Hey guys....
Fueling my active imagination for future projects I'm wondering about lancaster kits. Firstly I'd imagine that most would be in 1/72 due to it's size but I'm wondering which models are worth buying. I saw an airfix dam busters kit the other day.....but simply hate taking the plunge without doing my research on their quality. I'd also be interested in any 1/48 kits if there are any, but would like to buy one that is nicelly detailed and has a few aftermarket options.

cheers all

tamiya do a 1/48 scale lancaster with the tall boy bomb newer versions of the kit have spinning props if that floats your boat

If you check around you can get the old Dambuster version of the Lanc in 1/48. And also the regular version. Try EBay or greatmodels.com

Also, Revell and airfix have 1/72 scale Lancs.

~Chip

Cheers guys....
I think i'd prefere the older version (spinning props aren't my thing yet) but must admit it's a bit disapointing Tamiya don't do a standard version of their Grand Slam model. I'm only really interested in building a standard lanc. There's a couple around....I guess I'll have to see how ebay goes but am not sure what I should expect to pay for one of the original Tamiya 1/48 Lancasters. Seems I can get a moving prop grand slam model for around $68US.....so maybe a bit less than that.

Time will tell

a few years ago tamiya had a really nice
dambuster kit with no spining props.
i saw a few on ebay.
taymiya is starting to resiusse a lot of old tanks,
iam sure they will bring back this plane

i have been slobbering over the 1/48 tamiya spinning prop kit for some time now, but just cant justify spending that much on a model kit....

I for one would hope so, It's strange how some model companies choose their kits for release.

I have since secured a kit from ebay...one of the older "standard" lancaster kits. Considering exchange rates, postage costs etc I think what I have paid isn't too bad for an out of production kit. Here in Australia the motor prop version costs around $180AU which is exactly the reason why I was a little discouraged to buy one of those kits.