Border Model 1/32 Dambuster Lancaster
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- Опубліковано 11 лип 2024
- This is more than an inbox review.. it is a look at the packaging, a look at the sprues and a tearing apart of the instructions for this lovely new kit.
0:00 Intro
9:20 Part 1.. Packaging
22:23 Part 2.. Sprues
51:07 Part 3.. Instructions
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Brilliant work, Nige. Certainly a kit for experienced modellers but I believe an intermediate modeller with a huge interest in the Dambusters raid could pull it off if they go very slowly and methodically with the build while using your excellent videos and notes as a roadmap. Thank you for sharing your dedication to this subject and kit. 🙂 🤞🏻🍀
Great attention to detail on this, very impressed. Will definitely be buying a copy of the book you've referred to in the video. For a raid we still talk about ad nauseum today, it is such a shame bomber command didn't keep more extensive records of what was done with the machines involved.
I remember building the 1:72 version from airfix when I was younger, and that was massive... I fear for your living space, this will be gargantuan once you've finished it!
I look forward to seeing it.
Awesome looking kits! Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Surely madness is the definition of building more than one of these darn things Nigel? Only joking, fantastic to see you teeing up another. Enjoy!
Epic videos and tutorials as this one made me „glue“ to your channel! Immensely helpful, and well pictured! Thank you for sharing your thoughts, and happy healthy birthday to Jess!
Happy birthday to Jess!! And thanks for the look through this anticipated kit!
Happy Birthday Jess, wishing you and Jess a Happy and safe Christmas
Happy Birthday Jess the Wonderdog!!! Another nice kit from the folks at Border!!
Oh wow I’ve been waiting for this I bet I’ll have this on order soon 😊
Happy Holidays and thank for the look. Despite the instructions, it looks like a terrific kit.
Such a great kit its great to see someone else who loves it!
A really informative video, Nigel - thank you. I particularly liked the part covering Dambusters specific details missed out of the instructions - the time you put into researching these is much appreciated. All the best - have a great Christmas.
Glad it was helpful! Merry Christmas.
Happy birthday Jess❤ Have a great Christmas Nigel and all the best for 2024
Oooooh you got it already. I have to go out on an errand now so I’ll have to keep the video for later today. Need to give this my full attention. And I hope my kit is on the water to me. 🤞🏻🍀
Very thorough review and full of excellent detailed information 👍👍👍
Wonderful Kit and review ! ! ! Love your work Nigel ! ! !
Glad you enjoyed it
Happy birthday to Jess. And a merry Christmas to you both. I would kill someone to be able to get eather of those kits……..my wife has put her foot down and it’s a firm “NO”.
Fantastic video Nige ,thanks very much for all of your brilliant content keep it up mate . Merry Christmas to you and Jess🙂⛄
Thanks, you too!
Beautiful kit Nigel 👍👍
Happy Birthday Jess and Merry Christmas to the both of you. 🎅🎄
Same to you!
@@NigelsModellingBench 🙂👍
Happy Birthday Jess ❤ Happy Christmas and New Year to you Nige. Great review
Thank you Wendy! You too!
Mine arrived on Tuesday, the size of the box alone is intimidating! Your video has given me a real leg up for when I feel brave enough to start it :)
Merry Christmas to you and Jess!
Glad I could help!
@@NigelsModellingBench hi nigel. do u get to keep the kits that u are sent to review?
Yeah.. I even build some of them.
Awesome video! Love the shirt too! Love the dam buster too! Lived by the mohne see dam back in 66 to 69 went all around the dam area see n how they came in and all the damage they did and got some historical facts about the raid from some of the locals too! Really sad and interesting! Can’t wait til you start building ,I’ll start mine then too! 👍🏻🍻🐶🎂
Nice story!!
Just saw this kit in Hannants website. Just over a thousand bucks Canadian!!
Happy Birthday Jess 🐾🐾
GDay Nigel from Sunny & Warm Melbourne - Seasons Greetings to You & Jess...👍
Happy Birthday, happy Birthday for you Jess!! I'm just melting away. I don't really believe it, BUT if there is a 1/32 version of the Grand Slam in the future, then I don't care and I'll buy it. Another awesome video Nigel, allways very nice to see your videos, and ofcourse if it is a Lanc video a lot more... jeje ... Merry Merry Christmas Nigel! Geeting and hug from Thomas in Mexico.
There is a 1/32 Grand Slam from Hong Kong Model.
@@NigelsModellingBench Yeah that on exist. I mean a Grand Slam from Border. (meanwhile i´m working on the permission from my wife for the HK Lanc..jaja)...
