll Gary. Them masking pieces are great for the transparent pieces from Eduard love to know where you can get them or others including fighters since their 1/72 for Airfix. Thanks Dean.
Cheers Dean. You can get these masks at many model stores - online as well as real-world - or you can get them from ebay too. They are made for loads of kits, but do check you've got the right one for the kit you've got including what manufacturer. An Airfix Lanc will be different to a Revell Lanc, or Hasegawa, or Italeri, or....
I found that the airfix Lancaster was a better quality and build than the revell
black plastic...... thanks for confirming that, i thought i was going mad as i knew i built one up in black plastic and only had to paint the top. Thought i was imagining it
I built this one myself a few weeks ago, small issues were 1) Slight warping of the fuselage halves, and an undershot moulding of the front-guns. Luckily this version has an optional turret, so I cut the end off the underside turret guns and glued it to the end of the front gun turret set. Not ideal, but it worked. The newer models seem to suffer warping more than the older kits. I also found the cockpit canopy was a bit awkward to fit the side-windows in.
The side windows were an issue, I agree. I didn't have any problems with the guns. Probably luck of the draw! Didn't find any warping.
You must have been unlucky
I feel like I've commented this before, but I live in Chadderton , Oldham, about a mile from an old Avro factory where they built Lancaster's, not that you would know it, there's no signage to commemorate it, no statue, I've lived in the area since I was 2, I'm now 47 and only found out a few years ago. I heard they planned to build a runway at the factory but decided not to, I wish they had.
You might want to look at aviationtrails.wordpress.com and even get in touch, he'd be interested to know about this.
A comparison with the old one would be great.
Yes, but sadly the last time I made the old one was before RUclips. Or digital cameras. Or the internet. Or colour TV come to think of it...a long, long time ago!
Nice work. A lot of parts though.
How did you get the paint off the dorsal turret?
The glass on the turret was masked out with kabuki paper from a pre cut set.
this will def help me
Glad to hear it! Enjoy the build.
I didn't know a Lancaster had Bristol engines until seeing this video. Pulling out my Jane's.
It was an insurance against failure of the supply of Merlins. Fortunately this wasn't a problem, and the Mk II was a relatively rare and minor variant.
@@Ensign_Cthulhu Thank you, that is a tidbit of information for me to mull over. Was a MK II the only variant powered by a Hercules engine?
@@grownjohnboy As far as I know, yes.
@@Ensign_Cthulhu thank you again. I’m building every type of aeroplane the RCAF flew. This might be one.
It looks fantastic Gary! I remember building it as a teenager many years ago now! I seem to remember that Airfix also had a special Dambusters version of the Lancaster! Do you know if it's still in their range?
Yes it is, the Dambusters Lancaster is currently on sale at their online store at £32.89. If you go through prf.hn/l/KjapeGn
then Airfix will make a donation to this channel (at no extra cost to you!).
I did a build video of the Dambusters Lancaster last year:
part one - ruclips.net/video/Gk7dJrmVqMk/видео.html
part two - ruclips.net/video/xal6h294SNw/видео.html
This new kit is very good indeed.
Hi Gary thanks for your reply to my message! I'm glad to hear that the Dambuster Lancaster is still on the market and I'll be sure to chase it up and purchase it! Thanks again for your reply and help!
The "Yellow dot" on the headrest was to indicate the pilots armour plating and the dot went on the rear of the seat not the front, sorry to disappoint you.
I'm never disappointed to learn new things! Thanks for the info, I'll remember it for when I build a B.III. I want to do one with the ABC aerials, so I'll probably have to make them myself. A late friend of mine was named after his uncle's aircraft "P" Peter from 101 Sqn.
@@garys_stuff Plenty of reference photos on youtube, do enjoy.
I've built lots of Lancaster 1/72 models--several different ones by Airfix, some by Revell, etc. This, the B.II, is by far the best. I LOVE the radials. And the parts for them in the kit are superb. But I can't find it any more. (I built it about 7 years ago, when it was first out.) Not on hobby shop pages, not on Amazon, not on ebay. Any thoughts on where I can find one (unbuilt)??? Thanks.
I got mine at the Airfix online store. Just did a search on ebay for "lancaster 1/72" and there were three there.
Jadlam racing models sell it.
