Learstang Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Well, I missed that one! A Havoc/Boston in 1/32nd scale - now that's one I might consider buying. Let's see - a 1/32nd scale He 111, Ju 88, He 219, B-17, B-24 (whatever its problems), Lancaster, A-20, A/B-26 Invader... I'll definitely need a bigger house, and bank account. Now how about a Pe-2 or Tu-2 for us Soviet aircraft modellers, like myself? Regards, Jason Edited November 24, 2019 by Learstang AlexM and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCRATCH BUILDER Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Still nice work Alex AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 On 11/24/2019 at 4:09 AM, Learstang said: Well, I missed that one! A Havoc/Boston in 1/32nd scale - now that's one I might consider buying. Let's see - a 1/32nd scale He 111, Ju 88, He 219, B-17, B-24 (whatever its problems), Lancaster, A-20, A/B-26 Invader... I'll definitely need a bigger house, and bank account. Now how about a Pe-2 or Tu-2 for us Soviet aircraft modellers, like myself? Regards, Jason Hi Jason, so true, those Soviet twins in "our" scale would be great, as well as an Il-4. On 11/24/2019 at 5:20 AM, SCRATCH BUILDER said: Still nice work Alex Thanks a lot! Christmas holiday means modeling time Sooner or later, the day will come when the fuselage halves get glued together. Before that, most interiors have to be done. One big challenge is the Martin 250 CE turret. I collected all photos I found, as well some handbooks and manuals. But I couldn't find one single scale drawing. The circumstance, that there were apparently variours versions of the turret with detail differneces doesn't make things easier. So, the end-result will contain some artistic licence and simplification. That's the current status of the 3d-model: I also took a closer look on the rear gunner station and realized that the end opening is way to narrow, so the rear section had to be redone. To make it fit to the rest of the fuselage, some comprises were still necassary. It's far from perfect, but hopefully better than the old part: The silver one is the old part Cheers Alex 109, Iain, Alain Gadbois and 21 others 23 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Stunning progress, one can only wish to have some of your knowledge and craftmanship Lothar 109 and AlexM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I agree with Lothar and all the others - this is fantastic work Alex and a joy to follow!! Have you considered 'selling' this to someone like Tamiya or HKM then we could all have a brilliant B.26!!? Best regards, Steve S. Learstang, AlexM and Lothar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted January 3, 2020 Author Share Posted January 3, 2020 Thanks Lothar and Steve 6 minutes ago, mgbgtv8steve said: I agree with Lothar and all the others - this is fantastic work Alex and a joy to follow!! Have you considered 'selling' this to someone like Tamiya or HKM then we could all have a brilliant B.26!!? Best regards, Steve S. I'm afraid I couldn't stand the calls for pitchforks, tar and feather due to the countless flaws and inaccuracies It's all based on drawings from the warpaint book, photos and good (or bad) guessing. But apparently, there is a 1/32 Marauder kit in the work from Resin2Detail, and the (CAD)pictures I saw so far look pretty promising. Out2gtcha and Learstang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody V Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 I've never built a resin kit, but I would definitely consider this one! Been on my "must have" list forever. Your CAD work is impressive and I'm sure the finished product will be awesome. Oh, and please don't use vac form clear parts - clear resin please. AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 Bravo. I was so looking forward to this one coming back to life again. Great update Alex. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Troy AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted January 4, 2020 Author Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) Just printed the corrugated floor for the rear gunner station. And I found this document which contains some information about the rear Bell M-6 turret. http://hangarthirteen.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Pages_from_Army-Navy_Index_of_Aeronautical_Equipment_-_Volume_5_-_Armament_Section_2.1_Gunnery.pdf The end fuselage section, which is printed with resin, is glued on a thin styrene sheet with superglue. So, it can later be attached to the rest of the fuselage with normal model cement without the risk of fogging on any clear parts. Alex Edited January 4, 2020 by AlexM thierry laurent, Alain Gadbois, BiggTim and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 3, 2020 Author Share Posted February 3, 2020 Little Marauder update: Over the weekend, I made some more clear vacuformed parts for the nose, turret and tail. The nose must be redone as I wasn't careful enough when romoving from the mould, so what you see is just for a quick demonstration: It all still need some clean-up, but overall the plan seems to work out. I enlarged the opening in the fuselage for the turret since I have the impression the turret is too small on the plan from the Warpaint book. Somewhere I read that the turret diameter is 41 inch. Talking about the turret, the obvious question arises: what color for the turret? On some pictures they are some kind of interior green: https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4908/44189918460_86a363267c.jpg That's the turret from Flak Bait: https://thumbs-media.smithsonianmag.com/filer/86/6f/866f22ba-be2d-49fa-b846-9b78c6983c8a/4.jpg__1072x0_q85_upscale.jpg Here, the turret seems to be metal/aluminium: https://c2.staticflickr.com/6/5099/5521447033_6b3d731ef3_b.jpg Here not: https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HG_DQC1deB0/maxresdefault.jpg Here on the production line, they are black/dark grey: http://320thbg.org/martin_marauder/domes_destruction.jpg At the moment, I tend to black/dark grey for my model, but any additional information would be welcome. Cheers Alex. BiggTim, nmayhew, LSP_Kevin and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Nice one Alex! This is really a motivational and inspirational type WIP IMHO. I think the future of our hobby in part lies in the 3D world, and I suspect like every single other type of medium advance it will eventually be easier to do and more cost effective. The end result here of the model itself is a dazzling display of what can be done if you have the knowledge and skill. Looking forward to more! Troy Molitor and AlexM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Very impressive!! AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted February 23, 2020 Author Share Posted February 23, 2020 Hello there, again little progress. One thing that causes headache is the main landing gear, which is angeled forward in a scary way, while the whole model is rather heavy, not least because of the counterweights to prevent the notorious tail-sitting. The green one, which is printed as one single part, is in no way strong enough, will bend and propably breake. I'm thinking about metal casting by a goldsmith, but I guess this wouldn't be cheap. So right now, I'll try a multi-piece landing gear with 2mm steel rod enforcement. The upper part of the fork now consists of two halves which cover a bent steel rod. There are still weak spots, but maybe it works. Whish me luck Cheers Alex nmayhew, LSP_Kevin, themongoose and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZPetrP Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Amazing progress. I wish you a lot of strength. I will watch. AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Good luck. Machine the core. Details are add-ons. Sincerely, Mark AlexM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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