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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #30 on: March 15, 2011, 06:34:13 PM »
I kept a list of all the little pieces that it took to build the bomb trailer and it came to 289 parts not including the bomb stand and three-wheeled cart. The trailer as it comes in the Monogram/Revell B-17 consists of the eight pieces shown below:
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6510.jpg
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Now, on to the M-6 bomb truck......!

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #31 on: March 15, 2011, 06:47:47 PM »
Really different, almost like two different subject!

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #32 on: March 15, 2011, 07:01:50 PM »
Wow!What a big difference!One more prove that your work is extraordinary! :-clap :-clap :-clap

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #33 on: March 16, 2011, 07:16:52 PM »
I broke down this morning and ordered a Tamiya GMC ten-wheel truck. I'll convert it to a Chevrolet M-6 bomb truck just like this one:
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/DevilishSnooks.jpg
M-5 Bomb Trailer

The airplane is Devilish Snooks and the photo was taken at the 40th Bomb Group (VH) base at Chakulia, India in '44.

The truck and bomb trailers were used as a set and my trailer looks lonely sitting by itself. :-roll

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #34 on: March 16, 2011, 07:36:25 PM »
So you have a full time job just to get in order work on early B-17 kit :-ok

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #35 on: March 17, 2011, 06:50:24 AM »
So you have a full time job just to get in order work on early B-17 kit :-ok

I've been ignoring the B-17 for a while, haven't I?  :-paper Once I started on the rear fuselage I ran out of energy (enthusiasm). Doing the group builds and finishing the little trailer on this thread have been good distractions from the "big" project. I probably won't work on the bomb truck or the Cletrac tug until I get more done on the Fortress.

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #36 on: March 17, 2011, 06:59:56 AM »
Anyway, you doing all of this excellent :-ok

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #37 on: March 17, 2011, 07:03:49 AM »
I've said it before on other threads, but it's because of you and everyone else on LetLetLet that I've been inspired to finish some of these projects! :-flo

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #38 on: March 17, 2011, 07:09:27 AM »
Thank you for this nice words mate :-flo

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #39 on: April 02, 2011, 09:21:38 PM »
We were working in the yard and garden this morning and I pulled the real trailer out of its winter parking spot. Here are three pictures of the two trailers together to finish up this thread. Next I have to make the 1/1 trailer look like the 1/48th version!!!!!! ;)
http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6636.jpg
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http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w117/2AF/IMG_6638.jpg
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M-5 Bomb Trailer

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #40 on: April 02, 2011, 09:27:09 PM »
Nice photos.Thank you for material! :-flo :-ok

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Re: M-5 Bomb Trailer
« Reply #41 on: April 02, 2011, 09:45:18 PM »
Big one and little one :))