1/48 Revell B-17G WIP

ManCityFan

My dad was a belly turrent gunner on a B-17.  Said they flew a beautiful, new F or G version to England from America through Iceland ("no ice") and Greenland ("no green") into Scotland, then down to England.  So, he says they are all excited to fly this nice new bird into Europe......only to find out an experienced crew was getting the Fort they flew in, and they get a "beat to hell" E version.  He said they grew to love the E, since it got them out and back every time.  If I can find the picture of him and his crew, I will scan and post.  I do love the Fort.  That was one tough bird.

 

It's an amazing plane! Other than the A10 Warthog /Thunderbolt, I don't know of any plane that could literally get shot to s**t, and I mean shot to s**t  and still be able to fly and bring its crew home safe.

Very good build. I am green with envy for your HKM kits. I just cant afford them with the weak ZAR exchange rate. 

Toshi

Looking really great!  Love your new pick ups.  Are these going to be displayed in-flight as well?  Thank you in advance.

Toshi

 

Haven't decided yet Toshi. I might do one in flight and one static. We will see though what hits me while building.

Looking really great!  Love your new pick ups.  Are these going to be displayed in-flight as well?  Thank you in advance.

Toshi

I thought about re-scribing it all to reccessed detail as you always loose some detail with filling and sanding but I will rather try and limit the sanding and keep the raised detail, hope it is successful.

Theuns

Theuns

Very nice detail on the revell kit, how was the fit of the parts on that? I have the seam kit I might build next year.

 

Theuns

 

For a kit nearly 40 years old that has not seen a re tool, it's really not bad! There are some seams that need extra effort and a few minor gaps that need to be filled, but overall, it builds pretty nice. I'll put it this way, I have built kits, including newer revell kits ( cough cough FA18E cough cough) that are absolute nightmarish garbage as far as fit goes.

ManCityFan

Oh Geez, forgot to say you are doing a great job on that Fort!

 

I appreciate it good sir! I hope the finished product comes out great! Nothing worse than having everything look good then in the end look junky because of finish! 

Aggieman

 

 

Reaper420

Had an expensive day yesterday.........I couldn't help it though. My LHS had them in stock (I got lucky he had a G stuffed in the back, they are as rare as a unicorn) and I couldn't help it. What can I say, I love the B17. With exception to the F14 Tomcat, you would be hard pressed to convince me there was any plane cooler! Anyway these are going in the stash for a later day and I will continue to chip away at the 1/48 B17. Stay tuned! The finish line is in sight!

 

 

 

 

Did you take out a flier on your homeowner's insurance to cover these big, bad, pricey boys in the event of a disaster?

 

 

I have not, though I did have to take out a second mortgage to pay for them!

My dad was a belly turrent gunner on a B-17.  Said they flew a beautiful, new F or G version to England from America through Iceland ("no ice") and Greenland ("no green") into Scotland, then down to England.  So, he says they are all excited to fly this nice new bird into Europe......only to find out an experienced crew was getting the Fort they flew in, and they get a "beat to hell" E version.  He said they grew to love the E, since it got them out and back every time.  If I can find the picture of him and his crew, I will scan and post.  I do love the Fort.  That was one tough bird.

Very nice detail on the revell kit, how was the fit of the parts on that? I have the seam kit I might build next year.

Theuns

Reaper420

Had an expensive day yesterday.........I couldn't help it though. My LHS had them in stock (I got lucky he had a G stuffed in the back, they are as rare as a unicorn) and I couldn't help it. What can I say, I love the B17. With exception to the F14 Tomcat, you would be hard pressed to convince me there was any plane cooler! Anyway these are going in the stash for a later day and I will continue to chip away at the 1/48 B17. Stay tuned! The finish line is in sight!

 

Had an expensive day yesterday.........I couldn't help it though. My LHS had them in stock (I got lucky he had a G stuffed in the back, they are as rare as a unicorn) and I couldn't help it. What can I say, I love the B17. With exception to the F14 Tomcat, you would be hard pressed to convince me there was any plane cooler! Anyway these are going in the stash for a later day and I will continue to chip away at the 1/48 B17. Stay tuned! The finish line is in sight!

Man, that's a beautifully smooth silver paint job. I don't know how you guys do that.

Made a little more progress. Haven't had much time as of late, so I haven't gotten as much done as I would like. I got the anti glare panels and almost all of the de icer boots painted up. Still got a ton left to do though, so stay tuned.

looking good! this is on my someday list

Neat!

I appreciate it guys. I moded the landing gear because I'm going to display it in flight with a BF109. BTW, anybody notice the pinups on the left fuselage?

Looking good. I remember building this kit as a kid, so it's nice to see it being worked up here. Keep it up!

-BD-

Man, who doesn't love a B-17! That is looking great. I have often wondered, as popular as this kit is I am suprised that revell/monogram or any other manufacturer has not decided to do a new tooling in this scale.

Some fine work there!

Mike

Beautifully assembled and painted interior details Mate.

I'm looking forward to to rest of your build as I have this kit in the stash but haven't found the courage to attempt it yet.

You did a fantastic job on the interior detailing for this very classic kit!  I'm definately looking forward to more!

Toshi