Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) “Mo Beastie grànda” or in English My ugly Beastie ! Here I present my Douglas B-18A #3 from the 27th Bomb (Reconnaissance) Squadron, 25th Bomb Group. Borinquen field/Ramey Air Force Base Puerto Rico winter 1939-40, Neutrality Patrol Caribbean. Its an ugly plane but I've always had a soft spot for the darn thing. When i heard about this build i knew i was going to do an early war or Neutrality patrol aircraft. I owe a # of member’s a great deal of thanks for all the help in getting this one built. This was built in the Maritime patrol group build. Without further talk heres the beast. A link to the build. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235047060-bolo/ Questions, comments, or jokes ? Dennis Edited February 23, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Great finish CC. It's an unusual aeroplane, with an interesting picture window up front (whatever was the design team thinking). Looks like it should have chintz curtains and a window box.... But finished really well (like usual), well done... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 "Let's make a bomber from the Dakota, but not nearly as pretty". Very nice build. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 A beautiful Bugs Bunny bomber! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Does it have hare brakes? Nice rendering of an ugly Daffy duckling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Very nice build, Dennis. Unusual subject to.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Very lovely build. Well done. I'd never heard of this aircraft until I acquired a set of "Aircraft of the Fighting Powers". I thought 'this must be one of "those" drawings from these books they complain about' but then the included photo confirmed it really had fallen out of the fugly tree and then been beaten severely. Luckily Douglas decided not to compromise with their ugly department and let them rip, so that it's actually so ugly one can't help but love it! What intrigues me also about this plane is the relatively high number of surviving airframes compared to more well-known or infamous WW2 types! Cheers Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Ugly bird, but beautiful model Dennis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Your lovely model makes one forget how ungainly the original looks! The poor thing was the result of Uncle Sam's defense cost minimization. Fortunately they overstretched their budget and also invested in a couple of competing Boeing Model 299 (B-17) prototypes. When I imagine thousands of these pregnant guppy fish creeping across German skies in 1944... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Very nice indeed,....... it is ugly,......but it also has something about it as a type. You`ve done a grand job, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Good looking model of a not good looking plane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Not really ugly - just not very pretty. It is not difficult to see the DC-2 lineage. Nice model and an interesting type. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Nicely done! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 Thank you all for the likes & very nice compliments. 4 hours ago, malpaso said: What intrigues me also about this plane is the relatively high number of surviving airframes compared to more well-known or infamous WW2 types! Yes i agree 4 hours ago, Gorby said: Ugly bird, but beautiful model Dennis. Thanks Gorby👍 3 hours ago, Toryu said: When I imagine thousands of these pregnant guppy fish creeping across German skies in 1944... I’d rather not think about that possible what-if scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Sweet job, I'd like that as 1/48 injection molded kit.. 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 6 minutes ago, Reini78 said: Sweet job, I'd like that as 1/48 injection molded kit.. 👏 Thank you very much, yes Id like to see that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Excellent rendering of an unusual subject, well done sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Great job on an unusual aircraft..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Hello Nice build. I built a B-18 some years ago here and even with the front turret she is not nicer. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, VG 33 said: I built a B-18 some years ago here Well done early Bolo thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Great finish lad!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Strange but it’s ugly but with aspects of beauty at the same time. Excellently executed build though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Very nice job on the Bolo! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 14 minutes ago, Mark4700 said: Strange but it’s ugly but with aspects of beauty at the same time. Excellently executed build though. Thats exactly how i feel about them. Very art deco but sad at the same time. The shape as others have said is very cartoon or caricature like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 Nice finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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