Happy birthday Jess 🎉
Last time I saw a Lancaster this big, I was in the BBMF hanger at RAF Coningsby! lol :)
Excellent detailed coverage as usual Nige! Regarding the Upkeep mine I just had a look at the pics I took of one they had at Duxford which I think was the real deal and the main case looks like a solid casting with quite a bit of texture so should be easy hide any sinkage I think.
All my clear parts looked clear, intact and the originals as you saw looked really good compared to the 1st kit release, the less said about the ones I got in the nose kit just a few weeks ago the better…new level shocking. I got confirmation from Albion directly that Border were sending a new batch of clears that were supposed to be on the container with the Dambuster kits but they weren’t so not sure on the new timeline for them so will hang on for them re the nose kit.
If I had the money to get this kit, I would be put off getting it, by the terrible instructions. Great review Nigel. Your knowledge about the Lancaster is brilliant. Happy Christmas to you, Jess and your family mate.
Mark Martin!! Miss that guy, I live in Southern Missouri and hope some day I can meet him on chance in Batesville Ar. Love the videos! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! God bless!!
Great review Nigel, as always.The cross references to the earlier build episodes are a thoughtful added touch. Beautiful kit, but it looks like BM took the least cost option for the Dambuster. That said, better to have iffy instructions with redundant parts than to have no model at all. Best wishes to you and yours. Cheers.
Happy Birthday Jess
Happy birthday. Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
Same to you!
Cor…what a lot you get!
Great video pal…
Been waiting for this one. Planning to get the nose, but want to display it on the work stand without the “brick wall” holder. Lots of reference online regarding the types of stands used and the nature of the fuselage joint before it’s attached to the wing centre section. Fingers crossed I don’t bugger it up!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS. 🦮🐕🐶
Dear Nigel,
I will be looking at this over several episodes (so to speak) and am still fiddling around with the idea of getting one!
Normally I wouldn’t look at a review of a kit I might get, but this is rather a special case!
On the matter of the wheel wheels, it would not be unique for the wheel wells to be coloured differently- certain Mk1a Spitfires were like this owing to underside paint changes at OMU or at squadrons. I will be interested in what your research comes up with…
HB to Jess!
Regards,
Z
Wow ive got it on order (i haven't built the first one yet) great vid as usual nigel
Hope you enjoy it!
Mark Martin 🙌🏻 Always loved those Valvoline cars.
Supply and demand. Good kits are good money.
Thanks for the great look through! On the canopy framing id much rather have it on the side than on top. Imagine the damage during shipping when the box is upside down! They would be crushed for certain. I think trumpeter would be the guys to show Border how to package this kit using boxes to protect delicate Sprue’s. Looking forward to grabbing one of these!
Good call!
Gorgeous box art, looks like M Mother which was Hopgood's aircraft- one man managed to bail out the rest lost. Fabulous vid thanks Nige, look forward to seeing it being built. I'll check my references but my initial thought is that Q Queenie was Joe McCarthy (and Johnnie Johnson's) aircraft that was u/s on the night of 16th May 1943, they had to run to a reserve aircraft which is why they flew the entire mission solo. Thanks again.
It.s a work of art from Mark Postlethwaite of Wingleader fame.
Three managed to bail out from M-Mother before it exploded, Fraser and Burcher survived to become POWS. Minchin was mortally wounded and although he bailed out his parachute didn't open in time. Q-Queenie was indeed McCarthy's a/c, but they ended up using T-Tommy instead.
Nigel, I think you are correct about the bulkhead (F9) fitting onto the bombbay. I don't recall this part being added then when I built the WNW Samples for Telford. Shame Border hasn't there work on the instruction manual either. Seems they have taken the easy way and just threw in a couple of new pages.
That is a great plastic model . Better than any wooden sailing ship .
So tempted to get one of these now
Do it!!
@@NigelsModellingBench Ordered it today from Hannants Nigel. Bit the bullet as they say.
Looking forward to your videos and advice on this build.
Happy birthday to jess get her a drink to celebrate have a great Christmas and a happy new year
Great video Nige.
Im not buying one, already have the first release and too much money. It does look good though 🤔🤣
I like the box art. Not the usual painting of G George, Gibsons Lanc. Instead we have Hopgoods M Mother.
Why does it feel like the instructions were finished before the kit was tooled. I wouldn't be surprised if they designed them using the CAD models and things were changed later on just before tooling resulting in parts numbered wrong or just plain missing from the instructions.
