Roman Schilhart Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hello, here's a current project from my workbench - it's the 1/72 Revell Boeing B-17G built out of the box with only minor modifications (added decal setabelts). Before the fuselage halves are closed (and most of the interior will never be seen again) I decided to get some pictures taken. I used a build article from Scale Aircraft Modeller International as reference. Thanks to Mr. Wolfgang Rabel from my local hobby store for taking the pics! Here's the busy cockpit: This is the bomb bay. I've added side plates to resemble aluminium sheets covering the wing roots. The yellow stripes on the bombs are painted on. Sperry Ball turret with ammunition feed mechanism - a novelity in this scale. Navigators office. Interior colour Gunze H58 (Interior Green). Wooden floor: Humbrol 110 with brown artist oils dry brushed. Black rubber matting on the floor. Thanks for looking. Cheers from Vienna Roman Schilhart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttoncup Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Thats very nice inside details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ilan Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Very nice work mate! Ich habe das model in echt am samstag gesehen. Cheers, Ilan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 I am slowly making progress on this build - it was delayed due to a crash landing on the floor with some interior parts becoming loose. Had to re-open the fuselage halves and glue everything back together. Here's work on the engines: Model primed with Tamiya White (out of the rattle can), yellow parts painted with Gunze/Mr.Hobby acrylics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 All the panel lines under the yellow coat were pre-shaded, you can't see much of it on this picture - white/yellow is quite difficult to photograph. Next step is to paint all olive drab sections (rudders, anti-glare panels on the engines) followed by the grey wing undersides. Then a coat of gloss black will be sprayed on in preparation for the Alclad metal finish I'm trying to achieve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick32 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Looking good, this kit is on my build list. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chablar Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Nice man, i love the detail inside. That first shot of the yellow on the tail just shows how rediculousky gorgeous these aircraft are. Ill be watching this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Just before the end of this year - lets continue on the project! After applying Tamiya Gloss Black (from the rattle can) and smoothing out the surface the kit is ready to receive its first layer of Alcald. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Wow, just caught up with this. Looking great. looking forwards to seeing the silver on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 (edited) Alclad only works well with flawless surface preparation - due to the highly reflective type of paint, every scratch and dust will be visible. On this picture, you can see the streaks of the airbrush in airflow direction. It takes a couple of runs to cover the surface, spraying lightly and cloudy. Some very small sinkmarks on the trailing edges are visible as well (they weren't before...) Edited December 31, 2012 by Roman Schilhart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Prepearing to put on another run at the work desk of my Hobby Shop in Vienna. They have more space there than I have in my closet .... Not yet satisfied with the surface: it still looks 'rough' in some spots and requires additional sanding with fine grit paper (8000-12000) Will add more of this after polishing up the surface. Colours used will be Polished Aluminium, White Aluminium, Dark Aluminium, Airframe Aluminium and Matt Aluminium to achieve a "patchy" appearance often seen on B-17s at war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Looks great. Weathering is good for taking the eye away from surface imperfections Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Sneak preview: Worn off paint on the left outer wing, which had been replaced on this particular machine from an olive-drab camoflaged airplane. I dipped a brush in Vaseline creme, covered some spots, then overpainted with Gunze H53 Olive Drab and finally removed the paint, as it doesn't stick to the greasy spots covered with creme. The decal is from Revell's kit, I cut it up for 'torn' look and overmisted with highly diluted H53 Olive Drab. Will show the full wing later - I didn't want to remove all masking before Alclad is applied all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Ooooh you TEASE!!! More. Must see more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Nice little build, must be great building kits in the shop too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Nice little build, must be great building kits in the shop too? You sure its a shop and not his stash? I've seen them like that y'know.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 You tell me? Prepearing to put on another run at the work desk of my Hobby Shop in Vienna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Let me guess... Bit O'Lace? Great progress so far - this is one of my favourite aircraft so will watch with great interest. There's some great colour images of her here: http://www.bates-r-us.org/abitolace/ Just one thing if I may... I don't think the anti-dazzle area in front of the cockpit is actually yellow, it's actually just very faded olive drab - faded to an almost light tan colour. This was common on high-time aircraft that were bleached in the sun. The same anti-dazzle panels were present on the inboard surfaces of the engines too - but oil and exhaust stains turned these a murky brown colour. I hope you don't mind me pointing that out... Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Looks great Roman Can't wait to see how this turns out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted June 24, 2013 Author Share Posted June 24, 2013 Finally, the beast is finished. More pictures will be presented in the 'Ready For Inspection' Forum soon. With kind regards from Vienna Roman 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Wow that is a special model! Lovely work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Bit of alright that, good effort! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racedees Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 That looks absolutely gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinns Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 I like that ! Really good looking B 17. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skull Leader Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 You know, I'm a 1/48 guy usually and I've got enough revell 1/48 forts in the stash, but man, this kit SERIOUSLY trumps the 1/48 offerings... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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