I wanted to weight the wheels. They are big enough, so why not. Got some Liquid Gravity.

...and some observations regarding Liquid Gravity.

1) although about the size of poppy seeds, they are not interchangeable! Too crunchy. Don't taste very good, either. Neighbors are still mad.
2) be careful adding to wheel halves - nose wheel halves on a B-29 to be specific, as it may be too full. Once set with CA, it is like concrete. Spent some quality time picking out bit of this so the wheel would close.
3) don't spill them.
and
4) they ain't liquid.

Picked up a new tip on that entry net. You guys may already do this. Thin the tire color and let the capillary action do the hard part. Duh.

Anyway, got the wheels done and had to face the inevitable "it is time to put the wings on" task. This is where I think Monogram dropped the ball....big time. There is utterly no help in getting the wings in place securely while you glue them. And for me, on the first one, it shows.

I created more work with the CA. Gonna break out the belt sander in a bit. . . and a bucket of Bondo.

Hey Geezer,

Really enjoying your witty commentary as you build this beast!  Got one sitting on my shelf...been contemplating it for about 20 years so far.......  Maybe one day!

Looking good so far!  Keep at it!

TAD

Your commentary cracks me up as well. Funny!

Geezer, I thought I remembered there being a big spar you put through the fuselage and then the wings slide onto that. Am I mistaken? Or did I remember correctly and it's still not enough. It's been long enough since I built that, 30 years ago, my memory is toast on it.

--Chris

I seem to remember your bench when it was new and spotless and organized.

I'm surely relieved to know you are human.

mississippivol

Yeah, those big birds force bench cleanings. Good work so far, keep hammering away.

Yeah, I've already "swept" it pretty clean. And, that is with just one wing.

Tal Afar Dave

Hey Geezer,

Really enjoying your witty commentary as you build this beast!  Got one sitting on my shelf...been contemplating it for about 20 years so far.......  Maybe one day!

Looking good so far!  Keep at it!

TAD

 

dirkpitt77

Your commentary cracks me up as well. Funny!

 

Geezer, I thought I remembered there being a big spar you put through the fuselage and then the wings slide onto that. Am I mistaken? Or did I remember correctly and it's still not enough. It's been long enough since I built that, 30 years ago, my memory is toast on it.

--Chris

 

Greg

I seem to remember your bench when it was new and spotless and organized.

I'm surely relieved to know you are human.

 

Even with only one wing attached, this is a handfull. Total wingspan is about 36" or just over 1 meter (metre for you others). It started to take a dive off the bench. Don't know if it just slid off or was trying to commit sewerside. I grabbed for it and wahhhh, wahhhh, wahhhh....

More CA, More PPP, more sanding. Patience, barhopper. Patience.

Watching with great interest.

Geezer

 

 

 

Greg, you have a great memory! Is this the one?

 

Someday.........

 

That is the one. You'd been so quiet I'd assumed you finished that room and walked away from it (something I'd do, actually). Pleased as punch to learn you've been building away and making messes!

BTW, I've been accused of lots of stuff in my day, but having a great memory is a new one.

Greg, I've been lurking around. I'm an admin on another site, so that keeps me busy at times. I hope to be a bit more active.

Geezer,

Great WIP so far! What putty are you using for the wing joins?

Edit: I read back posts and saw you are using PPP. You can use water to shape the join better, and perform a little less sanding. Once the wing is secure.

Bruce, full WIP "over there". Yeah, using a pretty much empty tube of PPP. Waiting on some to be delivered. Also hit it with some Bondo, earlier. . . and Mr. Surfacer 500. As well as anything else I can find.

Geezer

I hope to be a bit more active.

I hope so. Your posts are fun.

Greg

 

Geezer

I hope to be a bit more active.

 

 I hope so. Your posts are fun.

 

Hello !

 Your commentary reminds me of my thoughts when I built this Bird . Funny how things return to mind isn't it .Now where ya gonna put it when it,s done .? Plus , You are a step or two ahead of where I could help .

