December 12, 2013 – B-29

Pierre Lagacé

Posted on 12 December 2013

https://forgottenhobby.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/b-29/

I was already on a roll with My Forgotten Hobby in December 2013. I won’t say I am obsessed with my forgotten hobby, but I won’t disagree if you think so.

There were two posts on December 12,2013. This is the first one…

Post No. 9

Who reads this blog anyway? I do so is Allan Bussie who wrote me a personal e-mail last night.

Hello Pierre,

Even with that dust, that is a very good looking kit!

Thank you for your email.  You are welcome to use pictures and such as long as you give credit to www.oldmodelkits.com or have a link like you did. I appreciate the fact that you included the link.  Feel free to use anything as long as you give credit as you did.

I enjoyed your blog!  Especially the photos of the older models – and the wrecked B-17!

Sincerely,
Alan

To which I replied…

Hi Allan,

I will surely send my readers to visit your Website when I use your pictures, and also send them to read articles on your blog which is fascinating. I am a 65 years-old 10 year-old kid just having fun on Cyberworld.

This is just the beginning. I have several blogs on WWII.

Glad you enjoy this blog. I enjoy writing it.

Pierre

P.S. I have cleaned up my planes yesterday and I started repairing the B-25 this afternoon.

This blog is like traveling back in time. This is my favorite airplane and my favorite model kit. This B-29 model was built in 1977 or 1978.

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I remember well because my daughter was not born yet. Monogram had just released this 1/48th scale B-29, and I had to have it.

Mono 5700B-29 VG

Source

If you click on this next image, you will see how I painted it.

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In fact, I did not paint it. It’s all covered with aluminum foil using glue from an aerosol can. Great technique that was also used on the B-17G.

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Hey Mac! It’s aluminium foil…

There are also stories behind the B-29. One is here. A trip in 2013 with my cousin Joe to the New England Air Museum.

Another story I will tell you later… Sometimes, I am playing with my B-29 with someone who is very dear to me…

It’s not my cat.

The second one is here…

https://forgottenhobby.wordpress.com/2013/12/12/air-zoo-of-kalamazoo-mi/

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