I made some progress that last few days. In Photo #1 and #5 you can see the new photo-etched seat belts and shoulder harness I added. After I stripped off the paint mentioned in my last post, I removed the molded seat belts with a file and sanded the seat cushion smooth. Then repainted the cushions with Vallejo #71.043 US Olive Drab and the rest of the interior with Vallejo #71.137 US Light Green to represent Chromate Green used in many US manufactured aircraft during World War II.
In the waist gunners' compartment, I added brass color to the 50 caliber magazines shown in Photo #3 made with a mix of Vallejo #77.710 Copper Metal Color paint and #77.725 Gold. I found that Vallejo Metal Color paint is easy to use with a hand brush or airbrush and a very realistic representation of metal.
Since the waist gunners' position are covered with large blister style canopies I wanted very realistic 50 caliber machine guns, so I ordered Eduard resin and photo-etched guns shown in Photo #7 with aircraft barrels shown in Photo #8.
Two days ago, I glued the hull together and yesterday I glued the Blicher Bits resin tail section to the hull. This morning I started body work with Vallejo #70.401 Plastic Putty made from 100% acrylic resin shown in Photo #9 and #10. The body work will take a few days because I give each application of putty a full 12-hours to dry.
Once the tail section body work is finished the hull will receive a light coat of Vallejo #73.601 Grey Surface Primer, so I can check for areas that may need more work.
Harold
Photo #1
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Photo #2
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