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But the Marauder is tiny compared to the B-29 my 9 year old is working on.Interesting project. Will watch with interest. I've always wanted to build a Marauder but don't have the space.
.....and you just know that a month or two after you complete this, a model manufacturer is going to release this very kitI'm going to cut out the camera hatch and place a ladder with a crewman leaning in (swiped from my kid's B-29 kit) to act as a stand.
The model needs a number of modifications to bring it to B-26 MA standards.
Remove horizontal stabilizer, and elevators, vertical stabilizer and rudder, replace with resin parts.
Remove tail turret, replace with vacuform tail cone.
Fill in waist windows with resin plugs. Fill in observation windows with sheet styrene and filler. Scribe camera hatch doors.
Cut out waist windows and two observation windows above each, insert clear styrene in observation windows, install aftermarket waist guns.
Cut new windows for radioman/navigator's compartment.
Replace cockpit canopy with vacuform canopy.
Replace nose cone with vacuform nose cone.
Remove outer wing panels, replace with resin parts.
Remove engine cowls, replace with resin cowls, engines, spinners.
If I get ambitious:
*Cut out camera hatch, scratch build hatch doors.
*Scratch build aft fuselage interior adding floor, ammo racks, seats, gun mounts and guns, etc.
*Open up both bomb bays, install Eduard bomb bay in forward bay, probably have to scratch build rear bay.
*Possibly scratch build navigator interior.
*Replace cockpit with Eduard cockpit.
*Scratch build bombardier's station.
If I get really ambitious:
**Open up tail gunner position, scratch build interior.
**Open up cockpit canopy.