B-32 Dominator, pretty and pretty cool.
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Didn’t one of those shoot down some zeroes while on a mission over Japan?
Tail looks kinda like a B-36.
The B-32 Dominator is the one bomber that I truly wish Monogram had kitted back in the late 70s. I’d love to see one in 1/48 but with today’s manufacturing capabilities, the cost would likely be too prohibitive for such a subject.
Were they built at Fort Worth?
I’d rather see one in 1:72. My display space is full already. In fact, for large multi-engined planes I am going to 1:144. I’d buy a Dominator in either 1:72 or:144. With today’s molding technology the 1:144 stuff is getting pretty nice.
You know, we frequently see surveys here on what new subjects you’d like to see, and I don’t remember the B-32 showing up much, but I’d bet there are a lot of us who’d buy one.
If I remember correctly, a B-32 was involved in the last aerial combat in the Pacific. It was just a couple of days after the Japanese had announced their surrender. The crew shot down at least one of their attackers, though I think the crew suffered at least one fatality, too. I don’t remember if the attackers were flying Zeroes or if they were IJA aircraft.
Both are Consolidated aircraft designed within a few years of each other. Probably some of the same guys on their design teams. The B-32 was something of a “backup” program, in case the B-29 failed. It was a bit less ambitious in its incorporation of new design features such as remote control turrets, etc.
The B-32 did see some action at the end of the war. Not sure about any kills they made, but IIRC, the last US serviceman to die in aerial combat was killed aboard one during aerial recon flights over Japan in August 1945 between the surrender announcement and formal signature of Surrender.
Same here, Aggieman-this one, and a C-46.
For a couple of years before the Hobbico disaster, it looked like Revell-Monogram (really, Monogram’s old design group) was starting to tackle new subjects again. When they developed and released the Stearman and the Ventura kits, I thought it might be a sign that they might try some larger subjects-like a C-46, or maybe even a Dominator.
You’re right, though-today, the likelihood is lower, that we’ll see a B-32 in 1/48. Not impossible, but not likely.
The B-32 was designed off the previous B-24
OHO!
That’s one Beautiful Bird!
The Davis wing.
The pressurization system and remote turret system had problems which were never solved. It couldn’t fly at high altitudes and really wasn’t a good backup for the B-29. It would have been a nice model.
I’m not sure if I’m remembering this correctly, but I think there is a thread here in the forum, discussing scratchbuilding a B-32. I remember that whoever it was doing the build planned to use a piece of PVC pipe as the basis for the fuselage.
I saw that for the first time while watching a documentary about the history of the B-36. It really is a beautiful bird.
http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/113691.aspx
And here is Gerry Asher’s model, as referenced in the above thread.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/13935339@N05/6969339481/in/album-72157629188504120/
Did he do a WIP on the model? That would be interesting.
If I recall correctly, it was designed (and first prototype built) with a “H” pattern tail like the B-24. The single tail resembles the tail from the PB4Y-2 Privateer and, I guess, is a common design concept that flows through to the B-36.
Family resemblance in the rump?
Consolidated and Vultee were two of the great old aircraft companies in the US. Republic another.