WW2 Medium Bomber GB

Thanks Arki.  According to Wikipedia it does so I'm in with a RoG He-111 in 1/72 scale.

lewbud wrote:

Thanks Arki.  According to Wikipedia it does so I'm in with a RoG He-111 in 1/72 scale.

sorry lewbud that i didn't catch your post earlier, must have been too excited to see viper's finished plane. I'll add you to the list your in!

12Wings wrote:

lewbud wrote: Thanks Arki.  According to Wikipedia it does so I'm in with a RoG He-111 in 1/72 scale.   sorry lewbud that i didn't catch your post earlier, must have been too excited to see viper's finished plane. I'll add you to the list your in!

No prob.  Thanks.  Got some other GB's ahead of this, but it's great to be thinning the stacks a little.

I now have the major assembly done. Because this is such an old kit the wings and fuselage needed lots of putty as you will see in the pictures.

does anyone know how the framework on the rear dorsal turret of the B-26 looked? pics and any other info would be appreciated

thanks,

Ryan, sorry but I don't have a scanner to send you the picture I am using from the book I have, the Warbird Tech series on the B-26.  I'm not even sure I can describe it, but the big rounded part appears to be completely free of any framework.  There's a smaller window on each side directly beneath the stabilizers, and perhaps a second even smaller window below that.  Hasn't been real clear even with the book.

Edit - ooops, I got mixed up on which turret you were talking about and mistakenly thought the tail gun.  Well, today is the first day of school here, so perhaps I should go back for some reading comprehension? 

I've made a lot of progress on my builds for this GB but for some reason have been so focused on building that I've forgotten to take a bunch of photographs.  Sorry!!!!

So I've taken a few today to post.

Accurate Miniatures B-25B Doolittle Raider - it's been a while since I put together an Acc.Min kit, but I don't remember having so much fight to get one together as this one.  All of that wonderful detail is crammed into that tight fuselage and it was difficult to get the pieces to mate together properly.  In the end I believe I only have one small seam to fill, because once I got them to click together, they acted like they had been that way all along.

Here's a decent shot of the seam I'm going to have to deal with:

The bomb bay with the additional fuel tank that was collapsible once it was empty:

The upper gun turret - instructions said to install it but I'm going to get it in there through the upper turret opening:

The nose floor board:

Monogram B-26 Marauder - this is one of those old kits that fights you most of the way.  This example included a bunch of resin extras but most of those pieces I've had to leave out.  Had I installed the cockpit side walls I would not have been able to install the resin floorboard, ditto with the front wheel well.  I have put together the fuselage and masked all of the windows (except for the observer windows located in multiple places, I'll get to that later).  I also installed all of the gear doors as this bird will be "flying" along side my other medium bombers currently hanging in my garage.

The bomb bay:

Here the wings are simply hanging from the fuselage frame, they are not attached yet.  I'm still debating whether I'm ready to attach the wings at this point.  I plan to paint this in an all aluminum scheme using Alclad II paints on top of a Krylon gloss black primer.  I already know there is going to be some seam work required on both the wings and the engine nacelles, but I may elect to leave all of that off and paint each piece individually, weather each, then attach and do the putty work, then paint over the seams from there.  Not sure yet.

Side view:

Aggieman that marauder is really coming along! Most of the pics that i saw of the turret showed that it didn't have any framework, thanks for your help. 

browsing the back pages of the group builds.... :)

nice work going on here !

gotta find me a kit... my JU86 wont qualify! too wimpy!

Hey Guys!,

Glad to see all the great work happen' here!

I want to report my progress on my Italeri/AM B-25

Here is a overall (Or a fornite spck o' me rum runnin maiden wench????) HA HA HA!!?  

and a few close ups

I know some of the interior details will never be seen. but I am having a blast painting and building this twin engine bomber.

I hope to have more progress to post soon.

Untill then, carry on my fellow modlers!

