Way Too Many Props GB April 18, 2011 - Extended to July 28, 2012

Hey Trouble, I ordered the Dornier set. The kit only cost me US$23 but the detail set was about US$65 but it's going to be a lot of fun

Cheers

I got both B 25 kits yesterday... should be able to start by the middle of next month. Since the construction steps are pretty much the same it should be easy to decide which kit is engineered the best. I've decided that the Italeri kit will be built oob and I'll do what needs to be done to bring the Revell kit up to the same level of detail. should be fun.

TREYZX10R

B17Pilot:

TREYZX10R - updated the list.  Been trying to find one of those kits on ebay, but they get pricey fast.  Looking forward to seeing it.

 

B17Pilot Thanks ,you're right was lurking on e-bay forever trying to snag a deal on one of these and finally lucked out.

Finally snaged one of those SM 79 kits off ebay for under $60 today, and it included Eduard mask and detail sets!   Still hoping the Ventura is relased by the time this GB officially kicks off.  I do have an A-20 itching to be built though.

Hey B17, can I get in with this entry?

Reasoned - Yeah you can join with a B-36! Guessing you got the Revell 1/72 kit?

B17Pilot

Reasoned - Yeah you can join with a B-36! Guessing you got the Revell 1/72 kit?

Yep, the Monogram monster!  It may take me all of eternity to complete and require I add on to my house to fit it in.  But I did get a good deal on it.

Reasoned

 

B17Pilot:

 

Reasoned - Yeah you can join with a B-36! Guessing you got the Revell 1/72 kit?

 

 

Yep, the Monogram monster!  It may take me all of eternity to complete and require I add on to my house to fit it in.  But I did get a good deal on it.

Nah, just mount it on the roof!

Reasoned - Your B-36 is on the list.  Of course you could put on a pole and stick in your yard bombing any yard gnomes trying to invade

yard gnomes ???

B17Pilot

Reasoned - Your B-36 is on the list.  Of course you could put on a pole and stick in your yard bombing any yard gnomes trying to invade

Get a few of them and you could make yourself some chimes. Nothing like the nice, relaxing sound of styrene clacking together.

Or mount it in the middle of your yard surrounded by hueys and blast that music they played in the movie when the hueys were flying over Vietnam. Then sit on your porch and glare at people walking past...

I have one of those sitting here on my shelf.   Also a B-52 (1/72), 2 B-29s (1/48), 2 B-58s (1/48), 2 B17Gs (1/48), 1 B-47 (1/72), 1 B17F (1/48), 2 B-25s (1/48), 1 B24 (1/48), 1 B26 (1/48), and 2 C47D Space Cruisers.  These are my biggest kits and will be sitting on the shelf until I have room to do them when we find our new house.  A garage or full basement is a primary requirement.. lol.

Oh, almost forgot the large scale LIS Jupiter II. and the 1/72 XB-70 Valkyrie...

(I need more shelves...)

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B17Pilot:

 

Reasoned - Yeah you can join with a B-36! Guessing you got the Revell 1/72 kit?

 

 

Yep, the Monogram monster!  It may take me all of eternity to complete and require I add on to my house to fit it in.  But I did get a good deal on it.

DoogsATX

Reasoned:

 

B17Pilot:

 

Reasoned - Yeah you can join with a B-36! Guessing you got the Revell 1/72 kit?

 

 

Yep, the Monogram monster!  It may take me all of eternity to complete and require I add on to my house to fit it in.  But I did get a good deal on it.

 

Nah, just mount it on the roof!

I think my wife would prefer even a tacky rooster wind vane over a strategic bomber... but then again...

Scorpiomikey

Or mount it in the middle of your yard surrounded by hueys and blast that music they played in the movie when the hueys were flying over Vietnam. Then sit on your porch and glare at people walking past...

Yeah thats the one.

Reasoned

 

DoogsATX:

 

 

Reasoned:

 

B17Pilot:

 

Reasoned - Yeah you can join with a B-36! Guessing you got the Revell 1/72 kit?

