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This is sad news! I hope first for those on board that their injuries are minor, and second that there's noting that isn't repairable on 909 herself!

Pretty!!!

That B-25 book is amazing, and a perfect companion to the A-20 volume (or vice versa - either way it works! ) on the A-20, if you’ve any interest in the SW Pacific campaigns, I recommend this book for your collection as well:

Many thanks, on all counts!

Yo! Happy birthday - go do something news-worthy, but without the news coverage...

Ernie - we're family here, so let us know anything you need.

So I’m starting to muddle along on the interior ductwork. It’s really kind of interesting from an applied engineering standpoint. The engineers who designed this thing really knew their stuff. Most of this will be hidden away when I close up the fuselage. That said, the interior ducting from the intercoolers out is not only visible but will have some nice Eduard PE representing the intercoolers themselves. You’ll also be able to see at least part of the exhaust and supercharger assembly if you decide to take a peek up its arse (who does that to an airplane anyway? Seems to be a bit personal, if you ask me...!) Due to the way the parts are engineered, I’ll have to prime and paint those internal surfaces before joining the duct halves, which makes the seams something of a challenge. from there, it’s pretty straightforward I found some great pics of the actual power train online (which might make for a fun project itself down the road!), and I’m using those to inform my paint/assembly work

I am so very sorry to hear that what do you need?

That looks to have been a truly fun project - and came out beautifully

No laughter here! I like that you even thought about the sound effects! I finally have a PC with enough horsepower to take on CAD, and I’ll have some time over the holidays to focus on it. Some of the things I want to build/modify simply don’t exist, so it’s either rely on the kindness of those hereabout or roll my own, so to speak you’re a great example and set the bar high!

I’m going to dig into the references on the engine - thanks all for the notes! I would not be even close to where I am without y’all looking over my shoulder and poking at me when I get something a bit off most of the good pics I have are restorations, but I know I’ve also seen some good pics of early D revs floating around. I’ll post what I find and go from there

Got this from Barracuda (thanks for pointing the way, Carl!!!) Had to order a Spitfire cockpit set to get the correct gunsight for a P-47 - whodathunk???

C-5B or Air Force One ooohhhh... wait! super constellation... Short Sunderland... Pan Am Clipper (ok, yes, this is me giving my 1/32 wishlist a public airing, with the understanding than none of these is ever likely to see the light of day...) dammit

Did anyone here have a chance to talk to them about specifics?

You know, as I look at their mockup, it seems like they may be already planning for multiple boxing’s - they have clear dividing lines that might be useful for different pieces to be fitted i can see the possibility of different noses and turret/no turret versions in the tooling they are showing off here

While I love that they are producing exactly the version I most wanted to build first - the gun-nosed G version - I agree that tooling which allows for other versions would be most welcome! the A-20/Boston has stories to tell in many versions and under many flags This is an aircraft that I would *love* to see in multiple versions!

The detailing is exquisite. as Peter mentioned, you are actually doing what the rest of us only try to sculpt. in a sense, every model we build is a “sculpture”. It’s an approximation of the real thing, more or less limited by the combination of modeler skill, aftermarket doodads and kit contents. what you are doing transcends this - you are sculpting some components - albeit at a level of detail the rest of us can mostly only imagine - while actually making the overall unit functional. it would not surprise me in the least to learn that you’d somehow managed to incorporate some .17 caliber rounds and functioning actions into those scale brownings...!

Thanks for the update - keep us posted, you have our collective ears To listen and shoulders to lean on

Timely reminder!

I ordered a set of braided lines and spark plugs from ANYZ, so while I’m waiting on them I’m going to do the supercharger assembly. It has some interesting bits and pieces and materials and it’s a great practice space for NMF stuff in a place where I can hide my worst bit of experimentation. The hot side of things is steel and the cool side is aluminum - I’ll have some fun playing with different NMF approaches while waiting for the fiddly bits of the engine to arrive

I am studying every step in this, with a certain amount of awe. not only a master class in scratchbuilding but also in foiling given that I have a NMF B-17 sometime in my future, I’ll need all the help I can get!

Wait.. testing for duds?!?!?! I can see this as part of a "things that didn't end well" diorama...

Loving this! Your detail work seems spot on. Thanks also for showing off the ANYZ stuff - I’m going to pay him a visit for some goodies for the P-47

Been in both - neither was fun, and i’d Have been utterly delighted with a kit to bumble with!

I’d contribute - few things worse than being in the field with nothing to occupy the mind and hands