Getting started with the HK Lancaster Dambuster
- Kai Reckstadt
- Apr 13, 2020
- 2 min read
Welcome to my blog in which I will describe the building of HK’s big 32nd Scale
Lancaster Dambuster.
This is the biggest model I ever built and on top it’s the first model in which
I will integrate light, sound and movement by using Richards set for the
32nd Scale HK Lancaster.
As usual when I start a new build I start searching for informations in the
internet and try to find some books about the topic.
Since I want to build a Dambuster Lancaster it is necessary to get informations
regarding this special type of which only 23 were ever built.
My bible for this build is the fantastic book „Dambuster Lancaster“ written by
Mark Postlethwaite and Piotr Forkasiewicz in which you find all details of the
Type 464 (Provisioning) as it was called.
This book gives you a deep view inside a Dambuster and its specific differences
to a normal Lancaster as well as the „bouncing bomb“ and its related equipment
and last but not least the individual history of each aircraft of the Dams Raid and
their crews.
This book is not only a must when you want to build a Dambuster Lancaster in any scale
but also for enthusiasts who are interested in the history and technology behind it.
For further detailing of the model the book „Avro Lancaster“ by Jarrod Cotter and Paul Blackah is highly recommended. This book describes in detail all the components of
a Lancaster and its functions based on one of the 2 remaining airworthy examples
of the Lancaster, the BBMF-Aircraft. A lot of photos and drawings are included helping
a lot also to understand the function of details you want to add to the model.
Last thing I can highly recommend is the panoramic workaround of the taxiable Lancaster example „Just Jane“ by Harald Joergens (haraldjoergens.com). This is
simply amazing and absolutely necessary for detailing the inside and especially also
regarding the painting of the interior and its components.
This is all for now. Next step will be to start with the examination of the parts, the
instructions and the aftermarket add-ons which are useful to improve the model.
See you soon...
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