A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE MODELLER. Manchester and Lincoln aoe eget Fecal SyTHE AVRO LANCASTER ‘A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE FOR THE MODELLER Manchester and Lincoln Richard A. Franks SAM PublicationsModellers Datafile Wo.4 ‘The Avro Lancaster Manchester & Lincoln by Richard A. rans st bled in 200 by SAM Pains ‘rien Ca igo Cente il Dri, Bee MKD 72 United King ‘Ther of Richard A. Fak be etfs hu of i or ashen sera Inada with tos 7d 78 te CpyrigiDesgs a Paets A 188. © 2 SAM Pion ‘on Richard A Fraks Aer © 200 Ral Wight ~ Chapters 1 200 Nid Maren erie Artwork an Secs .© 200 Richard]. 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Each picture can be obtained from the AFM using the pefied number shown in brackets at the end ofeach option, Formore details nd an up-to-date pice it contac the Photographie Departmen. ofthe AFM on +84 (0) 203205 266 “yo inca mare Spare yn BMF fn Conage ‘we were just afew miles fom home driving up othe crest ‘ofahill outside whee I lived when, out ofthe sky to ou eft ‘ame the BBME flight, ow and slow with the Spitfire and Hurricane on ether wing tip ofthe Lane Pare nostgia! For re the sound of four Meri turing ad uring’ anak bbe beater although a Moto Gusi V8 at fll song comes close but tha’ another stor, and another pasion hope you enjoy what follows to the sam extent a hare cnjoyed writing it Richard A. Franks aden hay 200Glossary Asoc AMA ARATE Aen Armament Experimental absent Aire... Ai Comodare (RAF) CM ss Ai Marsal (RAP AGA Cs RAF) AED «Ai ing Deropent it AE... Abra aes Experimental tbls GUT. Ata Gaping (Tes) a born ection a) ‘ic. Alearl (RAP) AMD... 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Even this machine, although at last a monoplane, was sill of metal and fabric ‘oaseution, In America the USAAC tet flew the Boeing 299 (ater X8-17 in july 195, and in Germany the ney acknowledged Liat was ying types asin that ‘woul son prove themselves as bombers in WWII (Heinkel He 11, Dornier Do 17 and Junkers 8), The ist truly modeen monocogue construction bomber, the A.W While. flew onthe 17th March 1936 and the Walington (which though of alo geodetic construction, sill had fabric covering) followed later inthe yea: ‘On Sth September 1936 the Ai Minty issued Specification No P13/36 which called for a twin-engined medium bomber of 20 tons that was capable of cruising at 275mps on two-thirds power at 15,0008 with 3,000 bomb Toad for 2,00 miles. Service cling wast be 28,0008 and in the event ofthe loss of ane engine, the type was ta be able to maintain a height of 1,000 The type was als to have armoured protection and power-operatedturtets and the rmaximmum bomb load was obe 8,000 Limitations were applied tothe sie ofthe main component, so they could be Ihandled by the ground equipment then in service with the AF and the design was also tobe capable of dive bombing (atan angle of 6° to conceal the type and als to ofer Better accuracy of ordnance delivery), torpedo dropping (this Ie to ‘the very lng bomb bay asthe torpedoes ofthe time were 18f3in ong), toop carrying and supply dropping! Re should ‘bereaised that at his time the Air tft was formulating “Expansion Programme F and ths called fora substantial farce ofheary bombers but, due to financial estictions imposed on the nation nthe 1930s, ll new designs were incorporate as great an offensive capability as posible (vale for money!) The long range and heavy bomb load af the type veas toe achieved by the use of catapult take-off Now, although at a later stage the various ater roles envisaged for the type were dropped, it was not until a 37,0009 Manchester ‘eas hurled down the unway at Farnborough on tell. that the catapult idea was nally dispensed with Many may question the sanity of such a requirement ina machine of this sie but duet the length of runways t RAF bases ofthe time, the design would hae to takeoff in $00 yards with a 1000 bomb lead or 700 yards with 3,000 bor oad and 2,000 miles worth af uel! Sie firms (A Roe, Boulton Paul, Beso, Handley Pag, Short Brothers and Vickers) were approached to tender designs fortis new specification in August 1936, and in "November 1936 the specication was also sent to Fairey and Haver Only three companies submited designs in rege to this specification: Avro (Type 679), Handley Page (HP 36) and Hawker Only the Aveo design was built to mest the 13/36 requirement, although it should be noted thatthe HP 56 was ltr to lead othe Halifax when the Vlture engines required forthe P13/36 specification were not Chapter Manchese Be L724, Eo ote, 207 Saeco ing ses st ees Metimiete 7]avaable in large enough numbers. Handley Page cancelled the HP 56 and started work ona revised layout using four Rolls-Royce Merlin engines (a path the Manchester was to follow as wll slthough for totally diferent reasons). The Design Tender submited othe Air Ministry by Avo in late February 1937 ore ite reseblanee tothe Manchester th ‘emerge The design used many new techaigues with & monocoque alloy fuselage bul on hoops and stringers and secured with fash vets, The design had to offer the best capacity with the least oneal size and ntl the Type 679 sad the inscurent panel and thot bx, ls the armour pate ‘behind he ils seat and the light Engineer ding set. Tnaccuaces inca the mid-upper tare, which does nt show he distinctive bulbous shape of the ENO fitted that ‘aston. The tive needs modifica to coe epic the Jae Masta antshimmy tye ited, The main wheels alowa Se wed ito fil as most examples ser ave age sik ths The ki alo femurs ane somal. ste inner engine ces fextur raised panel ines, wile the cuter nes ar totaly vid of any pales a all Verdict Tia on ofthese kts wil set you back as much s £25, ener free ies its vigil rae pice sits pied more asa calctr’ piece than amodel. still wth considering though, ‘sot kis pls conversion o make alloy version woul cs. ‘such. if you can find oni el worth having Pe Buk ‘Tht was ist ssued by Revel in the ety 940 and spring tis sil 200) aaa Thecaren rion (4528) fs thefillowing cour options, (1. PG, LM378, No. 619 Squadron, RAP Dunholme Loge, Api 1944 (92. EE Spirit of Russi No 189 Squadron, RAE Fulbeck December 194, Ne Boh ofthese options are fr B Mk st Tikit curently (200) moulin digasting brown alr an th ag the si evden. The pal lines are sping engraved (not ud frat the 160s}, all the there asd. The it errs weal of move ars which the age fhe eran thee ince the bomb dos ps, atures and conta suas of which compromise the rag, The bombay isl incudes representations of he ban lndmode very uncorincngy inal wie The ce Sigur inked ar very por maukings andthe ight crew are epics oi Faherty coro columns. Teck iti consis of jnubetor and sea nthe which very coincng The peers arth nar types ance again references st Bes see if hese ace eres forthe loops fr Al ‘efeag windes ae just moaklod sess and although ‘sine thee ones (as any ofthese wee pated out apa the oes bythe rai operator’ and bomb mer ations ‘ie tobe opened up The canopy features no sie Hier and fisonision is almost ean duet the comet of mold tm achieve. The mi-apes tart isthe spe bingo al and fal The rng, menitissepe, ih igpd ands tikes acer tdectinDambscr fimo eursa aking pate to cver the ‘er gunturet postion The nest f each ofthe engines naceles ison wide alsa making fsbuntlnk out. Ao stat that his mad has span of Onn and alength fait That gives the model beak’ pan f IDA anda length \Gtisin Asyou can se that makes the span 2 (Sm) toon dee gh some 124 2 (Ste) shot ee aimed esis ar correc this on i very inaccurate Vert ‘eyroch bast frente past this one Crain surpassed oy yea is but sila popular ita Revel seem tokeep 00 sig I has bth good and ba parts bu beth the ‘gel hemoalings means this one doesnt deserve the amount nt our to make reset, AEE ‘Dambuster’ ‘This it eas ist sed by Revelin 1964, but athe ime of \eriting (2000 ith not ben sen for many years ‘This it (@H-202) fee the folowing colour option 161.4}, E9516, No, 617 Squadron, May 1945 ‘Thiskitishase on the Mk meld as reviewed previously andl the cemnmicats made fr that, capply hee also. This version dos fture a anki pater the oper ture a elas a revised bomb by area nd Uphep ine. The Upkeep mine isrmouded without the hater? eaterioe seen inthe mre een Afi ample butt does fear the pulleys ihr a moulded te, so this canbe add with ine wire ‘herby boing far more in scale The it also makes use of the sentra gua eatin, witha fly rtting gun pita two bares. Asfar asthe scale accuracy ofthis goes, isthe same asthe previous B Ml version reviewed so nt very god! Verdict ‘Onc again this naw just acurgand oe that deserves a plac in any kt aleton but as ben surpassed by the ecent ‘Arf xamplesf you wae to build ne EEE 8 Mik vat This it 2P-602) was release in 1580, bat tthe tne of writing (2000) itis ecu avaabe ‘Te eal options inthe example we had were (9 LW. NG266 Jan No.9 Sudo, Bardney, 1984 (9 2.2N¢A,RSO7 Admiral Chats! of No. 106 Squadron, RAE Coningsby September 1942 193.4061 based at RAAF Tocoumwa NSW, 145 ‘Thiskithas not heen around fo many ears no, and atthe time f writing this book (2000) itis stl aoe kt The snnoying thing abou the kt that although the Tlboy and bulge bombay doors are includ the ban itself not! Panl lines are engraved ahough in tue “Matchbox sty the reali verde, The cockpitinerir features usa section of the lor and the pb seat is the wrong shape, Like the air kit the niupper turret lang spt verily andthe esulingjoin very hard ‘whi The good thing hou the mi-uper gun postion thatthe fring acund tsa separate prt whichis ‘ery hep when axing hist the basis ofa conversion. The o things thatthe noses separate Whether Matchbox wer looking t producing some ther variants (Lancasran?) ort just ran out ‘of mould space we wll ever kt. The oi a bit ain stg ete: ese Sie «ets _ 69)[4 cuore though and du tocove‘The ventral radmeiss separate ‘ington one nits cal, tis also the as ofl Lancair rt whichis goo bts mt moulded in clear plastic whichs_ cameron ning thos to Manchester and Linco. Ifyou ted Oly al blade propels cinco checkyour anor more) onthe shelby you il tere references if building any ter nou options wing thst The cont nkage onthe conto suri te moulded as simple ‘weds and cpldbe efned Theil features iserisat the Jean edge ofthe wing foreach engine macele Once agin this B Mk WAM ‘Special” resus complex joing, but were Mtcbx thinking of doinga hist warily released by Tamiya in 1976 ad isa rail powered Mk? The inal point with his itis that the nied rerston ofthe standard B MR VI. Once agai, tthe ble side ister onthe canopy are supplied separately and time of writing (2000), tists nut edly vale these wll est in some unsigh joins but they ae uravoidsble—-Thedecaloptionsin the example we hal vere; without complex multi-part mous. (61 BME (Speci, Y28PDIS3,No 617 Squadron, RAF The dec sheets up tothe ual standards ofthe day butt Woodhall Spa oes include a fll set of stencils (9 2 BME! (Speci, YZ, PDI12, No.6 Squadron, RAF Verdict Wioodhal pa, Rea nuierotewatltecatnsing shits «3 BML ph FFD lo Ctr Geipestiiodtaeramixiiaocbmyrs Gham oe?Sqaioniy9 SuigisbomehorbeyeocepsTekseereoy «BML eh REDMON lomby LHR (Boenmiaie ante oemansow he conet Min ael spun oy Sltvldetecrowete acer wre «SBM Spi EDIE nny LI taint ‘cary 17 Syn 9 Aba eh FLED Bont SLE A 1 Sno N10 2Ba et AIM val FLD ‘on Stn Tininea otis an sb etek sede se SL ee B Mk Will previous Thetis verysimilarto Tigi eselly Tinea 76thsten Grandad be = paistonadofocrteparietoefea Setviatis sm eerie hed ois ean blo suas rosaseaso salen Eb inc MESS ey Cd, S8Spadon o SBM nal Pra. ‘yo a rs sate a nce pe ‘his kit featres raised pal lines and vets. The iterio, alle slthough well deta wih ight deck nd even the somnmnts ale 1154/1155 radio combination at the ain operator’ tation, is lout that kit apy sill bi basi considering these ofthe model The gun tures also The nly medications tue wel dele and eve the mid-upper ne wich fin inode the revised boi bay wih Upkeep peplees mould makersis split horznaby and thereby has the ‘mine forthe Dambuses version anda Gand