The Lancaster is far far too big for my tiny house, but my Kotare Spitfire came in today!
Another interesting bit of info
When VeRA came over she needed to get an engine replaced. Packard engines. Andrew Panton offered a replacement t which was rejected. BBMF sent an engine which needed huge amounts of work to fit. But even them she was back in the sky in under a week We where vatg Coningsby when she landed and we had a chat with the crew
so Packard is different
Yes, Packard is different..
And also sounds different - much deeoer
I think they've started bagging up the propeller and intake nacelle sprues on the first kit too. I have a kit I ordered from Hannant's in late October, and these sprues are bagged and separated also. The clear parts are boxed too - as you mentioned before. Maybe they started implementing more of the newer thinking that first thought.
Really!! How on earth did they fit the box into the box?
@@NigelsModellingBench They seem to fit fine. I did note the box was extremely tall, and when I removed everything to check, the air that found its way in made it harder to repack as tight 😂 Each one of these sprues is neatly bagged separately as you show. Happy to send you a photo if you have a contact you can share. They evidently have started introducing these packing refinements onto the final batches of the regular kit.
Great, glad they are listening......but..... why oh why did they put that box in with the new clear sprue eh?? One would have thought the new sprue would have been in a box too?
@@NigelsModellingBench It's very strange, the box even looks to have enough room inside to fit them. Perhaps the regular boxed clear parts are pre-packed for whatever reason, preventing the new ones from being added without slowing down the final packing process (?) I'm sorry your new parts are broken.
I suffered with the central canopy inner frame being warped for the reasons you mentioned - I'm inclined to think it's a mold issue due to the precision and fineness of the part. I've carefully worked it a bit, and hope that I can somehow get it to adhere to the inside of the glazing to restore it's final shape before assembly 🤞. Are Border able to supply replacements for clear parts via Hannant's if there happens to be an accident etc?
Finally, this kit is a masterpiece. You can see the love and attention that's been poured into it. Absolutely breathtaking.
Greetings Nigel, I must admit, I love the avero lancaster, but holy crud, its near $600 here in the US.. :) oh well, I guess I will just try to super detail my 1:48 Tamya Dambuster, an old but decent kit from yesteryear.. Side note: I noticed on one of your other vids reviewing the B-17G from Hong Kong models that Hong kong stole the bog "gold "M" from Moebius!! LOL, when I saw the box I was confused and said to myself, that's a Moebius kit seeing the Big Moebius "M".. Typical of China I guess :) Trumpeter better be careful with all these new manufacturers popping up like "Border" making beautiful kits AND offering good customer service.. if you loose a part etc, "good luck" getting Trumpys attention, lol, I think all their customer support emails drop into a "black hole"! cheers, and happy Modeling.
The sheer size of the box still astounds me. Looks one heck of a kit, but not one for me. But, looking forward to any potential build videos
Now that's a bit of me, I can't stand 1/48 so this is right up my street except aircraft seem to be my down fall 😆 but this looks very tempting 👍
WOW
I had the Tamiya 1/48 version but got rid of it because there are no decals available for the Lancs that were flown by the Canadian contingent. I now have the 1/48 HK standard lanc which is going to be built as a Canadian MK.X Either V-ERA (Vera) the Canadian flying Lanc or X-Terminator another Canadian Lanc.
A good resource is the Dambuster Lancaster book by Piotr F. and Mark P., assuming their references are correct. Especially around the front spot light area.
Thats the book I showed in this video Ron.
T'would be quite the gift. I gifted a 1/32 scale Trumpeter Devastator but, a Lancaster would be a monster gift. Especially a Dam buster. Where are you putting all these space greedy kits?
Thank you for a great review, im really torn on buying this kit just to add to the stash until my skills improve.
I cant believe they have not updated the instructions and build sequences based on what you found with the MkI/III, it wouldnt have taken much as they have had to update the build to include the new parts and differences.
Something I didnt spot in the instructions is whether they included the stirrups for the front gunner to lift his feet out of the bomb aimers view?
No, they are not there. Do you know of an image
@@NigelsModellingBench I just remember it from the Film, also Wingleader have a PT 3 for the Lancaster that covers the 464 version. They are also say they are producing a Pt 4 that covers the interiors as well as bombs and other aspects.
Thanks Jason, I have all the Wingleader books as they send me them for review.
Brilliant review Nigel, do you have copies of your notes highlighting the parts not called out in the instructions that you would be willing to share or post?
I don't sorry, but you can watch my various videos and make notes yourself.
I see that there are still no handles/bars for opening /closing side cockpit windows. Usually painted yellow.