   When I did mine and realized the wing problem coming up ,  I created wing supports all along the upper and lower edges with Brass pins .This helped relieve the problem of poor fit .     T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Hello !

 Your commentary reminds me of my thoughts when I built this Bird . Funny how things return to mind isn't it .Now where ya gonna put it when it,s done .? Plus , You are a step or two ahead of where I could help .

   When I did mine and realized the wing problem coming up ,  I created wing supports all along the upper and lower edges with Brass pins .This helped relieve the problem of poor fit .     T.B.

 

Geezer,

I have this model hanging from wires close to the cieling above my bench  with some other large aircraft models. It's been about 16 years, so I don't recall my plan of attack with this one. I've since started keeping build logs for paint reference and any particular kit issues.

I don't know what type of "Glue" you use but I always used Tenax. I now use Microscale "Same stuff". This plastic welder is very quick and strong and may help with your wing attach situation.  Also on subsequent builds you wouldn't have to tape the two halves of the wings to dry.  Line up and weld and in 30 seconds the parts are solid.

Too bad many of the old decal companys are no longer in business. I did my B29 in the night raid scheme with fuselage black bottom, and the large T on the tail (I believe from Superscale decals).  It's a great looking model when complete. Painting the canopy should drive you mad.

I am way to disorganized to keep a build log. I must have AD...oh look out the window. Where was I?

These wings got a Tenax application but still pulled away from the fuselage. CA took care of that. The Tenax did great on the wings and most of the fuselage, so I must be the issue.  I also still use good, old Testor's red tube glue, much to the amusement of some.

This particular kit has a NMF over black scheme included.

I want to share this photo of a dry fit of my B-29 wing roots. I am considering not using any glue so that I can move the model from place to place by simply pulling the wings off. The wings will fit snug with the right amount of tape!

Now you are "showin' off"! . That looks like a very nice, tight fit. I had a heck of a time even getting the to slide into place. Makes me wonder if I put the gear bay in on the wrong sides? Anyway, they are there now.

Anyone have some trail cams I can borrow? I've been pulling parts from the sprues on this B-29 (probably a B37 when I'm done) for some time now and they still look full. Methinks there is hanky-panky going on.............

Looks like you have those wing roots down pretty good. One of the reasons I did not want to permanently glue mine in is that a 36" wing span does not fit into my paint booth, and there will be lots of painting!

Shipwreck

Looks like you have those wing roots down pretty good. One of the reasons I did not want to permanently glue mine in is that a 36" wing span does not fit into my paint booth, and there will be lots of painting!

 

Geezer

 

 

Shipwreck

Looks like you have those wing roots down pretty good. One of the reasons I did not want to permanently glue mine in is that a 36" wing span does not fit into my paint booth, and there will be lots of painting!

 

 

 

 

Thanks, Shipwreck! I hope they stay put. I'm ready for the paint

 

 

 

Now that's what I'm talking about.  After seeing the amount of weight you needed to add. I decided I better buy a weight and some corresponding reinforcement for the landing gear struts for when I start my B-29 Still working on the logistics

Oooooh, I like that. Made me smile - That is something I need to get, Greatmaker. Thanks for the hints.

Good idea there Shipwreck, I didn't cement the wings or tail fin in place on my 1/72nd Minicraft B-29 either. Makes her much easier to transport. 

ITS ALIVE....and growing. As the Swedish Chef would say, "Bork, bork, bork...Yumpin' Yimmine!"

If possible, it looks even bigger with the horizontal stabilizers in place. Sheesh. Going over the entire beast with steelwool, 000 or 0000, to polish it out. Then all those nasty sub-assemblies....

Wow sir, that is one huge project you're working on.  Thank you for your very comical reiteration.  I enjoy very much!  LOL!  I'll be following along on this monster of a kit.

