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B-29A OLD BATTLER USAAF 1/72

Among the features and options in each kit:

  • Nicely detailed flight deck and bombardier's station
  • Nicely detailed rear compartment (though you can't really see this after assembly)
  • Nice bomb bays with interconnecting crew pressure tunnel
  • Movable dorsal and ventral turrets
  • 32 bombs for optional bomb load
  • Positionable landing flaps
  • Positionable bomb bay doors
  • Positionable landing gear

The kit provides markings for the following five aircraft:

  • B-29-1-BA, 42-6251, 478 BS/444 BG/58 BW, India, 1944, 'Old Battler'
  • B-29A-1-BN, 42-93828, 794 BS/468 BG/58 BW, India, 1944, 'Monsoon Goon'
  • B-29-1-BW, 42-6242, 794 BS/468 BG/58 BW, India, 1944, 'Esso Express' (converted to fuel hauler over the 'Hump')
  • B-29-1-BW, 42-6223, 770 BS/462 BG, 58 BW, India, 1944, 'Lady Boomerang'
  • B-29-1-BW, 42-6254, 45 BS/40 BG/58 BW, India, 1944, 'Hump Happy Pappy' (converted to fuel hauler over the 'Hump')