(Pirate talk optional(

Dr. Faust wrote:

Hey Guys!, Glad to see all the great work happen' here! I want to report my progress on my Italeri/AM B-25 Here is a overall (Or a fornite spck o' me rum runnin maiden wench????) HA HA HA!!?     and a few close ups I know some of the interior details will never be seen. but I am having a blast painting and building this twin engine bomber. I hope to have more progress to post soon. Untill then, carry on my fellow modlers!   (Pirate talk optional(

Wow that is really great looking. The detail level looks awesome!

Some progress to report on my builds.  I've had some unexpected time at the bench due to Hurricane Ike, in and around hurricane winds, loss of power, and clean up activities.

B-25 - not as much progress on this kit, just finished up the window maskings (Acc.Min provides masking material like Eduard canopy masks but some of the pieces are cut too big for the actual kit).

B-26 - have finished constructing all of the individual components and have put down a nice coat of Krylon gloss black in preparation for the Alclad II painting sessions to come.

Ends March 31, '09.

 My A-20 has been sitting for a while but I'll edit this post this weekend with some of the work I've gotten done this week.  Funny how you get on to other builds and get distracted for a while.  I'm ready to get this one done.

Some progress pictures.   I am getting close on the B-26 and am not far behind with the Mitchell.  Both of these kits have fought me at nearly every step, or so it seems.  I had expected that with the old Monogram kit but not with the Accurate Miniatures B-25.

B-25 - the wings are not yet attached, they are just put on for the picture.  I put down a coat of Future and let it sit for a day before masking the wing de-icers, but as the picture shows some of the olive drab lifted nevertheless.  Probably didn't get it well coated there or didn't let it cure long enough.

B-26 - nothing to really point out here as yet.  Since the photo was taken I have since put on the decals in preparation for some pretty heavy weathering.  Photos I have show the undersides of these bombers got really dirty, oil streaked, and grimy.

Finally made some progress.  The painting and decals are done and have a coat of future over-all.  Now an am on to panel lines and weathering.  Not my strong point so any advice for a plane that is supposed to have heavy wear at this point in her career.  The final small bits will wait until all paint work is done.  Any advice for exhaust without using an airbrush?  Over-all dusty/dirty?  Faded paint?

C'ya

kg4kpg wrote:

Finally made some progress.  The painting and decals are done and have a coat of future over-all.  Now an am on to panel lines and weathering.  Not my strong point so any advice for a plane that is supposed to have heavy wear at this point in her career.  The final small bits will wait until all paint work is done.  Any advice for exhaust without using an airbrush?  Over-all dusty/dirty?  Faded paint? C'ya

Its comin along good! I use chalk pastels to make exhaust staining but it works better on a flat coat. You could also try using a oil wash.

I'm finished!  One thing I'd like to do is take better pictures, so I apologize for the quality (or lack thereof) of these photographs.

B-25B Mitchell

B-26 - I used the color photograph from this book that I have as inspiration for the weathering, which was Tamiya soot and rust applied over Alclad II white aluminium.

To those that are making progress or have finished well done.  There's some good work going on round here.  Got a few builds to finish before I can get started.

This model is really starting to get me P-Oed. I have been doing the painting on it but when i pulled of the tape for the masks, paint started to peel off. I am guessing that i didn't wash the plastic correctly before painting making the paint not stick well. Heres the mess that i have to deal with now:

Just realized I never posted pictures of the Romeo 57bis when I finished it. 

Ryan! I've got some previous commitments nearly out of the way and have begun the B-26 and will be posting more regularly. Fuse is painted inside a couple minor assembly's started.

See you soon!

Great work people!

Finally my Marauder is finished! This thing has fought my all the way and i am glad for it to be over with. Surprisingly the decals were the best part of this kit, I though. Should have pics up tomorrow or tuesday. C U then.

HERE IT IS!!!

Man is anybody still in this Group Build, I feel like im posting to myself. LOL