Shawn M Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Here are some I took over the summer: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shawnmanny/albums/72157699804189855 Iain and Madelf75 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Not sure if this is the correct thread to post this, but I purchased the HB 1/32 B-24J and want to convert it to a B-24H that my Uncle flew in. He was the right waist gunner in the Ken-O-Kay from the 732nd Sq 453rd Bomb group. I have photos of the aircraft and will have to come up with a way (masks or decals) to replicate the markings. I am not sure how to post photos here or I would post the photos I have. Hopefully the differences between the H and J are not to difficult for me to correct. Greg Madelf75 and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelf75 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 8 minutes ago, 32scalelover said: Not sure if this is the correct thread to post this, but I purchased the HB 1/32 B-24J and want to convert it to a B-24H that my Uncle flew in. He was the right waist gunner in the Ken-O-Kay from the 732nd Sq 453rd Bomb group. I have photos of the aircraft and will have to come up with a way (masks or decals) to replicate the markings. I am not sure how to post photos here or I would post the photos I have. Hopefully the differences between the H and J are not to difficult for me to correct. Greg is this this AC that you are talking about Out2gtcha and nmayhew 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) That is it. I have another photo of the right side in flight. I am not sure what those white dots are. Ideas? Edited December 28, 2018 by 32scalelover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
109ace Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 22 minutes ago, 32scalelover said: That is it. I have another photo of the right side in flight. I am not sure what those white dots are. Ideas? places where the crew signed their names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I want to say maybe fruit, oranges? Out2gtcha, D.B. Andrus and Ryan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plm Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 A good way to adress the turrets problem: http://zupimages.net/viewer.php?id=18/52/cttz.jpg] Source :https://www.worldwarphotos.info/gallery/usa/aircrafts-2-3/b-24/b-24-base-spinazolla-italy-460-bg-hairless-joe-photo/ Ryan, Shawn M, Madelf75 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, Shawn M said: I want to say maybe fruit, oranges? With that small vine attachment point in the upper left of each circle, an orange would have been my guess. Shawn M and Ryan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I was wondering if it was just a temporary thing on the plane as the pics of Ken-O Kay II and Ken-O-Kay III don't have anything similar on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titan Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, 32scalelover said: Not sure if this is the correct thread to post this, but I purchased the HB 1/32 B-24J and want to convert it to a B-24H that my Uncle flew in. He was the right waist gunner in the Ken-O-Kay from the 732nd Sq 453rd Bomb group. I have photos of the aircraft and will have to come up with a way (masks or decals) to replicate the markings. I am not sure how to post photos here or I would post the photos I have. Hopefully the differences between the H and J are not to difficult for me to correct. Greg The big thing you'll need is the Ford nose. It's a different shape than the nose on the J though very subtly. More prominent is the s-shaped panel line/junction between the nose and the rest of the fuselage. The rear frame of the bombardiers window is also slanted aft instead of at a 90 degree vertical angle as on the J. Additionally the waist guns are probably enclosed with a glass window rather than the doors on the J. There are a few other differences though they are mostly minor. Consolidated Mess is a great reference book for additional differences. The author is actually the originator of this topic. Beware if you get the Kindle edition of the book you maybe only able to read it on a desktop computer as the text is very small and there's no magnification function built-in. That makes it somewhat difficult to read on a portable device. That's no slight against the actual book or the author, just a Kindle peculiarity. Edited December 28, 2018 by titan Kagemusha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, titan said: The big thing you'll need is the Ford nose. It's a different shape than the nose on the J though very subtly. More prominent is the s-shaped panel line/junction between the nose and the rest of the fuselage. The rear frame of the bombardiers window is also slanted aft instead of at a 90 degree vertical angle as on the J. Additionally the waist guns are probably enclosed with a glass window rather than the doors on the J. There are a few other differences though they are mostly minor. Consolidated Mess is a great reference book for additional differences. The author is actually the originator of this topic. Beware if you get the Kindle edition of the book you maybe only able to read it on a desktop computer as the text is very small and there's no magnification function built-in. That makes it somewhat difficult to read on a portable device. That's no slight against the actual book or the author, just a Kindle peculiarity. Thanks! I will look up more pics of the H and J so I can see what I have to do. I am not trying to make it perfect, but just a good representation of his plane. I will probably be hanging it from the ceiling of my basement as I don't think I have room to display it. just in case you have any interest in the history of the aircraft. I uploaded the final flight history and a photo I believe to be the aircraft. Not sure why they show up so small. Greg Edited December 28, 2018 by 32scalelover LSP_Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titan Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 (edited) 38 minutes ago, 32scalelover said: Thanks! I will look up more pics of the H and J so I can see what I have to do. I am not trying to make it perfect, but just a good representation of his plane. I will probably be hanging it from the ceiling of my basement as I don't think I have room to display it. just in case you have any interest in the history of the aircraft. I uploaded the final flight history and a photo I believe to be the aircraft. Not sure why they show up so small. Greg Another note, that plane had the earlier Martin A-3C dorsal turret. The A-3C had a symmetrical lower-profile dome. The one in the kit is a not-so-great representation of an A-3D where the profile rises towards the rear of the turret. Edited December 28, 2018 by titan Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 5 hours ago, 32scalelover said: Thanks! I will look up more pics of the H and J so I can see what I have to do. I am not trying to make it perfect, but just a good representation of his plane. I will probably be hanging it from the ceiling of my basement as I don't think I have room to display it. just in case you have any interest in the history of the aircraft. I uploaded the final flight history and a photo I believe to be the aircraft. Not sure why they show up so small. Greg Just an FYI, when I clicked on the image you posted of the aircraft, it brought me to the website which was immediately flagged by my Malwarebytes as having malware on it. It may be one of the advertisements on the page but if you don't have a malware blocker/checker, I'd be careful visiting the site. It may be perfectly fine and Malwarebytes does flag legitimate sites on occasion if they fit the heuristics it's looking for but forewarned is forearmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick HMD Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) That side insignia is huge! Don't recall seeing one that big before on a 24 Does anyone know the diameter of the roundel part? I'm thinking Jennings might know. That's one of his specialties. Come to think of it, I would love to see Fundekals do a dissertation on B-24's and their markings just like they did with the Corsair and have decals to match. A ton of research would be required I'm sure. Just a thought. Edited December 29, 2018 by Patrick HMD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32scalelover Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 13 hours ago, Juggernut said: Just an FYI, when I clicked on the image you posted of the aircraft, it brought me to the website which was immediately flagged by my Malwarebytes as having malware on it. It may be one of the advertisements on the page but if you don't have a malware blocker/checker, I'd be careful visiting the site. It may be perfectly fine and Malwarebytes does flag legitimate sites on occasion if they fit the heuristics it's looking for but forewarned is forearmed. Not sure why it did that. I posted it using Post Image which I never used before. I wonder if it is that site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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