1/48 Monogram B-26 MARAUDER

Started by Tolga ULGUR · 68 · 8 years ago
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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 5 months ago:

    Some updates..
    And I hope that this is ready for the painting, in the end..

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    Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said 8 years, 5 months ago:

    Tolga, nice work correcting the package guns. Those panel lines are a lot of fun, huh? Great work on the wing/fuselage join, that's, with the tail, the make it or break it on this model. Not that the nacelle to wing join is any picnic.

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    David Hansen said 8 years, 4 months ago:

    Oh, My!

    Congratulations on getting it to this stage!

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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    Painting started..
    Lower surfaces painted to Neutral Gray by using Gunze acrylic

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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    This will be finished with the markings of B-26C 42-107541 "Ann" from 444th BS, 320th BG.

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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    Upper surfaces painted to olive drab.

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    Rob Anderson said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    That looks great! Lots of aircraft models are over weathered, but paint on B-26 for whatever reason seems to have faded and flaked off more than other aircraft. Nicely done!

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    Rob Pollock said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    Yes sometimes we see over-weathering but the old Olive Drab was particularly prone to fading so this looks just as it should. Nice work

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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    Here is the reference picture of the "Ann"..(first one)
    It seems that this Marauder has dark green (RAF Dark green?) patches on the nose and engine cowling propably applied in the field. And well known green areas are also visible on the tail.
    Due to other pictures of 320th BG Marauders, there is no green applications on the upper surfaces of the wings and the horizontal stabilizators..

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    Ulf Lundberg said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    Great job Tolga!

    I built this kit a few years ago, but with a very different approach.

    Monogram dreams of my youth.
    It's a tough kit of a beautiful aircraft. I long to see yours finished.
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    David Hansen said 8 years, 3 months ago:

    Wow.
    It was a long road getting here but it looks great now that paint is on her.
    Hard to tell from the photos, but did she have 1" wide black walkway lines on the upper wings? I think it would add a lot to the looks of the model, but really hard to tell if the plane had em or not.

    Go Man GO!

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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 2 months ago:

    Painting terminated.(I hope so)
    Ready for the decals after glossy clear coat.

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    Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said 8 years, 2 months ago:

    Tojga, early OD tended to fade more than the later variety, and varied in the "Final" shade depending on where it was used. The B-26s used in the Med were sometimes repainted in the field. I've seen examples where the top of the aircraft is darker than the lowers. One photo makes it look like the upper surfaces was painted using brooms, it's that obvious.

    The green splotching on the edges of wings and vertical and horizontal stabs wasn't always applied. No hard and fast rule that I know of. The green on yours looks like it was to cover repairs or worn down paint.

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    David Hansen said 8 years, 2 months ago:

    Looks good, man. Makes me want to pull my JM-1 project down from the "Shelf of Doom".

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    Tolga ULGUR said 8 years, 2 months ago:

    Before applying decals I decided to attach cockpit canopy and nose cone.
    Thanks God I decided like this. It needs some sanding after glueing
    After this process again some painting touches. And this time Marauder is really to accept decals

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