Toshi

Have room for a "card table" extension?  I've been holding on to a 1/48 B-29 for several years for exactly the reason I see in your photo, space.  Hard to imagine any workbench able to handle that monster.  LOL, you'll have to stop by a local auto body shop to find a paint booth big enough to handle it.  Been throughling enjoying the thread of posts!!

What I did initially was to set up a card table with the kit box open. That left room on the table for finished parts. Now that the bulk of construction is complete, I will remove the box. That will leave me with a 36"x36" table covered with sub-assemblies and a table large enough to accommodate the 36" wing span of the finished product. The actual construction is done on my work bench or paint booth. The wings are not attached to the fuselage which is only 24 inches long!

Valkyrie

Have room for a "card table" extension?  I've been holding on to a 1/48 B-29 for several years for exactly the reason I see in your photo, space.  Hard to imagine any workbench able to handle that monster.  LOL, you'll have to stop by a local auto body shop to find a paint booth big enough to handle it.  Been throughling enjoying the thread of posts!!

 

Shipwreck

What I did initially was to set up a card table with the kit box open. That left room on the table for finished parts. Now that the bulk of construction is complete, I will remove the box. That will leave me with a 36"x36" table covered with sub-assemblies and a table large enough to accommodate the 36" wing span of the finished product. The actual construction is done on my work bench or paint booth. The wings are not attached to the fuselage which is only 24 inches long!

 

Toshi

Wow sir, that is one huge project you're working on.  Thank you for your very comical reiteration.  I enjoy very much!  LOL!  I'll be following along on this monster of a kit.

Toshi

 

Ohhhh, now this is a more pleasing scale to my eyes and that big bird is a beauty!

I look forward to seeing her with her clothes on!

Cheers

Martin

Well, thanks, Martin! There is something about NMF that scares the bejesus out of me. Especially on something this bit. Fixing the landing gear in place today. Revell needs to have their ears boxed (probably be an old boxing) for some of the utterly obscure destructions (instructions to some) and the way some thing fit. Need more coffee.

LOL, I've built some kits where I "wish" the sprues would regenerate over night.  The carpet monster is active in my work area.

Geezer

 

 

Valkyrie

Have room for a "card table" extension?  I've been holding on to a 1/48 B-29 for several years for exactly the reason I see in your photo, space.  Hard to imagine any workbench able to handle that monster.  LOL, you'll have to stop by a local auto body shop to find a paint booth big enough to handle it.  Been throughling enjoying the thread of posts!!

 

 

 

 

Sort of. I have a full size trash can with a big piece of cardboard - that is the "staging area" for the pieces/parts.  To handle this in a spray booth - Need to take it to the Ford Truck Plant. Don't think they do contract work.  Think I'll call this guy.

 

I'm getting dizzy just watching that!

Geezer

Well, thanks, Martin! There is something about NMF that scares the bejesus out of me. Especially on something this bit. Fixing the landing gear in place today. Revell needs to have their ears boxed (probably be an old boxing) for some of the utterly obscure destructions (instructions to some) and the way some thing fit. Need more coffee.

 

That is a beauty, JohnnyK. Well done. If the sheets are at least 4x8 feet.... or this

Geezer

That is a beauty, JohnnyK. Well done. If the sheets are at least 4x8 feet.... or this

 

Geezer

That is a beauty, JohnnyK. Well done. If the sheets are at least 4x8 feet.... or this

 

You might be intereested in how I make room for a 36 by 30 inch B-29. The first photo shows my paint booth/desk to the left. To the right is my work bench where I do most of the construction, but I do build in the paint booth at times. Then there is Daisy!

To the right of the work bench is a 36" squar card table that serves as a staging area. During construction the kit box took up most of the space. Now it is covered with sub-assemblies!

This B-29 was built to be an in-flight model. The original vision was to hang it from the ceiling, but I am at a age where such an attemp would result in a crash landing. It seems that it will end up on top of an old entertainment center sitting on three 4" Flightpose stands.

