The B-29 Channel at iModeler (17 articles)

The B-29 Channel at iModeler

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

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17 articles
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On This Day…

by david leigh-smith on June 3, 2019
in Photo Collections — 25 Comments

Ju88 crashed after take off in Holland, June 3rd, 1941. ____________________ On June 3, 1943, This MK.V1c Beaufighter ran off the airstrip into ditch when landing at Dobodura, Papua New Guinea. ____________________ Following the shock[...]

On This Day…June 1st

by david leigh-smith on June 1, 2019
in Photo Collections — 20 Comments

A series of well photographed Emil Bf 109E3 of 4.JG26. ‘W3+-‘ (WNr 779) was force landed in France on 1st June 1940. Pretty clear a lot of the infantry were intrigued and excited at the find. The ‘selfie generation was alive and well[...]

Superfortress Boeing USAAF B-29A

by Roberto Lúcio - Boblucio on April 2, 2019
in Aviation — 12 Comments

Kit: Superfortress B-29A – Academy 1/72 scale Model finished: October 2018 Modeler: Roberto Lúcio / [email protected] Club: GPP-JG400 – Grupo de Plastimodelismo e Pesquisa JG-400 / Natal – RN - Brasil I've always wanted to build a B-29, but I [...]

A Monogram Holiday portrait, my latest Blue Box find, and a Phantom update

by Rob Anderson on December 15, 2018
in Uncategorized — 11 Comments

Happy Holidays iModelers! Here is the family portrait of my Monogram kits, many of the originals were added this year, including the DO-335, B-29, B-25H, P-39 and Typhoon, the Typhoon I just added today, still in the cello wrap! On to the Phan[...]

My models

by Noah Zwierko on October 29, 2018
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Hello, i'm new to this site and i would just like to send my greetings to everyone and show some of my models.

Treasures in the corner….

by Rob Anderson on June 22, 2018
in Aviation — 32 Comments

So I went to Skyway Models today looking for Panzer Crew for my Panther, no luck there. In the corner under some other kits I did however find a treasure from 1977, the Monogram B-29, complete with diorama sheet! I really need to stop........I[...]

1:1 Scale Boeing B-29 FIFI

by Tom Bebout on July 26, 2017
in Aviation — 12 Comments

The Commemorative Air Force dropped into Lunken Airport to sell some rides on FIFI, one of two B-29's still flying today. The other newly flying B-29 is DOC, named for the Disney character, and is based out of Wichita, Kansas. Was told by one of[...]

Playing hookey from writing on a Thursday

by Tom Cleaver on March 20, 2015
in Show Reports — 18 Comments

"Fi-Fi," the only flying B-29 in the world (until "Doc"flies sometime this summer) is currently over at Van Nuys Airport thru Sunday. So I played hookey from writing the new book today and went over to see her. Hadn't been near her since she a[...]

Tip-Tow Project

by Bruce Craig on January 27, 2015
in Aviation — 14 Comments

The Tip-Tow project, MX-1016, a contract with Republic Aviation, was one of a number of experiments undertaken during the late 1940s and into the 1950s. The object of the experiments was to find some method of increasing the notoriously short ra[...]

New Year’s Resolution

by Dennis Meyers on January 3, 2015
in Uncategorized — 12 Comments

In my earlier article about the 2014 IPMS Silverwings show ( I didn't point out my discouraging realization that I had only completed 2 projects in 2014. Both picked up 2d place trophies in their respective categories. One was the F-16 I shared[...]