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A few months ago one of my co workers ordered a remote control F-16 from China for $15.00. Well.....two months later it finally came in....except it wasn't no remote control aircraft. What he got was a 3D Metal Model of an Avro Lancaster which was worth, after a little research, just a tad over $6.00. I had to laugh because this guy is ALWAYS looking for the "better deal". Anyways....he was just going to throw it in the trash when I intervened and decided to build it for him so he'd at least get something out of the deal. I started it today and after a couple of hours finished it. I will NOT be doing another one of these in this lifetime I don't think. The metal is really thick and hard to work with but it at least looks like a Lancaster.....I guess. lol Packaging: Instruction Sheet: The end result: I'm figuring this to be around the 1/144 scale range:

I hesitated before putting this build here but figured...what tha hay? There's no weaponry on this one so I thought....why not? Here goes..... Late last year I saw a build review of this kit in Fine Scale Modeler. I've always been a fan of the older Beetles and have also wanted to build a model of one from WWII so needless to say I just had to have this kit. Soooo....my wife got it for me for Christmas. I've been waiting for a slot in which to build it so I finally got one here a month or so ago and I had a lot of fun building it. The only real problem that it has is in the windshield fit. There's alot of sanding that needs to happen with the glass itself if you want it to fit perfectly in the opening. I managed to get it to work for me but it wasn't without its struggles. I will say this however, you will not find a better Type 82 out there on the market that has this kind of detail along with ease of build. IMO this is the absolute best kit out there for this car. I simply could not build this car and NOT put any aftermarket items or scratchbuilding into it so I started by adding spark plug wires and fuel lines to the engine, threw a German newspaper in the front seat from Fields of Glory and miscellaneous items like a helmet, map as well as the map bag, binoculars and a bread pouch in the back of the passenger compartment along with a set of glasses laid on top of the newspaper in the front seat from the Mini Art German Equipment kit. I also added a first aid kit on the passenger compartment wall next to the rear seat. The exhaust tail pipe outlet was drilled out as well. I was originally going to go with Tamiya German Grey as the body color but decided it was just too dark for my liking so I went with, of all things, some Stynlrez grey primer for the body color. After a good coating of Stynlrez I weathered it with an airbrushed coating of Mig Dark Wash which seemed to darken it juuuuuust the right amount. Decals are OOB and after those were applied a very light coat of Model Master Acrylic Flat Clear was applied to the whole body. Any how....here's the completed build: Other Detail Shots:

Good lookin' Coronet and looks like you whipped the air cleaner decal into shape. Fantastic work on a great car.

WOW!!! That looks really.....REALLY good.

Looks GREAT man! Good lookin' lil' ride.

Good lookin' car Burke!

Overall look and stance are to be admired. Very good work on a car that's often left almost completely out of the history books.

Man that is one very sharp Chevelle Andy. Love the colors you used.

That's a good lookin' build Mike!

I always thought these cars were pretty cool. Very nicely done. Love the wheels/ tires and the color. Hood looks great as well.

VERY well built and painted. As was said....cool touch with the album.

Don't see any 1/32 scale 234's being built. These aircraft are just all that. Speed, a good bomb load and a nasty surprise waiting for any who were foolish enough to drop in behind one of these with two 30 mm cannon facing rearwards. Looks great Phil.

That is a different but cool look for a P-61. What did you use for the finish Phillip?

Been working on the chassis. I know this aint no where NERE what it's supposed to be but this is all going to work and I'll do the absolute best I can with what I'm working with here. Heavily modified headers are now adhered into place as is the engine.

Blown......away!!! Continuing on with the incredible work Francis.

YESSS!!! Looking forward to this one!!!

Body work is lookin' good on this one. Very cool project.

Lookin' good as usual Tim. This reminds me.....I've gotta post some updates on mine. ?

I really apologize for not being around here enough to follow this one through to completion. Been busier than all get out around here. Then ....outta the blue my wife tested positive for Covid. All in all she's doing alright but that means that I've been one busy dude over the course of the last week. This turned out amazing bud. Really looks good. It's interesting to see a SBC in that engine bay though. That right there is a conversation piece all by itself.

Man that looks BAD A$$!!!

Thanks Larry!! This is a great kit. Pretty much falls together. 'Preciate that Chris!! Thanks alot Carl!!

Beautifully done!! I love looking at good builds like this.

Very cool build. I built this one as a kid and remember it being a pretty cool kit.

Good lookin' build.

That DOES look good. Spiffy work Marcin.