JohnnyK, I know people that would do just that and make it work!

Shipwreck, I like that setup a lot. Quite helpful. Of course, if I ever clean up my space, well, you know. Love your helper-outer, too. What a cutie.

Not a lot going on right now. Coffee is running low. Eyes are watering like mad, and nose is stopped up. I love spring in KY!  Correction, coffee is gone. Mug is empty. Emergency blow, surface, surface.

And, it is also Derby Day in Louisville, KY. Home of fast women and pretty horses. So, a lot of TV watching today. Sunny, near 80 today with thunderstorms, some possibility of severe, by the time the Derby actually runs.....all two minutes of it. Only in Kentucky to we take two weeks (Derby Festival) to celebrate a two minute horse race.

Oh, yeah...masking the clear pieces parts today and for a few days to come. This is the first time I've used Eduard masks to this extent. So far, they seem to fit very nicely and have not caused any problems (jinx!).

I do wish they had used a backer paper with more contrast, though. It is hard enough to see the cut lines and pick off the piece you want, but ....

did you know Maskol is a pretty thin liquid? Just knocked over a jar of it. Scratch one pair of shorts (soaked in) and my legs are now nice and smooth!

Geezer

did you know Maskol is a pretty thin liquid? Just knocked over a jar of it. Scratch one pair of shorts (soaked in) and my legs are now nice and smooth!

 

So is testors liquid cement. It did a nice job in removing what little leg hair I have left. I don't know what it is about that round bottle but I have dumped that stuff more times than I can count....and that's even with taking my shoes off and using my toes to count.

Geezer,

One trick I learned on Youtube about the Eduard masks is to very carefully remove the masking paper around the real mask sections, this way the real sections are all that is left on the paper.  

I'm doing the Pro Modeller Junkers 52 now in 48th scale and you couldn't even see the masks on that Eduard set until I removed the surrounding mask material. Just go slow and you will be glad you did this. Makes it much easier to deal with.

Well, boy howdy...I like that one. Now that I'm done.

Anyway, got them done and this has to be the worst fitting greenhouse I've ever seen. Bad even for some of Revell's standards. I have no recollection of doing any sanding or adjusting to the fuselage..doesn't mean I didn't, I just have no recollection of doing it. Sucks.

Still not sure if it is the canopy or the fuselage that is whacked...guess it doesn't matter, huh? Looks like I picked a bad day to give up cursing.

Hoo Boy what a PITA !  I hate having to re-engineer the product like that to make parts fit.  Shame on you Revell/ Monogram.

I admit that after having solved these poor fit problems it's rather satisfying, but it's still a PITA and shouldn't be necessary.

Jay Jay you signature is truth! I think my wife and I took about a 45% pay cut, all told. Oh well. Beats working.

I started gluing the canopy down where I could make it fit. As I worked around the opening, it started to fall into place. When I was done, only some Mr. Dissolved Putty and a toopick! Before, the front edges were flush. They still are. I am confused.

Yea Man, that's looking better.

Gee that's big. Thx for posting the pic of the beast on your bench, a great perspective.

Happy and a little confused that the nose canopy ended up fitting. I was a little nervous for you wondering how you'd deal with that mess.

A thought for the future re the Eduard masks; I notice you are using incandescent lights which appear to be fairly warm light temp. That 2700 or so degree Kelvin blends right in with the color of the masks.

I use a cooler (more blue, if you will), brighter light source and of course my trusty Optivisor when separating the finicky little worth-their-weight-in-gold sheets. Has worked pretty well for me.

Jay Jay - thanks!

Greg- I have a small florescent light with a magnifier. The other two - left side is good ol' 100w bulb, the one on the right is an LED.  What you suggest is a great tip.

Yow, masking something like that should have been one of the Twelve Labours of Hercules. I can't imagine doing it without the pre-cut masks without slam-dunking the whole thing in the trash halfway though. You're making great progress though. 

