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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #150 on: May 14, 2023, 06:54:39 PM »










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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #151 on: May 14, 2023, 06:55:16 PM »
And for whoever it was who said that this & the B-25 were comparable:



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Offline Buzzbomb

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #152 on: May 14, 2023, 06:59:40 PM »
Subtle brilliance
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #153 on: May 14, 2023, 08:32:01 PM »
Thanks, BT! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

A picture hides a thousand flaws! Or something to that effect. ;)
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #154 on: May 14, 2023, 11:44:48 PM »
Nice!  Also adding the Mitchell in gives us a good idea of just how much of a difference there is in size between the two aircraft. 

Did you go for a full bomb load on the Manchester?  The image showing off the ordnance would suggest a load weighing in at somewhere near 10,000-pounds/5,000-kg.  That is quite a lot of hate and discontent. 
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #155 on: May 15, 2023, 01:50:19 AM »
Beautiful job! Well worth the wait. Thanks for the B-25 comparison, too.
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #156 on: May 15, 2023, 01:56:27 AM »
 :smiley:
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #157 on: May 15, 2023, 02:57:52 AM »
Very nice! And that is some serious-looking turret armament too  :smiley:
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #158 on: May 15, 2023, 06:33:11 AM »
Oohh! That's a bit Spesh, that is . . .   :D
I wouldn't have the patience to line out all those bombs like that . . .    :-[


cheers,
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #159 on: May 15, 2023, 08:56:19 AM »
Thank you all very much, gentlemen! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

This build evokes a love-hate emotion right now because of all the troubles in the last part of the build & she is far from perfect but, from a distance, she does fulfil her mission. ;)


@Jeff: 12,000 lb of ordnance, so a little under the absolute max. load; from the front we have 4 x 1,000lb GP, 1 x 4,000lb HC & 8 x 500lb SAP, which would be a load-out for an industrial site building heavy components (trains, tanks, submarines, ships, etc.).
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #160 on: May 15, 2023, 09:41:00 AM »
I just realised that my only, slightly drunken, stern view didn't get posted in the main completed post.

So, here it is:

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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #161 on: May 15, 2023, 12:34:55 PM »
Ahhhh  :icon_beer:, now that hits the spot 8) 8).
Well done Wombat, great work as usual, looks the part  :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #162 on: May 15, 2023, 04:23:53 PM »
Thanks, mate! :smiley:

"Great work"? No. Passable? Yeah, I can accept that. ;)

If you really want to see the dodgy bits, expand the images (click on them) & look at the bomb bay doors (starboard side, especially).
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #163 on: May 15, 2023, 08:44:12 PM »
Oh, that is a dead-sexy bomber you've presented us, OW!

Congrats!
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #164 on: May 15, 2023, 08:49:12 PM »
Thanks, LJ! :icon_alabanza:
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #165 on: May 16, 2023, 01:44:02 AM »
It is a beauty, and a beast! The red accents really add a nice touch.
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #166 on: May 16, 2023, 05:35:06 AM »
Excellent  :smiley:  :smiley:  :smiley:
B-25 comparison photo adds context to better visualize size.  Good move.
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #167 on: May 16, 2023, 03:33:52 PM »
Thank you very much, Doc & Bill! :icon_alabanza: :icon_alabanza:

The red markings are those of the fictional 35 Group (Bomber) RAF.

Also, 465 Sqn was an Article XV squadron allocated to the RAAF but was never formed &, as far as I can tell from my research, the TZ squadron code was never used, either.



I know I wrote B-25 but it's really my B-27A, which is, at least, B-25 sized. ;)
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #168 on: May 18, 2023, 10:04:53 AM »
Nice one OW came out really well.

Don't worry about the flaws, I can't see them and to be honest we are all our own worst critic. None of my builds would I describe as perfect.

Mog
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Looks good against the B-27
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #169 on: May 18, 2023, 10:17:12 AM »
Thanks, 'Mog! :icon_alabanza:

Quote from: Robomog on May 18, 2023, 10:04:53 AM
... to be honest we are all our own worst critic.

This I know but let's just say that I wouldn't put in a technically judged modelling comp. ;)
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #170 on: June 29, 2023, 12:45:05 AM »
Wow! Just wow!! How the Manchester should have been - awesome job!  :-* :-* :-*
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Offline Old Wombat

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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #171 on: June 29, 2023, 11:36:40 PM »
Thanks heaps, mate! :icon_alabanza: :smiley:
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #172 on: June 30, 2023, 06:45:11 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on May 18, 2023, 10:17:12 AM
Thanks, 'Mog! :icon_alabanza:

Quote from: Robomog on May 18, 2023, 10:04:53 AM
... to be honest we are all our own worst critic.

This I know but let's just say that I wouldn't put in a technically judged modelling comp. ;)

Hokum... The best place to show it off is at any show, competition or not. This sort of  build is worthy of being seen by your peers and interested other parties.
In my mind, overhearing some random member of the public comment on any model about how interesting it is or take a photo, is worth more than any $10 plastic trophy.

You undersell your work.
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Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Mancaster B.I/B.III
« Reply #173 on: June 30, 2023, 08:22:59 AM »
Quote from: Buzzbomb on June 30, 2023, 06:45:11 AM
Quote from: Old Wombat on May 18, 2023, 10:17:12 AM
Thanks, 'Mog! :icon_alabanza:

Quote from: Robomog on May 18, 2023, 10:04:53 AM
... to be honest we are all our own worst critic.

This I know but let's just say that I wouldn't put in a technically judged modelling comp. ;)

Hokum... The best place to show it off is at any show, competition or not. This sort of  build is worthy of being seen by your peers and interested other parties.
In my mind, overhearing some random member of the public comment on any model about how interesting it is or take a photo, is worth more than any $10 plastic trophy.

You undersell your work.

I didn't say it wasn't going to be at the SA Scale Model Expo, BT, I just said it wasn't going to be judged in a comp (the punters can talk, photograph & judge as much as they like). ;)
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Re: Re: Airvell 1/72 Avro Winchester B.I/B.III - FINISHED - Pic's pg. 6 & 7
« Reply #174 on: August 19, 2023, 05:55:26 AM »
That's magazine-cover quality work.  I'm (happily) humbled.  Wow.
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