Popular Post AndrewCJ50 Posted April 2, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 Dear Fellow Modellers Greetings to all! Please find enclosed my Airfix 1/72 B-17G. It is loaded with the Eduard PE and Quickboost resin guns and turbochargers. I did my own representation of riveting. The decals are for the 306th BG based at Thurleigh in England in 1944-45 from Kits World. This recent Airfix kit shows a more restrained panel line representation than previous kits. The transparencies are absolutely outstanding and shape looks spot on. Regards Andrew 83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lootenant Aloominum Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Outstanding work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Lovely model, beautifully photography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Nice! What kit is the car? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getting Old Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Looking the part!! do you have a build thread? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Niiiiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Very nicely done - particularly like the very neat masking of the OD. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsjmse Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Beautiful B-17. Really loving that first picture especially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Excellent presentation on all levels Andrew!!!!!!! 🙂👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Looks great - love the cockpit detail. I too am interested in the car - is it a kit? A diecast perhaps? Anyway, the whole display looks sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 52 minutes ago, kapam said: Looks great - love the cockpit detail. I too am interested in the car - is it a kit? A diecast perhaps? Anyway, the whole display looks sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Now that is finally a step in to right direction. Theis kit needs replacement guns as the desert cries for water. Also the rivets are another must have. As for Eduard PE, I think that its as good as invisible. Try painting various panels in different shade of metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Good to see another airfix B17 getting built and posted on BM, it’s a lovely kit and you have made a superb looking and detailed model, pleasure to wake up to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Great finish love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 Hi That's lovely work, she's a great looking B-17. BR Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 What a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewCJ50 Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 Dear Friends Thank you for your kind words! The car is a kit from ACE. Some of you may know that they require quite a bit of fettling, but they come out alright. I was interested in your comment Josip about using different metal shades. I did do this around the engine cowlings (as this heats and gets discoloured on the real thing) but this did not come out very clearly. Looking at many photos of the real aircraft in WWII you do not see clear variations in metal shades (unlike with some jets) but you certainly can see heavy weathering around the engines. Full marks to Airfix for the undercarriage bays by the way, even though the punter can't see them! Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Nicely done 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Brilliant. The resin replacement 50 cals are a huge improvement - worst part of the kit in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Excellent build and photography, Andrew! Those clear transparencies help show off the nicely done interior. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted April 4, 2019 Share Posted April 4, 2019 Outstanding work, the detailed interior is stunning. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewCJ50 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 One downside I forgot to mention is the rendering of the engines are rather shallow. In this case I added my own push rods to the cylinders (thank goodness this is 9 cylinder and not 18) and ignition leads Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James G Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Looks great, thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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