Hardtarget Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I think ill start this off with a B-29 that flew out of India. I havent chosen a scheme but it will be one of these. 1. US Army Air 667 BS, 444 BG 42-6251 CBI Theatre | 1944 | Old Battler FS34084 FS36320; ; 2. US Army Air Forces 794 BS, 468 BG 42-93828 CBI Theatre | 1944 | Monsoon Goon FS34084 FS36320; ; 3. US Army Air Forces 794 BS, 468 BG 42-6242 CBI Theatre | 1944 | Esso Express FS34084 FS36320; ; 4. US Army Air Forces 770 BS, 462 BG 42-6223 CBI Theatre | 1944 | Lady Boomerang FS34084 FS36320; ; 5. US Army Air Forces 45 BS, 40 BG 42-6254 CBI Theatre | 1944 | Hump Happy Pappy FS34084 FS36320 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 welcome aboard with a biggie for sure! It's not often we get to see B-29's in a GB, plus most people don't know about these earlier operations from India, so it's nice to see. Good luck with the build, another interesting one to follow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Cool! Nice to see an OD B-29! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I'd love to do a B-29 in an OD scheme, looking forward to your build HT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Will be starting this shortly, gettin other builds out of the way first so i done have a numbe rof builds not completed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Cool. Not seen one of these built for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 Ok let get started. Box and sprue shots. DSC_0013 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0015 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0016 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0017 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0018 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0019 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0020 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0021 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0022 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Extras DSC_0014 by stuart wellard, on Flickr 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 popcorn at the ready grabbing a 🛋 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 and another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Very cool build! The early B-29's in OD and NG are not often seen and look so menacing, I can't wait to see your finished build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 What's not to like about this build? A huge Super Fort, an equally large Eduard PE package, all painted up in lovely OD and stickered with what appears to be a lovely decal sheet. This promises to be something very special. There appears to still be some viewing space left so I might take up a seat as well. Cheers.. Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 wow, that's a nice looking kit, a big improvement over the old Airfix one. You don't often see a B-29 built in a GB so this is really one to sit back and watch. I like the big beast in the background in one of the photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 17 hours ago, trickyrich said: I like the big beast in the background in one of the photos! That would be my Tu128 Fiddler, see the Nato GB for the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Ok i made a start on this big girl on friday after my Harvard flight from Headcorn, perfect weather and beautiful flying. Anyway onto the build. I started off with the cockpit as usual, cementing sections together and replacing/adding the PE parts where suggested. The bombardiers position had its mount completely removed and replaced with the PE stand. DSC_0034 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0035 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Next was the rear compartment. no issues here. DSC_0036 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0037 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Some radio equipment and other parts also had some PE replacements DSC_0038 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Port equipment added. DSC_0039 by stuart wellard, on Flickr All internal parts painted US interior green primer. DSC_0040 by stuart wellard, on Flickr As did the fuselage. DSC_0041 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Whilst drying i cemented the wings together with top and bottom halves and the rear flap extensions. The needed a little persuasion to stay put so that the internal wheel well bulkheads sealed up. DSC_0042 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Shot of the wing with the trailing edge parts in place. DSC_0043 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Just started assembling the engines where there is some new PE parts to be added. DSC_0044 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Engines fitted to the wings, no real issues apart from the usual seams requiring a little fettling to mate to the top and bottom wing surfaces. DSC_0045 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Back to the cockpit and the seats were painted and all areas were given a little grey brown wash. DSC_0046 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0047 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Still a bit wet in this photo. but i also added the Starboard radio equipment. DSC_0048 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0049 by stuart wellard, on Flickr The crawl way was airbrushed aluminum and test fitted with the front and rear sections. DSC_0050 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Here they are fitted in place along with the bomb rack. DSC_0051 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Shot of both fuselage halves prior to cementing up. DSC_0052 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Oh bombs! A lot of them but all got a couple of coats of Olive drab. DSC_0053 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Fuselage halves cemented together, no fit issues although getting the internal part to light up to the locating bas inside each half is a pickle. DSC_0054 by stuart wellard, on Flickr# And a kit wouldnt be complete without a little bit of filler doen the seam line would it? DSC_0055 by stuart wellard, on Flickr 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Very nice work and great progress. This is going to look great in the OD/NG scheme, not one you see very often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted October 21, 2018 Share Posted October 21, 2018 she's coming together quickly, the detail on it is a massive improvement one the old Airfix beauty, and there's PE bits as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Firstly Wow has it been that long since i posted an update. Well progress has been very good so here is an update up to decalling, Tail was assembled with no issues. DSC_0079 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Tail was then cemented to the main fuselage. fit wasnt 100% but got there in the end. DSC_0080 by stuart wellard, on Flickr The next step i chose was to fit the PE for the exhaust areas. These re a massive improvement over decals. DSC_0081 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Wings mated to the fuselage, dont recall any issues. DSC_0082 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Some prep and painting of the cowls and engines. DSC_0083 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Sitting already for primer. DSC_0085 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Glazing fitted with PVA DSC_0109 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Then masking all those windows aided via the eduard masking set. Much Needed! DSC_0110 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Internal primers airbrushed. DSC_0111 by stuart wellard, on Flickr After priming i gave her a coat of dark OD. This was then faded with a lightened faded bottle from Vallejo MA DSC_0112 by stuart wellard, on Flickr DSC_0113 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Close up of the faded contrast DSC_0114 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Now the bombs and the weight!! Note there is no mention in the instructions and there is no where to put some during fuselage construction and she will need a lot. I decided to use the bomb bay and not affix all the bombs instead using the gap to fill with lead and then use the bombs to cover it up. DSC_0115 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Lead weight location DSC_0118 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Rear compartment DSC_0119 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Neutral grey applied to the cowls. these were left off as i thought lead in the rear sections would be enough, it wasnt. tyres were also painted. DSC_0116 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Added some lumps and bumps DSC_0120 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Props painted with yellow tips and decals to be painted/applied. DSC_0121 by stuart wellard, on Flickr Ready for decals sitting on her wheels. DSC_0117 by stuart wellard, on Flickr 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I was wondering what happened with this build, but I can see you've been really busy! She looks awesome!! Well done with the paint job, the finish is great, and it's a bit different to the NMF we normally see a B-29 in. I perfect spot for the weights, not a place you'd be normally looking in anyway. It looks like you should be able to have her done in time, great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Sorry Rich unable to complete before deadline but she is nearly there for show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 no problems at all, looking forward to seeing her completed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drk Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 (edited) Hoping the final version is 42-6251 Old Battler as this was my fathers aircraft. He was dual trained as bombardier and navigator. The captain was Otto Buenting who set the speed record from Honolulu to Washington DC in a B-29 at 285 MPH while carrying the Japanese surrender papers to Truman flying the Lady Marge. Old Battlers last mission occurred the day before Thanksgiving 1944 having lost an engine from a Japanese fighter attacked. They landed at a forward fighter base in China along with 4 other B-29’s over running into a rice paddy. Old battler was recovered and sent back to the US to be used as a trainer. Dad’s crew was the only crew to ever fly her in combat. There was also a poem written called the “saga of Old Battler”. Edited August 9, 2019 by Drk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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