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Offline uncle les

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Avro Leicester
« on: June 11, 2015, 09:21:08 PM »
I was so impressed by that Avro Doncaster (6 engined Lincoln/Lancaster version ) at ModelExpo last weekend that I rushed home, threw together some Lancasters and now I present - the Avro Leicester - an earlier version 6 engined long range bomber in a mid-war Far East bomber command scheme.




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Offline Modelling_Mushi

Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2015, 10:11:52 PM »
Love it, looks really good and those extra long wings suit it down to the ground. And you say you "threw it together"? Excellent.  :)
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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2015, 11:37:01 PM »
I wish I knew how you do it, Les, I really do! ???

Brilliant work, & so fast it must have left scorch marks on your modelling bench! :D
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Offline uncle les

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2015, 12:34:24 AM »
Quote from: Old Wombat on June 11, 2015, 11:37:01 PM
I wish I knew how you do it, Les, I really do! ???

Brilliant work, & so fast it must have left scorch marks on your modelling bench! :D

Here's what it looked like Monday night..

It's wheels up in flying mode so I can hang it from my studio ceiling and it's not exactly comp standard... and it is a Lancaster afterall, one of life's "fall together" planes !   ;)

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #4 on: June 12, 2015, 04:02:31 AM »
 :)
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Offline Camthalion

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #5 on: June 12, 2015, 06:34:49 AM »
Very nice work
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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2015, 07:42:12 AM »
Well in typical Uncle Les style... SCORE !!!!

Well done
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #7 on: June 12, 2015, 10:53:41 AM »
 :) :)
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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2015, 07:14:43 AM »
Beautiful!!!!  8)
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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2015, 04:25:36 PM »
Quote from: uncle les on June 11, 2015, 09:21:08 PM
an earlier version 6 engined long range bomber in a mid-war Far East bomber command scheme. :)
For Calcutta-Tokyo back and forth without in-flight refueling?
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Offline uncle les

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #10 on: June 15, 2015, 07:45:01 PM »
Quote from: Tophe on June 15, 2015, 04:25:36 PM
Quote from: uncle les on June 11, 2015, 09:21:08 PM
an earlier version 6 engined long range bomber in a mid-war Far East bomber command scheme. :)
For Calcutta-Tokyo back and forth without in-flight refueling?

yeah.. that's it exactly !  ;)
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Offline apophenia

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #11 on: June 16, 2015, 10:46:21 AM »
Excellent job! I love the Manchester-style third fin  :)
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Offline finsrin

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #12 on: June 18, 2015, 03:29:47 PM »
Is my kinda bomber kinda kitbash.  Great build  :)
Have similar half built.  Get back to it sometime.
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Offline b29r

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #13 on: June 18, 2015, 10:42:40 PM »
Wow, that is just terrific.  Not sure how you built it that quickly, but it looks great!
Best regards,
Kem
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Offline uncle les

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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2015, 08:40:57 AM »
Quote from: b29r on June 18, 2015, 10:42:40 PM
Wow, that is just terrific.  Not sure how you built it that quickly, but it looks great!
Best regards,
Kem

No undercarriage, no need to blend fuselage shape when extending so it's just cut and shut, wings only need a couple of grams of milliput to blend the wings where I joined them - and I'm not working off plans so it's open slather on dimensions.  ..and I was fueled by inspiration and alcohol !
That's pretty much the formula for a speed build !
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Re: Avro Leicester
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2015, 05:55:15 PM »
Not only was that some wicked-fast work, but you ended out with a real gem, Uncle Les!

Love the sandy Far East scheme! The black undersides really make it pop!

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