That is some really nice work on your wheel wells Louis, @lgardner, your scratch building is looking great. I too build "Blue Streak" in 1/72 scale when I was a kid. It was actually one of my very early builds. I had to brush paint it, and when I painted the wheels I painted them gloss black. Funny I remember that, I also remember showing it to one of my dads friends. He was complimentary towards me about my build, but also offered some constructive and kind criticism. He pointed out to me that tires are not shiny and they should be flat. I was maybe in the 6th grade but remember it to this day, it was kind and constructive and helped me do better on my next kit. Now that you have brought it up, I too would love to do a 1/48th kit of "Blue Streak" it has great markings also. It definitely offers some great opportunities for weathering and color variation. Just need to trade one of my J's for another D kit.

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All of your extra work is certainly paying off at the end, Walt (@luftwaffe-birdman). This is one of those builds that is "museum quality". Getting really close to the end.

Your B-24 is on the road to also being museum quality, Louis (@lgardner). You are doing detailing that I would never dream of doing. Well done on all the extra work in the gear wells and lower wings!

Impressive scratch building, Louis @lgardner
It definitely improves the looks of the wells.

Very impressive work there Louis! @lgardner, you are building some impressive wheel wells there. I will have to make sure to look back at this for my next B-24. Your method may take a little time, but is a whole lot cheaper than the resin kits.

I also started looking for decals for a 1/48th scale "The Blue Streak" and discovered that they don't exist. Well sort of, I found someone who did build it back in 2008 and created his own artwork that looks pretty damn good. I have reached out to him, and the company that printed his artwork to decals for him. If these efforts are successful I intend on getting you a sheet and maybe next year we can do a Blue Streak Build! I will let you know. This plane offers so much potential for weathering and would make for a most impressive model next to your current build. Spiros, @fiveten, if you are interested, I will gladly try to get a set for you too. I love when modelers build the same plane. This is when you get to see how different modelers interpret the same plane. It is so fun to compare when they show up at the same model show.

Lets hope it works out!

Amazing detail noticed, my friend @luftwaffe-birdman! Props look great!

Very nice propellors, Walt @luftwaffe-birdman
Good catch on that silver hub and great you found another sheet with propellor decals.

Walt, @luftwaffe-birdman
Those props look outstanding ! I'm going to send you a PM about the decals. This would be outstanding if we could build up a model of "The Blue Streak" in 1/48. Decals is our only holdup.

I have been with very little bench time as of lately. Life seems to get in the way, but somehow I have made some progress. Here are some pictures, and I will explain as we go.

Here I am placing the lower wing half in place, to show how it's looking.

This is how both sides look now.

I still have been very pressed for time, so once more I will have to make a better reply back to you on another posting.

I'm very sorry about this, as it's not my usual style to not respond right away to your comments. Life has an uncanny way of interfering with our hobby.

Thanks for stopping by.

And as always, comments are encouraged.