Sam ‘esi joit en The bomb ay features a Cooke aswel as ‘bomb. Blanking coves forthe mid-uppr and nose tures a ‘mixed bagof bombs andthe kiteen ncades two Meri inched theater forthe Darbustr an bah forthe Grand gins These ate ety basicinthis see Sam options nly a veal ures ined forthe ‘and need aot of wrk doneto them. ll Dumbustr options the contol hens te mould ‘Dimensional the ithasaspan of 68mm which equates separately andthe H2S rake exactly 102 and alegth of 44mm whichis 6% nina ‘sindlarpastc Bah terms The former dimension is spot on while theater isaat plain and bulged side wo saleinces (estan 2mm) shar. panel forthe main canopy areinchuded, Theor ls you whats) curentywabein mich isa neat toch, /th, Vb 772nd and scales lease noe tha wee Separate tpigsare——_ dlveraly ited vce trom ts is. sag alvoincladd.btthebig they may beavalablat th time of wring. mst acess eavbckyih this kts thatthe cerns covered eee in th tide wl be designed rh caty (lo) stle nose lavngis he only above lsd injection mould kts part inde, For B Mksthisisfine, ba mst ‘Now that we ane a tating pin sinew etabeer < MK (ani was reo-ftedinto Bi Mk) a the ate, understandingof the actual ara o radon deeper tye The prope blades arth ter pale ype and sceermeeant {he main wheal feature checked tad Thanks — Verdict (our thanks to Humbrol Lad (Airis) and Toyway (Minical "The ket havefrthisscle Wi the excelent acceso ses for supling samples for use in this seton, from Fightpath this ktcan be ade ito highly detaled model, |__|Colour Side-views: + 1 od Muto, epee 0, unearth af ar Ertan Cre ah Med Grr evened Ma cote uy Manet 1 7260-1 207 Se 2 ul Ried seal ter no WanbesteLSSEA~T oN 49 Sate, RAF ‘Ezyon mi-1BK2 Note wavy dey eto ppt le gh reed marge ne orm lagen arto we pron om ash, 2 ‘aecobinon tro Maneater ones L727 01-0 of 8 Seni RAF Sep Mach 112 Mecam Grey ees an Dal Re se Fae mesen ay fun rtm mrss ot 18th ‘aon et 08, 1 ender 761724 of 16 Sandon, RAF yoy 142 Met Gry cote, Bt Rd ser ad ‘ye sap demarase Ine atsan sper els sp Loo May, 192 on race sayColour Side-views + 2 ra Manes L210 of 207 Suan, RAE ‘Woden March 192 Med Grey codes Dl el sr £3 Squat Fg, pl fri 182 Mum Greene, Dat ea Se craig a oon ooh ae wie tar AR HYD Y OS! 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Highs Dyin aries stn fol wings, sad rar ce hsp ‘eats ugh ese are re areas area 2 fora neater 8, XBTT2VRORo 418 Moos) 5 (RCAF, RAF Meet erg, mi Boney show tn time thot 6 mins mariod ede i “harmo ceeraton {sCanaa wa anor et oer a 419 Squadrons Lanes Sine 386 he anes Bi, 178109 6 Sesto, MAF ‘Sesapae, Serer 1944 Mstey We Mapes shows ‘ath Ed misie mars on fe nce, logs evetaly wet on perm sf 128 operon, fer wich became 2 (Wound insctona are 2300 in May 148Colour Side-views + 5 Aro anc Bi, ED200M MA ap, 62 Sano, AF whey Ap 1844 ote wary shat Bo art. est: This Ora Ie movado 1 Sean ot ‘hen vars ones vats soda on 0410.48 a aneaterB(F),TWESITL“C of 38 Sua travel, as pa fer US Tarn 88 fur ance Bi, £90700 ot 47 Sqenton, RAF Acts Smrer 193 ae he acaba wt ech {oss rsa cng hm Beak Ms or Bevin on 28.144 ‘a Lancs Ba, <90/80-F Pras nearest ‘SO Sqn AF Waa it 19 show ‘peared os 100 maser of vember & 14H nan ‘orton of wot aes bo fg rane sf sh BBIBIBD atch Rena canara nssiovons _ 69)Colour Side-views * 6 Ar anes Bi, LATO Pf 1668 Hea Camron Ut ests ory 194, tows i of pres rip br 15a 14 Stone mal at C3 ‘arto an sob ay wc he capt Nt epee mt ay nd oepaed er hslage windows. ttt hry 080248 Sesten East are 1, oe salow-pe e-ame’s perspex ra Lancaster, DSSOUOR-W 81 Squian, RAF Sars onary i9apearso war ao sahdr per Dart Ear and Or ree pte parts pros he eel ‘uti Wen panes ed alow bomb mer pret ‘Ao Lancaster B, 188 of Royal ayn A For, 182 oy Sa yap sree, eh unerses Nt as eer he aahColour Side-views + 7 ue anater 1 FTO EX-904, W107 Rese Un, {opal Carat A Fac, ay ein Ts te tat facie ere or Coad Lanai tal et ‘Sp seae tod alert stone evgoe leg; re fara Ges Up re gos get ‘Sc eweoe exe ernment [Se ta suraescnruentl uae ae he move ro Lancs, WUZT, fF 9 Neues Fre tana, ew Clee, 1863, Un bag ere on bot ther sls ane Tas 8! Uso Witwor bat) FWES, on oe few fis ar te oar or ‘sn Other 1982, Jno caer ML, 18/0 othe rene Seta than Ci Caner Nar Ke, 1388 ‘tay BV (RTE) ba by ua Mrs fant ance 2¢ FOL. ele ceed lowe rade: rerah wo Lancaster M3. RF240=0 ot te Shot ot Martine econslsrace, AA St Mawgay, 196s Dat Ss Gry ‘veal fish wc was every ape the Sacto Me code earbuds rea Hat Sg ett des FEE cou x0 CaseColour Side-views * ‘a ance Bal s84SF Cee Emp Con Fyng a, ‘thot Atma 1845 Foy ibis Be bo Preven serace wi N08 Sate, aera age on 11047 Eade or bab le of he ms: cn 8 Sard ie ene OX ‘ho anes. (ere om Bi) OSTA ot 38 Stes, RAF Dower Maite 1944 Note ako {gover ate en ono anon fed wih Mens Hietoyincal cowie shah eae ee ve Panta) nos ret poston wee atbauh unpre ae Been emer nd aed oe path appears tbe urpaied ‘ra ane pea, OUTS 617 Sq, ‘AF Canby, Deane 1543, Or a he Bl comer ary be a Busters on, feo he meat raat ay6, 1843 wa be aul W pele by ULL. aig etn ere toy wa ears Nowe 183, The ames Was oo chars wes a ac anes Spd, PO1212-2 0617 Sac, [UF Wodnat pa, More 9 ang e220 rn. ‘St ont. ahs Ugh Erbfugt Greece ry wh BETERED cou se ena crvane 72 cone soevesColour Side-views + 9 Aro Lancs 8 Speco, POTSLLS-Y ot 15 Smut, thre Operaten Fone, 148 Soa! repae n whe thet te wing rain eg 9p net ot ad rom ang ede uner sro ‘rset 8 ESOT, 67 Squadron, ig 9 fault Uh in 94, rod sove wigs Ln 8, REMHBIDKSY ot 7 Squton Upper wg roa pe PHIM cour i © neta nara onesies 73ws + 10 ‘oe incl RFS W290 OCU, Jy 1950. Bae a set S406 0 7 Sgn, AF Tg, E84. | ‘wpe rounds ofp sie and above wings. ee conan Denon ner cacg Da Spnrs eid 7 Spores "epeated on eece unde ated bo anes paste, Nanas Teun reso on he nig sie ony im nett eve) ba sander pat we Te, Stronéwn fond’ caried une ston ng and ove port goa Uie RAF rn fess ware (are be ie ace el BEE ou so reret J casaCockpit Interior Artwork + 1 Manchester Instrument panel ey trate i wat Bigeeteerrnen Eee =r inci af le Tieysen ne =o Lames = Sreoerae Conserve. 