Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay"
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Nice kit, but rough moldings.
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Nice kit, but rough moldings.
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Nice kit, but rough moldings.
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Nice kit, but rough moldings.
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Decals look good. Later I learned they wouild not come off the paper.
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Zero detail in wheel wells.
201011: B-29 Project (Starting Point). Fine raised detail, somewhat liberally scribed.
210006 B-29 center pedestal for in-flight mounting.
210006 B-29 center pedestal for in-flight mounting.
210006 B-29 center pedestal for in-flight mounting. Mounting angle 3 deg off vertical.
210006 B-29 center pedestal for in-flight mounting. Notice the retaining wall to flood with 5-min Epoxy,
210008 B-29 Note spar installed to help set dihedral.
210008 B-29 is starting to look like something.
210008 B-29 in-flight display
210008 B-29 Note spar installed to help set dihedral.
210011 One problem with this old kit by Crown is the shape of the tail.
210011 One problem with this old kit by Crown is the shape of the tail.
201012: Adding material to the tip leading edge. (CA and talcum powder on a styrene spine)
201012: Adding material to the tip leading edge. (CA and talcum powder on a styrene spine)
201012: Tail profile improvement
201011: filled the gunners' blisters with 5-min Epoxy.
201011: filled the gunners' blisters and turret foundations with 5-min Epoxy.
201012: Added a shim to improve the canopy fit.
201012: added 10gr lead tire weights flooded in 5-min Epoxy
201012: Added a shim to improve fit of nose gear doors and nose glazing.
201012: Added a shim to improve fit of nose gear doors and nose glazing.
201012: Faired-in the pedestal for in-flight mounting.
201012: Canopy installed
201024: Coming together.
201024: Fashioned removable undercarriage for alternate display mode.
201025: Tail gunner's station will be done with decal film.
201025: Tail gunner's station will be done with decal film.
201025: Setting dihedral angle before securing wings in place.
201025: Had to fashion a solution for the nose glazing. These will be printed on clear decal film.
201025: Had to fashion a solution for the nose glazing. These will be printed on clear decal film.
201030: Initial primer coat is WalMart rattlecan Grey Primer.
201030: Initial primer coat is WalMart rattlecan Grey Primer.
201030: Initial primer coat is WalMart rattlecan Grey Primer.
201031: Under the wary eye of the Production Supervisor.
201031: A day after grey primer coat.
201031: A day after grey primer coat.
201031: Focus on the wing roots. Filler was exclusively Dollar Store CA (Superglue).
201031: Nose glazing and gun turret foundations completely feathered in.
201031: Gloss white primer coat (WM Rattlecan!). Note anachronistic fighter excort.
201031: Gloss white primer coat (WM Rattlecan!).
201031: Gloss white primer coat (WM Rattlecan!).
201101 Alclad II in various shades.
201101 Alclad II in various shades.
201101 Alclad II in various shades.
201101 Alclad II in various shades.
201101: I needed a solution to the nose glazing. These shapes were done in PowerPoint and printed. Final version will be printed in black.
201110: Nose cone airbrushed in black.
210207: Finishing the windscreen with strips of chrome and black Bare-Metal Foil.
210207: Finishing the windscreen with strips of chrome and black Bare-Metal Foil.
210207: Progress Review. Applying decals.
210211: Progress Review.
210304: Nearly complete.
2104: Construction Complete
2104: Construction Complete
2104: Construction Complete
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight in Flak (or leaves)
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
2104: Test flight
At the IP.
Comments
11 24 January 2022, 22:00
Hanno KleineckeBeautiful NMF and a sleek result, almost like an artdeco sculpture 👍
24 January 2022, 22:30
Album info
B-29-45-MO (Silverplate) serial 44-86292 “Enola Gay” assigned to 393 BS(H), 509th Comp. Gr., circa August 1945.
(Minicraft B-29 in 1/144 scale, kit #14488, c. 2002, re-issued from original Crown models released 1976)
The aircraft needs no introduction.
Molding was a mixed bag, with excellent detailed engines but crappy props, and a problematic shape to the vertical stabilized that called for action. Fit wasn’t horrible, though.
Markings were Xeroxed from the included decal sheet and re-printed on clear film because the carrier film on the kit decals was too fond of the decals themselves. Just wouldn’t let go. Windows (Especially the nose glazing) were all custom printed or cut from decal film. Nose framing is Bare-Metal Foil.
Paint is mostly shades of Alclad II with rattlecan sprays as primer coats.