@paul schumacher
I found one of these in my local model shop earlier today (in Scotland). I'm seriously tempted to go back and buy it tomorrow. The shop owner said that they have a few in stock. If you're still interested in buying one, I'll give you the details to contact the shop (but only after I've bought MINE!)
I believe that they do online sales as well as in-store.
Great stuff. How many hours did that build take, approximately?
Well, I tend to have two or three on the go at a time so it's difficult to say. I think it was about four days in total, but there are breaks waiting for stuff to set, etc.! I'm doing a B-17 at the moment an the fuselage took a day - let's say four or five hours. I would guess that it will take about 20 hours altogether including paint and weathering.
@@garys_stuff OK, thanks. I’ve got the Merlin engined version waiting to be done. I keep putting it off, thinking that I’ll need a lot of time but that doesn’t sound too bad. Like you, I have more than one on the go at once.
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Cheers!
Hi Gary. Great video. Which one would you recommend. The B2 with Bristol engines or the B1/3 kit with merlin engines included.
That choice is yours - the basic Lancaster kit is exactly the same for both the Hercules and the Merlin variants. I liked doing the Mk.II just because it was different and because I had a B.I/III with the Merlins in my stash in the Dambusters kit! But the fuselage, tail and wings are the same plastic, just the engine frames are different.
@@garys_stuff thanks Gary for your reply
I like the turntable, its a nice touch.
When I was young a four engine would have been 7/6-. I wonder what 10/6- is worth today, a really god car was about £700 and a house £1000, a weeks housekeeping about £10, so 10/6- today about £20 to £50?
What airbrush are you using?
I'm using a Timbertech airbrush set I got online, about £80 including a floor compressor. Glad you like the turntable!
Love this build. Can I ask does getting bomb resupply kit have enough bombs to kit out the bomb bay ?
The set contains 6 x 500lb bombs, 6 x 1000lb bombs, one 4000lb bomb, one 8000lb bomb and six incendiary canisters. This is more than enough for a single aircraft.
Thanks 😊
What glues do you use ? I'm returning to the hobby after a 20 - year break . The only glue you ever mention is PVA ( white or Elmer's in N. America ).
Hi Michael and welcome back to the fellowship of plastic! I use Revell Contacta Professional for larger bits and Tamiya ultra thin for smaller bits.
Whats is your opinion on the quality control of Airfix kits? Personally I've found Airfix to be hit and miss and some of their kits I've built have terrible quality control. Even on their modern kits there is way too much flash on parts and its obvious that there is plastic that has leaked out of their moulds. This is much apparent on smaller parts. I've wanted to build the Airfix Lancaster kit but putting up with all the extra work and time needed to clean up each part has put me off Airfix now. Great build by the way, thank you for the video.
I did have some under-shot guns on the Wellington Mk.II recently, others have mentioned this as well. I can't say that flash has been much of a problem for me except on the older tools. I do find that they are trying to get an awful lot of accuracy from 1/72 at the expense of being able to get things off the sprue - such incredibly delicate parts at times. But then I guess this means a more accurate kit. The Lancaster I got was not at all bad from a moulding point of view.
Newer kits are fantastic, check the release dates, older kits are not good
Excellent result! Only just found out that some Lancasters had a ventral turret.
I didn't know until I made this kit either!!!
I'm near 70 and I've had a 1/144 Lanc model since I was a small boy and it has the ventral gun turret.
Question: Is it better to paint your kits before building or after??
Good question. For me it depends on the kit, as I tend to spray paint most of mine and I want to avoid masking as much as I can. It made sense to me to paint the fins of the Lanc separately as they are all-over black, for example, and I like to do what I can before the undercarriage etc goes on. I've seen some amazing work done of kits painted entirely on the sprues and left there for display!
@@garys_stuff Thank you for answering ..You know its proper nice to have your vids on the tube for years i thought i was "Immature" loving to build these models, sometimes hiding them under my coat as i rode the bus home but once home i used to just look at the box and just know i was going to get lost in hours of building my new model....still do now...
20:34 umm what masking tape beside on the white is that a masking paper?
The white is PVC plastic masking tape because it's easier to make it go round curves nicely to do the edges. The yellow is Frog Tape (low tack masking tape) to fill in the gaps!
Hi where did you get ur rotating display from?
Just got it on Amazon I think - let me find a link for you...
