mawz Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 Start pic: Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr And interior paint being laid down: Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 And yes, she's progressing, albeit slowly: Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Exhausted Posted February 10, 2013 Share Posted February 10, 2013 Yeah! Nice subject. Definitely NOT what Boeing is known for, but plenty interesting. Good work, btw. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 (edited) And after a lot of dremelling to get the wing to fit (and abandoning the rad grill, which just wasn't going to fit, I've got the airframe together. Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Next step: Putty. Lots of Putty. The wing roots have major gaps. Then I need to make the cowling fit, which probably means surgery on the upper front fuselage. Edited March 17, 2013 by mawz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Well, I haven't forgotten this build and she's on track to complete by the deadline. Filling & cleanup is done, now I'm painting. Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted June 23, 2013 Author Share Posted June 23, 2013 Had to deal with pinholes in the resin cowling Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Then I got the paint finished up. Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr And finally glosscote. I was also working on my backlog of Spitfires, so this shot really illustrates the massive size of this aircraft. Note it's 1/72 scale, like both of the smaller Spitfires, but it's essentially the same size as the 1/48 Spitfire XVIe on the right Glosscote for Four by mawz_models, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 And Boeing's monster fighter is done. OMD01929 by mawz_models, on Flickr Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr This thing is huge, being the size of a 1/48 Spitfire. Here it is alongside a P-47D, had the XF8B entered service it would have overtaken the P-47D's record as the heaviest single-engine piston fighter to see active service. Valom Boeing XF8B-1 1/72 by mawz_models, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Litvyak Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 That looks great! Congrats! :) And great to see another unusual Boeing built! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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