And to be honest the canopy to my 1/72nd Minicraft B-29A didn't fit very well either. 

Shipwreck: Daisy's a cutie!!! 

Geezer, earlier today you had some comments about how well the greenhouse did not fit. Well from what I see yours fit a lot better than mine. And then mine cracked when I tried to force it to fit!

Shipwreck, I did post those comments. I can't explain it, but in both before and after the front edges were flush. It just seemed to fall into place with minimal gaps. I'll take that anyday. I really didn't need to force it at all. I hope you were able to get a replacement from Revell.

Great build, Geezer!  I built one back in 1980 and thoroughly enjoyed it back then.  Such a huge model, and a lot of detail, and Shep's excellent "Tips on Building Dioramas" introduced me to using optic fibers (how many things did I learn from those brochures!).  I have two now in my stash, to do as you're doing, to see if I learned anything in the intervening years.  I look forward to your next installment!

Shipwreck

 

I want to share this photo of a dry fit of my B-29 wing roots. I am considering not using any glue so that I can move the model from place to place by simply pulling the wings off. The wings will fit snug with the right amount of tape!

Brad, thank you very much. Doing the rest of the "glass" today. Meh.

As for the detachable wingy tings, that would not have been possible on this one. Leads me to think I did something wrong.

Geezer

Shipwreck, I did post those comments. I can't explain it, but in both before and after the front edges were flush. It just seemed to fall into place with minimal gaps. I'll take that anyday. I really didn't need to force it at all. I hope you were able to get a replacement from Revell.

 

Actually I know now that I should have rquested a replacement canopy from Revell but I had to be a hero, of a sort, and fix it. Now after lots of putty, I will end up with a crack in the middle of the canopy. Then I discovered a little kown story that when Col. Tibbits was flying out of Japan a bird flew into the canopy and cracked it!!! Well, maybe you never heard that story.

Shipwreck, I like that story. Make some little-bitty strips of duct tape and apply!

Geezer

Brad, thank you very much. Doing the rest of the "glass" today. Meh.

As for the detachable wingy tings, that would not have been possible on this one. Leads me to think I did something wrong.

That's the piece that I do remember from when I built this as a kid, that the canopy didn't fit too well.  I didn't mind it, at the time, but I realize the difficulty it can present now.

I drilled out the pilot's window, just like Shep, so I could put the pilot figure there.  Then I hung it from my bedroom ceiling, because it was the only place to display the finished model!

Geezer,

I live about a half mile from the old Martin Bomber Plant in Nebraska where they built these monsters. When your ready to paint, maybe I can put in a good word for you to use the old paint facilities.

Another option is to order a replacement vacu-form canopy  (part SQ9641) from  Squadron.com.

Will follow this thread with great intrest.  I've got two in the stash, but for the first one, I'm going to go the way less traveled route and build this one first:

Second time around will be a BMF with Paragons KB-29 conversion kit that I've had in the resin stash for a good while now.

Baron, I have no idea where I'm going to put this. I love Shep's old brochures that were included in kits. Great stuff.

learmech, thanks! I will certainly be using acrylics on this feller. Otherwise, it would resemble this "Up in Smoke" scene.

Ish47guy

Another option is to order a replacement vacu-form canopy  (part SQ9641) from  Squadron.com.

Will follow this thread with great intrest.  I've got two in the stash, but for the first one, I'm going to go the way less traveled route and build this one first:

 

Second time around will be a BMF with Paragons KB-29 conversion kit that I've had in the resin stash for a good while now.

 

I am going with the OD/NG scheme. Not blemish-free enough for the NMF. Where did you get your decals?

lawdog114

Nice work on that greenhouse Lyle. It seems to fit fine from what I can see.

 

learmech

 

I live about a half mile from the old Martin Bomber Plant in Nebraska where they built these monsters. When your ready to paint, maybe I can put in a good word for you to use the old paint facilities.

