The R2D (Resin 2 Detail) upgraded engines are sublime...
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Wreaking Havoc 2: A-20G-1-DO Amorous Amazon
- Thread starter Sharkmouth
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Work was done but not documented...
Example:
R2D R-2600 engines compared, old file on left, new on right:
While looking for missing parts, came across a bag with all these figures. Brought back memories of how many kits I USED to finish!
Example:
R2D R-2600 engines compared, old file on left, new on right:
While looking for missing parts, came across a bag with all these figures. Brought back memories of how many kits I USED to finish!
Yes, thirteen years since I posted updates but I had been working on FOUR, not two Havocs. I guess I never posted about the third, an A-20B from the 47th BG.
I don't see guns for the glazing to be painted over so it could be a hack, or (my theory which I am sticking to) the guns are removed for maintenance.
Looking over MACRs (Missing Air Crew Reports) I came across this one for a heavy gunship A-20B with Six fixed 50 Cals (nose and cheeks), one flexible 50 Ca on lower, twin flex 30 Cal on upper, and two fixed 30 Cals in the nacelles:
Last kit will be for another G but not 100% sure it is this one:
Or this one if I dare an NMF scheme:
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Guns, guns, guns! From Resin2Detail. Made for the B-17 but I 'll take all without the flash hiders.
According to the book, the earliest A-20G-1-DO also had the rear firing nacelle guns:
As I wrote, I am working on all five together. Here, the control surfaces are being worked on since I have two sets of Kendall Model Company's (KMC's) replacements:
Some of the references being used, more not shown yet (like some Czech magazines):
Name of my series...
Who doesn't love Don Greer's paintings?
Wings and Airpower, newsstand favorites, with TBiU (aka Polish Profiles):
Excellent book... Not as complete as the other one I posted.
AJ Press with their well done scale plans:
Name of my series...
Who doesn't love Don Greer's paintings?
Wings and Airpower, newsstand favorites, with TBiU (aka Polish Profiles):
Excellent book... Not as complete as the other one I posted.
AJ Press with their well done scale plans:
Brokeneagle
Master at Arms
Nice opportunity for realistic weathering on that nose!I am in the mood for some cheesecake as my second course for the Wreaking Havoc group:
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Well, these are very faded OD as the Havoc in the foreground wouldn't be flying without an anti-glare panel if it were indeed NMF.
Since I want to build all five kits, this means scratching a gun nose for this subject but I have three sets to take dimensions off of so I'm good.
Some more of the paper references used:
This post is repeated on the A-20G-1-DO thread. Photos to follow but some work was done on the engine cowlings for both the A-20B and A-20-G-1-DO as they are the same. This meant adding five (5) exhaust ejector pipes on the outer upper fixed flap (see A-20G-1-DO tech manual image below whose engine cowl cover would the be same), three (3) exhaust ejector pipes on the inner fixed flap, and six more underneath the tamp shaped movable flaps on the lower side:
Time to point out detail bits for any modeler working on the Havoc.
This is the wingtip from the start of the A-20G-1-DO to about the A-20G-30-DO (I may correct this range later). Note that the teardrop shaped bulb is the navigation light while the bulb in the clear aft half of the wingtip is a formation light. It should not be green/red.
I will need to cut out the clear section and add it with clear styrene.
Compare to full clear wingtip incorporating both starting with the A-20G-30-DO (this one is serial 43-9716 from the 647th Bomb Squadron, 413th Bombardment Group, 9th AF, after a hard landing in England on the 28th of May,1944):
This is the wingtip from the start of the A-20G-1-DO to about the A-20G-30-DO (I may correct this range later). Note that the teardrop shaped bulb is the navigation light while the bulb in the clear aft half of the wingtip is a formation light. It should not be green/red.
I will need to cut out the clear section and add it with clear styrene.
Compare to full clear wingtip incorporating both starting with the A-20G-30-DO (this one is serial 43-9716 from the 647th Bomb Squadron, 413th Bombardment Group, 9th AF, after a hard landing in England on the 28th of May,1944):
