HL-10 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 This B-17F wa built from two wrecks. On was a Monogram G, the other Revell's F. I grafted the G's cheek windows onto the F's nose to make a late F. I combined parts from the two kits to get this machine. The model was painted with Life Color's olive drabb, faded olive drabb and light grey. I marked the B-17 as an aeroplane from the 306th BG based at Thurleigh. No after market decal exist for this group so I cobled together decals from spares, they represent a fictitious machine from the 306th. Thanks for looking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuprar Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 That is very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark73 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Very well done, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Lookin good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnylurve Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Cracker! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clift Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Very convincing rendition of a somewhat war weary machine! Really good work. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Absolutely stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bri48 Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 That is one fine B-17, the superb weathering just makes it look the business! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Looks great! Nice to see a Fort with the Triangle 'H' on the tail. I need to do one in 368thBS, 306thBG which was the unit my father was with when he was a B17 pilot towards the end of the war. Thanks for sharing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Very nice, well played. I've got one of these, it's a big bugger isn't it? I had to hang mine up in the end, couldn't find anywhere else to put it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 2, 2012 Author Share Posted November 2, 2012 Looks great! Nice to see a Fort with the Triangle 'H' on the tail. I need to do one in 368thBS, 306thBG which was the unit my father was with when he was a B17 pilot towards the end of the war. Thanks for sharing. Wow! Its great to hear from someone whos relative was a veteran from the 306th! I live very near to Thurliegh and have wandered around the old parts of the base that are not part of the RAE on a number of occaisions. There is a great little museum on the base now, and the 306th memorial has been relocated to the museum. http://306bg.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicarage Vee Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Lovely rendition of a war-weary B17, catches the look of a weary, modded, patched Fortress superbly. So nice to see the 306th represented for a change. You do yourself a tiny bit of a diservice though as the codes and serial aren't totally fictitious as they are correct for one of the 423BS aircraft that crash-landed in Switzerland, albeit a G model (but then you already know that!). One aircraft I'd love to model is the group P51 hack. The tail code looks like 312457, as to the ones on the fuselage..? Again, wonderful, thanks for sharing with us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Very Nice !, I like the weathering and patched paint effect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Wow! Its great to hear from someone whos relative was a veteran from the 306th! I live very near to Thurliegh and have wandered around the old parts of the base that are not part of the RAE on a number of occaisions. There is a great little museum on the base now, and the 306th memorial has been relocated to the museum. http://306bg.co.uk/i...ntpage&Itemid=1 I looked for some 306th decals at Telford over the weekend thinking maybe Warbirds or someone had issued some. But sadly not. I found this picture taken in 1945 at Thurleigh of an Invader. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasticbutcher Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Share Posted November 14, 2012 I looked for some 306th decals at Telford over the weekend thinking maybe Warbirds or someone had issued some. But sadly not. I found this picture taken in 1945 at Thurleigh of an Invader. Cheers! As far as I know, no after market decals exist for the 306th. I like the invader in 306th markings, that's new to me! Now where's that invader kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robvulcan Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 that really is nice. as i look at it i can hear in my head the engines the guns and the anti aircraft fire. wonderfull rendition i really need to pull my finder out and make one of sally b for my dad. i want to watch memphis belle now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezra Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 That's a really sharp build, I've always been interested in the F as only about half a mile from here in a spinney, a B-17F diverted to Wing Airfield due to Flak damage but didn't quite make it and crashed into the small wooded spinney next door to our farm near enough. All crew were ok, been trying to find pic's of the particular aircraft (in uncrashed form) but been very tricky. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 A great build. I love your weathering, you've captured the subject very, very well. Thanks for sharing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek A Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Like it very much, definately one to be proud of! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 super weathering!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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