eraucubsfan Posted January 27, 2025 Share Posted January 27, 2025 Does anyone make decals in 1/48 for "Doc"? My wife loves this airplane and was incredibly happy when I picked a B-29 up at the hobby shop over the weekend. My first thought was Draw and/or Kits World since they often do Warbirds, but nothing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spruemeister Posted January 27, 2025 Share Posted January 27, 2025 Corporate license hurdles? Yeager syndrome? Rick L. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Reddog-03 Posted January 28, 2025 Share Posted January 28, 2025 I have the artwork for decals (nose art and tail number) if you know anyone who can do custom decals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted January 28, 2025 Author Share Posted January 28, 2025 1 hour ago, Reddog-03 said: I have the artwork for decals (nose art and tail number) if you know anyone who can do custom decals. Thanks I'll keep that in mind, but I forgot "Doc" doesn't have the turrets, and I don't really want to do that conversion in 1/48. Maybe I'll look at a smaller B-29 for DOC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted February 1, 2025 Share Posted February 1, 2025 On 1/28/2025 at 7:40 AM, eraucubsfan said: Thanks I'll keep that in mind, but I forgot "Doc" doesn't have the turrets, and I don't really want to do that conversion in 1/48. Maybe I'll look at a smaller B-29 for DOC With the Academy/Minicraft 1:144 B-29 having that horrid tail (B-17-like), you could always use the Revell/Atlantis kit in 1:133. Not bad in basic shape if you want a basic desk style model. It has turrets, but given it's size, they aren't unworkable. The Atlantis reissue comes with a old Revell style plastic swiveling stand. And at $18, not a bad price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve.Wilson Posted April 13, 2025 Share Posted April 13, 2025 (edited) On 1/28/2025 at 7:35 AM, Reddog-03 said: I have the artwork for decals (nose art and tail number) if you know anyone who can do custom decals. The hill got a little bit taller this year with the UNITED STATES AIR FORCE update of Doc's markings. There are lots of places that can do custom decals - there's a place in Tucson that I've spoken to in the past about doing decals. Reproductions, Inc. Are you still game for this? The decals could be sized for pretty much any scale, but I would think 1/72 or 1/48 would be needed to do the aircraft justice. Edited April 13, 2025 by Steve.Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted April 23, 2025 Share Posted April 23, 2025 Are you trying to do Doc in-period or in its 'modern' guise? Bear in mind that the aircraft was a target tug in period, so you'd need to add the under-fuselage tow gear if you're doing it as it was whilst in service. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve.Wilson Posted April 23, 2025 Share Posted April 23, 2025 Thanks, @Sabrejet... exactly as pictured. There's no shortage of reference images. Doing it pretty much as I expect it will be this coming Saturday when I plant myself in the bombardier's seat for a "Flight Experience" ...a glorified obscenely expensive aeroplane ride. $50/min. 😆 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted April 23, 2025 Author Share Posted April 23, 2025 I would be doing it in 1/72 and as he is now. I can’t wait to see him at Oshkosh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnEB Posted April 27, 2025 Share Posted April 27, 2025 On 4/23/2025 at 1:29 PM, Steve.Wilson said: Thanks, @Sabrejet... exactly as pictured. There's no shortage of reference images. Doing it pretty much as I expect it will be this coming Saturday when I plant myself in the bombardier's seat for a "Flight Experience" ...a glorified obscenely expensive aeroplane ride. $50/min. 😆 Hope you had fun! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve.Wilson Posted April 27, 2025 Share Posted April 27, 2025 8 hours ago, JohnEB said: Hope you had fun! Oh yeah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve.Wilson Posted April 27, 2025 Share Posted April 27, 2025 Regardless of whether or not I go for building the Academy 1/72 B-29 as "Doc," I definitely want to create a livery for the Virtavia B-29 in X-Plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 On 4/23/2025 at 3:15 PM, Sabrejet said: Are you trying to do Doc in-period or in its 'modern' guise? Bear in mind that the aircraft was a target tug in period, so you'd need to add the under-fuselage tow gear if you're doing it as it was whilst in service. It was only a target tug for a very short time. It served in a radar squadron for most of it's operational life and made a number of endurance flights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) Doc restoration vet here. (2004-2014) Decals don't exist in any official format and likely won't due to licensing rights from Disney. They wouldn't even let us use the original "Doc" artwork that was on the nose when we pulled it out of the desert. There was one licensed image of Doc that they let us use and that's it. (for those not in the know, the artwork that was originally on the nose during '69972's operational life was very different). They did eventually convince disney to let them use the original art for some merch, but Disney was adamant that if we were going to continue to call the aircraft "Doc" that the more official-style artwork remain on the actual aircraft. I did at some point draw up some art for decals that I had intended to throw on an Atlantis kit that I had modified to represent Doc's configuration (no turrets, no radar) but I can't be bothered to find the art just now. You'd have to either print it on white decal paper or else cut out a white backing for it anyway, since most commercially available printers can't print white. Next time I sit down to make some custom decals, I'll dig through the folder and see if I can find it. Edited January 2 by Skull Leader Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted January 2 Author Share Posted January 2 @Skull Leader That's really awesome that you were part of the restoration. Doc is definitely up there on my list of favorite Warbirds. Some how its become my wife's favorite too. We look forward to seeing her at Oshkosh every year. You all did an amazing job on the restoration. Some day I'd like to take a flight, either while at Oshkosh or if it ever comes near us in Eastern NC. As for a model, I am still deciding what kit/scale I wanna do. But I would do the restored version rather than the original. In the mean time here are some photos of Doc from Oshkosh 2025. We had to leave before they put it Boeing Plaza, so only shots from the Wednesday night airshow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 14 hours ago, eraucubsfan said: @Skull Leader That's really awesome that you were part of the restoration. Doc is definitely up there on my list of favorite Warbirds. Some how its become my wife's favorite too. We look forward to seeing her at Oshkosh every year. You all did an amazing job on the restoration. Thanks! I mostly shot some of the new skin (forward lower turret cradle, starboard side of the front fuselage, wing cap, belly pan, bomb bay doors). The longest term project I was part of was taking the belly pan and restoring it to the pre-radar configuration. We had to figure it out from photographs, as the set of blueprints Boeing provided us were all for the later mods that featured the radome. I was also part of the team that installed the wing. My very last project before my group finished was helping provide the first buff-job... she sure was shiny when we rolled her out after that! Quote Some day I'd like to take a flight, either while at Oshkosh or if it ever comes near us in Eastern NC. Don't feel bad, most of us volunteers still haven't gotten to take a ride! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sabrejet Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/2/2026 at 6:19 PM, Skull Leader said: It was only a target tug for a very short time. It served in a radar squadron for most of it's operational life and made a number of endurance flights. Doc ended its life as a target tug; it's the configuration it was recovered in, and it's also the markings it currently wears; wing, tail stripes were Tow Squadron markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ST0RM Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 On 1/2/2026 at 1:26 PM, Skull Leader said: Next time I sit down to make some custom decals, I'll dig through the folder and see if I can find it. Stop making excuses and find it! NOW 😅 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skull Leader Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 (edited) On 1/16/2026 at 9:01 AM, ST0RM said: Stop making excuses and find it! NOW 😅 YOU'RE NOT MY DAD! edit: They'd be out of date now anyway, mine are from before they added the tug/squadron markings. Edited February 3 by Skull Leader Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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