If it wasn't for the Border mess ups in the instructions this would have been an A++ kit, however an A isn't to be sniffed at and what they've got wrong is easily - for an experienced modeller - put right. Nice kit, just what we'd expect from Border. Just think what it could have been with WNW though.
Exactly Phillip... it would have been the kit of a lifetime.
Happy Birthday Jess! Nigel what are you going to do with the MK I Lancaster?
I shall keep it and finish the first one
Hi Nigel, first of all Happy Birthday to Jess. Now that the important stuff is done I want to offer a little piece of advice on the Chapters, if you want them to also appear in the timebar (along with the title) You need to start with a 0:00 timestamp and I believe they need to be in the form: -time-whitespace-title.
Example:
0:00 intro
9:20 Packaging
And so on and so forth (there need to be at least 3 chapters longer than 10 seconds to appear).
I have a link detailing the process, let me know if you need it.
Merry Christmas and Happy new Year.
Thanks, done.
One more thought whether the B1/3 or the Dambuster version… if the aircraft is displayed on the ground between trips, would it have certain pieces of equipment on board? Like the machine guns, cameras etc.? In movies about a typical raid online they seem to arm the aircraft, in all sense of the word, just before crewing up and taking off. There would be no chutes in the holders among other things. Nothing on the nav’s table.
I guess it depends at what point in time you are modelling your aircraft?
great vid, have a good xmas best wishes to you and Jess. What is the book?
You too. I have put a link to the book in the comments, currently sold out.
Hope Jess had a good night down the pub and her head's not too bad this morning! Interesting review as ever Nige - so many places to trip over if you'd not gone down the road ahead of most of us. Quick question - great that they include the four bomb sprues, but do they include the decals inn the dambuster kit?
She loved it. they made her a turkey dinner which she loved but it made her sick as it was too much for her gentle little tummy. I don't believe there are any decals for the bombs no.
Poor wee soul! Sick down the pub on yer birthday - we've all been there though! bummer about the decals :(@@NigelsModellingBench
She was sick when we got home.. even more appropriate!!
Nice👍👍
I have an actual race used hood from one of Mark Martins cars.
Merry christmas Nigel and Jess... and happy birthday...
Can i ask the name of the book in brown paper cover.. have just ordered my lanc
Merry Xmas to you too mate. I have put a link for the book in the description.
Cheers just got my hands on a copy signed by johnny johnson @@NigelsModellingBench
I would Kill for a Kit like that , but where I am , Space is a Luxury. , an the Price....Ah'll settle for me Rev 1/72 .
I don't know how I could possibly disagree with a Mark Martin fan.
Not sure what i done but Bruce Crompton has, or had an upkeep maybe try contacting him for more info
Nigel, i see the box art doesnt show a top turret, but it looks like the kit part shows a hole for the top turret. Is the hole optional for a turret?
I show the options of the top turret panels with or without turret in the video Rob.
I'd love one, but unfortunately I don't have a spare hangar to put it in after it's done. My Lanc will have to stay in 3D on my PC. 😢
Nigel has anybody got separate decals for Border Models lancaster
Ive found some for RAF aircraft 1/32
Looking at the 1/32 Airscale one fit as you say its slightly different
There are tons of Aftermarket decals for 1/32 Lancs out there. Check Hannants.
This kit is on sale on Ebay from China 700 GBP ish, free postage. Normally they skip customs. Whats the price in the UK ?
It's £595 retail
Postage is not free then. Many thanks, looking forward to watching you build the Lanc
Good evening Sir Nigel, what my question is, are you starting this build in the new year or do you have former mission.?
I very much doubt it sir.
Thank you
Great review as always, ignore the haters it’s Christmas 😂
You got that right!
So Border Models would have us believe that the Dam busters used old stressed Lancaster's for the raid on the dams "interesting" I see that we still can't have it in flight mode meaning gear up flaps up "shame " it would be nice indeed if we had that option , thanks for high lighting the same problems with the instructions nothing new their , interesting little fact though HK Model Lancaster parts does fit the Border Model Lancaster , remember it's just a model build how you want it to be , good luck .
The stressed skin probably appeared after the first few hours of flight, it can be built gear up and I'd like to know which HK parts fit the Border kit?
@@NigelsModellingBench Well that part is easy the medical bed , the 2 spa supports fit over the border kit part as an add on ammo bins & feed belts I am also test fitting the resin dam buster kit , so far a very close fit indeed .
just a question why not have ruuber tires in a big set like that for thet price. 600 pounds?i get rubber tires in my tamiya trucks and they are 400 pounds? im just comfused bigger =more realistic?. happy new year
Most aircraft modellers do not like vinyl tyres.
