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My next build is Revell's 1/48th scale Flying Fortress. My plan for this model is the El Lobo II paint scheme, with the landing gear up and bomb doors open. Since this model will probably be hung from the ceiling (I don't have a lot of room left on my shelf 😬), I'm going to use string to create bombs coming down from the bomb bay. It'll be a little tricky since this model doesn't have an option for putting the landing gear up and I'll have to cut out the bomb bay doors. But I'm excited to see the results! Below is some photos of the model out of the box, except for a few pieces I've removed to begin the model. I've been working on the interior first, however I'm reading quite a few posts that say the interior is not a shade of green and instead bare. If you have any thoughts, let me now. Until next time, Joanna
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Hello again gentlemen (and Ladies) As some of you might be aware, I seem to be on a Boeing kick lately. My last three threads have all been Boeing products in fact. At any rate here is yet another. This time we have the recently released HK Models B-17G (early) in 1/48th scale. The last 1/48th Fortress I built was the now ancient Monogram kit. This is better. So much better that I never want to build another of the Monogram kits. (Although I DO have the Koster YB-17 conversion as well as the YB-40 conversion from Paragon...) Fit was excellent and I only had to use putty after I had dropped the finished fuselage. This isn't meant to be a full build review, since I've seen several others and I feel no need to rehash. The model is meant to represent 231909 also known as Nine-O-Nine. It was commissioned to represent a 1/9th scale version that I also worked on for a friend. The original Nine-O-Nine was an early 'G', very close to the HK kit, but the Collins Foundation plane was a later 'G'. My model is a compromise. I have the correct airframe wearing the Collins Foundations paintjob. We'll start with the shell. Nose and tail parts were glued in place first to prevent alignment problems later. Tamiya Silver Leaf (TS-30) is my primer throughout so that I could chip paint. A little grubbying up to pop details and some gubbins to fill out empty spaces A couple of wingie things to help keep it in the air. My crew dogs are helping give a sense of scale for you. Captain Smallberries here inventorying the supercharger parts. I thought about the Brassin aftermarket parts but these looked pretty good with a splash of paint. Corporal Dingle is pointing out the difference between the Brassin tyres and the kit parts. A problem that bothered me until I gave up, is that the gear oleos are at full extension. So she'll sit a bit tall on her gears. It was too much work to cut them down and the aftermarket brass legs, while nice, were simply too expensive. Well, there is a start. I'll have some more soon! Thanks for looking guys!
