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A LANCASTER FROM NORWAY
Hi Mike! (We were talking about the Ken Shepherd plan of a B24, 109” span, from RC Scale Aircraft Oct/Nov 96, which I didn’t have!) Strange how some plans like this just disappear, but he didnīt include retracts, it was a bit silly for a 109" model to land on belly and take off with a dolly...But construction seems fine from the one page of the plan shown, and photos show that the Chris Golds method of foam/brown paper, can end up un very nice models. I made my Lanc from his plans (see above) and it lived for several years, but after installing a heavy but nice Unitract UC, it needed more speed and one day, both port engines died just after take off and into a North Norwegian birch tree splattering modelling confetting, it was the end. No problem on three engines, even two - port and starboard of course (OS .29s). Knees were shaking adding to the joy of each landing. So, thanks to you, I have just ordered the Ivan’s Lanc plans from the Flying Model Plans Store, as the size is more in line with my experience and what I feel I like with models, to fly scale, or as close to scale as possible. Am still pondering Lancaster versus B-24, but will wait to see the plans. I have more proximity to Lancasters, as to what happened in Tromsoļ 12th November 1944. (The Tirpitz raid - Ed) But big ugly planes are also interesting, Chris Golds is quite a guy. Before the time of emails and internet I wrote him a letter when I was making the Lancaster from his plans, asking him advice to make retracts. Not long after, I received in the mail a parcel. In it was a mock set up for a retract mechanism, on a cardboard plate, made of metal wire, with a rod you could actuate the system up and down and understand the workings. I still have it. And when I was doing the retracts on my Complete-A-Pack - P47- I also wrote him for advice, he sent me a package from a hardware store containing different small springs - for the UC doors. Do you make the spinners on the Lincoln yourself? When I made the Lanc I didnt find anything on the market that would come close to the shape of the spinners on the Lancaster. By chance I found the name of a guy in England who stated he was able to make metal spinners, and after some weeks I got 4 nicely made with backplates. Unfortunately I have lost his name/address... Enclosed a photo of my Goldīs Lancaster at our clubīs flying field at Breivikeidet with the Lyngen Alps in the background Cheers Terje (Breikvikeidet is very close to the top of Norway, adjacent to Tromso. Terje is 75 years old, and has promised me an article about the Chris Golds Lancaster - Ed)
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