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Minicraft 1:144 B-29's - Spirit of Freeport & Top of the Mark


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Hi all

These will be my air entries to the GB. Two of Minicraft's 1:144 B-29's with decals from Kits world.

13832280305_f04860e555_b.jpgIMG_3897 by Snapper_city, on Flickr

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I will be building the 'Spirit of Freeport' and 'Top of the Mark' with black undersides.

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I'm tempted to get another B-29 and do 'Command decision' also which shot down five Mig-15's during her time in Korea.

There is some great reading a few paragraphs down HERE about 'Top of the Mark' and 'Command Decision'.

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The only issues I have seen so far is the lack of radome for the underside, lack of exhaust mouldings and all the turrets have two barrels... I guess they never looked at the upper front.

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Is it me or are they not quite the same size??? - is the white 'enola gay' just a smidge smaller - or is it me?

Despite what it says on the boxes!

I see what you mean. The picture Mark just posted makes it look like the white one is smaller. But that's probably just the lighting and camera angle.

Keep up the good work though ;)

Sean

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I got a couple of hours this morning on these.

All of the engine cowls & internals have been cleaned up.

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The gun turrets are in a sorry state..

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All of the holes have been filled in and while the green stuff has been going off I have cut all the .50 cal barrels out of a strip of wire. These have since had all the nasty ends filed off.

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Right, off to Easter dinner round the parents... :guitar:

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Well half of the turrets have been done. Starting to go a bit wonky eye'd due to the tiny nature of these parts so having a break on the forum.

The front upper turret replacement is going to look the business. :pilot:

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Well half of the turrets have been done. Starting to go a bit wonky eye'd due to the tiny nature of these parts so having a break on the forum.

The front upper turret replacement is going to look the business. :pilot:

13959686915_4b8bf61304_b.jpgIMG_3967 by Snapper_city, on Flickr

13956505831_3260d1f54b_b.jpgIMG_3969 by Snapper_city, on Flickr

Ace work on those - looks great :thumbsup:

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Thanks for all the positive comments guys.

The turrets are done.

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Going along the lines of what you need and add half again these are going to need quite a lot of nose weight. So much so I'm going to have to make a run to the fishing shop tomorrow morning as I have run out.

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To get some sort of idea how she will look I added all the turrets. They all spin freely at the moment which is nice..

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Tomorrow should see these closed up. :bounce:

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Hi guys

Not a lot has happened today due lack of time. The only bits worth mentioning are the fishing weights that have been glued into the nose. Two of the wings have had their seems sanded down and given a coat of primer to check for imperfections. A little bit more sanding required around the engines and a small sink hole to fill on the top of one of them but otherwise all good. Once the epoxy has gone off I will spray the inside black and get her ready to close up..

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Looking good! I am still not sure if I want to get the kit, but on the other hand I really wanna use some Kit-world decals on them.

Loving the turrets too! Very cool. Looking forward to seeing some more. :)

Kind Regards

Dazz

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That's the great thing. Kit world do decals in most scales for a subject.

All the wings have been attended to now and the inside of the fuselage has been sprayed black. Joining will commence tomorrow morning.

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Both are now closed up. Starting to sand one down is really highlighting the need for me to invest in a scribing tool. These raised panel lines are not liking it... :D

Can anyone point me in the direction of a decent scribing tool please..

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I use the Tamiya scribing tool, although I'm not the best scriber.

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The key is to use dymo tape or whatever to make a channel for the blade to travel down. At first you have to push gently with the edge of the blade, and then when you've made a groove, you can pull back and excavate it, so to speak, with the hooked end.

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