75)Cockpit Interior Artwork + 2 Port sidewall of the Manchester eyo maraton + Bnd prac Costa ae oa + Pao Toning Tb ‘anton! Starboard sidewall of the Manchester ey esenton Tieton A Dteser 2s Slang Lamp Swan io #r© Metal Maan [7 cca meron t ‘hema Pat Cones nner + fen eee 1 SMSF requncy Chane ute + Etat Plt Cer +12 ing Aproeh Pog Sloot 13 Bomb Der anol lever + 2.camers gue Ira Wee Pat Ent or R03 es Inara Sh + Shr Sane Parsee SowageCockpit Interior Artwork * 3 Lancaster ‘Instrument panel irene “eg met etre Cocoa eet _7Cockpit interior Artwork + 4 Port sidewall of ‘Bomb Aimer's Panel Lancaster yw tusaton TSB Cause Stig ‘enw Si 2 tomate | Diane + Soma Pe sel Calas At © Met Main 78 coger semeCockpit interior Artwork * 5 Lincoln Instrument panel eyo aan iaccc reper aeae enemas {ee te Sea) me Bins © Mette aan ine nn Cormorant 79]Cockpit interior Artwork + 6 Calor At © Mere Maan [0 crooe rin Port sidewall of the Lincoln Starboard sidewall of the Lincoln + 8 Beam Apron Crs ber + Fal Lamp & achat + Ooh Coa. Satan Plt eek + A tomate Cat Lever +H Adomate Pt Presa in ayUnderstanding the Subject Manchester Lancaster and Lincoln highlighting ferences betwen cach version, a8 wel as giving details of hw to noel them in 72nd and 18th sale The following eeview has ben based on tad stil thousands of phowgraps ad cle reference tll the ofc batons foc cach type. This hasbeen backed up with the ifrmaton cried in a number fthe ties sted in Appendix X cftisbook, log with many a plasac hour in and awed served examples erin the UK We apprecite that here are many areas ofthese types that [: thischapter we wil ake a lok teach veson of he Manchester Prototype (Ist, 17246) "i Vn: A Lancaster BM 8 Faragin Conner (7250) {Tea nase tl apn Caren eh) (2nd, 17247) irvA Lancer ct 5 Prag Consrn (72050) {oma asa BK & Pager Cnn oe) Modelling the Manchester, Lancaster & Lincoln 10 ‘ee may highlight ina diferem manne to tat which ha been accepted sofa and we also ow that we wll til miss higs, so if anyone reading this as pois they would Hk wo raise and has evidence to ack them up we woud Joe t ear from yu, Ay reprinted exarples ofthis tein the arr can theeore inwporate ary new information that may be bought ght NOTE Alitems shown are to 1/72 cle, L/h sale iin brackets). No deals of 1/32ndo 12th cle modes have been ncaded a, to dt, there sno commen avaiable kit on wehich to basea static malin these two sales. toe rs ae Li «Ug ee _ 81‘Mk | (Initial Production Qty 20) "17: Laat 8 MIL Pago Conversion 72050) {aha cater 8 LH 8 ParapnComeron #88127 ‘apres na Mk fa (21st & subsequent) ‘i: 1/724: Nt Lanes 8 Paras Cemesin (#72080) ‘Yea anes 8 MK LI argon Comer (8127) nes Cane Lancaster Prototype : (ist Br308) ee rane Mi: VTA near 8 ML Fan enn 786) ‘tonometer (2nd D595) 72nd Ai Lana 8 m4. "a aya avast 8 ML [s2_ owerMk 1 (‘B Mk I’ from 1942) ‘peina folie onle tae moery aegis ce steatneS Ven: i Lancast eit Sins cg ere re ot “Ab Toye Lancastar B MK UM ‘Fe ioo an ae he i mcarracien an Re oor ‘BMK 1 ‘Special’ (Mod No. 1693 a/c serials; oan mn PB592, PB995-998, PD112-139) lel [5/728 Arc Lazar 8 ML 8 Parag aero 7208812) ‘ana ata Speci ‘Saddle Tank’ 72: irs Lancs BM ‘aya Lear 8 MU Bik (FE): Tropicalsed machines for Tiger Force’ te Avi Locate ooo caer 810 tng elo rnd ims _ 88]B Mk It- Prototype (1st OT810) zk ac BRA, Pann Came 721) omen 48120) ‘eh Tay anes Parag aa eer mie iy: 1/72: Af Lacast & Paragon Coren (47200) {tn Tanya Lana ht U8 Patan Cones (96820) Ne: Same a rete ce: Protetype — os rc ome mt e177: et Lact 8 ‘Teen ame vere BL (st ‘official’ W4114) ‘17 ets Laente 8 14 Try aca 8 HKU [osteoProduction naan am aia, ke 1: tLe trae anda fa Sane a WOT rep ‘Dambuster’ 1/72 Ae Lancaster 8M Dame {il Tonia Lancaster MI pel Production (all converted B Mk Ills) ‘7A Lanter BML ‘yas teva Lancer Bi sp xe uns reno a tk VII (Interien) Dan tt opt in Meter wah arin pe rented. Never ult ‘Mbit ated od ot ESE 599 ae XS $1] wae deere santa’ Bs, sty er =i _ 68)B Mk VII (EE) oe {asicaly 6M Is wh eartyB Mk I meeicabers} Seer nena hats pe oe Prototype — (WN801) are Prototype — (PWS25, PW929 & PW932) 72: ts Lanes BM argon Convers (#72051) {14a aves 8H Li argo Carers A808) Mk 1 (82 only produced) "Tn ac 8 Pg Carri (ES) ‘ee oyster HEL age Const) Sees me B Mk I (8.2) i 7g A Lane 1 aCe 726) {nary aca 8 EL 8 Parga Comersen SST TEER” werner [6 owea ean 8 aren nein 728) ‘an aia Lancaster 8k 8 Paragon Covers acta LAM Fn Came 7051) ‘en tn "ai ci Pen or BMkIV 17 Lanastr8x canresion (472051) ‘am: aecaser BL 8 argon Convers (057) Air-Sea Rescue Lancaster ~ ASR.3 (all conversions) is nA Lanse 8 Timi anes 8 ieehacietas cg ore: ans Lr tet 87]General Reconnaissance Lancaster - GR. 3 (converted ASR.3s) 172: Aiea 8 {40 ota ase Special Duties Lincoln - U.5 72a: Nea Lace 8 8 Paragon Coren £72051 (8057) ‘Veo Taya ana B te Comre in ne eat Cy On (F088 FSH) ee comer exer means eure] Lincolnian zn eae 8 Photo-Reconnaissance Lancaster - PR.1 (only operated by Nos. 82 & 541 Squadrons) i: 72 A Lancaster MEU {146 Toya arent BL Foreign Service & Conversion - France Lancaster - B Mk Vil (French Civil) [S/No FCL-01 to 05, ex-RT693, 689, [at oweCanadian Built - Lancaster hg ot ann wg, plane a ating ees. aks ware Heda eRe by uty eo al ap tab eng te, Wher oe ak was nals hs os abe on he tsp se, st alow fe wn ag ee When he second (a) ok wat Ista soertowcun ewes edo te telage Se blo he wing ons pt ne wh fap apne Deans: Peace not hat na wth AF prac, ho RCAF ehoge a ara unerey syaton a 150 fan Rona Aa, error hs pt ot ME eae Os Forte pros fs be. we have chosen i he ea mah es hase) wos ete Lacie ad Linc bla abe eres a Hanger BMX i 7 aneaster8 ‘V0: Tei Lancair 8 Me Mk 10 ‘S&R” ‘moar al 1/2: As Lancaster tee fete ‘a Toya Lacan Me seed ae ‘Mk 10P hs ancasr8 Mtge torn ceir rit ‘an Tea Laver a ‘Mk 108R (Interim) [Four Mk 10ASR converted to bomber-reconnaissance role] oa 2 ce sie ray, F272 -pertar , FZZE an OEY was od wh 2 emer cver at lowed ‘ele ie nd ronove eed ‘Tn: As Lancaster 8 ‘aoa Lancaster 8 ete tor mcr mn ween ae _ 08‘Mk 10BR (Bomber-Reconnaissance) is 1720 Ae ae M4 ‘aoe ean 