Does anyone know what's going on here?

SigfanUSAF · November 25, 2012, 11:22:14 AM

Go4fun · November 25, 2012, 12:39:39 PM

Very nice. Now what to do with the inboard waist gunner positions? Very obvious limited ranges of fire zones.

McColm · November 25, 2012, 01:37:42 PM

Great work

SigfanUSAF · November 25, 2012, 02:05:17 PM

Quote from: Go4fun on November 25, 2012, 12:39:39 PM
Very nice. Now what to do with the inboard waist gunner positions? Very obvious limited ranges of fire zones.

They're actually getting single .50 in the traditional sense. I figure they do have a decent range of fire, and it'll bring my total to 18 guns.

I'm not thrilled with the landing gear, hindsight what it is and all. If I had it to do over, seeing as how I already decided a bombload wouldn't happen, I'd put the main landing gear in the outboard sides of the two bomb bays.

PR19_Kit · November 25, 2012, 02:10:07 PM

I'm astonished at the speed with which you built a relatively complex airframe!

Well done indeed!

kerick · November 25, 2012, 08:00:35 PM

Actually it may not be that hard to put the main gear into the bomb bay with some very careful cutting.
Or you could save it for the follow up "super heavy" strafer with guns packed into two noses and the gun packs on the sides of the fuselage.

rickshaw · November 25, 2012, 10:48:06 PM

Oh, look, its a B-25 trimotor!

Great looking model but I agree, I think the inner waist gunners aren't going to have much to do.

As for the landing gear - I think a central unit would have been the way to go.

Sticky Fingers · November 26, 2012, 04:43:38 AM

Quote from: Go4fun on November 25, 2012, 12:39:39 PM
Now what to do with the inboard waist gunner positions?

Crawlspace between fuselages, there'd be a first!

Seriously though, she (they?)'s turning out a beaut!

Tophe · November 26, 2012, 10:52:12 AM

Wonderful result!

SigfanUSAF · November 26, 2012, 05:32:05 PM

Quote from: kerick on November 25, 2012, 08:00:35 PM
Actually it may not be that hard to put the main gear into the bomb bay with some very careful cutting.
Or you could save it for the follow up "super heavy" strafer with guns packed into two noses and the gun packs on the sides of the fuselage.

I think this mod looks more....natural

Old Wombat · November 27, 2012, 01:03:58 AM

Do my eyes deceive me, or did you just swap around those main wheels in less than a day?

Ni-i-ice!

Guy

PR19_Kit · November 27, 2012, 02:10:26 AM

OK, so now you've filled up the bomb bays with wheels, are the bombs in the three engine nacelles instead of the wheels?

SigfanUSAF · December 01, 2012, 07:29:04 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on November 27, 2012, 02:10:26 AM
OK, so now you've filled up the bomb bays with wheels, are the bombs in the three engine nacelles instead of the wheels?

No bombs for this bird, but that is a good amount of available space......

Last night I began adding invasion stripes using Microscale 1/2" parallel stripes=

kitnut617 · December 01, 2012, 08:58:29 AM

Sigfan, I like how this has turned out, I've had for a while some similar ideas for a couple of other type along these lines.

My only suggestion would be that the main wheels should be twin-wheel set ups (you've got almost twice the airplane so twice the weight)

SigfanUSAF · December 01, 2012, 12:32:54 PM

Quote from: kitnut617 on December 01, 2012, 08:58:29 AM
Sigfan, I like how this has turned out, I've had for a while some similar ideas for a couple of other type along these lines.

My only suggestion would be that the main wheels should be twin-wheel set ups (you've got almost twice the airplane so twice the weight)

Thanks! And you're quite right, though I had thought of simply up sizing the rear wheels to more of a B17 diameter.

As to the concern of 3 empty wheel wells....I noticed a lack of ventral protection on the B25- perhaps a lower turret in the center nacelle of sorts? The poor guy would have to be on oxygen 100% of the time with the exhaust though!