I've been gone a long while, playing with the 1:1 airplanes, and still see a lot of familiar names , but I'm back with news of a large and ambitious project that is starting at the Yankee Air Museum at the Willow Run Bomber plant in Ypsilanti. As part of our new museum, replacing the museum ravaged by fire 3 1/2 years ago, we have been authorized to put a 1/72 scale Willow Run bomber plant in the museum.
This will be quite an undertaking, filling a room about 44' x 20", with more than one hundred model B-24s in various states of assembly. All of the steel work, work stations, and moving lines will be reproduced.
My question to you fellow modelers is: I need a very shiny (brand new aluminum} finish on these aircraft under construction. Something that will reflect light, to show how new it is (and to show up under the invariably dusty plexiglass). Bear in mind, that, after construction they will be in a BIG plexiglass case with (hopefully) little more handling. We need something that will go on somewhat easily, with a minimum of finishing work. All but a few will be devoid of any markings, so that should be not pose a problem with decals. Some aircraft, nearest the glass will be detailed, while those in the middle will be less detailed.
I'll try out any suggestion (I just finished a session with Alclad 2 - Chrome to present to the grand poobah for his opinion). So we're trying out everything - I'm gluing pieces of aluminum foil to a test fuselage tomorrow - so keep those suggestions coming in.
Oh yeah, if you have any unwanted 1/72 B-24 Kits laying around, I can get you a deed of gift so you can use them as a donation to an authentic 501(c)3 charity
Kos
Dwight Koslowski Restoration Department Long Range Planning Comm.
Yankee Air Museum Belleville, Michigan