B-26 Marauder

[J Luke]

As for another thread to start motivating me, I plan to build a B-26 Marauder for my next solid model from the WWII ID plans. I browsed the website and didn't see any that have been made, and it's one of my favorite planes. Be on the lookout for that one to get started!

[lastvautour]

I have it on todo list as well.

Louis

[Boomerang]

 I've to have the Marauder on the future list.

 Cheers

 Gordon

[lastvautour]

Sounds like a group build.

Louis

Note to Jordan: A group build is when more than one person makes a particular model. This allows us to compare notes as we build.

[J Luke]

Sounds like a group build.

Louis

Note to Jordan: A group build is when more than one person makes a particular model. This allows us to compare notes as we build.

I'm in!

[lastvautour]

I will open a topic in the Group build section. I will not be able to start until next year.

Lou

[J Luke]

I was able to start getting part cut out earlier this week. I have the engine nacelles drawn onto the wood, just not cut out yet. I used my father-in-law's scroll saw and belt/disc sander this time. That really sped up the process.

[J Luke]

With the holiday break, I was able to make some progress on my B-26 as well. I was able to get all the major components cut and rough-shaped. The weather will be turning cold here soon, so I wanted to get all the stuff done on the band saw and tabletop belt sander so the rest could be done indoors. I've since added guidelines to the fuselage, but haven't started carving yet.

[lastvautour]

I love your progress shots.

Louis

[J Luke]

I love your progress shots.

Louis

Thank you. I'm a member of another forum centered around tubas (I'm a band teacher and tuba player). I've enjoyed watching others work to repair or modify their tubas and I very much enjoy the step-by-step photos that people provide. It gave me the confidence to try my hand at it, and now I am competent enough to do a lot of repairs and modifications to my own instruments. I've even built a tuba out of parts from several other tubas (we call them "Frankentubas" for fun).

This new endeavor of carving airplanes has combined my love for WWII planes (thanks to my dad, who was always an aviation aficionado, as well as a restoration volunteer at an air and space museum just 25 minutes from our house) with the enjoyment I get from working with my hands.