TimW Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Yeah...here I go again. I had so many frustrations a couple of years ago doing a J, and then the Hobby Room Fire of 2020 melted it... Been awhile since I could plunge back into B-24 land, but here goes. I have assorted Eduard, Brassin and Resin2Detail bits (plus some scratch building. Decals from DK decals with 6 different options. The big challnege--just what did the jury rigged Ball Turret position look like and how do I model it? According to the unit history, the turrets were removed in Hawaii and "replaced" with some sort of hand held mount. Damned if I can find any pictures of it. https://www.amazon.com/Wasnt-So-Jolly-Rogers-1942-1945/dp/0578850974 Any help appreciated. Otherwise, stay tuned! Tim W. MikeMaben, Learstang, Rockie Yarwood and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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easixpedro Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Oh, happy to have another B-24 build going on (I'm about to restart mine). Here's the group page: 90th Bomb Group Main Menu The San Diego Air & Space museum has a great Flickr page so you can search their archives. Here's all their 90th BG stuff: The 90th Bomb Group "The Jolly Rogers" Special Collection | Flickr I'll post more as I think about where I've seen their stuff -Peter JeepsGunsTanks, TimW, Uncarina and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Nice Tim! I'm looking forward to following this one. Is this the gun position you're talking about? (Hopefully the link works) https://worldwar2database.com/gallery/wwii0005 Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, brahman104 said: Nice Tim! I'm looking forward to following this one. Is this the gun position you're talking about? (Hopefully the link works) https://worldwar2database.com/gallery/wwii0005 Craig Not that one I think. What I think the OP refers to are the "Hawaii Depot Mods". I know it involved a clear dome and twin 0.5" guns, but photos are very elusive, as I have found. Edited July 19, 2022 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann352 Posted July 19, 2022 Share Posted July 19, 2022 Not sure if any of these will help. http://380th.org/HISTORY/D-type2.html http://380th.org/HISTORY/aircraft-typeD.html https://m.facebook.com/659351044190633/photos/the-hawaiian-air-depot-b-24d1-developed-in-late-1942-and-approved-by-wright-fiel/670325829759821/ Searched “B-24D Hawaiian Depot modification” and “B-24D-1”. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 Here's some more that refers to a J, but includes Hawaii Depot mods info: https://www.ipmsstockholm.se/home/b-24j-cocktail-hour/ I'll dig into my B-24 library and see if I can find any more. TimW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 Thanks everyone--and yes, this was a replacement for the Bendix retractable turret rather than the tunnel gun, which was similarly unpopular. I've never seen any decent pictures of the ball turret replacement position, which reportedly had twin guns and wasn't all that effective. Not sure if I'm going to kludge something up (absent decent source material) or just put the turret in anyway. It's all rather mysterious. Cheers, Tim W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted July 20, 2022 Author Share Posted July 20, 2022 (edited) This appears to be a picture of the replacement ball turret position. Not sure how I'd scratch build that as it's still not terribly clear what the clear parts look like. I guess it's up to me... https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/alternate-b-24-belly-turret.34925/page-2 Edited July 20, 2022 by TimW easixpedro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 1, 2022 Author Share Posted August 1, 2022 Progress. A mixture of Eduard, Resin2Detail and scrap plastic/wiring etc. This looks a lot like the work I did on the long, lost 24J a few years back, but being a D in the Pacific there will be some differences. The smaller radio is an extra B-17 radio I had from somewhere with an Eduard face...much more to come, as soon as I can photograph it scvrobeson, Sasha As, Supersonic and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 Looks great! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockie Yarwood Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Really nice start, Tim. I like the variations in the color and the subtle weathering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 2, 2022 Author Share Posted August 2, 2022 Waiting for some plastic card and items from Master Details... Need to beef up the detail in the nose section, too. Navigator's stuff and bombardier's control panels. And added ammo boxes/feed chutes for the nose guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 8, 2022 Author Share Posted August 8, 2022 More details added, from various sources. chukw, Sasha As, Rockie Yarwood and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Sorry to hear about the fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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