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J J 's B-26 W.I.P.

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J J 's B-26 W.I.P.
Posted by Jay Jay on Monday, June 22, 2015 9:34 AM

   Hi Gang,

After much head banging and hair pulling I think I finally figured out ( with much help from you guys ) how to post pics on here, so here goes my 1st attempt at posting a WIP.  They are terribly out of order because I'm having problems syncing the pics with the text.

This is a 1/48 scale monogram B-26.   As the model was not very detailed and I wanted to delve into to rehlm of AM PE, so i bought an Edward complete set  and here's my progress so far.

I used my own mix of Tamiya for the Zinc Chromate interior , and added a few drops of yellow sprayed between the structure for effect.   The bomb bay is Alclad Polished Alum, over a gloss black Krylon decanted Ibase.   I'm still working on te bomb bay PE parts, but much of the ass'y has to be installed after the wings are installed.  Coments and especially critisizms are greatly appreiciated.  Thanks for looking.            Next came the Testor's gloss followed by The Detailer wwash which was a combination of black and brown....too much black I think.  Then a thin coat of Testor's Dulcoat.

Port side fuselage; The pit.  For the seat cushions a packaging material was used as it had nice texture, so I folded it many times and glued the layers with thined Elmer's ,cut it to size and stuck it on the PE seats.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by BrandonK on Monday, June 22, 2015 10:16 AM

Holy Cow, your work is just amazing here. That looks so good. I will be following this one for sure.

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Posted by fightnjoe on Monday, June 22, 2015 10:38 AM

Jay I am glad you got it to work.  That is awesome.  I love the look you have achieved.  

Joe

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Posted by Buckeye on Monday, June 22, 2015 11:25 AM

That's looking great!  Will be following along.

Mike

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Posted by Pawel on Monday, June 22, 2015 1:29 PM

Hello!

That's a good looking cockpit for sure! Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

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Posted by Toshi on Monday, June 22, 2015 2:01 PM

Absolutely beautiful and inspiring.  I hope to see more on the progress of your B-26.  Awesome job!

Toshi

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Posted by Melgyver on Monday, June 22, 2015 9:20 PM

Nice job on the cockpit and the ammo bins in the tail!

Clear Left!

Mel

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Posted by knox on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 8:43 AM

 This is looking sweet.  Great job so far.                            knox

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Posted by KnightTemplar5150 on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:49 AM
The instrument panel looks great! I don't think that I have ever had the photo film from an Eduard set come out as sharp as what you have here. Very sharp!
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Posted by Compressorman on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:24 PM

Why don't my cockpits turn out like this??!!

Chris

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Posted by Jay Jay on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:28 PM

Thank you all so much for the glowing comments !   I'm at a loss for words except to say that it's so gratifying that you guys, who I look up to ,would be so gracious and kind.

To Toshi, Mike and Brandon;  I am a very slow builder especially during Bass fishing season.  I also am working on an old boat, fixin her up , so that cuts into my modeling time quite a bit also these days, so I will post my progress on this beautiful B-26 as I complete sumpthin.

Next is installing the wings so I can complete the bomb bay ,because the bomb racks extend from the underside of the wings to the bottom of the fuselage.  I'm getting anxious to paint but I fear i'm a long way from that yet.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by fightnjoe on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 5:58 PM

It is always easy to compliment a beautiful work.  

Joe

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Posted by plasticjunkie on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 9:32 PM

No criticism here JJ.  The washes bring out the depth of the molded details. The pit detailing is a killer along with that IP, just looks outstanding.

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Posted by Jay Jay on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 9:41 AM

Big Smile  Geeez, many thanks guys !

Forget the boat, I'm working on the B-26 all day today because of your wonderful encouragement.Toast

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by CN Spots on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 2:41 PM

Well lemme give you some more so you'll carry on through the night!  That looks amazing! I can't wait to see the rest of it.

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Posted by tankerbuilder on Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:52 AM

Jay-Jay !

What boat ? You do work like this and play with boats too ? Gees, man this needs your full attention ! The Bass and the Skiers can just wait .

 Comment on the work -- WOW ! ! , Gorgeous !

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Posted by Jay Jay on Thursday, June 25, 2015 1:19 PM

Good news, I just finished the outboard motor rebuild. Bad news, I gotts take it out tomorrow and see how she runs LOL  The bass are callin me and I wanna get my casts in b4 the Florida rainy season.  Then look out B-26 !

