Boeing B-29 Superfortress 1/300 Scale Diecast Metal Model by Air Force 1

1:300 Scale  Diecast Metal – Boeing B-29 Superfortress  – Length: 4"  Wingspan: 5.75”

This B-29 model is made with the landing gear extended. It is mostly made of metal and very heavy/dense. It is certainly not a toy and will not survive been played with or a fall. 

Although it is a small scale, the details are very impressive. From the photos one can see and appreciate the nose art and different markings, as well as different gun positions and view ports. Even the belly and tail gun positions look accurate and have gun barrels sticking out, in fact, all gun positions have their respective gun barrels showing. The propellers are free to rotate and very smooth. If one blows onto the front of the plane, all four propellers start spinning. All four engines are part of the wing assembly, which in turn is one single piece. There are really very few gaps visible in the model.

An all metal display stand is included and this stand looks like the regular stands made by Air Force 1, being very sturdy and heavy. The only difference is that it is to a smaller size to accommodate the smaller model

The maker of the model, Air Force 1, really did a good job with the model, the panel lines and details are very clear and crisp.What really caught my attention, however, is the way the markings and coloring. Look at the photos and you will see very clear and crisp nose art and markings.

The Boeing B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States toward the end of World War II and during the Korean War. It was one of the largest aircraft to have seen service during World War II and a very advanced bomber for its time, with features such as a pressurized cabin, an electronic fire-control system, and a quartet of remote-controlled machine-gun turrets operated by the fire-control system in addition to its defensive tail gun installation. The name "Superfortress" was derived from that of its well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress. Although designed as a high-altitude strategic bomber, and initially used in this role against the Empire of Japan, these attacks proved to be disappointing; as a result the B-29 became the primary aircraft used in the American firebombing campaign, and was used extensively in low-altitude night-time incendiary bombing missions. One of the B-29's final roles during World War II was carrying out the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.