88 Sehtiaur a ie te em ‘Mk 10MB/MP (Converted B Mk Xs [approx 70 to 75)) ‘77: Na Lazar BU ‘ee Tomy avers BL Mk 10N (five converted B Mk Xs: FM208, FM211, FM206, KB826, KBS86) ‘1/7206: A Uaeat 84 ‘Mk 10DG (Drone-carrying) [KB848 & KB851) is: 7: Lact 8 4 ‘Vea oy areas 8 | [0 cx 0Mk 1OAR (Area Reconnaissance) [KBE38, KBBB2 & KB976] (Pues area ‘eo ear ‘1/2: Ars Lancs BM 8 Prag Conversion 72051 {Haya naar BCL 8 Papen ovr 87 eg ee wR.31 "Tne Ac Laeat 8 MU & Paragon Canes ‘ake oi acter 48 Par Coneron 057 Ati nes: ace nt - ng Set _ $1Civil Conversions Lancaster/Lancastrian Lancaster (Civil) Mic a ee ae 8 M4 1406 Tama aes Lancastrian | 1/7: i Laven {14a Tory areas et Lancastrian C.2 osteoLancastrian C.1V 72 Lana “anya aca BME LUncoin Freighter (8.2, REZ90 (6-ALPF) 1 on il LL Pa Cnn a ‘em nen Ee Pag Conese Freighter (Meat) (F419, RES76 & R419) | ‘wens armour Tn: Ai Lncast 8 i {fan os toeaer UM enon aT Foreign Civil Conversions teat Malone (R5727) nt: Ars Lane {on a acer kx (FMt84-185/CF-CMX/CMY) eversn rian Site atten he Te At Lanes 8m ‘an Try aca 8 14 separa tame, Tommi scam oes: immo Sina mareng wep _ $3]B Mk X (FM186-187/CF-CMZ/CNA) X72 Lacie 8M Menta ese B.10 (Spartan Air Services) atermBovern (Swedish /No = 80004) 1a As ana ae ne ME Mk il (Universal Test Bed) i 172: Lancair BU ‘as Tia tacatr 8 Gust Alleviation Research ‘BMK Ill (ME540 used by ‘Boulton Paul in 1950 for research) i Ve Ae Lena B Ma ‘easy easer Bm Amstrong-Siddeley A.S.X test bed (B Mk VI) ‘zn Ads Unease 04 fon recast _5|‘Mamiba/Adder/Viper B Mk VI ‘lst Test Bod oe ete et ca i 7 Ar act 8M ‘me 2nd Test Bod og: 1: Ac Lana 8 ‘Vaan aa avast 8 ML Orenda Mk 100 (B Mk X): FM209 ‘e172 Nance 8 ro rete tae {Aamo anes BK Saree ‘atest inten Lincoln Phoebus (RA643) ‘i: Tn: Ne Lana 8 Ut & Paragon Ceorton 72081 {amy acer 8 8 Pg Caen 67 |96_ oxwe0‘Theseus (B Mk |, RA716/6) i 17a: Alfa Lance 8 M8 Paragon Coon 72081 ‘eae anya Lancaster BL argen Cnvrsn S087 ‘avon (B.2, RA716/6) "i 12nd: Aire Lncar Be & Page Converse 7251 ‘ae Taya Lancair BML & Parag amen 48057. Python (8.2, RE339/6) aaa a Tue: At Lancair BM & Frage Conroe 7251 ‘ate Taya Lancaster Ba 8 Paragon Caron 057 sae gunman Python (8.2, RF403) Proteus (8.2, $X972) al en an 8200 in i nc ron Cami 28 mato eu ncn» aang yt _ 87]Derwent (B.2, $X971) ts 72a: A Lancaster BU 8 {Ted ona anatrB MK & Paragon amram 257 ‘ienewtconth Tyne (8.2, [RF530] 6-37-1) Tn: Ri Lancaster 5 & Parag Canes 72051 {Hada anes 8 ML 8 Pages Comersen 057 Naiad (B.2, RF530) (e/a Laca 8 kU & Paragon Canaan 72081 {7b Toya Laseaster BK & Paragon Carvers 8067 Naiad (8.2, RF402) i: Tene: Ale Lanai 8 MAU & Paragon Coercion 72051 {Yeon Tory Uaneaser BM 8 Paragon Covers 067 Double Naiad (B.2, RF402) ‘7 Ae Laca 8 U8 Paragon Cannio 72051 ‘ang carr 8H 8 Fraps Comer 057ter ‘uncoln BB F402) ‘72 Ars anes 8 Ul & Paragon Cnreioa 72051 {Va Tania Lace B XU 8 Paragon Coen 48057 Fight Refueling (2.5, $4993 & RE283) ‘9 he ne aL Poe Cnr 7251 kU 8 Peagn Corio 8057Lancastrian ‘Avon (Lancastran ¢.2, VM732) 1/7 A aneaster 8 aes nae ‘von (Lancastrian C:2, VL970) ee 7d Ae ant {isonet Clyde (Lancastrian C2, VM704) on as Lae BH as Tamia anes 8 Griffon (Lancastrian¢.2, VM704) Vex: Sapphire Lancastrian C.2, VM733) V7 Af Lares ‘ere 100, oxen 10aatst raceme aan hast (Lancastian .2, VM748) Ms 1726 it Lae ‘tony nee Nene (Lancastran C1, VH737 & VH742) oui "Sarees sesame ‘einem Propeller Test Bed (Lancastrian C.2, M733) 1: 7a Lancair 8m ‘Man: amp aneaster 8 ML SASS rnp rv mn or te sis ees eo drt 104]Detailing eof the most complex areas to deal with in any ‘modeling projec that of interior and exterior) dea What precisely is inthe cockpit? What do the interior of the wheel wel lok lke et. All are questions which modellers ask It can be time-consuming process Manchester Cockpit Interior \ en ea Pease irae cole aro on page 732978 (ort ete fcc ner he Manes, Teele fal ebony sternal the information you need to attempt to detail ny subjec, 0 what we ate offering in this chapters concise (ih!) section dealing with all hose areas ofthe abject hat ou wll want know about Modelling the Manchester Lancaster Lincoln 1 nie ae rater occ [102 crueait em or am sr. ray eres Ure be +a) 108,Lancaster B MK I, II, Ill & VI | tuxigaon ag ater Davee oa on = if QOOOL® Ow // = E.., 3 §; reais wa a an i i : & Sacre 5 letra corpus cevaen cue 10. Bea pag vu near 1, Dour ees ares Fantengreer = (second le) seat [104 seesCockpit + 2 cate 8 ch Daag 108)wom raat ul stem 8.) 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Rambo sect ert einen ang 128|Lincoln B.I/II Cockpit * 1Fuselage * 2 = ‘awoy'raming \ ee. one are ru ut Dey 131‘The mata ie ise tata {isto ndr a tone eater Bm 132 owe4 Building the Lancaster | | hat follows isa selection of reviews ofthe curreney available Lancaster kis in 148th and Wrtnd °1/144th Minicraft : cee Seasocie pea ee meee Beetec a Tonacee ee ete tien Tica nf ed ae ba ey sgl conprg jr yc a D Gein cero new ape sept am Pode eal nace cl lage bcp sn! nt peed ope Brent ane sa rf tunes ed bled te hemi Ig ce neta RR Tk pel BD atiats tpt Meuron set oan Lntg) ender iia sas wis cian ae _feiperbebernmrm sts ti cgaimctiswek pe it rity I prracreriuncas wagons appellee ops onto them ater. Propel shape seems to be a problem inal Lancaster kits, and this ones no exception asthe blade sage depicted in tis neither standard nor paddle’ version. ing a product ofthe 1970s the kit as estates ik the Modelling the Lancaster 12 bility tft the undercaige inthe up postion ad rela the propellers with just the spinners, looks like they are turing. The undercavige wis themselies are not bad fora kitof this sal, bur they are at ast 3mm to0 long Once this iscoupled with the orersied wheels included in the kit the ‘model gains a distinctive leggy’look, Shortening theoleos vill pot be too hard but Finding replacement wheels may ‘cause a few problems The fit ofthe nacelles to the wing is OK, bu les required ‘Once all he filing and sanding complete you can start applying the overall olor scheme. This current edition only offers ne scheme, which is