1/48 B-17G Chowhound...Decals and into Darkness

Many thanks for following along.  

Joe

Sweet!!

Many thanks.

Joe

Well my friends, taking advantage of some time off, more has been accomplished.

Continuing with the bomb bay, yesterday and this morning were for some of the bigger structures.

The forward bulkhead.




The rear bulkhead.




The "walls" of the bay.




And the attachments for the payload.



Not striving for 100% accuracy here but want to give a fair representation of some of the internal bits and bobs.  That being said there are still a handful or more of things that require attention yet.  however the major stuff is ready.

Next major construction will be the radio station.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Joe This build is coming along great. The work you are putting into it is fantastic. I am in complete awe. This from someone that has followed your builds for a long time.

Brother Rich you are very kind.

Joe

That is truly a work of art. Incredible attention to the often overlooked and aircraft details we never get to see.

Many many thanks.  

Joe

Your attention to detail just amazes me. I have a visible B17 in my stash. I hope to add some details like this to mine when I do it. I'll try to remember to look back here and give you credit for the ideas. Nice work!!

I'm with PJ.  I hope I have the endurance for this.  =]

You guys are making me blush.  

Anyone can do this type of thing.  Most would do it much better.

Joe

Awesome project I look forward to seeing the finished aircraft

Many thanks.  

Joe

Some nice work going in there Joe, the detail is really coming along.

Many thanks.

Joe

Another quick update.

Work continues into the Radio Station. Still somethings to research a bit.

Looks a bit rough up close like these pics but it does pass the eye test for me.

I am tired, enough rambling.

To sum it up.

Bomb/Nav Station 90% construction finished.
Cockpit 80% construction finished.
Access Area 90% construction finished.
Bomb Bay 80% construction finished.
Radio Station 80% construction finished.

This does not include painting.

Next up will be working into the Waist Gunner positions and the Belly Turret.

All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.

Joe

=]

Greatly appreciate you looking in.

Joe

With some time off from work I plan to spend some time on this.  

Not really going to plan as of yet but hopefully.

A brief update.  

Working in the waist gunner positions.  The walkway and a bit on the bulkhead.  Also a bit on the belly turret frame.  

Pictures speak a thousand words.





Now as for the turret framing.  This is not accurate.  The frame attaches differently however I am going with what I have.  I had some issues with it and this is as close as I can get.  




I hope to have more done in the next couple of days.  (Back allowed)  


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Very nice work! I'm a huge B-17 fan and plan on doing at least one myself as my skills progress. I'll be following your build with great interest. Keep up the good work.

Glad to have you along.

Joe

Ok through the day today some progress has been made.

Some finish work on the belly turret, (the bracket for the O2 tank) and some brackets for O2 tanks and fire extinguishers.  Spent some time working on the smaller O2 tanks and the fire extinguishers themselves.






Also tackled the tail gunner position.  This had to be scratch built from the get go as so much will be seen.



Now for the good news.  I believe I am at the point I can begin to paint and begin to permanently install the fixtures into the fuse.   

There are still things to do but some cannot be done without pieces in place.  I have not tackled the top turret at all and just the framework on the belly turret.  

Still so far to go but on the overall I believe I am about 50% done with the interior.


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

That's really looking good!  Can't wait to see it with some paint.

Mike

I agree with Mike. Can't wait to see it with some paint!  :D

You are very very kind.  Thank you.

Joe

Hey Joe,looks just as impressive over here too.

Appreciate that buddy.  

Joe

First, Thank you all for such kind comments and encouraging comments.  They mean a lot to me.

An update:

Most likely my last for a week or so.  Excitement abounds in the bunker.  We have color.  The basic base colors are now done and I can get started on the detail painting.  And there is a lot of detail painting to be done.  

The bomb racks (Alclad Polished Aluminum)



The O2 bottles (Alclad Polished Aluminum and Testors Light Grey)


The Fire Extinguishers (Alclad Polished Aluminum, Testors Light Brown, Testors Flat Black)


And then the wood detail work (In this order, Testors Light Brown, Testors Light Tan, Yellow Ochre Oil Paint, Raw Sienna Oil Paint, Burnt Umber Oil Paint, and Raw Umber Oil Paint)



This also signals a change in my plan of attack.  I had hoped to get to the painting stage by the end of the weekend.  I am slightly ahead of that.  Now my goal is to be done with the detail painting and beginning to install the interior structures by Tuesday.  


All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



Joe

Nice rack!   

And all of the other goodies, too!