Lancaster restoration project.

Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

we plod on with my Pilot figure.
long slow irritating job.
arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh why do we do it.

oh well.
Tony B

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Replied by Quorneng on topic Lancaster restoration project.

Tony
That is a very impressive bit of CAD work.
Exactly how it prints out on the bed will be most interesting.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

well i split the figure in half and layed it out in cura.
got the g code and proceeded to print it out.

2.5 hours later and after some painting, we got this.

fingers were an issue, but i will go for a mitten type hand on the next one.

we plod on.

Tony b

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

Flight engineer printed and almost painted.

posed with the 1/9th scale vickers machine gun.

Pilot and flight engineer in the cockpit.

Gunners next.

Tony B

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Replied by insomaniac45 on topic Lancaster restoration project.

Wow, nice resto

What program are you using to create the figures?

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

I am using Blender sir.

well the rear gunner is nearly finished as is the mid upper one.

bomb aimer is ready to come off the printer now.
so i will be painting him tomorrow.
then i can move onto the wings at last.

Tony B.

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

well not fully crewed as i cant get the navigator and radio operator in.
when i first built it i put the cockpit floor up too high and to move it now would mean cutting the fuselage open.

oh well.

Tony B

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

All the crew done now, well as best as i can do anyway.

tomorrow i can finish the mid upper turret and start fitting the canopys.


we plod on

Tony B

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Replied by Ex-Member on topic Lancaster restoration project.

half right John.
the bomb aimer doubled up as the front gunner when on night missions.
on day light bombing runs,they had a front gunner as well as the bomb aimer.

Tony B.

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