Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:24 pm
No excuse!
There are 24 hours in a day!!!
There are 24 hours in a day!!!
Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:08 pm
Umm.......what Django said. 
Actually, I've never done much model building in the summer months unless it rains for a couple of days and keeps me from mowing lawns. I really haven't done anything with the YB except send a few photos to Mgawa and Holedigger for their respective projects. Our warbird commute kills most weekends, so there you have it.
I'll be posting some non-boring stuff on the Chuckie thread when we start putting the strike camera doors in the belly if that is any consolation.
More when I start building again,
Scott
Actually, I've never done much model building in the summer months unless it rains for a couple of days and keeps me from mowing lawns. I really haven't done anything with the YB except send a few photos to Mgawa and Holedigger for their respective projects. Our warbird commute kills most weekends, so there you have it.
I'll be posting some non-boring stuff on the Chuckie thread when we start putting the strike camera doors in the belly if that is any consolation.
More when I start building again,
Scott
Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:54 pm
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:07 pm
The gun blister photo is of the Model 299. The airplanes visiting the Rex are YBs of the 2nd Bombardment Group. That flight got the Air Corps grounded to 100 miles or less from the coasts of the USA. The Navy was NOT impressed!
Scott
Scott
Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:19 pm
Cool.., i knew you would know.
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:34 pm
I think I ran across most of these great pics at Boeing's site. Historical shots of their preproduction model. Really cutting edge stuff at the time compared to most of the other AC of the day. Some airforces were still taking on brand new biplane fighters!
Cool pics
Cool pics
Sun Sep 06, 2009 5:33 am
Roll on winter, I can't wait for some updates!
You're a brave and clever man, Scott.
You're a brave and clever man, Scott.
Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:34 pm
I actually sat down at the desk and pondered the YB project tonight. I had a hard time remembering where I left off, so I just tinkered with the bomb racks for a little while.
Scott
Scott
Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:14 am
that is exactly where you left off!!! 
Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:07 am
At least he remembered where he left off! I would have to be digging through OLD dusty boxes to figure out where and what I left off!!!!! 
Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:34 am
It hasn't been long enough for me to have boxed it up yet.......so it was easy to blow the dust off and dig right in.
S
S
Mon Sep 14, 2009 9:34 am
and I would have gone to the WIX forum and checked my old postings 
YB 17
Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:41 pm
I finally bought the IPMS journal with the article on the Y1B-17. The builder could have saved himself some time and trouble by mating the Rare Planes Y1B-17 nose to the Academy B-17B kit. It is a perfect fit.
The article is written very well and is a very detailed explanation on how the builder accomplished the kit build.
How's you 1/48th scale Y1B 17 going?
I'm still collecting photos and drawings of the XB-15.
Enjoy Modeling
Tim
The article is written very well and is a very detailed explanation on how the builder accomplished the kit build.
How's you 1/48th scale Y1B 17 going?
I'm still collecting photos and drawings of the XB-15.
Enjoy Modeling
Tim
Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:20 am
Mine is still in "hibernation", Tim. Now that the hummingbirds have gone south for the winter and lawn/garden care has slowed down, maybe I can get back to work on the YB. Of course, I still have to restore a bomb trailer, build a radome and mount for Chuckie, etc. etc.........
Scott
Scott
Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:16 pm
Don't forget the Jeep.