FINISHED!!! Revell 1/48 B-29 in Bare Metal Foil

Looks great. Your architectural training  seems to come through in attention to both detail and overall affect. Nicely done.

-J

Thanks guys!

Ah, OK, I thought that build looked familiar!  I'll second John, congratulations on getting published. 

Hey!  Congratulations on the FSM Mag article - great piece.

LOL, wonder if this typo says something about where my mind was that day?  Regardless, your workmanshiP on this B-29 is just amazing.

Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I hope that my build will inspire other modelers to try BMF as a NMF. I have been usnig BMF for three years and I have developed a number of tips and tricks. I can share them if anyone is interested.

Great finish, Johnny!  I agree with the other poster who pointed out how you achieved the variations in the panel shades.  That looks like the real thing!  And your attention to detail pays off in the improvements you made to the kit's stock details, like the exhausts.  That kit will make a fine display!

This is really superb.  The execution here is really something.  I am sure you have inspired many people to kick their models up a notch.  I know I am inspired.  Really, really great job.  

Beautiful build! I can definitely see the need for shades. If the sun hits that you could go blind

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Valkyrie

MAGNIFICANT!!!!  Superb workmanshit!!!!  And, you must have incredible patience!!!!

 

MAGNIFICANT!!!!  Superb workmanshit!!!!  And, you must have incredible patience!!!!

fotofrank

Now that you've finished this project and the decals are applied, do you seal the finish like us folks who use paint? How do you keep the foil from peeling up over time?

 

I asked Randy, the owner of Bare Metal Foil if the adhesive used on BMF will dry out as it ages. He said he recently discovered some models that his father built using BMF 40 years ago. His father invented BMF. Randy said that the foil on the 40 year old models looks brand new and the adhesive has not dried out. So, I am not concerned about the foil peeling up. Following is a photo of one of Randy's father's  40 year old models. It looks like it was built yesterday.

Now that you've finished this project and the decals are applied, do you seal the finish like us folks who use paint? How do you keep the foil from peeling up over time?

Beautiful model, Johnny.

Rambo

amazing job you have extreme patience. Did you ever take a break during this or was it the only project you was working on at the time?

 

lawdog114

May be the best Monogram B-29 I’ve ever seen built. Beautiful job Johnny. Stellar work on the canopy frames too.

 

Looks great!

I gotta chime in on this one! Really well done!

Max

Fantastic work!  That is a wonderful job on a great old kit. Congrats on a job well done!

amazing job you have extreme patience. Did you ever take a break during this or was it the only project you was working on at the time?

1943Mike

Humongous project; extremely well executed!

How long did it take you to get comfortable using BMF? I bought some a while back thinking that I'd give it a go on either my P-47 or B-24 but I can't find the package - duh!! My memory banks are getting very, very long in the tooth. I'll just have to spend several hours looking for it one day if I decide to try it out. I am not sure if I have the ability to do that technique which is why I'm asking how difficult it is to learn.

I tried my first BMF model two years ago when I was 66 years old. It was a Revell P-47. That is a good airplane to develop your BMF skills because the P-47 does not have complicated shapes. Give it a try. If I could do it, so can you.

Humongous project; extremely well executed!

How long did it take you to get comfortable using BMF? I bought some a while back thinking that I'd give it a go on either my P-47 or B-24 but I can't find the package - duh!! My memory banks are getting very, very long in the tooth. I'll just have to spend several hours looking for it one day if I decide to try it out. I am not sure if I have the ability to do that technique which is why I'm asking how difficult it is to learn.

keavdog

Wow wow wow!  Very nice.  That one goes on the dining room table ;)

 

sanderson_91

Very nice! Wish I had the time and patience to do that!

steve

 

Steve,

I am a retired architect, so I have all the time in the world. I don't know if you know any architects, but they tend to be very patient people. They are able to work on the same building project for months, even years, without losing interest.

Beautiful!!

Jim