Hanson Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 This aircraft was crewed by the father of one of my employee's. His Dad passed away when he was very young, and he didn't know much about him. Recently, some folks in the UK contacted him about a memorial they were setting up for the 392nd Bomb Group, and his plane in particular. Seems this aircraft crashed, killing all but his Dad and one of the waist gunners. He shared a lot of the story with me, forwarding me some the emails he'd been getting because he knew my interest in history. On my own I contacted the group in the UK and asked if they could send me some info on the plane so I could build a model and gift it to my friend. They were able to share quite a bit of information, including a photo of the nose art (Kentucky Baby), which I was able to replicate in Photoshop (made easier by the fact they the crew had plagiarized a Vargas pinup). Anyway, here it is, after months of waiting for info and work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomordie Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Verry nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mquan Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 Bravo to you for honoring your employee's father so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted February 1, 2010 Report Share Posted February 1, 2010 A fitting tribute very nicely done! Good-on-ya mate! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted February 3, 2010 Report Share Posted February 3, 2010 Well done! Have built that same kit for a similar tribute and probably should have done a better job on the stand, as you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimHortman Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Another nice build Mike - how did do the base plaque? It adds so much to the presentation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanson Posted February 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Another nice build Mike - how did do the base plaque? It adds so much to the presentation! Wood base came from the craft store, I stained and varnished it. The 'concrete' is simply two sheets of card stock, on cut to fit the base and the other cut into squares for the concrete, then painted to look right. The 'plaque' portion is really, really simple - after creating what I wanted to see in Photoshop, it was printed onto heavy, glossy photo paper. I then cut it out, sprayed it with photo adhesive and mounted it to the base. Then drilled a small hole for the 8th Air Force enamel pin I picked up at the Mighty Eighth Museum. I've actually got less than $20 in the whole thing, including the kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Very nice. I can't believe that modelers can work in such a small scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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