Markjames1968 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 11 hours ago, Jan_G said: To answer your first question, in Europe they should appear within upcoming 2 weeks...hopefully jan I Flippin hope so. im getting bored standing at my front door...... Pup7309, LSP_K2, Jan_G and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 6 hours ago, Markjames1968 said: I Flippin hope so. im getting bored standing at my front door...... Well, it does have a long way to come. Luckily, with a Davis wing, it will at least have the range!! If it has a Davis wing...... D.B. Andrus, Mebo, AlanG and 6 others 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Now that was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I was a starboard waist gunner on an H model. The Bombay doors were always kept open until well after takeoff because of fuel vapors. Many a 24 exploded because of this. Also the springs for the nose gear were so week that the bombardier had to be careful not to lean back too far so as to not fall out of the plane. Don’t put too many fuel streaks on the plane. The ground crews were so meticulous and proud, they took care of any oil leaks. Jan_G, The Phantom, Kagemusha and 8 others 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radub Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 3 hours ago, Fred Jack said: The ground crews were so meticulous and proud, they took care of any oil leaks. Ah well... you wanna have a fight about accuracy? How about this latest trend for over-exaggerated dereliction, neglect and filth on models? Radu Kagemusha, Rick Griewski, Alburymodeler and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Fred Jack said: I was a starboard waist gunner on an H model. The Bombay doors were always kept open until well after takeoff because of fuel vapors. Many a 24 exploded because of this. Also the springs for the nose gear were so week that the bombardier had to be careful not to lean back too far so as to not fall out of the plane. Don’t put too many fuel streaks on the plane. The ground crews were so meticulous and proud, they took care of any oil leaks. OK, keep going.....we want to hear more. Thanks for your service! Wait, you have DOB as 1948 in your profile. According to wiki, Indian army used the B-24 up until '68 but the US quickly phased it out after WWII. Fill us in! Edited December 5, 2018 by ScottsGT Out2gtcha, Kagemusha, PhilB and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanderman Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 11:43 PM, PhilB said: The OP of this topic is an expert who has made initial observations based on photographs only. As he says in his post: "Please note that these comments are based upon what I could determine from photos - not handling the plastic - and thus may be open to further discussion. " We always need an expert to give a balanced and subjective view based on whatever evidence is available at the time. Otherwise we just get people making sensationalist comments and throwing rocks when they don't even have the kit in their hands. Sigh. I’ve been all around 2 different B24s first hand. The airfoil is wrong. I don’t need an “expert” to tell me. I’ll just shut up now and wait for you to catch up. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Sanderman said: I’ll just shut up now and wait for you to catch up. Sounds like a good plan to me. Edited December 6, 2018 by PhilB Lee White 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) On 12/5/2018 at 4:11 AM, ScottsGT said: OK, keep going.....we want to hear more. Thanks for your service! Wait, you have DOB as 1948 in your profile. According to wiki, Indian army used the B-24 up until '68 but the US quickly phased it out after WWII. Fill us in! This was after the War. My dad worked at Willow Run where B24s we’re still being made, and I often flew in them. So they were not only still being produced, they were being flown. Maybe it was for export, I don’t know. Edited December 6, 2018 by Fred Jack Out2gtcha and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) They finally turned Willow Run into an airport when I was about ten. I really miss flying the old 24. Talking about the H model, I don’t believe the history of the last flying 24 as they describe it. I remember seeing it a few years ago and in small letters on the port nose it said built at Willow Run, Detroit Michigan, which only built the H model. Since the original Witchcraft .was a J Model, it couldn’t have been built there. I saw it again this year and those letters had been removed. I do not believe that this is the original Witchcraft. Edited December 6, 2018 by Fred Jack Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 21 hours ago, Sanderman said: Sigh. I’ve been all around 2 different B24s first hand. The airfoil is wrong. I don’t need an “expert” to tell me. I’ll just shut up now and wait for you to catch up. Joe I’m afraid you are correct sir. This is a prominent feature of the real thing and it’s quite apparent that it was completely missed on the kit. If folks want to claim that the kit airfoil is accurate, they are welcome to do so. Some folks claim the earth is flat. Same thing, they are entitled to their opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Gents, this is getting a bit tiresome, NO one is saying the airfoil is or is not accurate. What we are saying is we need to stop laying out these "definative" judgements about a kit that hasnt even been released yet. What is being compared atm is a picture to a picture and that is never the way to accurately assess a kit. What say we pack up the judgement on how bad or not bad this kit is until someone actually HAS the kit? PhilB, Jan_G and CATCplSlade 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 FWIW, got my invoice from Free Time today. Won’t be long now. Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, ScottsGT said: FWIW, got my invoice from Free Time today. Won’t be long now. I'm looking forward to it! I'll be glad to get my hands on the kit and take a look at in detail. Especially considering all of the other options for a 1/32nd IM B-24. PhilB and Bill_S 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowen Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 6 hours ago, Fred Jack said: They finally turned Willow Run into an airport when I was about ten. I really miss flying the old 24. Talking about the H model, I don’t believe the history of the last flying 24 as they describe it. I remember seeing it a few years ago and in small letters on the port nose it said built at Willow Run, Detroit Michigan, which only built the H model. Since the original Witchcraft .was a J Model, it couldn’t have been built there. I saw it again this year and those letters had been removed. I do not believe that this is the original Witchcraft. Fred - Are you referring the Collings Foundation B-24 that is currently painted in the Witchcraft markings? If so, no, it's not the original Witchcraft. The original - I believe - was destroyed very shortly after the end of WWII. This one was built in Ft. Worth. -Ro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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