Hi, I'm QDC. What we're about to build today
is Revell B-29 Superfortress.
and this is in 1/48 scale.
The reason why I bought this particular kit was because
I had an opportunity to fly a real B-29 bomber
and I had such a good time flying inside
that B-29 that I just wanted to build a model kit
of the plane I flew in and so
what I want to do is before we start building this model kit
I want to show you a small video of me flying
inside the B-29 and after that we are going to start building this model kit.
If you're interested in seeing the
entire video of me flying the B-29
then you're more than welcome to watch it because it's on Youtube.
Let's take a look at that video right now.
Let's take
a look inside this box.
We have the propellers,
wheels,
wings and the more wings,
bombs,
fuselage,
clear plastic parts,
decal,
and
the instruction sheet.
I just finished construction of the interior and looks pretty accurate.
since I flew the real B-29,
I know its accurate because I was there.
Here is the cockpit area it looks very accurate.
Very well detailed and
Here is the tail section area.
Very nice.
I'm going to paint the interior
and then continue on with the construction.
I just finished sanding the seam and
also filled it with putty. By doing the sanding,
I also sanded away the panel lines and I need to re-scribe them.
What I have in my hand is a pin vise
and on the end of it is a ordinary sewing needle.
Right over here is
an old photo etched fret. What I'm going to do is that I'm going to
use the old photo etched fret as a straight edge
and place it where I want to have
pannel lines. Then using
the Pin Vise, I carefully re-scribe
the panel lines. I already done one
right over here and done another one right over here.
Okay so we built the model kit and now it's time for me to show you
what I think about this kit so far. Take a look.
This is the completed model kit before painting
and it did a very good job this model kit.
It's big as you can see and
this is a very nice classic kit from 1977.
The details are very nice and
I recommend this model kit for all skill levels
but for those of you who are beginners
and who want to make this model kit exceptional, there are
going to be a lot of sanding and a lot of filling of the seams
which you can see right here with the white putty that I put on
seams right here on the wings and fuselage.
But other than that
it's a very good model kit. It's time
for me to paint the model. It's time for to paint the model.
I already primed the entire model with a coat grey primer
and now I'm going to use a can of automotive spray paint
in a chrome color to paint the entire model.
I'm going to give my model some color variations.
I masked the control surfaces and I'm going to give the
control services and some panel lines a different
silver color.
I want to talk to your about the decal set that I'm going to use
right now you're looking at the decal set supplied by the model kit.
I have a choice between choosing a bomber called
Humpin Honey or a bomber called
Cream of the Crop. This one is from World War Two,
this is from the Korean War. I am NOT going to use
any of these two. I'm going to use an aftermarket product
from Kits World
and have a choice between United Notions which is a
Korean War bomber or a World War Two bomber called Joltin' Josie,
The Pacific Pioneer. I want to choose
this one and the reason why I bought this particular
decal set is that the girls look really cute
and this one looks pretty sexy to me so I'm going to use this one
and here is the actual decal set itself
highly detailed and well worth the money to buy
from this particular company.
Okay so we built the model kit, we painted it
and now it's time for me to show you the entire model kit
all finished up from the beginning to the end.
Take a look. This is the completed model kit
and it as such a large model
but I like it. What I like about
my work best is painting the entire
model with the chrome color. Very nice and
adding the small details of painting panels
with the different color of chrome color helps makes this model stand out a lot.
I also like the aftermarket
decal from Kits World. Very nice.
It gives the model a very nice
unique character. What I didn't like
was the canopy. This canopy was warped
so I had a hard time actually
gluing it onto the fuselage but other than that
it's very nice model kit and I am very satisfied with my work.
Okay, so
the model kit has been completed and
what am I going to do with this huge model kit? How am I going to display it?
Well, have an idea. Take a look.
Alright so I finally decided
where to display model I decided hang my model
on the wall right next to my work station and it's real fitting place for
me to actually displayed it. To the right
the bomber of the model airplane you see two items
and those are gifts, thank you gifts that the Commemorative Air Force gave me
after flew the airplane.
They gave me a certificate and
they also gave me a magazine of their bomber.
What you're about to see next is a video slideshow
of the entire model project and I hope this video encourage you to build a model kit of your
own.
I'm QDC. Thanks for watching!