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Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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| Category: | Aircraft - Propeller
Aircraft - Propeller |
| Used from: | 1944-1965 |
| Used by: |  |
| Manufacturer: |  Boeing |
| Model: | B-29 Superfortress |
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B-29 La superfortaleza Armas Nr. 26
Carl Berger
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Ron GarciaVery nice nose art. Pretty much all you get is the nose art and the tail codes. Nothing else. As a minimum, the stars and bars should have been included as well.
Ron GarciaBuilt the original version back in the 70's. Nice kit. I think it still holds up well after all these years. Huge! I recommend adding the wings and stabilizers after sanding but before priming. Yes, those wings will bump everything you have off your table, but the wing to fuselage connection isn't great. You'll want to clean that up before you get to painting. The stabilizers connect inside the kit. One tab overlaps the other. The result is one stabilizer gets pushed up and is flush with the upper surface but not on the bottom. The opposing stabilizer has the opposite effect. I trimmed the tabs but then the weight of the stabilizers and the weird concave mating surface made them a pain to keep level while the cement dried. The cockpit glass needed TLC to conform to the fuselage. Don't even think about trying to build this without a cockpit masking set! I used Eduard's set and it worked great. The plane will be a tail sitter for sure unless you add a massive amount of weight to it. I poured BB's in the area hidden under the cockpit behind the nose wheel well and it it wasn't near enough. I then filled the two forward gun turrets with BB's and the recess where the lower gun turret fit but it was still not enough. I ended up putting rocks(!) in the four engine nacelles and it was barely enough to do the trick. If you haven't built one of these, you're missing out on an impressive kit. My wife walked down to my dungeon one night while I was building it and actually commented on it. See couldn't believe it was the same scale as my other aircraft kits. If some company makes a new state of the art kit of the B-29 in the future - and I have no doubt there will be one - I for one will not buy it. It took me long enough to get this one together because of all the interior detail painting. I couldn't imagine how long a new kit of this would take with the massive amounts of parts and PE that would be sure to be included! As far as this kit, easy to say highly recommended!
Daniel CamposSo... Will be a re-re-re-re-re-re issue of the old, old 1977 mold or MAYBE, just maybe, a new tool?
Matthew Dolby added a new photoalbum.
Neuling Top work as all models you showed here today!
14. June, 11:28
Neal Parkes added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)393 BS, 509 BW
44-86292 (Paul Tibbets) | Hiroshima
August 1945 |
FS17178
Vince Jackson added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)509 CG
Ser. No. 44-86292 (Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr.) | 1st atomic bomb - Hiroshima
August 1945 | Natural Metal
Gustavo Andreoni added a new project.
2+Boeing B-29-45-MO Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)509 CG
44-86292/R/82 (Col. Paul Tibbets) |
August 1945
Gustavo Andreoni On this step, i will purchase updates and analyse the built the kit.
14. June 2016, 20:17
15. June 2016, 11:28
Thomas Mayer Gustavo, are you going to use a SAC metal gear for this large kit? These metal gears are rather soft and could be even more weak than the original plastic gear. Just a thought.
15. June 2016, 11:44
Gustavo Andreoni Yes, i have a metal landing gear, but i need more weight in nose.
21. August 2016, 01:58
Augie Hi Gustavo,
I've got the SAC metal gear on a 1:48 B-25, and with the weight needed to keep that on its nose wheel, the SAC gear over time bends under the weight.
If i remember this kit right, the plastic gear should be good enough for the weight needed on it.
21. August 2016, 08:50
Gustavo Andreoni Augie the B-29 is more heaviest on tail than B-25, i need a lot a weight on nose, and i believe in tire of the nose gear. I think the tungsten putty inside the tire improve the weight. On side of gearbox i shape the lead with glue to balance the kit. I hope this option.
7. September 2016, 00:52
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Gustavo Andreoni Thanks this sugests guys, i think a better way, maybe i try a main landing gear with a plastic gear.
7. September 2016, 15:40
Augie HI Gustavo,
Indeed the 29 heavier over the back so to speak, but IIRC the thickness of the undercarriage legs are not that different.
If the weight i needed for a 25 overtime makes them bend, I am sure it will on a 29
the weights will be best along side the nose wheel bay and you may have to sacrifice the radio operators cabin and fill it.
cheers
7. September 2016, 16:50
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Sebastian Peter added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)393 BS, 509 BW
44-27297 (Charles Sweeney) | Nagasaki
August 1945 |
FS17178
Pat RogoskiNeeds windsheild.
Pat Rogoski Have this set, quite nice but missing the windsheild. It needs props which it never had. I'm willing to sell these. Want to get the Lonestar set.
19. December 2019, 20:16
Pat Rogoski Just found out the Lonestar set isn't available.
25. December 2019, 19:49
Nathan Dempsey added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)46 Recon Sqn.
45-21768 | Kee Bird
secubisTo be used for conversion to b337 Stratocruiser
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Len added a new project.
wilky Poor old Kee Bird.
Her story perfectly illustrates the futility of human endeavor
8. April 2019, 06:23
TreehuggerI want to get this kit and do a variant sort of showing the flying B-29 from the movie "Last Flight of the Noah's Ark". So no gun turrets, but I will try use vacuum shaped clear parts which I hope will look nice. Some photo etch as well, though I don't know well the engines will look with this Eduard PE set I have seen on sale.
Treehugger It could be a real project making the raft with a B-29 kit in 1:48 scale, from the before mentioned movie. With wings clipped off (iirc) such a model in 1:48 might then fit on the shelf still, hm but maybe very tall with the mast and all (iirc).
