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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #150 on: December 19, 2015, 05:00:07 AM »



Incorrect dress code !  .... needs some RBF tassles on those ;)
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #151 on: December 22, 2015, 05:51:40 AM »
If funds were no issue, it'd be fun to do a 1/144 B-29 up as a large cigar.   :o ;D ;D
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #152 on: December 23, 2015, 09:55:38 AM »
If funds were no issue, it'd be fun to do a 1/144 B-29 up as a large cigar.   :o ;D ;D


but in which squadrons markings would you do it ??

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #153 on: December 25, 2015, 06:38:19 AM »
Swisher Sweets or Phillies Blunt, purely for the cheese factor.  ;D
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #154 on: February 07, 2016, 05:52:29 AM »
Here is one I built about 6 years ago. It started in the green based camo scheme which I was not happy with...







Then was repaint in a grey scheme which it still wears today







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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #155 on: February 07, 2016, 05:56:00 AM »
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #156 on: February 11, 2016, 06:47:00 AM »
Wow. That is all sorts of awesome!
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #157 on: February 11, 2016, 08:22:21 AM »
Yes, all sorts of awesome.
Gets one's bomber mania blood flowing. :)


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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #159 on: July 06, 2016, 03:25:06 AM »
From bottom to top: T-70 in old aeroflot livery, Tu-70 derivative with turboprops taken from a chinese version of Tu-4, Tu-85 converted to airliner.


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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #160 on: January 27, 2017, 12:45:28 AM »
I came across some decals lately that purport to show a couple Washington B.1's in RAAF markings for testing done at Woomera (allotted A76 serials but kept their RAF serials).  I'm tempted to take those, my Airfix/MPC-B-29, and the conversion kit I have for a B-50 and do a B-44B/Washington B.2 in RAAF markings.

Any ideas for operational units?

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #161 on: January 27, 2017, 02:48:10 AM »
Bunch of photos of the real birds here:  http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Boeing-B29-Washington

As for potential units of operational ones, I would go with 1, 2 or 6 SQNs which flew Avro Lincolns from 1946 to 1961.

If you want to be a little more esoteric, you could go with 12 SQN since these operated Avro Lincolns from 1947 - Feb 1948 when the unit was was redesignated No. 1 Squadron.

Or, you could do like I plan and have a Maritime Patrol configured B-50 with 10 SQN.

Plenty of image inspiration for schemes/markings using the Lincons here:  http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Lincoln
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #162 on: January 27, 2017, 07:05:09 AM »
Here is one I built about 6 years ago. It started in the green based camo scheme which I was not happy with...







Then was repaint in a grey scheme which it still wears today










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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #163 on: January 27, 2017, 09:39:22 AM »

As for potential units of operational ones, I would go with 1, 2 or 6 SQNs which flew Avro Lincolns from 1946 to 1961.

If you want to be a little more esoteric, you could go with 12 SQN since these operated Avro Lincolns from 1947 - Feb 1948 when the unit was was redesignated No. 1 Squadron.

Plenty of image inspiration for schemes/markings using the Lincons here:  http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Lincoln

One of the many things lost in my laptop's self-purge last year was a page-long history for RAAF operated, Aussie-built B-29s with Bristol Centaurus engines - instead of Lincolns. Something I really wish I still had, given the time I spent on it.
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #164 on: January 27, 2017, 11:01:33 AM »
Bunch of photos of the real birds here:  http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Boeing-B29-Washington

As for potential units of operational ones, I would go with 1, 2 or 6 SQNs which flew Avro Lincolns from 1946 to 1961.

If you want to be a little more esoteric, you could go with 12 SQN since these operated Avro Lincolns from 1947 - Feb 1948 when the unit was was redesignated No. 1 Squadron.

Or, you could do like I plan and have a Maritime Patrol configured B-50 with 10 SQN.

Plenty of image inspiration for schemes/markings using the Lincons here:  http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Lincoln

Both look to generally be in natural metal/polished aluminum.  I'll have to see what decal markings I can find for Lincolns in those squadrons.

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #165 on: January 28, 2017, 02:30:41 AM »
What scale?

There are these in 1/72 and 1/48:



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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #166 on: January 28, 2017, 08:12:06 AM »
I was going to combine these, in 1/72, with the Novascale 1/72 decal set for the Washingtons to do a production Washington B.2 in RAAF markings instead of one "on loan", so to speak.  Are these Lincolns in natural metal or an overall Light Grey?  Or do the decal instructions simply show aluminum as grey?

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #167 on: January 28, 2017, 10:25:27 AM »
RAAF Lincolns served in natural metal.   Some were occasionally polished up a bit most were just left to dull down over the years.

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #168 on: January 28, 2017, 11:53:05 AM »
Okay, then I'll use that scheme on my Washington B.2 in RAAF markings.

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #169 on: January 28, 2017, 03:55:38 PM »
Off topic, but with the way Airfix has been going the last several years its probably only a matter of time before they do a Lincoln

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #170 on: February 01, 2017, 01:20:54 PM »
And I have ordered both sets of decals to combine with my other "bits and pieces" for a B-44B/Washington B.2.

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #171 on: February 01, 2017, 07:38:31 PM »
I have a Dutch Decal sheet for a Washington (1/72), that is for a NM top side one but then has gloss black undersides with a very wavy demarcation line

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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #172 on: February 01, 2017, 08:19:35 PM »
I have a Dutch Decal sheet for a Washington (1/72), that is for a NM top side one but then has gloss black undersides with a very wavy demarcation line

Some of the B-29s which flew in the Korean war were painted black:





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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #173 on: March 22, 2017, 10:07:24 AM »
And I have ordered both sets of decals to combine with my other "bits and pieces" for a B-44B/Washington B.2.
It may now be a B-44C with other RAAF-specific mods - AN/APS-24 replaced by British ASV Mk.21, using the AN/APS-13 radome, for better over-water searching and .50 cal. machine guns in all positions replaced by ADEN 30mm cannons, much as the TU-4 replaced them with 23mm cannons.
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Re: Boeing B-29 Superfortress ideas and inspiration
« Reply #174 on: March 23, 2017, 03:21:59 AM »
Maybe I've mentioned it before but in 1955 there were B-29s at Kadena that were totally black, all serial numbers of every single item removed, the pilots flew in civilian clothing with no ID and all tags removed from their clothes.     They were privately called ''The Bastard Squadron''. 

Anyone have any information on them?   
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