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                        BACK IN THE SPOTIGHT--THE BOMBER GROUP BUILD (Medium and Heavy bombers from all eras)

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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Thursday, June 3, 2004 5:27 PM
                        put me in with a minicraft 1/144 lancaster.
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                        rebelreenactor
                        • Member since
                          October 2003
                        • From: Clovis, Calif
                        Posted by rebelreenactor on Thursday, June 3, 2004 7:09 PM
                        I might not be building my b-26 for awhile, got alot going on. maybe August.
                        John
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, June 3, 2004 8:22 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Vintage Aircraft

                        Was the Short Sunderland ever used as a bomber?


                        Well, it carried bombs & depth charges & "bombed" U-Boats, and is officially typed as a "Long Range Maritime Patrol Bomber" -- consider it as much a "bomber" as the PBY Catalina I see someone is going to build.

                        But, like I said, it could be a stretch (as would be the PBY) & I can do a B25 ....

                        John
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Thursday, June 3, 2004 9:59 PM
                        Model upfate on the 1/48 B-24D Lady Be Good, and the 1/48 B-29.

                        B-24D The Lady Be Good

                        So far I have the ripped off #4 engine compleated, but only through hours of reaserch, and I think i probobly have the most accurate engine for a B-24 around, besides the real thingBig Smile [:D], the left wing looking from the front ha been compleated with the exception of the propeler on it, thats off untlll the last stage, and I have cut the fusalage apart at the correct areas, and now all I have to do is nealy scratch build the entire interior for the rear half of the bomber, due to the fact mongoram only provids a very basic interior.Dead [xx(]Banged Head [banghead]

                        B-29

                        The cockpit has been built, with all the equipment ripped out and all the wirs and such hanging out of the back of the instrument panals and the places where stuff should be and isnt anymore. I now have to weather it and add small little details to it.

                        Oh and the reason this is all done is because I started work on them about 2 weeks before we started this buildBig Smile [:D]

                        Hope everyones build(s) are going as good as mine are.Wink [;)]
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Thursday, June 3, 2004 10:09 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by obiwan

                        I'm in for sure ,just can't decide what to build...


                        Try doing an interesting topic, like a B-32 dominator in 1/48Big Smile [:D]Wink [;)], or more like a B-52, or a B-47, or a Japan bomber, oh I know do a 1/48 Lancaster, Ohhh wait I got the perfect build that you could do, a 1/48 B-17C/D[:0] hows that?
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                        9x19mm
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Phoenix,Az
                        Posted by 9x19mm on Friday, June 4, 2004 6:32 AM
                        Im in but like obiwan im undecided yet as to wha t i would like to build.
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Friday, June 4, 2004 6:57 AM
                        Well ,got the lanc B3 in 1/48 ,but was thinking of a mosquito or
                        a Su-24m Fencer.
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, June 4, 2004 8:29 AM
                        obiwan do the Mosquito , you barly see those in there pathfinder/bomber form, I think it would be neat, what company is it from, and whats the version.

                        And your in 9x19mm.
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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Friday, June 4, 2004 10:32 AM
                        Just doing the finishing touches on the nose art for "Mystical Adventure". A B-25 of the 310th BG. Other than a real faded B&W pic, all I had was a sketch drawn by the crew cheif of this plane of what the nose art looked like. I thought better just to hand paint it on then photoshop it. I will be taking pics tonight.

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                        stram8777
                        • Member since
                          March 2011
                        Posted by stram8777 on Friday, June 4, 2004 12:25 PM
                        Got some terrible news and a possible set back. As I said before I was given a 1/72 Revell B-17F and I was gonna build it along with my 1/72 Hasegawa B-17G. Anyway the Revell finally came in the mail and it is as bad a kit as what I was told by Vintage Aircraft. The kit seems horrible.Angry [:(!] It is terrible. Anyway I can't decide if I should try and build it for the group build anyway or just go ahead and order the 1/72 Academy Memphis Belle. I am in for at least one B-17 though.
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, June 4, 2004 12:55 PM
                        Go for the Academy kit I headr it is a nice one, I personally want to Build the C/D version in 1/72 from Academy but I just havent found the time to buy one. But anyways I told you so, that is pritty much what all Revell kits from that era are like. Ill update your build list.
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                        stram8777
                        • Member since
                          March 2011
                        Posted by stram8777 on Friday, June 4, 2004 1:08 PM
                        I was disappointed really. I was hoping that it was the kit i built when i was younger. Then it would have been worth it just because of the nostalgia. But the one I built so many years ago didn't have a bomb bay like this one does. oh well I have just about talked myself into the academy version though so i will keep you posted.
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, June 4, 2004 1:15 PM
                        Hey maby you could still build it. Just for old times sake. But with your better model skills now you could add a compleatly scratch built interior and bring it up to Tamiya standards?
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                        Lufbery
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Harrisburg, PA
                        Posted by Lufbery on Friday, June 4, 2004 1:33 PM
                        Vintage Aircraft,

                        Count me in. I've just started a Martin MB-2 in 1/74 scale (Glencoe kit). This is the plane that Billy Mitchell used to show how aircraft could sink battleships. :D It was the premier heavy bomber of its day, 1921 or so.

