Planebuilder62 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Hi there I am calling this one done. The model portray’s Miss Lace sometime between the time when the port wing was replaced and the accident when the rudder and elevators were replaced. The yellow tail and blue wing chevron was painted by the end of January 1945. It had a major service after mission 41 when the Cheyanne tail was fitted. At this time the rudder and elevators were silver painted at this time. The weathering from the engines was lightly done with Tamiya Smoke. There is a build thread over on the WIP section. Here are the pictures. Regards Toby 46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Beautiful build and finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Truly amazing result. Very well done 😍😍😍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Very nice work remember well building the Airfix version in this scheme about a million years ago............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Beautiful job! It's great that it came together for you, and your work does this kit and the real thing justice. Good 'ol Milton Caniff! I recognized the style of his artwork immediately--straight out of Terry and the Pirates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Love a fortress, she’s a cracker and you have done a great job, very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Great work. I have built this kit several times but have not come near to this quality finish. Every time I see this particular Fort, my brain goes back to the sixties Airfix boxing, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Mine too... I built two of these (badly) as a boy and always remember the yellow tail and white cowlings. Great to see it again for the nostalgia. Very nice clean build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Great B-17! Your build is really emblematic and fantastic-looking. I suspect that 'a bit o lace' had offset lateral firing positions, as opposed to what the kit depicts, where they are opposite to each other. But I have never seen anybody paying the slightest attention to that detail, so I suspect it is alright as it is! Great show and congrats! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planebuilder62 Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 Hi Jean A bit o lace came out of the factory with the side gun windows opposite each other. This is not how Hasegawa made their plastic so I changed this as part if the build. Charles Brown took some well known pictures of this plane either late in the ear or just after the enregards Toby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Wonderful. One of the all-time great B-17s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Great finish. Whilst the Hasegawa kit lacks the detail of later kits, I like the shape. The engines look much more accurate that the Revell kit. Lovely paint job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Lovely build, looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Perhaps one of the most famous B-17's (Memphis Belle notwithstanding) largely due to Airfix and its amazing box art. Your Hasegawa build looks brilliant! I have the kit in my stash and I have already built their B-17F. Hence, I think the Hasegawa kits are my no means to be ignored as serious build options (as your model definitely proves). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busnproplinerfan Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 To think, if when it was scrapped, had they known how popular this plane would’ve been. Nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob the Builder Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Lovely representation of a really well known aircraft. Hats off to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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