Marudek

Hi!

This morning I made a picture of the control panel. I like may paint and detail job on it, but another mistake is the way I glued control panel to fuselage halves. See yourself:



Though there’s only a steel frame on both sides of the cockpit, it caused the fit problem I mentioned before. I simply glued frame sides to the edge of the floor instead to the top of it. That mistake made the sub-assembly thicker and did not allow to close the fuselage halves.

Regards,
Marudek

Hogbopper

I love the control panel very nice loads of detail but as for the mistake we all do some from time to time that is modeling i guess we all are learning new things every day.

Marudek

Thanks Hogbopper. That's true I learned a lot on that kit.

Regards,
Marudek

wonwinglo

A unique machine,and nicely modelled,well done Marudeck.

Marudek

Cheers wonwinglo! I agree - it’s unusual wing construction makes this machine unique.


Regards,
Marudek

Lips McGee

Beautiful build!

For squashing wheels you can use an old iron. Just let it get warm and gently but firmly press the wheel down onto the surface of the iron.

Pan_Am_Clipper_Girl

Hi Matt. The monogram is the only one as far as I know. Lucky for you if you are still interested my Matt has converted one to british, it isn't that hard.

Nice PZL for a first 48th model it looks really great. Hope you do more! Though be careful, 48th is addictive, I only wanted a Chipmunk trainer and a JG27 109 and now I have over 200 48th kits.
Same went for my Tamiya Tiger, said to Matt that I'd only do it as a one off and now there is a ton of them. Matt thinks I have an addictive personality!
No...as if!!! *Giggles*

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matti_646

Hi Matt, if early marauders are your thing;
in 1/72 there is the old Monogram snap tite kit which is a B-26A. snap together , but actually rather nice. I do believe that ther ewill also be some new Early B-26 kits coming out this year, if the announcements at Nurnburg can be believed. Worth bearing in mind is that the RAF's Marauder MkIa is an early B-26B variant with the short span wing and tail surfaces, with the later engine cowling.
In 1/48th scale the only option is to (heavily ) convert the Monogram (currntl issued by Revell) kit, which is a late B. This is what I have done as shown in the pictures posted by Pan_am_clipper _girl.
In this instance the style of cowlings provided makes for one less job to do.
The hardest part, I must admit was casting copies of the Monogram pro-modeller Curtiss Helldivers spinners which looked right and I can only assume were a Curtiss product supplied with the Curtiss electric propellors.
Hope that this is some help.
Matt