 

 

Yep, the Monogram monster!  It may take me all of eternity to complete and require I add on to my house to fit it in.  But I did get a good deal on it.

 

 

Nah, just mount it on the roof!

 

 

I think my wife would prefer even a tacky rooster wind vane over a strategic bomber... but then again...

Okay...a Peacemaker weathervane with props that turn in the wind would be aces...

p38jl

yard gnomes ???

An example would be the Travelocity mascot, you know the one with the red hat.

Scorpiomikey

Or mount it in the middle of your yard surrounded by hueys and blast that music they played in the movie when the hueys were flying over Vietnam. Then sit on your porch and glare at people walking past...

Hey Guys:

Better yet ... get a B-36 .wav file,and have your computer play it in a continuous loop ... it'll drive everyone crazy including the neighborhood dogs ...

Growing up in San Diego, I saw and heard lots of B-36's go over and they have that ' sound' about them ... once you hear one, you'll never forget it ... once in a blue moon, I play my .wav file and it takes me back to days long ago ...

pepper

Three weeks to go and counting! Got my Dornier upgrade set in the post today. It has 54 resin casting blocks! + PE! Also instructions call for major surgery on the kit fuselage. This ones gonna be great

Cheers

Sounds more like a conversion than an upgrade.  Can't wait to see!

Hey B17 Pilot If I could I'd like to join this little venture with a He 111z "Zwilling" in either 1/72 or 1/48. I need to see if the conversion is still available for the 1/48. and I too would like to submit The B-17 in 1/72 scale of the one pictured in your banner. I think both of these craft fit the bill. I have long thought of doing the B-17 with the Fifth prop now I have a reason. And the He 111 is my Fav. German bomber and the Z has WAY to many props. Probably will not get to them for a bit but can't wait to start. Hope they fit the bill and Happie Modeling!!!

James/ Bomber Boy

Yes they do fit the bill!  Can't wait to see that B-17 engine test bed!  IIRC, I saw a He111z conversion set on ebay a couple weeks ago in 1/48, don't know it'n its still there, but can't hurt to look.

Welcome to the build!

Given what I have seen of Bomber Boy's work, I can't wait to see that He-111z.

Sigh. I was looking forward to this one, but I'm going to have to bail on the PBJ. Don't have the display space for it, and as I mentioned over in Wild Wings, we're moving early next year, so no real point in figuring out some new shelving solution for the next 9-10 months...

I may jump back in with something else that would fit within my shelves (may move up my desire to build a Mossie Night Intruder in the midst of an engine replacement)...have to see how the current builds go!

Will be following along eagerly, however...this one looks like a blast!

Sad (about the PBJ), but happy (finding a new house with lots of shelves) news, Doogs.  I'll put you down as TBD for now.  If'n you decide to build the Mossie, let me know, was looking forward to the PBJ.

Of course you could still build the PBJ and do what Fermis does and hang it buy its tail on the wall .  Then again there's other possiblities, i.e. a smaller scale B-25, or a P-38, F-82, 1/144 DC-3....

Course I'm kinda running out of space myself, but over the weekend I rearranged some models and got some extra room by putting one wing in the space between the wing and tail of another model.  That freed up some room for two more!

OK officially deicded what I'm going to build to start off with until that Ventura is released.  I'll be doing a 1/48 A-20G Havoc...

..well as of right now any way

week and a half to go *droooooooooollll* HURRY UUUPPPPPP i wanna start my connie.

Sooooooo...i started

Wings are warped to all buggery, but the plastics maleable enough that ive been slowly unwarping it with my hands (no extra heat required, order now and receive a cheesy grin for no extra cost)

i forgot how truly tiny 144 scale was. i think i might go blind

Mike sorry to hear about the warped wings at least at that scale it should be easier to fix than say 1/48. I've still not gotten my Sparviero in the post yet starting to get anxious!

Scorpiomikey

i forgot how truly tiny 144 scale was. i think i might go blind

Well if you do a big A380, 144 scale is not so bad .

Bummer about the warped wings.