B-36 Crop duster- Finished *image reload last page*

[sandiego89]

So are you using the kit undercarriage?
Having finally picked up one of these last week i've just ordered an SAC white metal set.  Just to be on the safe side...

Will use the supplied kit gear- they do look robust.  Fingers crossed.

[sandiego89]

Whew, back to the bench.

Time for the bomb bay doors.  Need to make a set of the snap action doors.  Will cast 2 in resin.

High tech mold box.  Kit bomb bay door pressed into the clay.  Making a 2 part mold.



As hinted before I have some other plans for future build and want to experiment with the early sliding bomb bay doors.  They slid up the side of the fuselage.  Kit styrene is too thick, so what has a similar diameter?  



Whats better than real aluminum?  Rough dry fit.  Will have to refine my cutting and bending skills, but wanted to check it out for fun.  



Fuselage joined- putty over the top fuselage seam and a bit of sanding.  Fuselage went together very well.



Popped 2 doors out of my mold.  Original on right.  Discoloration is due to a bit of primer, white putty and tan 2 part resin.  Need to smooth a few holes.  

[Gondor]

If those doors work out do you intend to do a production run?

Gondor

[sandiego89]

If those doors work out do you intend to do a production run?

Gondor

Was not planning on it, but would be happy to cast a set for anyone if they turn out decent. 

[Gondor]

If those doors work out do you intend to do a production run?

Gondor

Was not planning on it, but would be happy to cast a set for anyone if they turn out decent. 

Put me down for a set if they do please 

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

Excellent work. I love watching this kind of stuff !

[sandiego89]

Thank you.

For the much dreaded natural metal finish I tried Humbrol aluminium but got lots of runs.  I have a tough time airbrushing thin metals.  Need much more practice and patience.  Rattle can aluminum (spelled the correct way  ) to the rescue.  Magnesium sprayed on as well. Magnesium is the duller color around the bomb bay.  Wings get the two metals as well- lots of masking.



The detail and scale book has a great tip to cut off parts of the engine mounts so you can slide the whole prop assembly and prop into the wing after glueing the wing top at bottom wing surfaces together.  Much easier to paint and handle as you can slide the props in very last.  On the left side is a cut down mount, next to picture showing which shaded sides to shave down, with the other 5 mounts still on the sprue in the center of the picture.  Hope it works!



Main landing gear, with only three outer halves of the tires (spelled correctly  ) mounted.  It's big....



 

[Weaver]

Awesome project - I wouldn't even attempt one of these.

[kerick]

I have a B-17 and B-25 in 1/48th that I haven't built because I don't know where to put them. I'd have to build on a room for a B-36!
Awesome work! Still think it will need a couple of yellow ID panels. 

[Old Wombat]

Aluminum tires?





Aluminium doesn't!

[zenrat]

Spelling is just a matter of geography Dave...

I must remember the engine mounting trick.  At least you don't have to do any mods to inside the wings.

[PR19_Kit]

Spelling is just a matter of geography Dave...

If aluminium is spelt aluminum in the US, how come magnesium isn't spelt magnesum?

[I might had I had to correct the spell checker after I'd written the above as it kept on adding the 'i'...,,  ]

[Gondor]

Spelling is just a matter of geography Dave...

If aluminium is spelt aluminum in the US, how come magnesium isn't spelt magnesum?

[I might had I had to correct the spell checker after I'd written the above as it kept on adding the 'i'...,,  ]

That's just you showing of your bilingual skills Kit, English and American 

Gondor

[kitnut617]

Spelling is just a matter of geography Dave...

If aluminium is spelt aluminum in the US, how come magnesium isn't spelt magnesum?

[I might had I had to correct the spell checker after I'd written the above as it kept on adding the 'i'...,,  ]

That's just you showing of your bilingual skills Kit, English and American 

Gondor

Oddly Alu-min-um is how it's spelt and pronounced here in Canada too

[zenrat]

There's a lot of other metals we could leave the final i out of.  Of them all I favour (spelt correctly  ) Sodum...