                        Regards,

                        -Drew

                        Build what you like; like what you build.

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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Friday, June 4, 2004 1:35 PM
                        Hey stram, I feel for you, I did the same thing with the Revell 1/32 Corsair, man was that a POS. I wish I just spent the extra $$$ and got the Trumpeter. Those kits will make a good projects for family fun night, where I throw a couple of layers of newspaper on the kitchen table, and me and the kids all grab parts, glue them together, and by bedtime have a plane ready to hang from the ceiling.Big Smile [:D]

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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, June 4, 2004 1:44 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by scottrc

                        Hey stram, I feel for you, I did the same thing with the Revell 1/32 Corsair, man was that a POS. I wish I just spent the extra $$$ and got the Trumpeter. Those kits will make a good projects for family fun night, where I throw a couple of layers of newspaper on the kitchen table, and me and the kids all grab parts, glue them together, and by bedtime have a plane ready to hang from the ceiling.Big Smile [:D]


                        Thats the way to build a Revell kit, Its the best method I ever heard of, other than just not buying oneBig Smile [:D]Tongue [:P] And I feel for both you guys, I had to attemp to build the Monogram P-38J Lightning, I gotta say Im a huge fan of the Monogram line but that kit was just plain Censored [censored] I was expecting better but iI guess my work payed off with it, I won a competirion with it best of show.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 4, 2004 4:10 PM
                        Vintage Aircraft,

                        I'm in, if you'll have me! Put me down for an A-26, Ju 88A and a Do 217E, all in 1/48.

                        Regards,
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                        ghettochild
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: houston,texas
                        Posted by ghettochild on Friday, June 4, 2004 5:31 PM
                        welcome to the forum biggles and to the build!
                        -Josh
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 4, 2004 7:14 PM
                        VA -

                        OK, I'll do the AM B-25, C or D version, probably a C-1 Strafer but maybe something from North Africa. I'll make final choice in a week or so after some study (& effort to make room on workbench).

                        John
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                        stram8777
                        • Member since
                          March 2011
                        Posted by stram8777 on Friday, June 4, 2004 7:37 PM
                        You guys are killing me. I haven't ever had a bad Revell experience that wasn't my own fault. Now I hear that the 1/32 Corsair is bad and so is the 1/48 P-38. I have both of these kits in my stash just waiting to be built.
                        Sad [:(]
                        Well I think I have decided to go ahead and get the Academy Memphis Belle but I am gonna try the Revell with some scratch building. It will be the first time I have ever tried scratchbuilding.

                        Update:

                        Almost done with my current project and will be starting my B-17 very soon.
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 4, 2004 8:03 PM
                        Hi Biggles,
                        Welcome!
                        Your gonna have all three! Bow [bow]
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                        M1abramsRules
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        Posted by M1abramsRules on Friday, June 4, 2004 8:09 PM
                        uh ,you can change me to a matchbox 1/72 lancaster.
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                        Lucien Harpress
                        • Member since
                          June 2003
                        • From: A Computer in Adrian, (SE) Michigan.
                        Posted by Lucien Harpress on Friday, June 4, 2004 8:32 PM
                        Hi! I'm not joining (unfortunatly), but I thought I could add someting interesing...

                        You were talking about the TB-3 a while ago, and (knowing a thing or two about it), thought y'all might like this-

                        [image]http://www.airventure.de/historypics/vak2.jpg[/image]

                        Yes, it is real, and yes, it really happened. It was actually the final result of a whole series of experiments using the TB-3 and parasite aircraft. The Zveno used in WWII was the combat version, and the only parasite aircraft to be used in combat.

                        It's too bad I can't join this build. Bombers are my favorite type of aircraft, and I really feel bad I can't join. I'll watch it, though. Good luck, everyone!
                        That which does not kill you makes you stranger...
                        -The Joker
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Friday, June 4, 2004 10:45 PM
                        Hey thanks for the info Lucien, and why cant you join usQuestion [?]

