1/48 B-17 Group Build...ALL INVITED TO JOIN!

Wondering if the build is still open. And if it is I'd like to join, Im building a Revell-Monogram 1/48 visible B-17G. the build is started only the radio room and half of the cockpit are painted and together...the build is coming slow due to I'm trying to and detail..

does anyone know where i can find 50cal ammo in 1/48 scale.

Feel free to join in man, this group build is technically unofficial, and never ends. So join in! Dont feel bad about the slow production times, my 2 forts are both coming up on the 3 year mark and they are still not done.

Eduard  makes really nice photo etch 50cal. sets.  There are two sets I think.  One is unpainted and has 50cal. ammo plus ammo chutes.  I recommend a photo etch bending tool to form the chutes.  The Small Shop makes very nice selection of bending tools.  Being a machinist my self I can assure you their product  is of high quality and will last you a life time.  I bought  the small square one for around $40.00 and it is worth it if you are going to start using photo etch.  Now back to the other ammo set.  The other set is pad printed and has very high detail in the print .  The shells are brass with copper metal jackets and color coded tips of AP and API rounds.  Just google Eduard photo etch and you should be directed to their site.  DO NOT look at the other photo etch stuff for the B-17 with out hiding all major credit cards first.  Other sites you are not allowed to look at  quickboost.net  for engines and gun barrels  or aries for browning 50 cal. waist guns.  I hope this helps. : )

Yes, feel free to join!!  Love to have more B-17 builders!

Since you have the visible version, you might want to look at the Eduard cockpit, nose, mid, and rear detail sets.  They include the 50 cal ammo and belts for each section, plus the end result looks really great through the clear fuselodge.

Here's a website that has all accessories for the 1/48 B-17, some are OOP but a vast majority are still very much in production.

http://www.swannysmodels.com/B17G.html

Post lots of pics of your WIP!

chewybr

Wondering if the build is still open. And if it is I'd like to join, Im building a Revell-Monogram 1/48 visible B-17G. the build is started only the radio room and half of the cockpit are painted and together...the build is coming slow due to I'm trying to and detail..

 

does anyone know where i can find 50cal ammo in 1/48 scale.

An alternative to the photo-etch ammo feed-chutes... Plastic zip-ties are pretty close and a LOT cheaper, lol.. 

Here's Tiny's zip-tie feed chute for the waist....

I used the same thing on mine, even though I had some PE chutes from the Pro Modeler B-17G, "Bit o' Lace"... Saving them for another project, namely the tail guns on the pair of Monogram B-26 Marauders I'm doing, Monogram PBY-5A waist blisters, and a Monogram P-47 Ammo bay. 

Thanks for the quick reply's. and i will have to look in to the PE products. why shouldnt i look at the those sites.

Chewy, once you start looking at those sites your wallet will become your worst enemy..  What part of PA are you from?

Oh yes I know. Im starting up building the models again and when i left i was doing armor with some PE. and it got pricey real quick.

Im from Scranton,Pa about 120miles north of Philly

With all this B-17 traffic, I decided to jump back on mine.  I still don't know how I'm going to proceed, but I will figure it out as I go.  The last time I looked at her, this is what she looked like.

Cheers

looking good lancair. nice scratchbuilding

. I need to post my pic of my wip

Talk to me about that APU there.. Got any other ref photos?  I haven't been able to find any that're worth a tinker... 

Hey Hans...

This is the only picture I could find.

Cheers

Boys : Signifer : http//signifer.chez.tiscali.fr

I have few ref pix but they show the unit floor center ,directly in front of the chemtoilet.

Kit had on ebay .

What a great looking B-17, Lancair!

Like what Lancair said, with all this B-17 traffic I might have to get my D version going ahead of schedule.

Check a coupla' post's back , I put up some APU details.................

Couple pix I have from the 909

Thanks, guys... That'sa what I'm lookin' fer...  Only ones I got is for "FiFi" and she's got a bigger APU...

Done with this one! For a kit that is actually a year older than me (this is an actual 1975 issue kit), it came together to be a pretty nice model. This is by no means without its flaws, but I am pretty happy with how it came out. I attached some cool pics of the real "Our Gal Sal" followed by my finished model. Sorry for all the pics....

Excellent- more pix please.....................

Damn fine work redman. Love the battle damage!

And dont ever apologize for pics, apologize for not enough pics. Especially in this thread.

The pics of the real ship could make a good for study on paint fading. You can follow the time frame of the fade based off the bomb tally.

krow113

Excellent- more pix please.....................

Redman71 what Krow113 said !!!

A stunning build and I think a show stopper too I especially like the weathering and battle damage, those exhaust stains are dead on too.

Excellent work!!  I guessing a diorama in the near future with that excellent battle damage!

There's an EXCELLENT painting I saw once that that bird would fit right into... "Square D's at Farmingham" was the title IIRC.. I'll see if I can locate it..

Thanks for all the kind words guys! Much appreciated. Here are some more shots.....Oh yeah here is a list of some of the materials I used for this build, in case anyone is wondering.

Teknics resin battle damage flaps
True Details resin wheels
True Details .50 cal guns
Cutting Edge Decals (Pick-Your-Nose Art) Limited Edition of 300
Black Magic vinyl masks
Model Master Acryl paints
Doc O'Brien weathering powders
(Black/Brown pastel powders mixed with water for a sludge panel wash.

heres my WIp of my B-17G. its slowly coming along. i order the edwards Pe set

and heres some pictures of a diorama i built a few year ago, just before i stopped building models all together

Love the diorama.

It took some time, but was able to build the bomb bay and get painted.  Detailing is next with cables, pullies, electric motors for bomb bay doors, wiring, emergency gear crank, and weathering.

Love the diorama!! Going to do a crashed B-17 one of these days.

Lancair - Is that bombbay the one from Paragon or scratch built? Either way it looks nice!

B17Pilot

Love the diorama!! Going to do a crashed B-17 one of these days.

Lancair - Is that bombbay the one from Paragon or scratch built? Either way it looks nice!

Thanks.....I started with Paragon, and scratch build 80% of the rest.

Redman ... your 17 is looking outstanding! I really like the paint chipping on the cowls and wings. Care to explain your method?