 

A little history:

The Martin-Omaha, Nebraska B-29s were of the best quality of the four manufacturing facilities. The Enola Gay was hand picked by Col.Tibbets from the MO assembly line. The Martin-Omaha plant produced 536 planes while Bell-Marietta(Atlanta) 668, Bowing-Renton(Navy) 1,119, and Bowing Wichita 1,768. The main wing assembly differed from plant to plant. Some attached each wing to the side of the fuselage (like the model); BN plant. Another approach was to drop both wings as a sub-assembly onto a notch in the fuselage (center attachment); all other plants BW, BA, and MO.

I like the OD-over-gray scheme, too.  I'm going to do one of mine in those colors, too, if for no other reason than that you don't see it that often.

Geezer, the decals are Iliad Design 48-021. At the time, I ordered them directly from their website (they are in Canada).  I haven't used them yet, so I can't attest to their quality.  I wrote a review of the sheet on Modeling Madness:

http://modelingmadness.com/others/decals/iliad/48021.htm

Baron, I'm with you 100%. Also, I've never done any kind of BMF in all my decades of "sorta" building models. It would probably be modeling suicide to make my first BMF project a B-29.

Ish47guy

Geezer, the decals are Iliad Design 48-021. At the time, I ordered them directly from their website (they are in Canada).  I haven't used them yet, so I can't attest to their quality.  I wrote a review of the sheet on Modeling Madness:

http://modelingmadness.com/others/decals/iliad/48021.htm

Baron, I'm with you 100%. Also, I've never done any kind of BMF in all my decades of "sorta" building models. It would probably be modeling suicide to make my first BMF project a B-29.

 

Rudyonwheels, that is something to treasure. This boxing has the EG decals, instructions on the a-boms, and all that.

Good to know yours turned out as it did.

Great build! I was going to say same thing, I swear buy Tamiya Extra Thin. I add strips of styrene put into any gaps. This will make very strong bond. Shawn B

I got some of the "new" Tamiya Extra Thin Quick Setting formula - came from Japan and took about 3 weeks. Smells exactly like a strong fingernail polish remover!

On the B-29 front. No *** is no go go. Man, the last several days have been tough. Painting small parts. Feel like being told by mom to clean your room. Moving at the speed of Eyore. I've also been straightening up the room. My three year old granddaughter was in here the other day...said, "Your room is a mess!" I replied, "Where?" She answered, "EVERYWHERE!" Out of the mouths of babes.

The beast is now officially green or Tamiya XF-58 Olive Drab. So far only 2-3 gallons.

Nice to see a B-29 in O/D

Nice progress, Geezer!  Looks pretty cool.

From above post, "...On the B-29 front. No *** is no go go. Man, the last several days have been tough. Painting ..."

Wowie, zowie....guess I can say that. The four letter moe joe variation was whacked and replaced by astericks...can I say that? C'mon guys.

Baron - Thank you.

Crown r n7 - Thank you - The OD version sort of started growing on me at Stikpusher's suggestion. That and there was no way it would be "clean" enough for NMF!

It does look great in OD. Cant wait to see this done.

Wow!That is a monster!Did not realize that they were ever painted OD but with the yellow markings it should be a refreshing change of pace!Good job!

I never gave it any thought, either. Stikpusher pointed that out. My guess is the extra weight of the paint was significant enough to stop doing it.

I got lost, are those wings glued in place or not?

I too like the OD. Looking goo-od.

Greg

I got lost, are those wings glued in place or not?

I too like the OD. Looking goo-od.

 

Do you have room to display it?

philo426

Do you have room to display it?

 

Oh, wow!  The O/D really catches my eyes, great to see something different.

Toshi

Thank you, Toshi! I am growing more fond of it, too.  Wonder if I could decorate the fuselage like a big dill pickle?

I REALLY like the OD green! Here is my canopy, came out O.K. for as poorly fitting it was. I think the issue was more the opening it went into was improperly shaped. The masks from E.Z. Masks (out of Canada) worked pretty good too, those things are a godsend on a compound-curved canopy like this.... The plane is going to hang from the ceiling, so im not too worried about it.