                        Jtraz Ill put you douwn for a C/D version of the B-25,

                        M1 why the heck are you going to build the Matchbox Lancaster, it is a horrible kit, I only built it for a fast project and never intended it to be a show model, really just something to test a multitone paint shceme for a british aircraft on, I used so much putty on that thing it was embarrising, Its right up there with the Revell Lancaster in poor quality, exterior is ok but interior is just like the Revell B-17 1/72 except there is no bombay what so ever on it.Dead [xx(]

                        Hey Stram the P-38 is a nice build, with a good end product, but it just takes alot of work to get a good end result, but other than that I havent had a bad MONOGRAM not Revell, experiance. Almost all Monogram kits are really nice with only a little extra work neede to get them to Tamiya standards. But I would say try and build the P-38, youll leanr somthing in building it and it might be fun.Smile [:)]
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                        obiwan
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: Malaysia
                        Posted by obiwan on Saturday, June 5, 2004 9:48 AM
                        Welcome to the group build biggles.

                        Vintage ,I'm kinda leaning towards the Fencer at the moment ,its the
                        1/72 Dragon kit.The Mossie is a 1/48 Tamiya.

                        At the moment I'm finishing 1 NAWSC Aggressor F18A in 1/72 and
                        1 F18B "The Fighting Omars" in 1/72.So I'll have to finish these first.
                        Shouldn't be too long 2 to 3 weeks.
                        What baby wants baby gets
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Saturday, June 5, 2004 10:00 AM
                        Okay, guys, I'm well underway with my B-17G! Unfortunatly I've hit a snag... The wing roots on the Academy kit have a humongous gap. I'm not too sure how to sand it to correct it... sanding the bottom edge only creates a gap there.
                        Here's a picture at what looks like the proper dihedral:

                        Would this be too much for putty to handle? I've heard it shrinks and cracks over time... What do you think?
                        Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning
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                        Vintage Aircraft
                        • Member since
                          May 2004
                        • From: A little place I call earth
                        Posted by Vintage Aircraft on Saturday, June 5, 2004 10:06 AM
                        Hey I am heading up to a hobby shop today and am thinking of buying a 1/72 bomber, either the B-17F, or C/D from Acedemy or the B-24J Liberator from Acedemy, or even a 1/72 B-25H from Hasagawa. What should I choose. I need a reply quick cuz Im leaving at 12:00 today. Thanks in advanceBig Smile [:D]

                        Oh Shrikes I think you should try to fill that gap with styreen and then if needed put putty on it, or just finish it with some Mr Surficer 500. Good luck to you. And since you built Revells kit you should have no trouble with this one.
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                        shrikes
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: Manila, Philippines
                        Posted by shrikes on Saturday, June 5, 2004 10:21 AM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by Vintage Aircraft
                        Hey I am heading up to a hobby shop today and am thinking of buying a 1/72 bomber, either the B-17F, or C/D from Acedemy or the B-24J Liberator from Acedemy, or even a 1/72 B-25H from Hasagawa. What should I choose. I need a reply quick cuz Im leaving at 12:00 today. Thanks in advanceBig Smile [:D]

                        Oh Shrikes I think you should try to fill that gap with styreen and then if needed put putty on it, or just finish it with some Mr Surficer 500. Good luck to you. And since you built Revells kit you should have no trouble with this one.

                        Styrene! Why didn't i think of that?!? I'll try a bit more sanding, and if that doesn't do the trick, i'll go at it with styrene.

                        Okay, I'm biased towards the B-17, but I've never seen an academy B-24 kit go together, so I'll have to vote for that one! Big Smile [:D]
                        Blackadder: This plan's as cunning as a fox that used to be Professor of cunning at Oxford University but has now moved on and is working with the U.N at the high commission of cunning planning
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                        scottrc
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
                        Posted by scottrc on Saturday, June 5, 2004 1:09 PM
                        On realy big gaps like that, and the ones I had on the 1/32 Corsair, I used Bondo. Yup. bodo, it doesn't crack and it sands well. Just make sure it sets a little before putting it on because it could craze or melt the plastic.

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                        ADleitch
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Syracuse, NY
                        Posted by ADleitch on Saturday, June 5, 2004 8:45 PM
                        Vintage Aircraft,
                        If its okay with you I would like to join this build with something none of you have mentioned. A 1/48 Lancaster BII, My grandfather flew in them with 514 SQn during WWII. Am going to convert the Tamiya BIII.
                        Its Better to Burn out than to Fade Away!!!
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