1/72 Matchbox Avro Lancaster B.1 

by Octavio José Garibaldo

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This is an old Matchbox kit, it is easy to build, some basics in filling an sanding will be required.  This model depicts a Lancaster from the RAF 9 Squadron who carried the “Tallboy” bomb.

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This Lancaster WS-J (Jane) scored for 31 bombing missions, including the attack of battleship Tirpitz on October 29th 1944. This bomber survived the WWII.

Octavio

Photos and text © by Octavio José Garibaldo