P-59A Posted August 2, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 2, 2018 It took me a while to gather everything up and figure out how I was going to do it, so this is what I came up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Old Marine Posted August 2, 2018 Share #4 Posted August 2, 2018 That's pretty amazing. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stony Posted August 2, 2018 Share #7 Posted August 2, 2018 Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted August 2, 2018 Share #8 Posted August 2, 2018 Super good attention to detail - the pin-ups add a good bit of realism. I wonder if you could find enough 1/6 50cal ammo to clip the bullets off of. Then you could scatter them inside the plane for the ‘pile of brass’ effect. Excellent work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted August 2, 2018 Super good attention to detail - the pin-ups add a good bit of realism. I wonder if you could find enough 1/6 50cal ammo to clip the bullets off of. Then you could scatter them inside the plane for the ‘pile of brass’ effect. Excellent work! I did, everything is on top of them, but look hard and some can be seen like in the last photo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted August 2, 2018 Share #10 Posted August 2, 2018 Ah! I see them now. Sorry about that. My hat is off to you Sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4th Miss Cav Posted August 2, 2018 Share #11 Posted August 2, 2018 What an eye for detail. WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted August 2, 2018 Share #12 Posted August 2, 2018 That's beautiful work. Thanks for posting. I noticed the gas bottle in the lower left corner of your last photo. I found one of those in an antique shop and grabbed it thinking it might have been a "bail out bottle". It was made by Kidde, dated 1943 and marked "gun charger". I discovered later that it's purpose to clear a gun that had jammed, I'd guess with a blast of compressed gas. Interesting to see one as it would have been used in a bomber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #13 Posted August 2, 2018 I poured through early B-17 photo's to figure out what I was going to do. In the first few months of the war, and throughout the war modifications were done almost aircraft by aircraft. They had interesting fixes in the early months and I fabricated some items and modified others. Each airman has a items from 4 or 5 company's. No one company got it 100% correct. This is kit bashing big time. The hull is a modified Dragon B-17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtyScout Posted August 2, 2018 Share #14 Posted August 2, 2018 Very nice! Everything looks good but I like that you took the photos in B&W. I felt like a kid again as I felt I was watching the TV show 12 O'Clock High. Nice work! Semper Fi. Manny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #15 Posted August 2, 2018 Very nice! Everything looks good but I like that you took the photos in B&W. I felt like a kid again as I felt I was watching the TV show 12 O'Clock High. Nice work! Semper Fi. Manny Manny, You nailed it! I took all sorts of color photo's with all kinds of lighting. B&W was the key and every photo needs to tell a story. Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #16 Posted August 2, 2018 That's beautiful work. Thanks for posting. I noticed the gas bottle in the lower left corner of your last photo. I found one of those in an antique shop and grabbed it thinking it might have been a "bail out bottle". It was made by Kidde, dated 1943 and marked "gun charger". I discovered later that it's purpose to clear a gun that had jammed, I'd guess with a blast of compressed gas. Interesting to see one as it would have been used in a bomber. Sometimes a round will jam in the chamber and the head will sheer off from the extractor bolt. You can open the bolt and ram a rod down the barrel to clear the round or open the bolt and blow air down the barrel to clear the round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backtheattack Posted August 2, 2018 Share #17 Posted August 2, 2018 Very nice, remembers me to the movie "Memphis Belle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted August 2, 2018 Share #18 Posted August 2, 2018 Outstanding! Looks like you've covered it all! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted August 2, 2018 Author Share #19 Posted August 2, 2018 three more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robswashashore Posted August 5, 2018 Share #20 Posted August 5, 2018 I am literally hyperventilating! What a great display. Just for fun, could you post some pics in color? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share #21 Posted March 19, 2019 Actual photo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Government Issue Posted March 22, 2019 Share #22 Posted March 22, 2019 I love it. There are so many small details such as the bandage rolls and crew coffee thermos. Are these two of the DID waist gunner sets mated together? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-59A Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share #23 Posted March 22, 2019 I love it. There are so many small details such as the bandage rolls and crew coffee thermos. Are these two of the DID waist gunner sets mated together? Yup, it took me a minute to figure out how to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noelle Posted August 23, 2023 Share #24 Posted August 23, 2023 Daaaaamn, those look real!! Do you recall which head sculpts you used, and where you got the jackets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted August 23, 2023 Share #25 Posted August 23, 2023 Beautiful, just beautiful. Are they the high altitude shearling jackets and pants? I know the Navy's version was the M445a and the pants were the M446's. I think the Army Air Corps had their own model. One dealer said the pants were so abundant after the war that you couldn't give them away. Different story now I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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