Hi Nigel do you know of any company that does a 1/32 or 1/35 model of the Dakota dc-3 aircraft whether it's a military or civilian version? Hope you can get back to me on this also I loved this review on the dambuster Lancaster it looks like a truely awsome kit!
Yes, HpH do the 1/32 DC-3.. she's a beauty!!
As of 43, didn’t the 617 have paddle props on their Lancaster’s as I know the engines were upgraded to new Merlin’s?
No, they all had needle props and Merlin 28's
Thank you may you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
The Fishpond box would only have been fitted if the aircraft was equipped with H2S radar as it was a rudimentary short-range air-air warning mode of H2S.
Of course.. what was I thinking?? So, what, if anything would have been there of similar size and shape before or instead of Fishpond? On my BI WS-J I have left the area empty.
@@NigelsModellingBench I am not sure what other might have been in its place. Most likely a Monica or other radar warning control unit or possibly a control for one of the radio radar jamming systems that were used on some aircraft. One system used a transmitter linked to a microphone in the engine nacelle to broadcast 'noise' to jam the German radios. The other possibility is one of the navigation/bombing aids Oboe, Gee, Gee-H. Late war most Lancs had some sort of warning system and or navaid fitted.
More bloody digging!!! lol
It'll give you something to do when you are not in the mood for picking up the plastic. WS-J is 9 sqn? if so then they were engaged in the precision bombing business with 617 so my guess would be one of the Gee boxes. The digging is much of the fun. Make sure you've got a good shovel :D
WS-J W4964 was doing bombing runs in 42/43, i believe she carried a tallboy once, She did over 100 missions.
Could one convert the Dambuster kit into a Grand Slam version?
I do mention this at the end, not really..
Hey Nigel, Was thinking about this one but wasn't quite sure ?? Looks good though and if going from the Box Art looks ok.
But the Concerns i had were the overall build, It will be a latter in the Year Build as i want to Really Detail the Internals, What do you think of the Bomb Release Area and Bb Itself plus the Interior or is she need to have some Scrach Build some of it.
** Home From LAX with an A380 **, Holiday Time.
** Three months long service **
It's gorgeous.
Buon Natale e buone feste a te 🙂👍
That's gonna be a big MF
would love to know where i can buy kits this big, can you let me know please.
Amazon, Ebay, Google... i got mine from Hannants
Thanks for the thorough videos. Wow - It looks like the instruction sheet has no real indications of what steps are not relevent to the Dambuster and should be avoided. A simple cut and paste job on the existing doc could have / should have been done. For me, this is unforgivebale for a kit of this complexity and cost. Really Lazy. Shameful.
Ditto leaving so many parts from the original BI/III kit. Nice to have some spares, but pretty shoddy. The lack of clear locating points and such for the Upkeep bomb release gear is shocking. Seems lazy on the part of the manufacturer. I am also really surprised - and dissappointed - that there is no interior bomb bay detail, or the spinning mechanism. At this scale the doors should have the option of being open or closed.
(Why not have decals / paint schemes for ALL the planes that went on the raid).
I had heard that they had 'fighter radio sets' so that they could speak easily to one another which was necessary given the nature of the low level night flying and bomb runs. It doesn't to seem that this has been accounted for. Or thi covered, but just not highlighted in the video. The decals in the original kit looked a bit vivid in terms of the red and blue of the roundels has this been fixed? From your thorough reviews, it sounds like the Hong Kong Models is a more thorough kit.
If anyone is reading this - are there thoughts on cross-kitting. i.e. use the nose of the Border models kit (the better profile of the canopy?) and use the Hong Kong Models kit the rest of the plane? Cheers
Just couldn't justify the cost of this kit. It looks awesome though
Nice 🐕💞👍🍺🙏💪
Thank you 👍
Is this the WingNut Wings design?
A great kit no doubt but NUTS prices for a kit where so much will be hidden inside. 200 Euros less here in France than UK prices but still way over priced.
You'd be surprised how much can be seen inside....
A couple of hundred pounds of plastic you will not see when built, they should do another one that's stripped down with detail you would not see. a lot cheaper than paying £600.
Over £1400 for the magazine version, I don’t think so.
I tend to think of it as £10.99 per instalment rather than an overall price. I don't have £1400 to lay down on a model, but I could afford £11 every two weeks.
These kits need printed interiors.
??? The interiors are gorgeous.