Here it is... amzn.to/3nzXl4V
can you compare detail level and parts quality to Revell's version of Avro? Is it worth paying little bit more for Airfix?
Sorry but I can't only because I've never made the Revell kit! Purely from looking at the instructions the Revell kit has more bits that many people want - engine details and bombs for the bomb bay - you don't get either with Airfix. But then Airfix seems to do much better with some of the interior detail and the gun mounts are accurate - stuff you can see through the transparencies. I can say the fit and finish of the Airfix kit is very good indeed.
@@garys_stuff just got Revell one from black friday deal for equivalent of less than 20 pounds. I think it is harder to get good supply of Airfix after brexit in EU
Good deal!
May I ask what brand and shade are you using for the leather on the seats?
Normally I use Humbrol leather (64 I think), but I sometimes use Vallejo Cavalry Brown which has a darker and more red tint.
@@garys_stuff thank you
You should try dogfight double or battle of Britian sets!
I have two Dogfight Doubles on their way from Airfix right now (Wildcat/Zero and MiG-17/A-4), but there is a big queue forming on my "to do" list! I fancy the Spitfire/Bf-109 Dogfight Double in 1/48th as well...
Didn't realise they had modelled a Lanc with Bristol Hercules radial engines , not nearly as common a fitment as the Merlin,
but due to Merlin shortages (Fighters were taking priority over bombers) the Mk2 had the Hercules fitted.
Neither did I until I saw the kit. Didn't know about the belly turret either. Live and learn, eh?!!!
The Canadians started that with a .50 cal belly gun to dissuade the German night fighters with the upward firing cannons. At least one of the Dambusters' lancs had them too.
@@garys_stuff It was not a great success and kind of a hold-over from the later Manchester variants, only a few early production Mk1`s and a greater number of Mk2`s had them. Most Lancasters just had the mount without the turret and it was faired over in most of the aircraft built as the weight saving was considered to be more useful than an inaccurate weapons mount (the guns in the turret were sighted through a periscope and it was extremely difficult to target anything, particularly at night!).
The space when opened up also came in handy for mounting improvised weapons like a single Vickers "K" gun on the Dambuster B1 "Specials" and the H2S radar mount on later production Lanc`s.
Do they do just Jane version?
No, that would be a Lancaster with Merlin engines, I believe she is an actually a Mk.VII. You can get close to it with the Mk.I/III kits Airfix sell although there are some differences in the gun turrets. Kits World do a decal set in 1/72 that has "Just Jane" in it (KW172120).
@@garys_stuff thanks gary
Какая большая модель....Свой ,ланкастер, фирмы ,фрог, собирал в 1989 году...понял что не мое и перешел чисто на истребители.
It is big! Running out of storage space here...!
How much was the kit, if you dont mind me asking? 🤔
It was about £36 on the Airfix web site (after my 10% Club discount) but you can find them on places like eBay for closer to £30.
@@garys_stuff thank you, lovely build, 👏
Didn't know they changed the shape of the engine cowlings on the later lancs
The B2 was an interim version during a period when Merlin engines were in short supply. Once that issue was fixed then Merlin equipped Lancs were built again.
Didnt Airfix make a bomb trolley kit fir the RAF with varying bombs included
Yes they have a resupply set with all kinds of bombs, carriages and tractors etc.
That came with the Short Stirling as I recall.
@@chriswright4349 I got a Stirling with all the bombs and the tractor as a gift way back in the 70s - my father built most of that for me. The bombs found their way onto many other kits in my collection, in ways and places that would give aircraft historians a purple fit.
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....and some crew.
You think that’s a lot of plastic parts? Wait till you start building some gunpla
Great vid btw I already lofe your videos they’re super helpful and I thoroughly enjoy them keep it up
The lack of bombs is very disappointing, so much so it has stopped me from buying this kit. I think it is quite shameless of Airfix expecting you to buy the airfield supply diorama just to get the bombs - and a warning, even if you splash out on the supply kit it doesn’t include enough bombs for a full Lancaster load.
I will soon receive a 3D printer and one of the projects is to try and find some bombs that I can print - if I’m successful then I will be buying an Airfix Lancaster.
It is really annoying when so many other kits in the range come with bomb loads (B-17 and Mossie come to mind). The only Lancaster that comes armed is the 617 Sqn Dambusters special!