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

Nick,
It's a bomber.... Welcome !

Good to have you back Vintage. Believe me - I think we can all understand that the business of life can make hobbies take a back seat at times. Looking forward to seeing your work when you get back.

Chris

IS there anyway i can make a dio of this build?I want to make a B-17...crashed.With a whole bunch of other bomber pilots looking at it.Is this OK?

Nick,

I don't see why not. Welcome to the build!

All,

I spend another hour with my model last night and got more control cables installed. Then I drilled a few more holes for rigging on the tail.

Regards,

Can I please be in with the minicraft 1/144 scale B-17G?

Cool. If I pick up the Trumpeter t-95 bear at the nationals I would be in. no gurantees though.

QUOTE: Originally posted by PakNicK-40 For how much longer if you dont id me asking

Well As long as there is still one person interested it will continue, maby it could become the longest build ever, as there is no set finish date this time round.

The skies the limit,

V.A.

For how much longer if you dont id me asking

QUOTE: Originally posted by PakNicK-40 Is this build over?

Nope. It's still alive and kicking.

Regards,

Is this build over?

Nice looking bombers guys I'm happy to see that the build has gained some new momentum.

Scott

Well I am back but just for a littel while I am sorry I have not been taking care of the Build but I just got back into town a few days ago form a month long trip, also with that awork and everything else I havent even worked on my own models very much. but still iam not going to have much time for the forums until mid August when I can start up again with the Aircraft of the week.

Looks like everything is going good here, I have a new project I have started for this a 1/48 LB-30 Liberator in American markings, which is about 55% done and also a 1/48 B-17D which is about 40% done.

The skies the limit,

V.A.

Thanks Josh and Chris,

I'm in the same boat regarding modeling. I just started working on the kit again last night for the first time in two weeks. Summer can be a hard season for setting aside time to model.

I've got all the control cables to the tail rigged on the port side (six of them) and now I'm starting on the starboard side. The first long cable from the control horn to the tail glued on much more easily this time because I put a small kink on the wire at the control horn end to hold it on.

Regards,

Looking forward to seeing it Drew. Sounds great. Haven't been doing any modelling or posting for the last few weeks - alotta business travel. Looking forward to getting back into the swing.

Chris

lufbery, sounds like your build is coming along nicely, looking forward to so pics.

Hi all, I'm back again.

John, we're sorry that you won't be participating anymore, but enjoy your other builds.

I've started rigging the control lines to the tail and the tail itself (which is now installed). There are two control horns, one on each side, just behind the cockpit. The control lines need to go from there to the control horns on the tail, and they cross so that the lower end of the cockpit control horn attaches to the upper elevator control horn.

Taking a cue from a Scale Models magazine build-up of this kit, I used a staple that I closed (stapled without paper being in the stapler) as the raw material for an eye bolt. I clipped the ends off the closed staple, drilled small holes on each side of the fuselage partway between the control horn and the tail, and glued the eye bolts in.

I'm using very thin, silver-colored wire (that I salvaged from a pull-clain switch) to rig the control lines and smoke-colored invisible thread for the standing rigging. So I thread the wire through the eyebolt, and then carefully, and patiently superglue the ends to the appropriate control horns.

It's a lot of work, but the results look pretty good.

Regards,

Sorry to leave you guys/gals, but I'm gonna have to back out of the build. I'm currently involved in 4 other builds and I've got some other obligations at home as well. So not enough time right now. Maybe next time. Thanks!!

Hi all,

Last night I put a final coat of Future over the decals, added my first coat to the engine nacelles, painted some small parts, and started drilling holes for rigging. It's amazing how quickly a couple of hours goes by.

Regards,

A6E,
Jump in - the styrene's fine !
Chris

Is it too late for me to get in on this GB? If not I'd like to be put down for the Tamiya 1/48 Betty.

Hi all,

I've finally got all the decals on the plane. I'm still working at my usual, glacial pace, but the bomber is starting to look really good!

The next steps are to finish the engines, paint all the little pieces, and start the final assembly.

Regards,

Josh,
Good to see you back here.
SWEET work on the cockpit. I really like the buckles and control levers. Nice job.

Chris

hello all. nice work bossman! here is the latest on my build

Chris,

That's excellent work! Thanks for posting the photos.

Regards,

Jason,
Thanks ! It's an old Monogram 1/48 kit. I think it is around mid '80's vintage. (Instructions are copyrighted 1983) It's been re-released recently.
Chris

Chris looks great what kit is it Jason

It's been a while - but here are some update pics of the Jolly Rogers' B24-D Liberator "Moby ***".

I used a ton of light to photograph this one so the picture quality is a little better than the pics I've posted of this one in the past. After taking so many bad photos - Now I know enough to really flood the area with light and have it in light surroundings. It seems to have helped.

There are still some fiddly bits that need to be installed (side windows on cockpit), and I still haven't taken care of the one pesky national insignia decal on the port wing.

I hope to do more weathering - especially exhaust staining behind the engines and some better panel line definition - probably with a pencil. (I liked the results I got with pencil on a recent 1/72 kit)




Hope you like it.

Chris

Cool...in that case, can you put me down for an He 111.

QUOTE: Originally posted by knight667 Is the build still open?

I'm pretty sure. Check the first message in the thread.

Regards,

Is the build still open?

QUOTE: Originally posted by Bossman Drew - Yeah - I tried the invisible thread stretched between a section of sprue first (like a bow) and it worked great. The Bulldog was the first model that I tried it on though. I'm gonna see if I can borrow a camera and take a few shots tonight. I have three 1/72 rigged biplanes now - so I thought I'd do a group shot.

Excellent! I'm glad it worked out for you, and I look forward to the pictures.

QUOTE: The B-24 is VERY tail heavy. Chris

Well, here's the 1:1 scale solution I found to that problem at last year's WWII Weeknd air show in Reading, PA:
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Regards,