Brandy Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Welcome back! Great to see this back on the bench. Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Nice to have you back. I’ve missed my regular instalments of modelling genius... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Cheers guys!...it is good to get my teeth stuck into this build again!😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Lovely tanks Fozzy and nice to see you back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Looking fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Nice to have you back fozzy. 4 months? I'd have forgotten what I was doing by that point! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hi there Time for an update. .....its a tad boring though as this part of the build always is!...but it has to be done! Basically I have been shaping the balsa down on the top half of the radio room. Its a little time consuming but it has to be right at this stage else this part of the fuselage (radio room) will not look right! I had to make the extended part on the top as well as cutting aperture's out for the perspex windows on the side and cutting the access doors out. The photos will show what I am waffling on about! 😉 Looks a mess but this is a sort of template for the raised bit on the top.as seen in the next set of photos. ...and so you can see where this will all eventually sit..... If this gets any longer I am going to need a bigger office!,,,,,,,So there you have it. Hopefully I will be able to start detailing in the next post,,,starting with the bottom half ,so until then chaps.... Thanks for looking in Fozzy 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Masterful Fozzy, those boring parts have to be done on which ever model we build. Looking forward to the next installment. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 16, 2018 Author Share Posted October 16, 2018 Cheers Simon!🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 More Fozzy More! We want MORE! 😁👌😁👌 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackster Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 WOW!! just WOW!! Amazing work Fozzy, love your attention to detail and perseverance to get everything looking just right. Well done sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bowcat Posted October 18, 2018 Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) I've just sat and read this whole thread Fozzy, and I am amazed at your work. That ball turret is a work of art. Can't wait to see more. Edited October 18, 2018 by Mr Bowcat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 Thanks lads ...appreciate it!🙂...if I can get to my work bench without any distractions from other menial tasks .....I'll get to another update!😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted October 19, 2018 Share Posted October 19, 2018 Man, I can't wait until you get to the wings and engines! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 Hi Guys Back again with another installment!...have had more distractions than you can shake a stick at but found some spare time again to try and continue with this build! I managed to complete both port and starboard Oxygen and Glycol tank bays which are under the floor of the radio room.A bit difficult finding photos of said area but I found a diagram giving the positions of the tanks and decided to roll with that! So here we have the areas prepared for the tank installation....both port and starboard.......... Starting with the port side ..here are the 2 oxygen tanks installed with all the connecting air lines... ....and here is the starboard side that houses one oxygen bottle and the Prop anti icing Glycol tank So now the next section will be the camera bay under the floor of the radio room...again not many photos and diagrams of that area but I will have to do my best with what I have!😉 So until the next post ...cheers for looking in ! Fozzy 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted October 31, 2018 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Lovely work as always Fozzy I cant wait 'til you get the glycol pipe runs hooked into the prop machinery, that is going to be stunning 😲 As it is Well wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted October 31, 2018 Author Share Posted October 31, 2018 14 minutes ago, perdu said: Lovely work as always Fozzy I cant wait 'til you get the glycol pipe runs hooked into the prop machinery, that is going to be stunning 😲 As it is Well wow! Hey Bill!...let's not get ahead of ourselves!!🤔..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Nice work mate, I just got a real appreciation of the size in an earlier post where you have this section temporarily propped up on a cooking pot !! I'm really enjoying this, cheers....... JJ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Great work Fozzy, up to your usual standards. Looking forward to the next installment . Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Cheers guys!😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Marvelous stuff Matey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 4, 2018 Share Posted November 4, 2018 Great looking tanks and bays! All the little attentions are real stand-outs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share Posted November 11, 2018 PART 1 OF THE CAMERA PIT Hi guys Not much is known of the contents of the Camera pit and to that end it was difficult to find information and photos but after endless trolling of the internet and many B17 sites I came across just a few photos and info of the area. I don't know why more info and photos (even drawings) are not out there to see as I think its quite important to show how the bombing photos were taken. For me this is frustrating because if you have been following this build you can see that I am trying to show every aspect of the B17. However I have started to build the camera pit (as it is seemed to be known as) ..and I hope that I am on the right track. I haven't finished it yet but have made a good start with the basic equipment at one end of the pit. So the camera pit is in a small bay centrally placed beneath the radio room and access to it is under a hatch(not built yet). Here the radio operator could operate the camera via an intervalometer which operates periods of time for the camera shutter to operate....hence hopefully capturing the target hits. The first 3 photos shows the area where the camera pit is located............. The Propeller anti icing pumps were next scratched out of a couple of old radio capacitors with a few pieces of plastic and wire...these pumps had nothing to do with the camera operation but were stowed in the pit and were used to pump the glycol from the Glycol tank to the propeller's stopping them freezing over....here's the photos..... Part of the forward floor ...which was made from wood...was now constructed. The circular glass thing represents the view finder aperture. Here is a photo of the floor placed in the pit and the camera door control also added.... The frame work for the operators seat was now constructed out of plastic..... ...and the wooden seat built. The Wing Flap hand crank location hole was then built on the underside of a section of the forward floor....I did this by constructing out of wire insulation......... These items were then placed into the pit and these last 2 photos show how far I have got so far!....... Phew!!...... So I will be back with the second half of the camera pit as soon as I have completed it. Thanks again as always for your interest in this megga build! Cheers Fozzy 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 Nice work there Fozzy. Your use of scrap is amazing but it does the job so well. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted November 11, 2018 Share Posted November 11, 2018 An interesting addition, and an area of the B17 that I never even knew existed! It just shows you never know what useful stuff you'll learn each day! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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