 Rudy

Canopy looks great!

Geezer

Greg

I got lost, are those wings glued in place or not?

I too like the OD. Looking goo-od.

 

Hi, Greg....yep, glued, CA'd, puttied, you name it.

 

Thank you for letting me know.

Everybodys talking about the poor fit.  I wonder if soaking the part in very hot water then bending it a bit here and there would make it easier to work with?  I have one of these kits sitting on my stash shelf and have been watching this build with great interest.  This issue seem to rank pretty high on the "ah s**t" list.

Looking great so far,nice fix on that ugly Canopy gap!

Valkyrie

Everybodys talking about the poor fit.  I wonder if soaking the part in very hot water then bending it a bit here and there would make it easier to work with?  I have one of these kits sitting on my stash shelf and have been watching this build with great interest.  This issue seem to rank pretty high on the "ah s**t" list.

 

Valkyrie, you are talking about a kit that is ancient and that fuselage is 24" long. I doubt if new technology could do much better over that distance. The B-29 that I am currently working on had a step in the seam along the spine of the fuselage. That takes some work to fix. I think it is called modeling. This kit builds into a very nice and big model. I would definitely recommend it!

Hi, Shipwreck.  Your note seemed a bit sharp.  I wasn't trying to be offensive.  Your point about the age of the model is well taken.  But, just to be clear, I wasn't talking about the model in general, but the windscreen specifically.  It's clearly a difficult fit.  I was just thinking about a possible way to improve that fit.  I meant no criticism of the model or the workman ship of the modeler.

Hey Valkyrie, sorry for the sharpness. It was not intended, just too much in a hurry! BTW, my canopy was warped and I cracked it as I tried to force it to fit. I tried a vacuum formed canopy, but messed it up trying to cut the steps on the rear of the canopy. I should have used the kit canopy as a guide. That was poor modeling! I would still build another one if I did not have other priorities.

Valkyrie, I did kill two chickens and sprinkled the blood on the canopy. Burned some incense and had some jerk chicken. The canopy then seemed to fit. With my luck, if I tried to heat it in hot water (Hmm, could you heat it in cold water?) I'd like end up with something that was totally flat.

Thank you, Treyzx10r! It is not 100%, but as we'd say in Kentucky, goodernuf.

Shipwreck and Valkyrie, the overall fit was pretty good. Fuselage had no real problems, wings lined up and so on. Very little in the way of filling needed. My biggest problem seemed to be getting the cotton pickin' wings to slid into place. I had to have messed up something.

I am seeing enough of these kits sold as new by some online hobby shops, that I wonder if you could get a replacement canopy from Revell?

Appreciate your kind words.

LOL, Geezer, I know what you mean!  I've had mixed success with heating and bending model parts.  I was thinking about making a casting of the windscreen before "messing" with it so when I break it I'll have something to fall back on.  LOL, I'll probably need to make several casting of it.

Geezer

I am seeing enough of these kits sold as new by some online hobby shops, that I wonder if you could get a replacement canopy from Revell? 

The answer to the replacement question is yes. Go to the Revell/USA /Parts and Service, and follow the instructions. I should have done that once I cracked the canopy.

If had to do it over I would secure one side with CA; then hold the other side in position, while applying CA and a kicker. Warm plastic helps!

Well that was special. Typed in a bunch of witty and humorous comments and they went away when I left the page for a bit- another tab. Oh well. Your loss.

Not much really has been happening here. Interest is waning and this thing is like having the proverbial 800 pound gorilla in your room. I don't like masking. I really don't like masking something this big, but I think I hid it pretty well.



Got the gray on, sort of looks like the German Hellblau.





Turrets are on. Interestingly, the destructions did not have any reference to the four gun top turret At all. Nothing. Zip. Nada. No Mas. But, fear not. Being an intrepid scale modeler, I improvised and did what looked right.