3. December 2018, 14:24
TreehuggerA fun kit to build, until.. you get to the landing gear. Better figure out the landing gear, before you glue the two wing halves together. It is as if the socket for the landing gear was poorly made. I fixed my issue, after a lot of fiddling and adding a drop of semi molten plastic (styrene & TETC mix) that will hopefully harden and stiffen the landing gear. Also don't forget the nose weight, or it can get messy.
Len added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)509 CG
Ser. No. 44-86292 (Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr.) | 1st atomic bomb - Hiroshima
August 1945 | Natural Metal
22. September 2018, 15:20
Christopher Dworjan added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Air Force (1947-now)28 BS, 19 BG
44-87657 | Korean War | Command Decision
modellversium.deDiese KC-97 von Franz Felzen entstand aus einer Airfix B-29 und einem Airmodel Umbausatz in 1:72. Und das ist nicht das einzige Exemplar einer Stratocruiser im heutigen Update auf modellversium.de!
GeorginsonIt is sold with another 9 kits, check my album
WhiteyHas current issue "Enola Gay" and Bocks Car" decal sheet.
Edward May added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)509 CG
Ser. No. 44-86292 (Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr.) | 1st atomic bomb - Hiroshima
August 1945 | Natural Metal
Jirka Klimek added a new project.
1+Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)393 BS, 509 BW
44-27297 (Charles Sweeney) | Nagasaki
August 1945 |
FS17178
usa996looking for b-29 guillows balsa 2005
Dutch added a new project.
2+Bell-Atlanta KB-29P-50-BA Superfortress US Air Force (1947-now)420 ARS
(44-84007) 0-484007 |
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Gustavo Andreoni wants this item
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aviator1971 added a new project.
Boeing B-29-45-BW Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)73 BS, 498 BG
Lucky Leven 42-24695 8 | Isely Field, Saipan, Northern Marianas
1945
Andy Van Coppenolle added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)509 CG
Ser. No. 44-86292 (Col. Paul W. Tibbets Jr.) | 1st atomic bomb - Hiroshima
August 1945 | Natural Metal
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Calvin GiffordSomeone added this boxtop as the initial release, which is incorrect. The original box art that had "Largest ....Aircraft Model..." had to be modified when Monogram released their 1/72 B-36 Peacemaker kit in 1980.
Fred Zayas added a new photoalbum.
Updated: January 10, 2015 Christopher Dworjan added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)393 BS, 509 CG
44-27353 | North Field, Tinian
August 1945 | The Great Artiste
Choppa Nutta wants this item
19. August 2014, 14:07
Choppa Nutta ah well, one day
Reckon I have plenty to be getting on with for now
19. August 2014, 14:16
19. August 2014, 22:31
Choppa Nutta Me too but in the meantime I have my eye on a 1:48 B 17 by monogram
I had, as a kid, the 1:72 B36 which spanned 3 feet !!
just a shame I did such a bad job of it back then
20. August 2014, 00:21
Clifford Keesler Yes I had the B-36 also, sure would love to get another one. The B-17 is also a nice kit. I have built all of the 1/48 scale bomber except fot the B-24 which I want to do.
20. August 2014, 13:43
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Glenn .Is anyone interested in doing a straight swap (no money) of the Academy B-29 Enola Gay kit parts (the full sprue with the bomb and the props) plus the decal sheet and the instructions) for the standard (Academy only) B-29 or the B-50 (full bombload sprue) plus the decals. don't worry about the instructions! Let me know Cheers Glenn.
Glenn . I posted this up a long time ago! If anyone is still interested in doing a parts swap let me know cheers!
16. May 2014, 03:01
Hugo Oliveira added a new project.
Boeing B-29A Superfortress US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)45 BS, 40 BG, 58 BW | Eddie Allen
1944
Hugo Oliveira I´ve built this model in 2002, whille I was in University.
You can see my B-29 and the story of the airplane in my blog:
troikadomodelismo.blogspot.p..boeing-b-29-eddie-allen.html
Unfortunatelly the google translator is not accurate on the translation, so when I have some spare I will translate it.
Greetings
10. April 2014, 14:03
Tim Sloanfor some reason the system wont allow me to add this to my wish list..it says its an unknown product?
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Updated: July 12, 2020 View full thread (20 Comments)
Gordon Sørensen I like the panel colour variation. Good job. Looks like a huge model, I wouldn't have the room to display it.
11. July 2013, 14:12
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Dirk Heyer That`s an impressive huge volture, OMG!
Nice work!
11. July 2013, 18:42
Glenn . Still looks pretty good check out my Model Expo photos album i sure there's one in there with the exact same noseart!
12. July 2013, 00:10
John E Super clean build. I like it. Well done!
13. August 2013, 02:41
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Thomas Mayer You must be kidding! This one looks great! Makes me want to start one of my two kits immediately.
13. August 2013, 07:51
Jeremy WiltcherThis one I bought for my dad, but after staring at it all weekend I might have to get one for myself too.
24. April 2013, 15:17
Jeremy Wiltcher I'll have to check it out at home, the pics won't load here.
24. April 2013, 15:28
R E W Back away from the "29" Son.....lol...
25. April 2013, 04:22
Augie wants this item
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Augie Aint it just... but a sweet kit... Needs a load work.. especialy if your doing "silverplate" B-29..
16. May 2012, 21:19
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Augie LOL yeah.. you'll need it.. Might go for the tinfoil
16. May 2012, 21:33
Holger Kranich I received my first sheet of bare metal foil, today! I´ll go at first with trial and error...
16. May 2012, 21:36
Augie let me know how you go... I'd be interested to try that meathod..
16. May 2012, 21:41
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