tonyot Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, I have been building Baltimore models over the years and have decided to add another to the collection,...... but I have two choices, both from the Mediterranean Twins decal sheets which I researched for Xtradecal; 1-Baltimore Mk.V FW332/R `Redwing' 13 Sqn Italy 1944 4978169-v470a3c531e9-15 by Tony OToole, on Flickr X72107_1 by Tony OToole, on Flickr or,... 2- Baltimore Mk.IIIA FA353/X 69 Sqn or 203 Sqn, Luqa, Malta 1943; ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN MALTA, GIBRALTAR AND THE MEDITERRANEAN, 1939-1945. by Tony OToole, on Flickr download by Tony OToole, on Flickr Here is the Special Hobby kit; DSCF4283_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF4284_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF4285_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers for now, Tony Edited August 21, 2018 by tonyot 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 Hiya Folks, Today I got on with pre painting the interior and engine parts on the sprues; DSCF4333_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF4334_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, In case anybody is interested,..... here are my Baltimore models; 1/72nd; Mk.II, 232 Wing; Baltimore model 4_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Mk.III, 459 Sqn RAAF; Baltimore model 5_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Mk.IIIa,13 Sqn Hellenic Air Force; Baltimore model 6_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Mk.V 13 Sqn Royal Hellenic AF, Italy 1943, prior to departing for Greece (this version had a new fin/rudder with a rudder balance at the top, as seen on this model ,....however many units replaced the fin/rudder of their Mk.V`s with the salvaged items from the earlier variants which did not have the balanced tip as the earlier style was more responsive, especially for formation flying); DSCF7290 by Tony OToole, on Flickr Mk.V, GB/-17 `Picardie', Free French AF, Riyak, Syria 1944 (as above re fin/rudder) Baltimore model 8_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Mk.V, Italian Co- Belligerent AF,Italy 1944 (as above re fin/rudder); Baltimore model 7_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr 1/48th; Mk.V, B Flt, 55 Sqn, Italy 1944 (Many units replaced the fin/rudder of their Mk.V`s with the earlier type without the balanced tip as it was more responsive); Baltimore model 1 by Tony OToole, on Flickr Baltimore LM58b by Tony OToole, on Flickr Mk.IV, 728 Naval Air Sqn, Hal Far, Malta, late 1940`s; baltimore rn-2 by Tony OToole, on Flickr baltimore rn-3 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And,.... for 13 Sqn RAF,.... after giving up their Baltimore`s they re equipped with Boston`s in 1944; DSCF0605 by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony ; Edited June 24, 2018 by tonyot 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Your Baltimore collection is really splendid Tony and, having picked one of these up (relatively) cheap when MPM were having a clearance of the Azur stuff (along with a Sea Otter and a Turbinelight Havoc), I'm interested to see how it goes together. Edited June 26, 2018 by Beard to correct spelling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Another interesting choice Tony, and an excellent collection of Baltimores, the most I've ever seen in one place! Should be another cracking build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Nice collection. Are they all Special Hobby/Azur kits? I have the Azur kit in the stash. It was released before the Special Hobby one. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) Cheers Fella`s and yes Chris,..... they are all Special Hobby/ Azure kits,...... all various boxings of the same basic kit. Well I`ve started to stick the bits together,.... I`m not really going to town on the interior as very little can be seen,.....here is the cockpit interior; DSCF4335 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF4336 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And then the wings, tail and engine nacelles; DSCF4337 by Tony OToole, on Flickr One thing which has noggled me about the SH kit is the fact that the Martin mid upper turret, which was used on all versions from the Mk.IIIa onwards,... is far too small on this kit. To this end I have decided to use the fuselage section intended for the Mk.III version, with the 4 gun BP turret,.... which actually looks just right for the Martin turret and has the correct bulged sides,..... and then fit the left over Martin turret from a recent Airfix Mitchell model. Here, you can see the SH kit Martin turret and fuselage section on the right,..... compared to the Airfix Mitchell Martin turret and the fuselage section for the SH kits Mk.III version on the left..... the latter has the correct bulged sides for the Martin turret and has had the inside ledge filed away so that the Airfix Mitchell turret can fit inside; DSCF4338 by Tony OToole, on Flickr The Airfix Martin turret from a Mitchell and the SH Baltimore Mk.III fuselage section, all ready to fit; DSCF4339 by Tony OToole, on Flickr And the turret in place on the completed fuselage,... compare this to the later Baltimore models posted earlier with their incorrect small Martin turrets and photos of the real aircraft; DSCF4340 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF4341 by Tony OToole, on Flickr I made a wing spar from a section of sprue and then fitted the wings on my tea tray workplace; DSCF4343 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF4346 by Tony OToole, on Flickr So a nice day in front of the telly watching the football and avoiding the sweltering heat outside!!! Cheers Tony , Edited June 24, 2018 by tonyot 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Great collection of Baltimores Tony 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Glad you like the Baltimore collection folks,... hopefully the latest addition will fit in OK! Well last night I fitted the engines, intakes etc and got most of the sanding done,...... almost ready for painting now!; I think that I shall be going for R-Redwing in the day bomber scheme,........ and do the Malta based Coastal aircraft some other time. Cheers Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdsvidioman Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Hi, I've just come across this which is looking great already, and lots of useful information, mind if I tag along. Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Fill yer boots Paul,...... glad you like it so far mate! Well after some sanding the canopy and nose glazing was added, the turret test fitted again and ready for some paint; Cheers, Tony 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 That looks like it goes together very well. I'm finding myself rather attracted to the Baltimore rather tempted to dig my Frog one from the stash and give it a go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 3 hours ago, Beard said: That looks like it goes together very well. I'm finding myself rather attracted to the Baltimore rather tempted to dig my Frog one from the stash and give it a go. Cheers Beard,..... yes it goes together quite well but all of the mating surfaces were sanded flat first before assembly,.... a bit like a vacform kit. The SH kit isn`t a great rendition of the Baltimore, the fuselage is not deep enough nor is the cross section of the forward fuselage correct as it should really nip in towards the top in a triangular shape,..... the Frog kit seems to get some areas correct but is wrong in others, especially the engines and cockpit canopy while the turret seems to replicate the 4 gin BP turret used by the Mk.III, but with 2 x .50 guns,..... I wonder what a mix of parts would produce? Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted June 27, 2018 Share Posted June 27, 2018 7 hours ago, tonyot said: I wonder what a mix of parts would produce? There's only one way to find out... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Well that sounds like a challenge mate!!! Back with the model,..... I`ve got the first colour on,.... Dark Earth; Cheers Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killingholme Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Wow, you manage to get that finish with that paintbrush? I can't do that with a brand new £10 sable brush! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Great collection Tony,good progress too,Iwas toying with the idea of building the re-boxed Frog Maryland but I don't think I'll have the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 11, 2018 Author Share Posted July 11, 2018 Cheers Steve,.... go on,..you`ll have plenty of time for a Frog Maryland,.... it is a decent kit too! Right,....I`ve got the first coat of Dark Green camo onto the Baltimore; Cheers, Tony 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 15, 2018 Author Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hiya Folks, Still plodding on with this one,....... the upper surface camouflage is done and the undersides are masked off; The Azure Blue is being applied; I`ve since finished the undersides and gloss varnished the model this evening, ready for the decals soon Cheers Tony 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 I thought you'd found a photograph to support a Baltimore with undersides that are partly Dark Earth, then I realised it was an 'in progress' shot. Your work here isn't helping with my desire to do one for this GB but, luckily, I'm not in a position to do any modelling for the next week or so. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 21 hours ago, Beard said: I thought you'd found a photograph to support a Baltimore with undersides that are partly Dark Earth, then I realised it was an 'in progress' shot. Your work here isn't helping with my desire to do one for this GB but, luckily, I'm not in a position to do any modelling for the next week or so. I`m sure you`ll find time,..... no I was just part way through painting the undersides. Here is the model after being varnished, with the decals in place; Cheers, Tony 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, tonyot said: I`m sure you`ll find time No chance, my wife is taking me to Wales for 10 days... I'm several hundred miles from my stash. On the upside, I'll be visiting the Welsh Spitfire. PS. The Baltimore is looking lovely. Edited July 16, 2018 by Beard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 37 minutes ago, Beard said: No chance, my wife is taking me to Wales for 10 days... I'm several hundred miles from my stash. On the upside, I'll be visiting the Welsh Spitfire. PS. The Baltimore is looking lovely. Have a nice time and cheers,..... hope the weather behaves itself! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franz75 Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Wow, I'm looking for Baltimore but it is hard to come by. 😪 And ridiculously over priced. Very nice job Tony. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Franz75 said: Wow, I'm looking for Baltimore but it is hard to come by. 😪 And ridiculously over priced. Very nice job Tony. Thanks Franz,..... it is one of my favourite aircraft types,..... so I bought a few in and always snap them up if I find them cheap at a model show.....I got this one for £3!!! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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