jjuwana Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Good day friends, Guys, what is the color of the Lanc belly blister ? Should I paint it all with black or leave the aft section in clear ? Regards JJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Either solution could be correct, you really need a picture of the particular machine you are modelling to determine which would be applicable. peebeep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jjuwana Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 I'm modelling the R5868, the instruction suggested that the aft section should be left clear, but from the RAF museum it looks like it painted all over with black, so if I want to model it as it served in war should I left the aft section clear ? Regards JJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I thought I might have had a contemporaneous photo in one of my references, but I can't find any at the moment. R5868 has been subject to re-painting since WWII (it was once a gate guardian wearing it's original 83 Sqdn colours) so it is difficult to say whether or not the radome has been over-painted in that time. peebeep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jjuwana Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 Thanks peebeep, i guess i left the aft section unpainted then, as the instructions suggests, anyway what is the belly blister, is it some kind of observation post ? Regards JJ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-4Silverfox Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 The radome covered a radar antenna. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Thanks peebeep, i guess i left the aft section unpainted then, as the instructions suggests, anyway what is the belly blister, is it some kind of observation post ?Regards JJ The 'belly blister' is the radome for the H2S Radar which is a ground mapping radar to aid in navigation to the target. I have about a dozen (I think) wartime pics of PO-S on my harddisk but none of them show the H2S radome in place. Then again the aircraft didn't receive H2S untill an extensive overhaul during late '44 at which time it also received 'Rebecca' (aerials on the side of the nose) and some other updates. Koen Edited October 21, 2009 by Koen L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Forgot to add; I'm 99% certain that half painted is the correct way despite not having a picture to prove it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Forgot to add; I'm 99% certain that half painted is the correct way despite not having a picture to prove it. It is definitely all black currently: peebeep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 (edited) Yes it is but it's also nothing like it's wartime standard currently. It had been outside for years and has been repainted various times in the meantime so they could have easily overpainted the dome incorrectly during that time. I believe it was preserved at Scampton before going to the museum without the radome so who knows where it came from? Koen Edited October 21, 2009 by Koen L Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 It had been outside for years and has been repainted various times in the meantime so they could have easily overpainted the dome incorrectly during that time. I believe it was preserved at Scampton before going to the museum without the radome so who knows where it came from? I absolutely agree. peebeep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Koen L Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I absolutely agree. peebeep For your information, the reason that the radome was partially clear is that it covered the aircraft's downward recognition lights. Koen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Larson Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 For your information, the reason that the radome was partially clear is that it covered the aircraft's downward recognition lights.Koen Koen is quite correct. The back of the radome covers two of the three colored recognition lights. I learned that when building my Hasegawa Lanc as I had to add the lights and made sure they were spaced properly. Museum photos are not to be trusted. I'd be willing to bet that the solid black radomes are mocked up ones made from metal or fiberglass. Cheers, Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogsbody Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Take a look at this Lanc: http://images.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http...rH_CYGWtAOVyfAq Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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