Since this kit is the only good option for a 72nd B-29, I suppose it's all about knowing what you might be in for. I know some modelers like this challenge which is perfectly fine, but I wasn't all that prepared to experience these build issues and it really took away from the overall experience. The B-29A was the first aircraft to deliver an atomic bomb in 1945 and served the United States Army Air Force and the United States Air Force well into the 1950’s. This combined with parts that only vaguely fit and ejector pin marks and seams on very prominent parts among others make building kit a bit of a slog in my opinion. The B-29A was employed as a long-range heavy bomber to attack the Japanese mainland from distant bases in China and the Pacific islands. The kit goes together in a way that doesn't seem to be thought out very well which results in a lot of fiddling and build problems that in themselves don't ruin the kit but make it feel sloppy. To be frank, building the kit felt like building something that Academy didn't try all that hard with. The kit itself leaves a lot to be desired compared to what we have today, which to me is surprising given how well it scored in reviews. Some of the parts look more sloppily painted or weathered than I'd have liked, and I ran into a lot of problems during the build especially with assembly and fit. Some of the decals also silvered on me, which was something I wasn't expecting from Cartograf of all decal makers. I hadn't attempted an NMF finish on this scale before, and in this case it turned out to look a little more dull than I wanted to as a result of the overcoat of gloss to seal the paint. Overall it looks good and should work well. This is still wrapped in original urethane film, although the box may have a dent or two around the top.
Please view my photos for item condition and its specs. Martin Company at its plant in Bellevue, Nebraska.
That B-29, actually a B-29-45-MO, Army Air Forces serial number 44-86292, was built not by Boeing, but by the Glenn L. There once was a B-29 Superfortress bomber known to entire generations of Americans. To be honest, this was by no means an easy or smooth build. The Enola Gay is a B-29 Superfortress, which pilot Paul Tibbets named after his mother, and which had been stripped of everything but the necessities, so as to be thousands of pounds lighter than. New B-29 superfortress the enola gay is new in the original package. Enola Gay Was a Specially Modified Aircraft for an Unthinkable Secret Task. Painted with Alclad Airframe Aluminum, Aqua Gloss, Tamiya acrylic and lacquer paints and primers from Gunze.
The subject is built up in the colors of the infamous "Enola Gay". This is from Academy's Silverplate boxing of their 1/72 B-29 kit. I started this build back in July but only completed it a couple of days ago, as my first finished build for 2021. Years of top-secret planning, laboratory heroics and daredevil test flights over desert in unproven B-29 bomber planes had come down to this in the early-morning hours of Aug.