W5794 tea machine that was operated by No 12 Squadron, As whl ating bombesin lDuk Gre nd Duk Eh | pages ver Night (Black). Te simplest approach wth a modelo this scales to eave of al the turets and canopy. and spray the entre model black, Once this Jas dried instalall he tures et ‘mask them of and then apply the Dark Earth and Dark Green camouflage tothe upper surfaces Once dy the decals wer applied, and these ate quite well peated for their small sie, although the carrer film is quite prominent. Once all ofthe ay ener Bai etna 198decals were dry the model was sprayed with semi-gloss varnish. Once that has dried th canopy and trzet frames canbe painted in with a fine brush and the gun bartels pained Gunmetal Conclusion The only game in town Lam aa, and although itis not bud forts age the various inaccuracies listed elsewhere coupled with those long undercatige legs make this mode! Tok’ all wrong, which realy spilt °1/72nd Scale Airfix B Mk I/II “Many of you wil recall the original Lancaster B Mk released by Airfix way back in 1958. By the Tate 1970s that tooling had seen better days and as the subject was still as populares ever, Airfix retooled releasing the all-new B Mk It in 1979, Tis kits sill, 2000) available, and it has been around in many specal markings and boxed sts oer the years ‘The current version (#08002) is listed as a “BMK ‘on the box and a‘B Mk I onthe instructions - confused! No problem realy as they are externally al, but 8 many of you wil know the bomb simer glazing of « BK I was rich shallower than that ofthe B MK IL and (ar afraid that this kit has aB MKT version. The kitis moulded in grey plastic with raised panel ines and rivets. The instruction stat you off With ssembly ofthe font, mid-upper and rear turrets as these need to be trapped in the fuselage halves before they an be assembled. You doit actually have toad the glass (Pt No. 17) 1 the rear trtetas the back will beth Bit trapped in the fuselage halves. You do have to assemble the front one and the mi-uppet,thelter tem being split vertically and therefore impossible to assemble lean [196 oowte 2 Cockpit interior consists ofa stepped section on which basic sat, plot figure and control yoke fit. Cockpit sidewall etal or anyother interior details ate non-existent andthe Fighpath detail set isa real'mast if you want more inside your Lanc, The born bay roofs supplied and there is lovely 4,001 Cookie included (complete with alts stencil in decal form), The other bombs included area bit nondescript though. Once the fuselage haves were joined. skipped some stages and moved on to assemble the engine nacelles and wings. There is no need oft the undercstige legs into the inboard engine nacelles as this canbe done at ‘he final stages aftr painting et. The propeller dont need tobe added ether, 2 just cutoff the shafts ofthe tabs (2 ‘Nos 73,77,81 & 85) and glue them into the back ofthe propellers (Pt Nos 74,78, 82 & 86). The it ofthe engine fonts (Pt Nos 72,76, 80 & 84) is very poor and [also found that once the naceles were offered upto the wings, they did not fill that wel either. The inboard nacelles at the wort and filler was equied om all the main joints inthis Kt. The ‘wings feature movable ailerons and the tlplanes have movable levator, so these compromise truly accurate representation in those areas. With the blk ofthe model assembled and all the ler sanded back removing ll he raised detail inthe proces!) the model can now be painted. Once again I just sprayed the ‘hole mode blac; then once this was dry, the turrets and «anopy were tacked in place and masked, before the upper «camouflage scheme of Dark Green and Dark Earth was, applied. Once this is dry you can choose from one ofthe four schemes offered inthe bot, nd then apply the appropriate decals. These ate up to Ait’ usu standard and are therefore quit thick with Prominent career film. A peat deal of crf masking wil be required forthe turret and canopy frames if you choose o spray them, alternatively you need steady hand if you intend to brush paint them on, Once the paint scheme and decal are all dry the model was toned oven with coat of semi-gloss varnish and the smaller and propellers were added parts pls the underere Conclusion Sil he best 2nd scale Lancaster you can get, althoughthose raised panel lines and rivets look hortible. The it of the main pars could be better and the otal ack of interior detail makes i ess appealing than I remember it when 1 ‘made it back in 1979! Probably the most annoying thing for modeller, is that none of the BBMF PA474 options can truly be made from this it, as PAA has Linco tailplane endplates and tail wheel plus an oval glazed pane below ‘he borb amar’ ister (which, by the way i the B MK L style inthe kit of cours!) til that sid this isthe best you can currently get and isthe bass of al the conversions you wil find in this scale «Airtix B Mk Ill Dambuster Basically this kit sa modified version ofthe standard kit and itwas released in 1993. The modifications take the form of anew sprue (in whit plastic) that offers the Dambuster style revised bomb bay and Upkeep mine and supports Allthe comments I made about the assembly ofthe standard kit apply here als. The new bomb bay insert snot good it am ara, especialy a its forward edge, and if you are not carefal asp willbe apparent there. The Upkeep mine is depicted with wooden shutters ited round it and there always seems tobe vaious Interpretations ofthe steus that, support it this it being no ‘exception. The nan short of this kitin Dambuster seis that there no ental turret depicted, and although many wil dispute that they were ited forthe raid, mst photos seem to show a gun in that position, and nothing is inckidd in thi it.The final ‘omission is the two lights fed underneath these machines {oasis inthe ateraft attaining the correct aitude prior thetelease ofthe mine. ‘Two colour schemes are offered inthis kt, the first being ‘true Dams Raid (Operation Chastise} machine; AIG flea by We Cat Guy Gibson and the ober being an ‘ecDams