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Continued from Part 1.
Belcher Bits
Belcher Bits of Canada offer some fine upgrade kits for the Tamiya
Lancaster. First off has to be their brilliant set of replacement engine
nacelles. These are such an improvement on the kit items that they are almost a
necessity. They feature shrouded and unshrouded exhausts and the radiator air
outlets can be positioned open or closed.
These nacelles also exhibit the minor differences between the inner and outer
engine installations.
The Belcher Bits range also includes Lancaster Bulged Wheels (Smooth)
and a variety of cookies and small bomb containers to enhance the rather
inaccurate and uninspiring bomb load which is included in the Lancaster B
Mk.I/III kit.
A recent addition to the Belcher Bits range is the magnificent Grand Slam
Bomb Trolley which is also available in 1/72 scale.
This can be used to accompany the Tamiya Lancaster Grand Slam Bomber
or a Lancaster modified using the Paragon Designs Tallboy conversion as
the same bomb trolley was also used for the slightly smaller Tallboy bomb.
Quickboost
Quickboost have a fantastic range of resin upgrades but unfortunately for us,
there is only one for the Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster. It is however, so cheap
and of such good quality that it is another essential upgrade for the Tamiya
Lancaster and is a set of resin Browning Machine Gun Barrels.
The quality of these gun barrels is readily apparent even in this photograph
which shows them greatly magnified.
Continued in Part 3...
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