Brigbeale Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, alt-92 said: Kudos for the paintwork, self-printed decals, scratchbuilding, and proper weighing as she's very likely to tailsit Thank you. There’s a lot of weight jammed in wherever I could get it, behind the turret, under the cockpit floor and against the cockpit rear bulkhead. Probably overdid it but it won’t sit on its tail!😂 Edited July 31, 2020 by Brigbeale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Nice work, great to see a Liberator. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Fine work indeed. Those Airfix B-24J and B-17G kits were just so wonderful for the sixties: one could retract the undercarrige and fly it anywhere over occupied territory, fight off a swarm of 109s, and get back home on one engine in time for afternoon tea, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted July 31, 2020 Author Share Posted July 31, 2020 My Airfix B-17 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Looks lovely, I like looking at your restorations and like the background and the fact you were able to get almost two kits in a box and use what you need and sell on the one you didn't need. That is great. Great work on the decals to and she surely does look very impressive . All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmike Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 That's a lovely model, Brian and you can justifiably be proud of your efforts - especially your scratch building, paint job, and home-made decals! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I like it. 👍👍 Nice that you didn't have to go any trouble over it, eh?! 😜 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 7/31/2020 at 10:52 PM, Brigbeale said: My Airfix B-17 Is that the Ikea cabinet and you've added extra shelves? I have the same one and did the same thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Uncle Pete said: Is that the Ikea cabinet and you've added extra shelves? I have the same one and did the same thing! Yes it is. I picked them up from a shop selling them off as literally ex display items (I’ll get my coat!). I bought some used greenhouse glass locally and cut it to size- most successfully - some not. I purchased the cable clamps as I’d seen them used on YouTube. They're a bit is pain to set up and get level but the adhesive pads helped a little in that reapect. The second cabinet was done a lot later as my wife was using it to display some nick-nacks but gave it up for my models. I don’t know what the price will be as she hasn’t told me yet😂. I found the shelf supports on Thingiverse and 3D printed them. They were a lot easier to set up and appear to support the shelves better. Only thing is, the metal uprights interfere with my Sunderland so it might have to live on top! Quote 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Brigbeale said: picked them up from a shop selling them off as literally ex display items Exactly how I found mine! I just bought some plexi cut to size for the extra shelves and a bit of dowel for the supports. I promised the missus I'd only ever have one and if I got too many planes I'd rotate them through the display instead of expanding. On the other hand she promised me we'd only have one cat... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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