New 1/48th B-17 conversion from koster B-17F

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One of the monogram G kit guns and one of kosters

This roughly how one of the nose cones will look

And roughly how the Bulged cheeks from this kit will look.

The kit from koster is $18.95 plus shipping and you email Bill Koster directly at this addrerss.

wkoster2@comcast.net

The kit has 3 options for forward firing .50's, 2 of them are single .50, and of is twin .50. There are 2 options of G model nose cones, and one that can go either F or G model. A nose cone for D and E models as well.

I have a few ideas I'm kicking around for this kit, I might be able to get 3 17's out of it.

Thanks for letting us know! All I can say is it's about time! I've been sitting on a zotz B-17F decal sheet and everything else I need to make it happen but I just didn't want to build it with the memphis belle nose. I'm ordering this for sure.... I've been waiting for years for something that seemed like such a no brainer....

This is awesome!! Must get at least two, cause I got that Zotz decal set has well.

Great!!!!!! Now that I'm done with my G conversion to a late F for my Good Pickin' model, the one I got the cheeks from you (B17 Guy) they come out with this. Ole well I guess mine goes down as a good scratchbuild practice. Thanks for lettin' us know of this.

James

Got mine in the mail today.  I definitely think I can get at least two different forts out of this.  Good thing I got two of 'em, got to use that Zotz decal set some how.

Looks like a nice conversion set.  The guns look awesome!  Thanks for the heads up.

If your not going to use the "Memphis Belle" decal options in the Zotz decal sheet you, what would you charge fot them and the associated instruction sheet, as I would like to get it for my B-17F "Memphis Belle" build.

I was planning on using all of the decals.  well that's the plan anyway.

Just out of curiousity, where are the gun-frames for the Kloster flex-fifties? As they sit in the above photo, they'd only work for wing/nose/package-mounted guns... Do they come with the frames as extra parts, alonf with ring and bead sights too?

Nope. What you see is what you get.

Bummer...  Well, scratching the frames wouldn't be all THAT hard, I reckon...  What's a package of 'em run? Been wnating to do that twin-mount for some time with the "Belle kit..

Bill's order sheet has either fixed or flexible mounts listed for $3.50 a pair. He's also got ammo belts listed for $3.50 a pair and ammo chutes listed for, you guessed it, $3.50 for one.