How to Build a B-29
02-04-2016, 06:52 AM
#179
We are lucky to still have a core group of good builders here in central Iowa... The percentage is low..but higher than most places (I think).
Its a lot more fun going to local events when planes like this show up. We also have a pretty dedicated group of 1/4 scale WW1 builders
(including me) So we have some fun when we all get together.
Last year early in the morning I had my 1/3 Sopwith Pup at the same time two of these bombers were doing some testing. We stayed out of each others way but it was an odd mix to be sure !
Its a lot more fun going to local events when planes like this show up. We also have a pretty dedicated group of 1/4 scale WW1 builders
(including me) So we have some fun when we all get together.
Last year early in the morning I had my 1/3 Sopwith Pup at the same time two of these bombers were doing some testing. We stayed out of each others way but it was an odd mix to be sure !
02-04-2016, 10:24 AM
#181
hahah Big Cahuna? I am not sure about that...
But its much easier to be an enthusiast than an expert !
I need to get over to Franks and see if you can till open the door to his shop.. Or find out if he has built his way into a corner and needs a diet Pepsi !
Frank has me convinced that WW2 bombers and Diet Pepsi are interconnected .
But its much easier to be an enthusiast than an expert !
I need to get over to Franks and see if you can till open the door to his shop.. Or find out if he has built his way into a corner and needs a diet Pepsi !
Frank has me convinced that WW2 bombers and Diet Pepsi are interconnected .
02-08-2016, 04:30 PM
#187
Cockpit floor will be removable to gain access to both cockpit and nose gear well, so it slides on rails and fixes with little dowel pins forward
It is also, of course, the dirt barrier between the wheel well and the innards and glass of the cockpit, so it should be a snug fit
02-16-2016, 07:43 AM
#193
Building the Bellypan:
This is actually a bit complex. It has 4 bomb bay doors and two forward dowels and two rear 1/4" nylon bolts that disattach from the wing separately from the 4 wing-to-fuse bolts
So the rear 1/8" plywood plate that is the foundation of the aft bellypan has 4 large cutouts that fit over the wing bolts and two 1/4" holes for its own bolts
Wax paper the bottom of the wing, obviously, so it won't stick
02-21-2016, 07:06 PM
#199
5 hinge pockets must be perfectly aligned with each other in the vertical and horizontal planes, AND aligned with their mates on the other side, if you want the doors to open and close decently.
Getting this all lined up for both bomb bays took Dwayne, a really fast builder, an entire weekend
He says this will be the last "major building job," and all other tasks will be shorter, although not necessarily easier