Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) In a mad fit of ancient-kit-zealotry I've decided that what I really need is another build.....I've settled on this: Piccy Be Gone I will be building strictly OOTB (correcting this one is beyond me), but I will probably be fiddling around with the aircrew a bit.....It will be modelled in flight on a stand. Wish me luck.....I'm going in! Edited December 15, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 A plane with a nice heavy armament - looking forward to seeing this one built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Cheers fella.....I'll do my best! Like all things in this modelling game, OOTB is relative: Piccy Be Gone "Are you telling me we are lost son?" I've made a couple of neccessary canges, stuff that might be visible through the canopy, like the pilot's head armour & co-pilot/navigator's sling seat. ..... The pilot still needs some arms to hold the (single) control column and they both need a headset and some more fettling before I break out the paint. Edited December 15, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 ...I will probably be fiddling around with the aircrew a bit.....Careful, this is a family show! Nice choice and great progress on the crew. Another one that goes well with the Big Gun theme reoccuring through this GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 75mm cannon... It's a Sherman with wings! No wonder you like it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 I've still got the glass front Italeri kit hanging in my sons room from many years ago, not a bad kit. Great job on those pilots. The cockpit is pretty clear, so this extra detail won't be in vain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) Cheers dude, but you ain't seen what sort of mess I can inflict on a canopy yet! Wondering if I should add a black box thingy or two on the upper part of the cockpit walls? Gonna try to get the tail-gunner sorted out tonight, probably use an Airfix standard issue 'Crotch-Fondler' for him.....I'd imagine it's probably fairly cold & drafty back there, even in Burma. Edited November 21, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 (edited) I've got the crew figures posed pretty much how I want them now: Piccy Be Gone A fair amount of sculpting will be needed to restore the pilot to human proportions.....He looks like a pin-headed gorilla at the moment. Edited December 15, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 It's Popeye the flyer man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 22, 2013 Author Share Posted November 22, 2013 (edited) It's much easier to carve it off than add it on! Hopefully when you see him next he'll look a bit more human.....Can't do anything with him at the moment, I've used so much liquid poly & slurry, he's semi molten from the shoulders down. Now.....About that tail-gunner! Edited November 22, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperService Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 It's much easier to carve it off than add it on! Hopefully when you see him next he'll look a bit more human.....Can't do anything with him at the moment, I've used so much liquid poly & slurry, he's semi molten from the shoulders down. Now.....About that tail-gunner! i have a couple of parts in the same state. Looks like the plastic is finally winning though. A good start and, as you say, OOB is a relative term... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Does anybody have any idea what the front section of the tail gunner's compartment looked like, specifically what is behind the gunner's back and head.....Here's the best pictures I can find: I'm guessing there's some armour plate behind his head in the forward part of the fairing, I think I can see a structure in there, but I'm really not sure what I'm looking at.....Any help much appreciated? It seems like I've transferred all the 'faffing' from the Sherman build straight into this one, but I just can't leave that compartment empty.....It's just a hole OOTB! Same goes with the waist gunner's compartment.....I reckon I'm going to have to do a gun crew, just to hide the total absence of anything else! Edited November 24, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 (edited) The cockpit is painted, but still needs a wash and a flat-cote (and the aircrew of course): Piccy Be GoneIt's a bit rough and only vaguely accurate, but with the pilot and co-pilot in place, hopefully it should look busy enough through the rather thick canopy. Edited December 15, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I've found a few photos and links that might help with the tail gunners office. http://home.mchsi.com/~anderson.kevin/pics/b25h_cutaway_diagram.jpg http://legendsintheirowntime.com/B25/B25_Av_4502_p190.png http://www.maam.org/airshow/b25_tailgun.htm Waist guns... http://www.maam.org/airshow/b25_waist.htm I hope they help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Cheers dude.....You've given me more than enough for a reasonable guesstimate, which about as close to accurate as the rest of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 This is looking very nice - great work with the crew figures. Nice that it's going to be in-flight too Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 This build is a bust for the deadline obviously.....First time I've built anything bigger than a fighter in a long while and the series of gaping holes that constitute the interior of this kit rather threw me. Filling them with aircrew and even rudimentary detail is taking longer than I expected.....I will finish this one off, but it's going to take a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted December 15, 2013 Author Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Hmmmm.....Just under 14 hours to go, wonder what sort of mess I can make in that time? Edited December 15, 2013 by Sgt.Squarehead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Cue 'Countdown clock'! Good luck Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hope you keep going and share progress on this one with us as it's looking rather good so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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