Army_Air_Force Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) My daughter's B-17 is done! It was started October 2017 and finished today after school. A couple of days ago, at her request, I fitted some brass rod for all the guns rather than the over thick and fragile plastic barrels. Today she got the landing gear attached, then the props and the astrodome fitted. The only other thing I might do for her is to paint the cockpit roof windows. She's done pretty much everything herself. I did a little sanding on the bottom wing tip joint when she got bogged down by the boredom of filling and sanding to correct the poor fit of the wing halves. I also masked the glare panels for her to paint, made the props, fitted the guns and painted the non-glazed windows. The rest of my input was advice and holding things for her when needed. She's very pleased with the finished result and we hope to take some better and possibly flying pose pictures on Friday after school or Saturday when we have some decent daylight and hopefully a blue sky. Here's a few build pictures. Edited January 6, 2021 by Army_Air_Force 59 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 That's a fine looking B17. For making such a good job of that one, I think you should buy her another. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Greatwork to be proud of! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Excellent outcome! 👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 That's just awesome, well done her! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SA80A2AR Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 looking good. specialy for such a young modelers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 13 minutes ago, TonyW said: .......I think you should buy her another. She already has another project, won from Airfix in last year's Christmas competition. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Congrats young lady - nice build. Looking forward to see your next one. And never forget: it's about having fun - and yea, maybe to show that you build at least as good as daddy in your case 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_ Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 Wow. That's fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted November 14, 2018 Share Posted November 14, 2018 This is a super build, and your daughter should be very pleased with the result. One thing I did notice, it looks in one picture that your daughter is using a toilet roll ( ? ) to support the kit while putting a decal on the fuselage. If so, that's a really inventive use of said roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Army_Air_Force Posted November 14, 2018 Author Share Posted November 14, 2018 I've been using loo rolls like that for years, probably as I didn't have anything else to hand to support a model the first time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) Great work on the Fortress Edited November 15, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 What a great model - I love the colour scheme she choose - looks great in that silver. Love the spinning props aswell. She did a top notch job! If she's modelling to this standard now, she will be amazing in a couple of years time. That next kit looks great - a really good one to hone those painting skills... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Good looking Fortress and with the spinning props, the illusion is really evocative! It's clear from the photos that your daughter is already several steps up the ladder of modelling skills – excellent work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Amazing result! She's getting really good at this lark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Fantastic work – congratulations! Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJJunis Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 What a great result. So happy for you. Dad must be a pretty good teacher. So very intent and focused in what she ws doing...awesome! Just look at that smile on her face with that new kit! I think us OLD FOLKS relive that moment, even just for a few minutes, each time we get something new. All the Best! Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Absolutely fantastic build!! Really well done and she should proud of herself too! Looks like she's caught the modelling bug too! Top Notch!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Well done young miss, i didn't used to bother with most clear parts when i first started, let alone paint the aircraft, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Wow I'm impressed. A fine piece of work for a young one. She has a natural talent that you should encourage in many ways. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 An excellent job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted November 15, 2018 Share Posted November 15, 2018 Wonderful, well done! A short story, if I may. A few (ahem) years ago I was taken on a school trip to Duxford. In the shop I spent my hard-saved pocket money on an Airfix B17G. The English teacher bet me that I couldn't make all the moving bits work. One day I hope to hunt him down, present B17 with all working bits and demand settlement of bet. He won't guess its not the same one, right? I'm reminded as part of the solution was to replace the barrels with brass, as your perceptive and practical daughter has worked out (rather faster than I did...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 That's fantastic! Wish I had tried harder to get my daughters into (scale) modelling. Will be keen to see how the D-Day Battlefront build turns out. It will be great, I'm sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Brava! Wonderful work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Fabulous! Great to see kids still into the art of model making. She's done a fine job of it too, way better than mine were at that age. You know you need to buy her an Airfix Vulcan for Christmas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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