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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Warplane Art => Topic started by: No.1 on January 12, 2021, 05:26:08 PM

Title: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 12, 2021, 05:26:08 PM
One f the giants originated in WW2, not much known about it and it will be real challenge to make it good and detailed. This is very start, with several basic shapes done ;)
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Second Air Force on January 13, 2021, 12:30:32 AM
This is one of my favorite airplanes! Really it wasn't successful in the original concept but for some reason the AAF continued developing it. 
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 13, 2021, 10:58:06 AM
Nice to hear you like this one :-razz tell me please, is any sample preserved in USA? continue of work :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 13, 2021, 02:33:58 PM
Star work on panels :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: modellius on January 14, 2021, 07:35:00 AM
nice start mate !
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 14, 2021, 10:50:56 AM
Thanks :)) now all panels done... next to go is rivets :-razz
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Second Air Force on January 14, 2021, 12:11:38 PM
About the only thing left of the entire B-32 production is one outer wing panel that is part of a monument/memorial in Southern California and a couple of the nose and tail ball turrets. When the war ended the AAF got rid of the B-32s pretty quickly, sending the survivors either to Kingman or Walnut Ridge for scrapping. There must be some remains out in the Pacific since a couple of them crashed during the final days of the war.
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Second Air Force on January 14, 2021, 12:14:38 PM
Also, I started a 1/48 Dominator project back when I was a contest modeler. I planned to use a Monogram B-24 as inspiration but the airplane would have been mostly scratch-built. Several months after I started collecting components to build mine I went to a contest and someone had built a beautiful 1/48 B-32, so mine went into semi-permanent hibernation.......
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Nico Braas on January 14, 2021, 01:48:19 PM
This is the Dominator in full color, showing the first production model with the final enlarged vertical tail.
It was a fail-safe project for a long-range heavy bomber in case the B-29 Superfortress would run into insolvable problems.
The B-29 did not fail; in spite of a number of teething problems and with large-scale production of the B-29 only a relative small number of B-32's was built.
The type was just in time operational to be used on a small scale during the last months of the war against Japan.
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 14, 2021, 06:16:58 PM
Thank you for constructive comments and useful info :-ok I am now in stage of rivets... and still not completed :-wall
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2021, 09:26:45 AM
Rivets and bolts completed, next stage- shadows :-razz
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Second Air Force on January 16, 2021, 02:53:39 PM
Moving along nicely!

Although I love the B-32 myself, it really is an ugly duckling compared to the B-29, isn't it!?
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2021, 04:06:19 PM
Agree, not that refined shape :-razz
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: modellius on January 16, 2021, 11:37:00 PM
Nice progress mate !
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 16, 2021, 11:43:28 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 17, 2021, 10:10:30 AM
I always liked the Dominator. Nice work!!! :)
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 18, 2021, 10:59:48 AM
Thank you :)) and glory moment when start work on shadows and form start to appear  :-love
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 19, 2021, 11:04:32 AM
Work on shadows continues ;)
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 19, 2021, 11:55:22 AM
Really nice progress!!
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 19, 2021, 12:12:36 PM
Thank you :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: modellius on January 20, 2021, 02:01:15 AM
Great progress mate !
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 20, 2021, 05:41:25 AM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 20, 2021, 03:04:23 PM
Almost all shadows done
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 20, 2021, 03:48:46 PM
Great :-cool
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 20, 2021, 08:45:50 PM
Thank you :)) let me guess that in this moment I pass 2/3 of what have to be made here :-wise
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 21, 2021, 10:18:38 AM
Start fight with details :-cool
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 21, 2021, 10:57:57 AM
excellent work!
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Second Air Force on January 21, 2021, 11:53:14 AM
Lovely!
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 21, 2021, 11:56:09 AM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: modellius on January 23, 2021, 03:55:17 PM
Excellent mate !
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 23, 2021, 04:09:16 PM
Thanks! Now last stand... various tiny details...
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 25, 2021, 06:07:13 PM
In this moment a lot of work with a little visible. Detail by detail is add and most challenge present gun turrets, mostly because not proper photo is available. But will solve that...
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 26, 2021, 11:48:13 AM
Indeed a lot of work, but splendid done :-cool
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Nico Braas on January 26, 2021, 02:04:36 PM
The first two Dominator prototypes were quite different from the final production version with a twin fin layout and a cockpit type that wat later used for the B-36 bomber.
The third prototype already had a single fin, although in combination with the original glazed cockpit.
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 26, 2021, 02:30:10 PM
Thank you friends :-razz obviously that it was complicated with number of variations comparing with total production. Most pf this day work was dedicated to sharpen and correct gun turret details and make propellers. To regret, no precise info of its size and shape so I decide to make em running. This mean that I will need to add some silhouette of crew inside.
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 26, 2021, 03:00:48 PM
 :-ok :-ok
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 26, 2021, 03:09:21 PM
 :-razz :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 26, 2021, 03:54:20 PM
Basic development completed :-tri
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 26, 2021, 06:04:00 PM
And to see it completed :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on January 28, 2021, 10:35:28 AM
Excellent work! :-cool :-cool
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 28, 2021, 12:29:24 PM
 :-razz :-ok :-tri
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: modellius on January 28, 2021, 08:26:04 PM
Excellent !
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on January 28, 2021, 08:35:11 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on March 24, 2021, 06:59:30 PM
Update with TB version :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: lauhof on March 24, 2021, 07:41:22 PM
Very good job. Nice to see the shape of those rare planes :-salut :-salut
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on March 24, 2021, 08:11:17 PM
Thank you :))
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: Nico Braas on April 07, 2021, 03:56:49 PM
Book just arrived at my desk!! It presents all you need to know on the B-32 Dominator.
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on April 07, 2021, 05:16:03 PM
 :-razz :-razz :-ok :-clap :-clap :-clap :-tri
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: g-1reaper on June 15, 2021, 11:29:22 AM
Nice work Srecko, as always!
Nice to be back on the Let Let Let forum. My last message was from ages ago!
Regards,
Edwin
Title: Re: Convair B-32 Dominator
Post by: No.1 on June 15, 2021, 01:50:48 PM
Dank u wel for comment and welcome back, glad you are alive :-ok :-flo