Dick Montgomery Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 I've been interested in building a model of the Gigant for a long time but it was never high on my list of things to do. About a month ago I was looking at having 6 to 8 hours of time in a quiet environment, without electronic distractions, so I threw together a simple tool box and hauled this kit out and got a good start on the assembly process. I wouldn't call the project a lot of fun but it was gratifying to be able to check this one off the list. It's big. For those who have built a B-29 in 1/48th scale, you are fully aware of the difficulties involved in handling something with the wingspan this thing has, plus the Gigant is fragile! Anyway....I feel something "armor" related coming on next..... This is the Testors/Italeri kit....by the way. Hardest part of the build? Getting the rims and tires painted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mquan Posted June 23, 2012 Report Share Posted June 23, 2012 Man, that thing looks like you could launch it as a REAL toy glider, Dick! Congrats on completing this build. It would also appear that in reality, something that big does not receive much benefit from a splinter camouflage would it? cheers, Mike Quan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 Looks good...and I notice that it took more than one piece of background paper too! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted June 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 I agree Mike. Why bother spending all that time trying to camo something this big! If there were a competition for the least useful aircraft that ever became operational this aircraft would certainly be a nominee. Anyway.... I was asked why I built the glider instead of the powered version and I said that I didn't want to paint the engines and props! And besides, this thing is fragile enough as it is without adding all those prop blades! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 Thanks! A decent photographer knows how to hide the flaws....It's a big model when done. It is now on display in a local hobby shop, consuming their valuable display space rather than mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Aldrich Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 OK...for us non-whingy thingys!!!!! I am assuming that is 1/72 scale? Very impressive build!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregWise Posted August 4, 2012 Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 wow what a monster! nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted August 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2012 I think the wingspan is about 30 inches or so... Not quite as big as those 1/48th B-29s I build...but its close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 My father-in-law told me about when he was a kid in 43-44 eastern europe and he watched the engined Gigants come and go from a grass strip near my wifes little home town. He said on several occasions they would walk up and watch the Germans load and unload these machines. He remembered seeing things like Kettenkrads, horses and artillery pieces going outbound, and casualties coming back. Nice work Dick. Cheers Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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