rosspribbs Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 My third attempt at converting the Revell (Monogram) B-29 to the Enola Gay. I think I may have finally succeeded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Excellent work! Would you tell us about the build? What finish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greg Long Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Nice build Greg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rosspribbs Posted May 29, 2019 Author Share Posted May 29, 2019 Thanks to all for the kind words. The finish is a combination of two types of Bare Metal foil, regular kitchen aluminum foil, Testors Model Master Metalizer laquers and enamel paints. I removed the raised panel lines then scribed and riveted new ones. I completely removed the upper and lower gun positions by cutting them away. I backed the resulting large holes with thin aluminum sheet curved to match the fuselage. After the fuselage halves were assembled, plastic sheeting was placed over the aluminum sheet and blended in using thick super glue as a filler. If anyone would like, I have some pics and can post them in the in progress section. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Dang, that was a tremendous effort on a 1/48 B-29! Again, very well done! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aigore Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 Gorgeous work! Impressive 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Slartibartfast Posted May 31, 2019 Share Posted May 31, 2019 That's a really nice Silverplate representation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fulcrum1 Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 Impressive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quark51 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Amazing, the Enola Gay looks ready to take off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aircommando130 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Wow! That's nice! Great job on the turret removal too. I have a couple of those Monogram B-29's...had decals made to do "Dave's Dream"...the 509th bomber that dropped the bomb for Operation Crossroads. I got Col. Tibbetts autograph here at the Atomic Museum in Albuquerque. He's leaning out the window of Enola Gay before engine start. Cheers...Ron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jabow Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Outstanding!! Ya put a good scald on that BIG puppy!! The shear size of it was an issue. I finished mine in sections and put it all together AFTER painting a decaling! More pictures, please!! Bo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rosspribbs Posted June 24, 2019 Author Share Posted June 24, 2019 OK, here are a few more pics. The last one shows the stand I built to hold her while I finished her up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Alright, very nice! I plan on building ENOLA GAY as well pretty soon...been researching like a nerd on it lately. Did you use the kit decals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rosspribbs Posted July 6, 2019 Author Share Posted July 6, 2019 82Whitey51, I had a set of old and I mean old decals from Superscale that I scanned on my computer for the Enola Gay specific markings. The Curtis Electric prop markings were from a pic I found on line and reduced and printed out on clear decal paper. The rest were kit decals. Since I had the old decals I did not look for them on line. There was an article in FSM a few months ago, in which a gentlemen built a regular B-29, but I thought he addressed most of the construction problems concerning the Revell kit pretty well. Ross Pribbs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 On 7/6/2019 at 12:30 PM, rosspribbs said: 82Whitey51, I had a set of old and I mean old decals from Superscale that I scanned on my computer for the Enola Gay specific markings. The Curtis Electric prop markings were from a pic I found on line and reduced and printed out on clear decal paper. The rest were kit decals. Since I had the old decals I did not look for them on line. There was an article in FSM a few months ago, in which a gentlemen built a regular B-29, but I thought he addressed most of the construction problems concerning the Revell kit pretty well. Ross Pribbs OK, thanks! I have a sheet of the new decals from Revell's more recent release (with ENOLA GAY on the box art) that look pretty nice, they're not thick as hell like the original issue decals. I also have a "Loon Models" Silverplate conversion set...although, I've heard that "Resin2Detail" is supposed to be in work on a Silverplate mod so I may wait and see what they produce. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 NOICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silver69 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 outstanding! I tried this back in 1980 or so with terrible results. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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