Managed to lose the canon in the stinger. Using my vast scratch building skills, made one from cattails, chewing gum, kerosene, a pound of flour and six Chiclets.

Managed to lose the canon in the stinger. Using my vast scratch building skills, made one from cattails, chewing gum, kerosene, a pound of flour and six Chiclets. 

Looking good!

"scribbling notes on how to make a cannon" need to get some supplies

I bet you had to replenish the airbrush cup more than once when you painted that monster!Looking good!

Greatmaker, don't forget the Chiclets must be spearmint. Oh, and I forgot three chickens to sacrifice on the keyboard.

Just a few times, Philo426....just a few times. Dropped the hose in a 5 gal. bucket.

Geezer

Greatmaker, don't forget the Chiclets must be spearmint. Oh, and I forgot three chickens to sacrifice on the keyboard.

 

Here chicky, chicky chicky "sharpening knife"

Geezer,

If you need a new canopy you can certainly get one from Revell, and likely free of charge. Revell has the best customer service that I've ever known for replacing parts.  It will however take a month to six weeks.   If its a Revell Germany kit it usually takes the 6 weeks. Monogram should be faster.  There is a tab for replacement parts on their US website.

Wilbur Wright

Geezer,

 

If you need a new canopy you can certainly get one from Revell, and likely free of charge. Revell has the best customer service that I've ever known for replacing parts.  It will however take a month to six weeks.   If its a Revell Germany kit it usually takes the 6 weeks. Monogram should be faster.  There is a tab for replacement parts on their US website.

 

When whales cry, do they blubber? Hmmm. Well, it was bound to happen. Inevitable as it were. Fate smote me with its mighty hand. The modeling gods are giggling like schoolgirls at a NKOB afterparty. Yep....The B-29 stalled out and rolled inverted crashing to the floor. Did I mention how satisfying the "thud" was with all that weight i the nose? I lied. Damage was not as bad as it could have been. Just a several day setback...

Ouch, it hurts even to look at it!  I'm working on a diorama right now of a battle damaged B-17E because of an accident - dropped it while carrying it and stepping on a cat's tail at the same time.  My big foot did major damage to the B-17, but only annoyed the cat.

Valkyrie, that is one hallway, hobby room dance I would have paid to see! I bet the cat is still mad.

well it just unglued looks like nothing is cracked

B-29's are prone to crash. The good news is that, from the photo, nothing is broken; just a little out of place. Looks like an easy fix! Or, just a little bump in the road/sky.

Yep. The bottom seam did not open up. So, top seam opened, main canopy came loose, nose piece came off. Missing the doober-hickey (they called it a gun sight) that was inside the nose piece. When I can get to the crash site, I'll look in the crater. Going to be a slow couple of weeks, though. We are keeping our 3 1/2 year old granddaughter while out daughter is in China to adopt a second child. Oh my aching bones.

Gotta love duct tape! I think that should do it. Now on to decals.

Geezer

 

See Geezer, it looks good as new plus a little "ouch"!

OUCH, that accident sucked but looks like you have the matter in hand now. 

Geezer

...even for some of Revell's standards...Still not sure if it is the canopy or the fuselage that is whacked...

As a made member of the Monogram Mafia, this pains me to say it, but it's not Revell's fault, it's Monogram's.  Monogram produced this kit before the merger.  And this particular fit issue has always been with it, judging from my own experience building it back in junior high (circa 1978), and from the memories of other guys of my vintage, and comments from others who've built it more recently.  The canopy has a slightly wider curve to it, along the entire surface, than the fuselage, and you'll get a step somewhere along the seam between the canopy and fuselage.  Still, you've got it well in hand!

Well Geezer, did you not have enough chickens to appease the modeling gods or were they not of superior quality?

Jumping in here late, but finally got caught up. A lot of work going on and it all looks great.

-Stephen