Raid machine (A}S) as it was in December 1943 sehen thd acquired nose art With the mode finished as per the B MK U/L kit previously it was sprayed black ‘eral felled by the Dak Green and Dark Farth upper camouflage scheme. The decals are well printed, albeit lil hick with prominent cartier film, and once they ‘on and dry the whole model canbe sprayed with semi gloss tarnish Once again, when al ofthis is dry, the undercarriage ete can be fited and then all you have do ispsin in the canopy frames and add any additonal touches you requir Conclusion This is certainly beter specimen ofa Dams Rad machine than the old Revel® example, but at est that one had ‘he ventral tare init (daly the modifications tothe mould have mean that where the lank hasbeen installed tofilthe mid-apper tueret location, ‘he raised pane! lines and rivets on it dot match those ‘on the surrounding fuselage! Ifyou dea with allthe problems i the kt and can aeteverything oft OK; thst makes pinoa: Dambustr for your collection, bat itnceds quite ‘ts 728 eat 8 amuse bitof work do this and after 21 years it starting to look abit old (aest weal!) Revell B Mk I This thas a copyright ogo dated 1964 on it, and because itisa produto his era, featares lots of movable sims ike trtets, contol surfaces ad laps. The current examples moulded in a disgusting brown plat, but the panel ines ate srpisngly engraved and all the iets ised ‘Assembly starts withthe cockpit interio. This comprises a very simple'shel depicting the loo, onto which goes the pilot's seat anda pilot and engineer figures. Both ofthese scary nc Dateg deer 137eve 720s 8a (138 cmgarse FEC Eer eee EE Pra aera eae eee ese eae ae very poor mouldings, as they ate both shown holding fighter type contol cols. That et forthe interior, hich is bad news considering that big canopy! Al the turrets are made up ofa base, into which its a truncated figure whose base isthe lg forthe treet’ fitment nto the fuselage half Dont wory about iting any ofthe turrets rnow.as they cam all be glued in place once all he painting ‘cis complete The bomb bay includes representations ofthe bomb load moulded very unconvincing in halle The bomb intended to open and close, so they Ihave very large and inaccurate lugs on which they hinge’. The talpanes feature rovable control surfaces, and these need 1 be carefully assembled te ensue you don sil glue on them, The undercarriage was also designed to go up and down, so there ‘are no lugs to secure i to; instead theres groove that allows the unit tobe extended or retracted. his best to leave the undercarriage off until last and then ‘lu the whole lot in stu. The engine nacelles ae split ‘vertically, withthe usual propelle lugs trapped betwee the halves Theft ofthese assemblies to the wings isnot very not only moving contol surfaces, but separate (movable) flaps These a ood, and the wings themselves fetu slack in thei fitment to mean that they just Kep alling ost, so leave them until last or cemeat them inthe up position a this sage. Because this model went onto be a Dambuster version the ventel tare’ locaton i covered with blanking plate. The surround for the mid-upper tare is separate, which is nice if you want to use the kit asthe basis ofa conversion, but the shape is incorrect. By this tage its time to pain the model and once more ‘he good old Nght (Black), Dark Earth and Dark Green scheme was applied. The cuttent kit comes with two decal options; PG) LM378 af No, 619 Squadron, nd CA-R, ; E136 Spirit of Rusia of No. 189 Squadron, hough the [it elaims to bea B Mk I the instructions clesty state both these options are fr B Mk Is! The decal are well ringed. and settle down ont the model quite well The carrier film isa bit excessive so some trimming prior to their application i advisable. Once all the painting and decals ae Arythe model was sprayed wit semi-gloss varnish and the undercarriage, canopy ete were added. Conclusion hiss ateally old kt, with los of gimmick, and as 2 result, por fit. The level of detail is worse than the Airfix examples, and that one isnot that god ether. The age of the mouldings couple with those moving parts, the inaccuracies and lack of deal, nea that this kit really oes not deserve the amount af input required to make it presentable. Iam sure Revell will kep on rissuing this ‘one, asithas sold well ver the past 36 yeas, but you ae better of with the Airfix examples There you have ita brief overview of the current kts in 144th and 1/72nd scales. or those of you wanting to creat ther variants, | woud direc your attention to Chapter 10, which ists all the modifications and accessors you will ned to build any Manchester, Lancaster o Lincoln ‘Thanks to Airfix Lid and Toyway (Minicraft) for supplying models for we inthis section,: | Camouflage and Markings + The Manchester Royal Air Force Bomber Command When the fist prototype of the Manchester flew it was Painted inthe usual Dark Earth and Dark Green disruptive ‘camouflage over Nigh (Black), This camouflage was applied inthe and: schemes, the latter being a mieror image ofthe former. Serials were applied in white under ‘ach wing and AI roundels were used onthe fuselage and upper wings. nce war was declared this machine had the underwing serials painted out and B Type roundels replaced the Type Als. By the Summer of 1940 the prototypes had guned yllowe under surfaces more in ping with their status, With production Mk Is, and up until L7300, alternate A nd B pattern camouflage schemes were applied o cach machine on the production line. This practice was stopped in early 1941 and the A scheme was subsequently applied to all Manchesters after L7300, The demarcation point was a straight line from the leading edge of the tailplane to the trailing edge ofthe wing, and it projected focward ofthe wing atthe same level. Roundels on the fuselage were Type Al of 66/sn diameter, although lter these were revised to 49in diameter. Codes were in Medium Sea Grey (36in), serial numbers (Bin) were Roundel (Dull) Rd and the fin ashes were usually 24in