"Size Matters" - Large aircraft build '06-Whenever

you could try ordering a set of German insignia decals...

I found these here:  German insignia, the 1/72 are for fighter so maybe the smallest of the 1/48 ones would work on your plane.  I am sure you can find some pictures online and eyeball the size of the insignia compared to the wing.  (i.e. if the top edge looks very close to the leading edge of the wing, and the bottom edge of the insignia comes to the point where the flaps are you can find one that is approximately that size from the sheet)

There may be a slight change of plans regarding my B-24 in the near future. I've been doing some research (ok, alot of research) and found that the 1/48 Monogram I have has the wrong nose since it's a "J" and I need an "H" (from the Douglas/Tulsa plant). Now, Cutting Edge has a conversion kit that I can get from Great Models for around $28, but I thought I'd try something else first. So, I ordered a 1/72 MPC Profile Series B-24 ($10 on Evil Bay) because from the pics I've seen, it looks to have the proper nose. Or at least close enough so a little scratch building would get it. Besides, I was thinking that a 1/48 might be a little too big (I know, I know, sounds hipocritical for this build) for my display case, so we'll see if this will work. I'll let you guys know more when the MPC kit gets here...

I am so looking forward to this! I have the Concorde sitting in the shed ready to start. Let's get this thing rolling!

ipms33206 wrote:

I am so looking forward to this! I have the Concorde sitting in the shed ready to start. Let's get this thing rolling!

Mark, start whenever you want! You don't have to wait 'til next week if you don't want to (or in your case, can't wait! ).

Living Legend wrote:

If its not to late Id like to join and do a 1/48 DC-130 w/ drones (its the biggest kit Ive got).

Absolutely, Living Legend, it's never to late to join. Well, up until July 2007 that is. You guys can jump in anytime during the build from now until it ends. So, welcome aboard, and I'll put you on the list for a 1/48 DC-130. Any particular squadron or aircraft name?

And remember, the "official" start is this Saturday!

gedenke wrote:

Any particular squadron or aircraft name?

VC-3, UF 8228 NAS North Island, CA 1971

Like I need another GB on my plate....  

Put me down for the Monogram 1/72 B-36 that's been languishing in my stash. 

I under estimated how much filling and sanding that this kit was going to require.  It is almost as if for every seam I sand and fill 3 more seams need attention.  And to think that I have another C-130 in the stash...  Aside from this how everyone else doing?

I hear ya Legend, I did a 1/48 C-47 last year, and scribing the panel lines and filling up all the seams must've taken me three weeks of steady work nearly every night.

As for my build, I had picked up an MPC 1/72 B-24, hoping that it had the right Ford nose like the pic on the box implied, but it had the "J" model nose. Not to mention the kit itself was just so-so. So, I'm back to the Monogram 1/48 I was originally going with. I'm debating if I want to buy the Cutting Edge nose conversion kit ($28) and hacking off the existing one. Yikes! I may just modify the area behind the nose turret and leave the bombardier's window as is. No real progress lately, just the the tail(s) are scribed and assembled and I've started scribing the wings. Oh, and I had some flat black in the AB the other day, so I went and shot the props and tires. Otherwise slow start.