Revells new B-17 WIP Finished

Hey fermis, did Manny shrink himself down to 1/72 and move into your B-17? Nobody has seen him in awhile, thought maybe he had finally followed through on one of his "I want to marry it" threats...

Seats etc. are looking good btw,

VanceCrozier

Hey fermis, did Manny shrink himself down to 1/72 and move into your B-17? Nobody has seen him in awhile, thought maybe he had finally followed through on one of his "I want to marry it" threats...

Seats etc. are looking good btw,

 Thank you sir!

Don't worry about Manny. He's not the only one with spies. My guys have enough intel., that I can say his galavanting can only last through the weekend. He's a wildman, and the loose women dig him, but he's getting up there in age, and can only go for so long!!!

Spectacular works as always fermis!   All of your scratchbuilt do-dads and do-hickies add a lot of realism. 

Fermis,

You are a genius...I am super impressed with those throttles. I may not want to marry it yet but I would certainly date it once or twice.

fermis

On to the waist!

I didn't do alot here. Just added new ammo chutes, spent casing "catchers" and a simple floor.

For the ammo chutes, I wrapped fine wire (from a sacrificed guitar cord) around a strip of styrene. Trying to slip the "coil" off the strip is when the words started to fly, !!!! I started with about a 12" wire and ended up with a coil of only about 5/16ths. I pulled the ends apart, til I got the length needed. More words flew as I tried to get them in place. The words were so bad, I recieved threats from the rest of the family and had to slap my tongue with dish soap. But, I finally got em! They don't look as good as I had hoped, mainly due to the length they needed to be stretched to. It was a good trial run for when they'll go in up front!

You can see that the molded in chutes need to be replaced!

Another fine point to this kit....the gun barrels are seperate, allowing them to be installed later, so you don't have to worry about snapping them off while you work!!!

Whow !! great jeweler work  

You given to me a good idea to do bullets in 1/72.

 Thanks guys!

I almost forgot sum'm. With that back door being open, all that's visible back there is straight across from the door where the generator(???) and turlet are. I took a break from the nose detail and whipped up a generator from scrap bits of styrene and whatnot and a sprue turlet with a fresh roll of dooky paper for the long flight!

What? No reading material?

fermis

 a sprue turlet with a fresh roll of dooky paper for the long flight!

brilliant......

the generator ain't too bad either.....

Excellent job on the main office. I had no idea there was a generator on a B-17.

Hey Fermis, Looks great No doubt!! As a side bar though they did not carry the toilet or genny in the combat years they were taken out at the up-armor station in Scotland if they made it to theatre with them at all. they were deleted due to weight, This comes from a friend of mine Al Winant who flew with my wife's grandfather in the Ain't Miss Behavin' plane you've seen me post here. Plus he said at 20,000 ft it is tooooo cold to bare all and use that thing. The genny (as I understand it) was a back-up supply for power before engine start, but since the bases after we won the skies had trucks and portable gennys ( most likely the ones removed) for that purpose. In the photo below of AMB III you can see the genny. Also when you get to the radio room top glazing Al told me they did fly with it in because early in the conflict when they didn't once they hit the slip stream some guys where sucked right out the top of the plane. This too was a reason for them to delete the doors so it wouldn' pull so hard in just that one area. I in no way am trying to degrade your build, quite the opposite just thought you and others my like to know how it was from one who was there, Al that is. Love the build though!!!

James

 Well, POOP!

 Oh well, too late now! At least there's something to look at through the wide open door back there!

Thanks for the info! I'll remember that for the next 17 I do.

fermis

 Thanks for the info! I'll remember that for the next 17 I do.

 Getting close now!

All painted up. Going with a bit of "artistic license" on the dark green blotches. I always liked that look over a big ole green slab!

Looks great, Fermis!  I like your OD and its splotching.

For ammo chutes, I've been using pieces of zip ties (aka cable ties).  There are a couple of sizes that work well in 1/48 and 1/72.  When you get to larger scales, though, they aren't as convincing, because you should be able to see better the shape of the cartridges.

Best regards,

Brad

Fermis,

Standard question...did you pre or post shade or a combonation of the two? Looks great by the way.

Thanks!

This is my first go at preshading. I kinda dig it!

Zipties were the first thing that came to mind, but when I got to that point, it was the middle of the night and I was "in the groove", had to get it done.

 She's on her feet and all marked up! Just have some fiddly work and light weathering to do.

Nice work fermis, I still say I'd love to see what you do with a 48th scale fort.

B-17 Guy

Nice work fermis, I still say I'd love to see what you do with a 48th scale fort.

 Damnhell MAN!!! The only reason I built this is because you said you wanted to see what I could do with a B-17!  Now it's gotta be 1/48?!!!! DAMMIT!!!!!   

 You'll probably see me do one in 1/32 before I break the 1/48 back out! Started one a while back and restashed it. Just not into it.

Great work ,I have heard of the ziptie/ammo belt crossover , cant wait to see the finish. Your customer will be happy .

fermis

 She's on her feet...

Uhh, dude, she's not on her feet...

I like the darker patches on the upper surfaces, I'd never seen that on a -17 before.

Fermis,

She looks awesome...and the B-17 is not bad either You did a fantasitc job on it I supected it was preshading but had to ask.

Ooooooh...nice stuff!

Sweet Fermis ! love the nose art..

VanceCrozier

I like the darker patches on the upper surfaces, I'd never seen that on a -17 before.

The darker patches where mostly on the -F series.  Take a look at a photo of the 'Memphis Belle', she and a lot of other -Fs carried the darker patches.

fermis

B-17 Guy:

Nice work fermis, I still say I'd love to see what you do with a 48th scale fort.

 

 Damnhell MAN!!! The only reason I built this is because you said you wanted to see what I could do with a B-17!  Now it's gotta be 1/48?!!!! DAMMIT!!!!!   

 You'll probably see me do one in 1/32 before I break the 1/48 back out! Started one a while back and restashed it. Just not into it.

Aww shucks, you built that on my account, thank you LOL.

Well, with some of the scratch building I've seen you pull off, I figured you'd be able to knock it out of the park! Take it as a compliment to your skills.

 Thanks again everybody!!!

I'll have finish pics up later on tonight, just have a few more little touches left.

B-17 Guy

Well, with some of the scratch building I've seen you pull off, I figured you'd be able to knock it out of the park! Take it as a compliment to your skills.

 It is a huge compliment, my man! , and greatly appreciated.

Another journey has come to an end!

Here she is:

Impeccable work as usual, fermis. Nice touches leaving off the cowl to display the engine and the open pilot's window. I too LOVE the nose art.....

I know at this point it is becoming old hat to hear but man Fermis I stand amazed at the quality of your work. It is almost a shame though that you had to seal it up with all that detail that is inside her.  Great work.