x ‘rin with the red, white and blue segments in equal (Sin) parts. Sometimes the fn ash was changed othe 24in x 2in type, but was stil equally spit inte three in segients. By February 1941 the demarcation line was tatended up the fuselage sides and terminated in a wavy lie and this Tine swept up to moot atthe leading edge of the central fin. Codes remained Medium See Grey, and the serial numbers, although remaining a in, were now either Dull (Roundel) Red of Medium Sea Grey Wit the Itroduction ofthe wavy line demarcation, the fuselage ‘oundel was reduced to 42in diameter. Often the starboard roundel was sited further forward than the port and this was because the squadron codes (two numbers) were spplied ahead ofthe roundels on the pot side and aft on the starboard. This is ot ahard and fast’ rule as you will see combinations including two le rs fcward or to. behind the roundel so careful study of period photographs is advisable. No. 97 Squadron machines TT Ui Manchester, Lancaster & Lincoln 13 se 72a stowna be Eamoctoge pater apple to sean Moe oar ese at tis tre tne 8 ‘nei #60 Santon RAF Btoak tg cs re 8 Uo = ann igs 198Lancer Bm B50 ot Near Square vt ‘USAF base hehe sero ‘sign ob ene, ts ‘eh yon eatine ‘very et ine ttt (neater 8, Wis of 50 Santen pit bt is dee sere ‘ow be donseston othe "pean lever aes a ‘eat caer ‘une eocer an se [100 ones seemed to feature strokes that wese much thinner than those seen on other Manchesters, nd this was a practice also seen on No.83 Squadron machines. By November the demarcation line changed once again this ime the point vas “ad ofthe way down the fuselage side and it swept up to meet the leading edge ofthe vertical fin. Codes remained in Medium Sea Grey with grey or red serials + The Lancaster Royal Air Force jomber Command When the Lancaster entered service it featured a ‘camouflage pattern inherited from the Manchester. the demarcation between the lower (Slack) end upper (Dark Green and Dark Earth) was at the same point (rd ofthe way down the fuselage side) asthe Manchester. The roundels were at fist 42in Type Al and the fn flash was 24in x 27in. Squadron codes were Medium Sea Grey with ‘the serial in Dull (Roundel) Red. Upper wing roundels ‘were 102in diameter Type B. Later the roundels on the fuselage were changed tothe in diameter Type C1 and the fuselage codes were now applied in Dall (Roundel) Red. The style ofthe letters fr the fuselage codes varied ‘greatly, and many styles wl be seen if you study ‘Photographs. large numberof Lancaster feature yellow: bordered red serials The only real exception tothe rules was No.3 Squadion who added the codes of each aireraft bore the tailplane, Usually they were in the same size and format as those on the fuselage and were thus ed outlined in yellowCamouflage Patterns aloe i Ao Lancaster Dar ath a a Ge ppt ameage pater. Upper type oneal are UR meer (258). att wonaymoringe Aver: 09 vw ot Sede sr at Sep iw ot ‘esa. ta oct wat, re {caster MR APR -0 pena Ct stn a tine FETOUCION ot 107 ecemaissance sci fol natn ‘Fore: toe trae ng ‘aiten mor fp vw ot Se wet Foca Wh sme S| Fron 2 cain Sew terse tara op, foiniveraestt Stange peat ‘naonesh Arche a i a nd Ut eon Cppeaees {low ght cal ot 180 1 pe road rahe ola) a sed by he Fatt Yel Ao Manchester Darah at Dark roe opera canon pater. Dope wig ences tee T2180 amet Rate ick away mags etl et he tana Goon O Ree cre LAI : meng Use ast = aad, 164 |@OO®o O1 1On@iC 1Or 10; © LANCASTER ‘MARKINGS og mass Sara oe Buna 402" ane 2 nd 18 yo Sard pose 987 ‘ype rare, 102 rer ig caus) 4 Garagan Fes url 9 rte Fenn Recroae caret 8 anete fren eet Sa "ac Cree fesslane Matos Otay pe Aunt. Soap Cl ur, # fnteen ro ota wit 8 save 1w bpd (Bett caus) 12 Royal xy Force ‘aun 32 der afta Tonrarer lenin wih 12 stave 14 Royal Canaan Ar Fre ‘oun 4" net 15 Foon Scr Cer tTavaten Soe Canmore ode wena, renee eerie wh a8 rau, $date ote Ege Cnr Navigate S009 [142 cn Tallboy & Grand Slam The Grand Slam Lancastrs of No.617 Squadron were finished in Light Earth an Light Gren over Ocean Grey. Roundels were the Sin diameter Type C1 and the aircraft featured fuselage codes that were either white or yellow bordered in ed The practice of puting the codes above and existed fr daylight machines had codes in this below the vertical tailplane tha erations meant that he. fathioa, albeit usually ust produced in yellow, It was normal foe these codes tobe painted in sch a manner tat they were read from the leading edge under the port silane and the trailing edge under the starboard. The serial number was usually applied in white under each wing, and the seal umber onthe ft faslage was Dll (Roundel) Rd, Post-War Coastal Command Lancaster operated inthe maritime reconnaissance role during the post-war period were painted in white with the extreme upper sections of the fuselage and upper surface 3 the wings in Medium Sea Gre. Type C roundels and fin flashes were applied, and the fuselage codes were usually ee Light Slate Grey. Many ofthese machines featured the serial urbe high up on the fuselage sides, just above the leading edge ofthe tailplane. Squadrons all adopted specific colours, and these were often reproduced onthe spinners ofthe GR/MRAIls, Red white and blu were quite common, wth No. 120 Squadron having these colousin bands around the spinners oftheir Lancastrs in 194, Roundels upto May 1947 were usually (102in) Type Gand after this time they were (102i) Type D.The Schoolaf Maritime Reconnaissance later finished their remaining MR Mk Ils in a scheme that was aso adopted by the ‘Shackleton This was Dark Sea Grey overall with Soin | diameter Type D roundel onthe fuselage, The serial mas applied in Sin Dull (Roundel) Redon the fuselage and tnder each wing in red with a white bordet. Once again these codes mere read from the leading edge of he port and trailing edge ofthe starboard. A fin ash was applied to each vertical in nx 27in Type D Tiger Force The Lancaster for this operation were finished with white uppersurfaces and black underneath, Usually these aircralt