Well after much waiting my JS B-24 arrived, i bought it from a gentleman from TX who said he had bought it many years ago ( I belive he may have said 30?) I hope to start to build it soon however I do not think it will be ready for this season.

Anyway it was delivered to where I work ( Iam a fire fighter ) so in typical firehouse humor they took it out of the shipping box and filled it with some wood and broken light bulbs! Imagine the shock when I opened the box! But I will get even!

Does the new JS B-24 kits come with fiberglass cowls?

Thanks
Chuck

Good luck I have been looking at the new kits and wanting to puchase but haven't talked myself into it yet. It will be a big project but well worth it. B-24's look so cool. Decided on motors yet? I had thought about Saito 30's, anyway good luck again.

....................Does the new JS B-24 kits come with fiberglass cowls?

==Chuck, Mine came with ABS cowls, but they are pretty substantial. I was certainly impressed with all the goodies that came with the kit. the canopies, turrets etc. were all nice quality. Good luck on the build. I've got around 350 hours in mine.
Randy

Glass cowls available here:
http://www.precision-fiberglass-prod...dex.php?cat=19

when you decide on engines you need to consider weight.try to keep finished weight under 14 pounds.i used 4 os 25's back in 1978 and fox 25 with tn carb more recently.consider a good carb with two needle carb.i think the additional weight from the four strokes may put you over the desired weight.you do not need the most powerful engines as with the 25's it is a bit overpowered .i think K&b sportster 20's would be about perfect if i could find four new ones at a reasonable price i may do a third b-24 since i have one of the new laser cut kits.may try to save up for cj retracts that are made special for this model.Anyone have a b-24 with the century jet retracts installed?

...................try to keep finished weight under 14 pounds.
Scalebldr is right on the weight, try to keep it from getting heavy on you. Mine is pushing 14# dry.

-----------you do not need the most powerful engines as with the 25's it is a bit overpowered
======Correct again. I have .25FX engines and flew most of my first flights Sunday at half throttle or a bit less during normal cruise. Getting fuel tanks in is challenging. I opted not to go with the built in the nacelles behind the firewall, but put in Slimline 40z tanks in. I took off, made a trim orbit around the field, then three low camera passes, and set up for a landing. I had less than half a tank left-probably enough for safely making a couple more passes, but I don't want to push it. My low passes were made at high throttle/high speed, so I'm sure it was eating up more fuel, plus running the engines still somewhat rich. I broke each one in with 10oz of fuel and still have rich smoke coming out. Might be able to fine tune that later. Looks really cool with 4 smoke contrails though! If I were to build another one, I think I'd try for .20's or something a bit smaller. Be sure to check out their site on the B-24 build-lots of good tips there.
Randy

Thanks for all the tips, from all you guys. I plan to start the build this fall, as the weather here in New England gets a bit cold then. I am sure LOL I will have some more questions to ask before this is alll over!

I am hoping to fully enclose the engines and have an on board glow stater, I noticed in the plans it calls for card stock in spots, has anyone built it that way or have you used balsa instead!

Happy
Flying
Chuck

card stock was used for details inside the turrets where no strength was neccassary and if this is an older kit say pre 1990 with the goldberg retracts card stock was used for the bomb bay tracks/guides thinkk i would try and use thin sheet abs or styrenne built up to the correct thicknes to alloww the corrugated doors open and close a bit easier.