1/48 Monogram B-29 Question

Wed Jul 22, 2009 12:21 am

You might be right about the CAF airplane, Gary. I checked the revision date on my manual and it was printed in February of '45. Lots of changes happened on the production line after that date. I have another "quick reference" book that was printed by Boeing in 1950 when so many B-29s were being reactivated--possibly there is a T.O. in that book that would clarify the question.

Scott

Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:07 am

Folks,

Thanks to everyone for the information. Fire extinguisher bottles it is! They will be painted red on my B-29 model, correct color or not. At least the color will remind me of what they are in my old age

Thanks again everyone
Bill

Wed Jul 22, 2009 11:35 am

I dug out my Academy 1/72 Superfort kit just to see what was in there. It turns out they didn't really mold the nose gear bay anything like the original so there isn't a rear bulkhead to fasten the bottles to. I'll still do some digging to see if the later airplanes had them moved to the bomb bay.

Scott

Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:33 pm

I did some research and some B-29s had four round bottles, two mounted in each main wheel well, like a KC-97. They had chlorobromomethane as an agent in stead of CO2 like the two bottles in the nose wheel well.

Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:44 pm

Interesting. I wonder when the bottles were moved on FIFI? It looks too professionally done for the old-time CAF guys to have done it. That's not meant to be an insult, but rather just an observation.

Gary

Mon Jul 27, 2009 12:02 am

Good question. The T.O. I have is dated 1955, so it would have to be after that.

Thu Jul 30, 2009 12:33 pm

Knew I had some photos somewhere of the front gear area:

Day late and a $ short.

Cheers!

Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:09 pm

Are those photos of the NEAM B-29, Smis? And if they are, that airplane rolled off the Renton line 104 airplanes earlier than the CAF machine.

Scott

Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:18 pm

Scott,

I am not sure where I got these things.., i think it is the aircraft at Duxford?

44-61748

Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:52 am

the330thbg,

Thanks for posting the photos. This is exactly what I was wondering about. It's also nice to see that it generated some discussion and a few learned something new. I know I did.

Thanks again,
Bill

Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:49 am

NP

That is what this site is all about!

Cheers!