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hello guys and gals.

some time ago i submitted the 1/144 b-17g "a bit o' lace" and shared with you the idea of building a true fleet of ww ii bombers in their so variated liveries and nose art.

well, the idea has become a real project and i have built to this day one b-24d, "dopey" from the "snow white and the 7 dwarfes" sqn., two b-17g and one b-17f converted from a "g".

it seems impossible but in this scale you can find only "g"s, so i tried and, i believe, succeeded in transforming a "g" with a little improvisation and scratch bulding into the "f" "memphis belle".

the two "g"s are the said "a bit o' lace" and "little miss mischief"

so now we have 4 a/c of which the three b-17s together have already the look of a powerful, consistent number.

plus there's the "dopey" b-24d and for the moment left aside as from another war, a korean war b-29, a really great fujimi kit.

now i'm gonna take a pause and build in a bigger scale for a while (1/144 is much more demanding than one could expect); anyway, next lilliput to come will be a b-24j from the "zodiac" sqn, possibly "leo" or "capricorn".

i apologize for the poor quality of the fuzzy pictures but the glass shelves give really nasty reflections.

here is the link to the googlephoto album: https://photos.app.goo.gl/sKs8o2V7m1Pd3DZdA

thank you for watching.

best ciaos, and...happy modeling!

bobo.

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Nice work! I love the concept, too!!! :thumbsup:

 

FWIW, I paint 1/144 transparencies black as I just don't want to deal with the interior at that scale.

 

That Fujimi kit is, hands down, the B-29 to get. BUT, the goofy thing has SQUARE prop hubs!? I got some replacement props from Muroc along with a B-29 X-1 Mothership set. The email I have is Muroc_Models@edwardsflighttest.com. HTH

 

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thank you for your appreciation, guys. i'm flattered...😎

actually, dnl42,  when provided i prefer to leave the transparencies clear.

to me they look more natural, you can see the light through them, the interior is not more complex than a brush stroke of interior green or similars, and you still can have something to show -ideally- inside.

i remember the scratch building of the cockpit with seats etc, on an 1/144 c-130a, or the realistic, though impressionistic, sight of red points of the headrests through the windows of a same scale sr-71.

think that minicraft b-24 offers seats and consoles, and even a decal for the i.p...

as for the fujimi b-29 prop hubs it's a true oriental mystery: in such a nicely detailed kit they made those awful hubs: really no earthly explantion!

but this is not the only fault: fujimi did a very nice kit, showing bombs and their racks but forgot the catwalk duct that is very visible through the open bomb bays, and the bays rear bulkhead. i had to use a plastic straw (!) and a rounded piece of plasticard to overcome this omission...

i don't want to sound self laudative or vain, but if you want you can have a look at the b-29 and the bombers other than "a bit o' lace" which i have already published.

 

b-29: https://photos.app.goo.gl/xEtGdbUd68Ea42Ax9

b-17f memphis belle: https://photos.app.goo.gl/X3V7oCPDX9YLBmjU9

b-17g little miss mischief: https://photos.app.goo.gl/oF8WTTK7SPXbnEWM8

b-24d dopey: https://photos.app.goo.gl/SZ2QBZvnhtfv2ecc6

 

again, thank you for your attention and have fun!:cheers:

best ciaos, bobo.

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