TheBaron Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Wonderful eclectic work Fozzy. That space is 'alive'! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Superb stuff Fozzy, as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 9 hours ago, tomprobert said: @Rakovica those images are fantastic. I’ve been researching the B-17 for over 20yrs and never have I seen conclusive proof until now that Douglas painted areas of their interiors. I’d heard and read reference to it but never seen images - until now. Fantastic stuff and thanks for sharing! Tom No problem Tom, glad to help. Enjoy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 FORWARD STARBOARD AREA OF THE RADIO ROOM Hi guys Another week gone by and another area of the radio room complete!....and another week nearer to starting the rear section of this build!... So a few things had to be scratched and so I started with the Command Receivers...here they are before painting and wiring up!......... Being approx 3 cm long it was a bit fiddly...I had to drill tiny holes to accept the pins I used for the cable connectors and switches etc ....here it is painted....... Above the Receivers there are the Command Transmitters...just as fiddly! However the tiny Antenna Relay was a bit of a challenge!..... So here are all the 3 units complete ........... ...and here is the Connector for the Antenna and the cables that will connect to the Transmitters and Receivers..... The next few photos are of everything in place......... So turning round now and facing the rear of the radio room I will attempt to build all the equipment that was found in that position. Have to say that I am having a blast doing all this detailing...but the next post might take some time to appear as I have to do some house repairs this next week....what a drag eh?......chores getting in the way of modelling! Cheers once again for looking in Fozzy 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 All looking good there Fozzy. Take care with the household repairs mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Household repairs? There ought to be a law... Looking very Fozzy, Fozzy 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
224 Peter Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Fozzy, very impressed with this Radio Room. Just remember, when it comes to household repairs, it is 1:1, not 1:20....🤩 Can't wait for the next instalment! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted April 23, 2019 Author Share Posted April 23, 2019 Cheers chaps! ...and your right Bill...anything that disturbs modelling time ......is a sin!😡 ...if only it was 1:20 Peter....it would be a darn sight easier! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
224 Peter Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 3 hours ago, Fozzy said: Cheers chaps! ...if only it was 1:20 Peter....it would be a darn sight easier! And probably cheaper and more fun! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted April 23, 2019 Share Posted April 23, 2019 7 hours ago, Fozzy said: Have to say that I am having a blast doing all this detailing...but the next post might take some time to appear as I have to do some house repairs this next week....what a drag eh?......chores getting in the way of modelling! Cheers once again for looking in Fozzy Know the feeling - had to build a garden fence & go to a family wedding so modelling hasn’t been happening. Keep up the excellent work when you can! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 6, 2019 Author Share Posted May 6, 2019 EQUIPMENT ON THE REAR PORT BULKHEAD Hi Guys There is a lull in the good weather so I have found the time to do another posting here rather than concreting! This will be the penultimate posting of the Radio room before I tackle the complicated mechanism above the Ball Turret!....something that's going to be a tough one no doubt! ....but first lets get to today's posting! Not too much stuff had to be scratched...there is a spare oxygen bottle....Liaison Transmitter ....Liaison Antenna Tuning Unit and a few bits and bobs on the side wall. So here is the Liaison Transmitter and Liaison Antenna Tuning unit before painting............... After I painted it this is how the Liaison Antenna Tuning Unit turned out......... ....and the Liaison Transmitter...... Below this equipment a spare oxygen bottle was stowed....(this varied from aircraft to aircraft)....... This next photo is of some of the gear that could be found...I say could be found ...as once again info on the many different specs of the B17s is huge!........ This was now all installed into the radio room and as I usually do here are the photos to show this........ Looking forward now to the last part of the actual Radio room and that is all the Transmitter Tuning Units that are stacked up on the other side of the aft bulkhead. Of course that is in between more darn concreting!!! See you later lads and Lasses! Fozzy 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 So the weight of all this comms gear accounts for the small bomb load then? As always, staggering stuff, Fozzy. And, good luck with the concrete, two parts and, one part yoghurt pot? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 No, no and hell no Thricehell no! Do not waste precious yogurt pots on concrete mixes As for the modelling, well I think you already know wot I fink Stunned I am, stunned 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Stunning work Fozzy - your detail just continues to amaze me CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Great work as usual Fozzy. Careful with your back while concreting . Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Cheers guys for your kind remarks....and Simon....my back is already shot!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Fozzy said: Cheers guys for your kind remarks....and Simon....my back is already shot!! Something to do with age I think LOL. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 Hi guys Today I would like to show you the completion of the radio room it self. This section of the build will still be on going as I have to get the ball turret installed and a shed loads of other details on the exterior....which brings me to a BIG problem!☹️ As normal with scratch building ...sometimes mistakes are made!...well I will own up to my mistake and tell you that the position of the ball turrets aperture is slightly out!.....( it needs to be a tad more to the rear)... I might be able to get away with it but it means a lot of re adjusting which means destroying a lot of the detail I have already completed! I always thought this next stage would be challenging as I am trying to get the turret installed in two halves because I am building this B17G in two halves!....I find that constructing the aircraft this way makes it a lot easier than the method of Port and Starboard construction. That is until it comes to the part whereas the ball turret is connected to both top and bottom of the fuselage! I did think of displaying the ball turret separately but then thought that nothing else on this model is separate....at the moment!....no doubt that when I start to install it , possible ideas will float around in my head ...well I hope so else this project will temporarily grind to a halt!!...........no one said that this would be easy!! So putting that nightmare to one side........lets get to the last of the radio room detail. The last rear starboard area of the radio room meant that I had to scratch 5 x Transmitter Tuning Units....a couple of hand cranks and an extinguisher........here are the hand cracks and extension bar before painting... A rather laborious task but here are the 5 x unpainted Transmitter Tuning Units..... The radio room door was made from a sheet of plastic card next. There was 2 doors in the radio room one on the forward bulkhead and one on the rear bulkhead....some information and photos I have seen show that the rear door wasn't always on...this could be just for the War birds so for aesthetic reasons I have left it off!....here are parts all painted and ready to be installed..... This photo shows the hand cranks on the bulkhead wall........ ....and here is an assortment of photos showing everything in place ...including the camera door hatch.... So for me its time to put my thinking cap on and try and sort out this Ball Turret mess.....once I get somewhere I will report back!....could be some time!!! Cheers for looking in Fozzy 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthemodeller Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 (edited) Fozzy that is superb! Apologies for the lack of support (and heckling) of late but it has been a bit hectic for the last few months! Edited May 14, 2019 by brianthemodeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Speechless again Fozzy. I am quite sure that you will suss the ball turret stuff out. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 (edited) Afternoon chaps! Well after considering all the possible ways of how to build the structure which holds the ball turret to the fuselage just beyond the radio room I came up with some sort of plan! I had some vac formed molds of the ball turret that were not good enough when I was constructing it........way back it seems!......which luckily I kept. I thought that as it's the correct shape may be I could cut pieces of it to fit on top of the ball turret and then add the bits and pieces on top of that?.....so I went about that idea. I thought the best plan would be to construct it inside the fuselage above the ball turret aperture.....and then eventually feed the already constructed ball turret up and onto the structure. Some of the shapes of the parts were a bit of a nightmare to replicate but after a few days of experimenting with different materials I managed to make the parts look half decent!! I haven't finished the structure at all ....I have just done the basics and to show you what else needs to be done ...here is a photo of the real thing!...... As you can see these bars ...part of the structure that attaches to the top of the fuselage...have yet to be made..... ...and then of course the ammunition cans and oxygen bottle ...not to mention all the other stuff...have also have to be replicated!....got my work cut out! OK ...so here is the start of my structure before any paint has been applied.......(can't think of another name for it!....I keep saying "structure"...boring!!🙄) I have placed the ball turret in place to check what it all looks like in the next 3 photos...... ...and here it all is with paint applied!.......... So now it leaves me to figure out how to attach it to the ceiling of the fuselage.....when I sorted that out I'll be back! Cheers for looking in guys! Fozzy Edited May 28, 2019 by Fozzy 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clive_t Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Wow... sorry, that's all I can say - oh, and this: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Clive definitely has it here WOW (postimg doing its occasional hide-a-picture bit today, I will pop lack later for the top pictures) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzy Posted May 28, 2019 Author Share Posted May 28, 2019 7 hours ago, perdu said: (postimg doing its occasional hide-a-picture bit today, I will pop lack later for the top pictures) Thanks Bill!....yes really weird that the photos have done a runner!....maybe its because they were photos of a real B17G!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted May 28, 2019 Share Posted May 28, 2019 Great work as usual Fozzy. I am sure you we find a way to do it. Simon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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