Many thanks TB.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by M. Brindos on Friday, June 26, 2015 12:11 AM

Incredible work thus far Jay! I'm following along happily.  :)

- Mike Brindos "Lost Boy"

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Posted by Jay Jay on Saturday, July 4, 2015 1:50 PM

Well guys , here's a small update on the B-26.  Small because up and downloading all this is a PITA for my low tech mind.  This little bit took over an hour

So anyway, it's amazing what a little PE can do to spruce up a model. 

The first pic is of the wing/nacelle ass'y without much of the PE added. just some in the interior of the wheel well.

The second pic is of the other side with all the PE added, wow what a differance.

The rest of the pics are of some bits and bobs ...landing gear doors are weathered with the detailer on thin.

Did some alclad on the prop hubs and wheels.

the last pic is to show the scale of the tiny PE ladder racks for the bomb bay...that took some creative bending I must say and a large magnifying glass.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Jay Jay on Saturday, July 4, 2015 1:58 PM

What I struggle most with is getting the darn pics on here.  everytime I do a mouse click, i hafta wait until a darned commercial scrolls in.  and then today there was the Internet Explorer going down, my putr failing to recognize the signal , Photo bucket taking forever to upload the pics and on and on.

Bang Head  I hate computers.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by Toshi on Saturday, July 4, 2015 2:24 PM

Very nice job!  Excellent work and detail, I'll be following along this build.  How did you paint the bombs with the yellow stripes?  Or are they decals?

Toshi

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Posted by richs26 on Saturday, July 4, 2015 4:23 PM

For reference, use photos of the National Air and Space Museum's later model B-26B "Flak Bait".  It is getting reassembled now, but I believe they are not going to restore it like the USAF Museum's B-26G or the MAPS interior green slathered B-26 which is incorrect for that model.  

WIP:  Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

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Posted by Jay Jay on Saturday, July 4, 2015 5:04 PM

I guess you're saying the Chromate green is not right Rich ?   What color were the earlier models since that is what I am leaning towards building ?

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by silentbob33 on Saturday, July 4, 2015 9:50 PM

Looks really good to me JJ!  I have this kit in the stash so I'll be following along closely.

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Posted by BrandonK on Saturday, July 4, 2015 10:15 PM

That thing is looking great.

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Posted by richs26 on Saturday, July 4, 2015 11:36 PM
Jay Jay

I guess you're saying the Chromate green is not right Rich ?   What color were the earlier models since that is what I am leaning towards building ?

Jay Jay, what you are building is the long wing Block B-10+ (Baltimore built were B's, Omaha built were C's). They had green interiors compared to the original B-26's and A models which were NMF. A lot of museum "restorations" which uses the term very loosely are not accurate depictions of the real thing. The NASM Block B-25 "Flak Bait" is the only completely original Marauder in the world. Kermit Weeks' original first model B-26 is close with the interior have been painted a light gray instead of NMF. So I would use photos of "Flak Bait" as a guide in your build as it is certifiably original from when it was dismantled in 1945 to now.

WIP:  Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 73rd BS B-26, 40-1408, torpedo bomber attempt on Ryujo

Monogram 1/72 B-26 (Snaptite) as 22nd BG B-26, 7-Mile Drome, New Guinea

Minicraft 1/72 B-24D as LB-30, AL-613, "Tough Boy", 28th Composite Group

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Posted by Jay Jay on Sunday, July 5, 2015 8:10 AM

Your very kind BrandonK , Silent Bob and Toshi and I thank you so much for your encouraging coments.

Ty Rich for your learned advice on the colors but I think it's too late for me to change it now. I just don't wanna re-do the whole interior for fear of messing it up.

To SilentBob;  Heed Rich's advice on here and don't paint everything Zinc Chromate green when you build yours

To Toshi;  On the bomb stripes ;   I simply cut thin strips of Tamiya tape, painted them yellow and stuck them on the bombs.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by JOE RIX on Sunday, July 5, 2015 11:39 AM

All right JJ, It's my turn to hit you with a load of kudos. All of the interior work you have done looks stellar. The painting, detailing and PE work all look sweet. You have done some really fine work so far that's for sure. I'm impressed with your seat cushions. They look the part. The work you've done on the props, wheels and bombs is sharp and clean. Tamiya tape for the bombs? Hmm, I need to remember that little trick as it looks great. Keep that good stuff coming. I'm likin' it.

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Posted by Jay Jay on Sunday, July 5, 2015 12:39 PM

Ty Joe, I'm really glad you took your turn to hit me   LOL

That's certailnly high praise from a pro such as yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

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Posted by bvallot on Sunday, July 5, 2015 10:34 PM

Just saw this. =] Really nice so far.  Are you in the Boeing GB?

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