Here is my entry into the Big Beautiful Bombers Campaign. It is the Minicraft Consolidated B-24L. I always liked the 24 and thought it was at least as good looking a machine as the B-17! That will generate some comments most likely.
It is painted in colors of the 490th bomb group, 8th air force, England. I don't have any codes for the tail and I am having some problems locating tail codes for this group anyway.
Hope you all enjoy looking at her. It was another fun build. Russell
P.S. It is a tail sitter, actually sitting on the over rotation skid on the underside of the fuselage. There didn't seem to be enough room for adding too much weight. Oh well.
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B-24 in 1/72 scale
Siderius
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Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 10:07 AM UTC
Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 10:12 AM UTC
Looks good. Sorry about the tail sit. I've got 2 or 3 of the Academy B-24's in the stash, I'll have to look out for nose weights..
Siderius
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Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 10:20 AM UTC
Thanks Mark, I don't know what to tell you on the B-24 weight problem. It is hard to stuff enough weight into that nose with all the glass showing everything inside, know what I mean? Thanks for looking at my work. Russell
Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 05:08 PM UTC
MikeMx
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Posted: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 - 10:09 PM UTC
I would think about adding weight into any area I could forward of the main landing gear. Even the in the engine cowlings, bombs etc. I will have the same problem when I build mine but thats what I'm thinking.
thanks
Mike
thanks
Mike
Siderius
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Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 09:16 AM UTC
Put a couple new shots up to look at of the B-24. Enjoy. Russell
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Posted: Thursday, November 18, 2010 - 01:09 PM UTC