Twin boom pusher B-25

Eddie M. · April 24, 2007, 02:17:46 PM

QuoteGlad to hear they got there alright. Decals usable, too?

Technique? I'd keep the shafts on the model's engines and remove the props' shafts. Once drilled out to match the shaft from the engines, I think the shallow insertion of the engine shaft into the backing plate's own hole will be enough of a joint.

Yes, the decals are EXACTLY what I envisioned. Thank y'all for the helpful advice about the prop problem. I think adding the prop to the existing shaft looks less painful.

Should have prelim pix shortly......
Eddie

I'm gaining motivation from Iron Maiden's album Powerslave today. If you've never heard "Aces High", check it out sometime. Great song. B)

Eddie M. · April 24, 2007, 04:57:34 PM

Alright, for your comparison pleasure. From what I started out with, to the exchange of spinners, to the finished mod. Thanks JHM!

Eddie

Rafael · April 24, 2007, 05:44:35 PM

OK, I have to seriously ask the moderators/admins for sound in this forum, you can't hear me clapping - Encore!!

Rafa

John Howling Mouse · April 24, 2007, 07:36:19 PM

Oh, oh, oh!!!! Wow. Meaty. Can we have another head-on shot showing the new props, please?

Eddie M. · April 24, 2007, 07:45:30 PM

QuoteOh, oh, oh!!!! Wow. Meaty. Can we have another head-on shot showing the new props, please?

Your wish is my command, O Generous One.

Eddie

cthulhu77 · April 24, 2007, 08:35:40 PM

I think that "Schaaaaaawiiiiing !" covers that... nice job there, sir !

Eddie M. · May 03, 2007, 05:20:36 PM

QuoteI think that "Schaaaaaawiiiiing !" covers that... nice job there, sir !

Thank you Sir! B)

Alright, another opinion question. I've started thinking of dropping the idea of the big 155 gun in the belly and closing the bomb bay door to keep with my mantra of KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) That may be funny to some to hear that from me, but sometimes I feel the need to pull back on ideas to stop a project from becoming too busy. It's quite possible that being a bit blue has something to do with my thought process. No pity party here ( I was once told by a 1st class petty officer that if yer lookin' for sympathy, look between sh*t and syphillis in the dictionary

) So, after all the crying, do I keep the gun in the belly or not ?

Eddie

Jeffry Fontaine · May 03, 2007, 06:55:04 PM

Eddie, ditch the big gun and move a couple of the rockets further outboard on the wing to get them out of the propeller arc, otherwise you will have to synchronize them to fire between the blades and that could get ugly if it does not work.

Eddie M. · May 03, 2007, 07:10:47 PM

QuoteEddie, ditch the big gun and move a couple of the rockets further outboard on the wing to get them out of the propeller arc, otherwise you will have to synchronize them to fire between the blades and that could get ugly if it does not work.

You noticed the prop interference well. Good eye.

Someone noticed it as well and I have already removed the ones that would blow the prop off. I will add more to the outboard side later. By the way, those are some of the rockets you sent me. Thank you! B)
Eddie

Shasper · May 03, 2007, 09:05:55 PM

So is it the Bazling or another gun thats being dropped?

Shas B)

Sisko · May 03, 2007, 09:27:13 PM

Man that is lookin the goods!!!!!!!!!

Damn nice paint job

Brian da Basher · May 03, 2007, 10:34:15 PM

I'd hate to see this wonderful project get bogged down so I gotta vote for ditching the big gun as well. I'm kinda seeing this as an anti-shipping strike bird now and I have no trouble imagining that bombay loaded up with torpedoes.

Your work on the props is sweet, Mr. Miller! I found myself going back to look at them again and again. It's details like that which can really pull a build together.

Brian da Basher

cthulhu77 · May 04, 2007, 06:25:26 AM

Can you imagine what a coastal interdiction support aircraft (CIS ?) this would be??? Yep, ditch the terror of the gun and go with torps or depth charges in the belly of that beautiful beast!

John Howling Mouse · May 05, 2007, 02:22:18 PM

Would it be feasible to have a long/deep enough belly bay to stack, say, four torpedos within the fuselage?

Imagine the secondary strike capability you'd have! Did TBF Avengers carry more than one torpedo at a time in their bays?

Eddie M. · May 15, 2007, 05:15:38 PM

Not too much going on with this one. I've got two "mini" torpedoes that I fashioned from the ones Jeffry F. sent me. I've also been painting the frame work ( not done yet) for the canopy and nose glass. Plus, one of the last looks inside the nose before it gets closed in. That shroud around the guns was a bear to make!

Eddie