WW2 Medium Bomber GB

If this get's off the ground, I'll jump in....AC TBD.

I'd recommend taking a look at the front page of other GB's and reformating your first post.

Timeline?  Guidelines or rules?  What defines a medium bomber?  OOB or AM allowed?  Scale allowed?  Etc. etc.

arki30 wrote:

So, what defines a medium bombload?  What constitutes a medium distance?

The medium bomber was generally considered to be any design that delivered about 4,000 lb (1.8 t) over ranges of about 1,500 to 2,000 miles (2,400 to 3,200 km).

Above which the B-17 barely scrapes; Generally 5,000 lb over 2,000 miles.

Oh! BTW....my B-26 is the old Revell.

Cold up there #12? My daughter lives in Watertown. I've been buying her heating oil all winter long! 

namrednef wrote:

Oh! BTW....my B-26 is the old Revell. Cold up there #12? My daughter lives in Watertown. I've been buying her heating oil all winter long!

It actually isn't too bad.(I've probably gotten used to it) We've kinda had a mild season.

Count me in with an Accurate Miniatures B-25B Doolittle Raider.  I also have the old Monogram B-26 that I may try to squeeze in for this build, but for certain the Raider.

I may join with PZL-37 A or B

 according to the requirements this one may qualify

Specifications (PZL.37B Łoś)

General characteristics

• Crew: 4
• Length: 12.92 m (42 ft 5 in)
• Wingspan: 17.93 m (58 ft 10 in)
• Height: 5.1 m (16 ft 9 in)
• Wing area: 53.5 m² (576 ft²)
• Empty weight: 4,935 kg (10,880 lb)
• Loaded weight: 8,880 kg (19,580 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 9,105 kg (20,070 lb)
• Powerplant: 2× Bristol Pegasus XX radial engines, 723 kW (970 hp) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 412 km/h (256 mph)
• Range: 2,600 km (1,600 miles)
  
• Service ceiling 7,000 m (23,000 ft)
• Rate of climb: 4.7 m/s (925 ft/min)
• Wing loading: 166 kg/m² (34 lb/ft²)

Armament

• 3 x 7.92 mm machine guns: 1 in the nose, 1 in the rear upper station, 1 in underbelly station
• Up to 2,580 kg (5,690 lb) of bombs

 I will make a 1/48 Mirage Hobby kit

gzt, that looks good for the GB. I'll put your name on the list.

half of the B-25 weight and same bomb load and almost the same speed with half of the engine power this must be good enough , isn't it ?

GZT where did you get that kit?????

I've seen that pic somewhere before......awesome greenhouse nose on that babe! 

I got those two kits A and B.

Mirage Hobby made those as short runs. Out of production for some time. Those may be available somewhere at LHS but squadron does not have them anymore.  The kit has a lot of aftermarket parts and i am going to get all available including engine details.

I saw one very bad review of this kit made by Swanny but to build this kit you have to dedicate your hearth to it otherwise it will be a struggle. 

I saw absolutely fantastic builds of this kit and I wish I can make something like that.

This model was made by Maciek Zywczyk

#12...put me down for a B-25, please. Nothing fancy here everybody...still wirking my way up the skill ladder...OOB, "Jaunty Joe"

Thanks, Dave.

 WOOOHOOO. I'm in my second GB.....

Hartmann352 wrote:

#12...put me down for a B-25, please. Nothing fancy here everybody...still wirking my way up the skill ladder...OOB, "Jaunty Joe" Thanks, Dave.  WOOOHOOO. I'm in my second GB.....

Hartmann325, this is my first GB and I was the one to organize it! LOL

The photo itself is way cool!......Perhaps if you could print "WWII Medium Bomber" across the wings......and add "G B" over the stabilizers.....the contrast would make even smaller font easier to read.

One the other hand.....I knew what it said without having to really read it....so I'm happy with the original. 

Hows this look?

Very Nice #12!

If the others concur, go for it! 

I second the motion.

I guess the new badge is official.

I opened up  my B-26 today (got it in the mail) and saw there are raised panel lines on the fuselage. Do you guys have any tips for me to scribe them? Also i found that there is a lot of detail on the bulkheads and engines, but not much detail in other places. Do you guys know of any detail sets or good references so I can scratch build?