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

[LyleW]

Well, whatever it is, it is an amazing piece of work! She is a fine looking B-26!

[Stikpusher]

Thank you Lyle. I am entering the final stretch here. Future coat today before work. Decals tomorrow before work. Sealing and weathering to be started the day after that...

[Stikpusher]

Entering the home stretch now. Please forgive these poor photos, but I accidentally left the good camera on and killed the battery. It's recharging now. So I had to use my phone to snap these shots.. Tomorrow or Wednesday I will get more and better photos up. Today I airbrushed on the Future coat in preperation for decals. It toned down the panel fade effect and chaged the hue of the OD to a bit more greenish and darker to match the Life photos as I was hoping that it would.





Tomorrow- decals!!!!!

[lawdog114]

Gotta love those invasion stripes. Very nice work indeed..

Joe

[Stikpusher]

Thanks. The decals are giving me something of a speed bump today, but nothing that is bringing me to a screeching halt... so far...

[Stikpusher]

Today's decalling seesion went much more smoothly than yesterday's. The National Insignia and the serial number decals gave me all the problems yesterday. Today the nose art, stencils, and crew names went on smoothly. Again considering their possible age, that is very fortunate! anyways I only have time for a couple of teaser shots before work today, so here you go... a much more thorough update to follow tomorrow or late tonite...





Thanks for looking!

[Stikpusher]

So here is the "big" photo update that was delayed for various reasons: work, dead camera battery, etc...

Firstly I mentioned earlier modifiying a windscreen from my spares bin for the tail gunner's armored glass. Here it it glued in place. It took a couple of test fittings to get it in under the tail gunner's transparency





then the tail gun assembly all ready for installation



and installed in place







then better shots of the gloss coat





and finally the decals. In hindsight, most gave no trouble, considering the age, except for the stars and serial numbers

here are the seperate pieces- props, nose wheel, bombs...



the small ones- crew names, tail numbers, nose art, etc.









and the overall shots







next up- sealing coats and weathering... stay tuned...

[Stikpusher]

Thanks for the kind words and looking in Jimmy. I hope it does come out as envisioned. So far, so good.

[Stikpusher]

Finally this beast is done... I will get photos tonite after IPMS... I need a break from the bench now... too much pushing this week to make it enjoyable...