Monogram 1/48 B-26B WIP- Completed 7/18

[BorgR3mc0]

Looking good! I am always amazed by the amount of guns American medium bomber like the B-26 and B-25 carried.

[Stikpusher]

Yes, they carried some serious firepower. Especially fixed forward firing guns. Good strafers after they have dropped their bombs.

[Stikpusher]

Well the past couple of days have been busy for me, so not too much bench time to get at this puppy... but I have made some progress anyways

I got the upper fuselage seam sanded and filled and rescribed the lost panel detail. I am starting to get things masked for the touch up painting of the OD





one bomb rack completed removing the solid portions that should not be there. Some of the work ended up thinning the kit part too much and they broke so I had to replace those cross members with some strip styrene. With the un modified rack for comparison.



I added the Quick Boost barrel to the ball mount nose gun- apologies for the poor focus. hopefully tomorrow I can get a better photo before work



and now I know that I have gone insane- I have decided to wire up the engines after detail painting...







Thats all for now...

[LyleW]

Ate a lot of lead-based paint chips, huh? This just gets better. Nice seam work on the fuse.

[Medicman71]

It all looks really nice! Really liking the details.

[Stikpusher]

Ate a lot of lead-based paint chips, huh? This just gets better. Nice seam work on the fuse.

Nah, either is spent too much time in the sun and swallowed too much seawater in my mis spent youth on the beach before enlisting, or landed on my head too many times after enlisting...

Thanks Medic! I just need some seriously uninterrupted bench time to get this finished. Too much work and family stuff keeps coming up. Not that I am seriously complaining.

[Paul]

OK Stick, those engines need a shave. They are growing hair.

[Stikpusher]

Engine shaved chief
I have not had too much bench time this week due to work and other commitments. So here is what I have done.

completed the wiring on one engine


and with the unwired engine for comparison- I will get this one done in the next day or two


better photos of the modified nose flex gun



bottome seam sanded and then gel CA on top to fill imperfections- except bewteen the bomb bay and nose wheel well where there was a wider gap that I filled with some triangular strip styrene, a VERY easy fix!




and the rear fuselage area CA sanded smooth- as you can see the mismatched stripe meet points were obliterated, so touch up paint will fix that issue.


and thats where it stands for now. I am off for the next three days and I should get some substantial progress done then. Barring no unexpected taskings from my family...

[BorgR3mc0]

Those are going to be some substantial touch ups!

[Stikpusher]

Those are going to be some substantial touch ups!

Very true.... But Flak Bait was a well used bird and by D-Day did not have anywhere near a pristine appearance, so that should look the part.