Fun cartoon B-24 build
Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:22 pm
This was too fun to not purchase on a recent run to the hobby shop. A "cartoon" model of the B-24J - it is one step above a snap together kit in my opinion but a lot of fun. The museum curator in Wendover and I are thinking about putting a group build together based on this kit - we will see!
Anyway I could not let well enough alone and painted the tail like a 373rd sq plane in the 308th BG. The decals are loosely based on the 834th BS - "the Zodiac Squadron" I need to paint the props and touch up the ADF antenna base but here she is!
Hope you enjoy and I would recommend this one for sure!
Cartoon B-24 4 by Tom Petersen, on Flickr
Cartoon B-24 3 by Tom Petersen, on Flickr
Cartoon B-24 1 by Tom Petersen, on Flickr
Tom P.
Tom P.
Anyway I could not let well enough alone and painted the tail like a 373rd sq plane in the 308th BG. The decals are loosely based on the 834th BS - "the Zodiac Squadron" I need to paint the props and touch up the ADF antenna base but here she is!
Hope you enjoy and I would recommend this one for sure!
Cartoon B-24 4 by Tom Petersen, on FlickrCartoon B-24 3 by Tom Petersen, on FlickrCartoon B-24 1 by Tom Petersen, on FlickrTom P.
Tom P.
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:32 pm
Love it! What manufacturer?
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:43 pm
Meng models - although thier website does not show the B-24, not sure why - I just got mine this month. However they do have a B-17.
Tom P.
Tom P.
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Thu Nov 19, 2020 6:57 pm
Love it, that's a lot of fun. I have built a few egg planes, I put them on the Christmas tree.
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:14 pm
mazdaP5 wrote:Love it, that's a lot of fun. I have built a few egg planes, I put them on the Christmas tree.
Are crap.... Mrs. WIX is going to kill me..... and you for giving me this idea.
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Thu Nov 19, 2020 11:35 pm
Scott Rose wrote:mazdaP5 wrote:Love it, that's a lot of fun. I have built a few egg planes, I put them on the Christmas tree.
Are crap.... Mrs. WIX is going to kill me..... and you for giving me this idea.
Yup - I was thinking the same thing.
Tom P.
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Mon Mar 22, 2021 6:11 pm
Well this is turning into a bad habit. . . . LOL
Lesson learned - 1/72nd scale decals work - sort of - the stars and bars are way to big. as is the lettering. But, I did get a fairly decent 100th BG plane out of the decals I bought! "Nine little Yanks and a Jerk" a 351st BS plane.
I think I want ot talk the museum into doing a group build of Wendover Bomb Groups and somehow get everyone to send them to us to display them. Just a goofy fun thing to do.
Enjoy!
Tom P.
PXL_20210322_204839984 by Tom Petersen, on Flickr
PXL_20210322_204811989 by Tom Petersen, on Flickr
Lesson learned - 1/72nd scale decals work - sort of - the stars and bars are way to big. as is the lettering. But, I did get a fairly decent 100th BG plane out of the decals I bought! "Nine little Yanks and a Jerk" a 351st BS plane.
I think I want ot talk the museum into doing a group build of Wendover Bomb Groups and somehow get everyone to send them to us to display them. Just a goofy fun thing to do.
Enjoy!
Tom P.
PXL_20210322_204839984 by Tom Petersen, on FlickrPXL_20210322_204811989 by Tom Petersen, on Flickr
Re: Fun cartoon B-24 build
Mon Mar 22, 2021 8:38 pm
Let me introduce you to...
"Air-toons"
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/SMF/i ... opic=395.0
You are welcome.
"Air-toons"
http://smm.solidmodelmemories.net/SMF/i ... opic=395.0
You are welcome.