CAme across this...some may be interested

http://store.spruebrothers.com/articles/WingScaleB-17.htm

Hate having to copy & paste links... Thought others might too...

Already chimed in about it in the Aircraft Forum...

I would if I could.... a 1/32 B-17 is too much airplane for my meager home (and far too much model for my current skill set).

and it cost ALOT too...

Surprising that the release date isnt until August 2010, given that the molds are obviously done.  This doesnt look like a mock up, looks like a mostly completed kit, apart from the missing guns and a few little bits and pieces.

The Key Maker

and it cost ALOT too...

When this was discussed earlier in the FSM forum, I happily chimed in saying I would get one of these B-17s and I wouldn't mind paying the cost.  What I SHOULD have added at the end was "...within reason."  I saw (on Sprue Brothers, I think??) that the cost would not exceed something like $230.  Once I saw that, I instantly knew that this model would never grace my shelves.  Maybe it's just a mental thing with me but I can't justify paying a price for a model that starts with a "2" followed by two more digits.

I've paid the $150 price tag for some Collect-Aire kits.  That even seemed too pricey for my blood but at least I could justify it by telling myself that the kits were no available in any scale anywhere else.  While I'd love to have a 1/32 scale B-17, I just can't bring myself to pay $230 for a model airplane.  Once I do that, I know I've gone over to "the bad place".

I see that Monogram is releasing their gem of an F-80, Skyraider and F-5 kits.  At $20 each, I'll just stock up on those instead.  And I'll pick up the Monogram B-17 for a couple of bucks more.