As some will recall, I began a build of a 1/48th scale B-29 in honor of my old high school science teacher, who was the radar operator on one during WWII. He flew out of Tinian, in the 9th Bomber Group. He was in the 1st Squadron, and he flew on two birds: "God's Will" (Number 2) and "Sweet Sue" (Number 5). I am going to build the Sweet Sue aircraft as he won a DFC while on a mission in that bird. Got shot up a bit and downed two Japanese fighters; had to divert to Iwo on that mission.
I am a recent returnee to modeling, having set it aside for many years while I worked on other life projects such as work and some additional schooling. Managed to get all that wrapped up and thought it would be best to get back to it while I am still able and to give myself a good hobby in the cold winter months! My last project was an OH58-D Kiowa I built in honor of my son, who was then a Scout pilot in the 10MD, finished in 2003 or so. I liked how that turned out and after a short visit with my old teacher this past summer I thought I had better get back to the workbench.
Pic below shows the fuselage halves in their plastic bag, to give a good sense for the size of this model. It is absolutely HUGE! My first qualms came when I opened the box for the first time and got a little weak-kneed at the sheer size. My second qualm came when I realized it is al all natural metal finish bird, which is going to be a challenge.
(I will stop here momentarily while I make sure I am posting photos correctly)