Lawzer Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Folks, picked up a 1/48 revell Memphis belle for £10 off Facebook marketplace- had basically been built and is now in bits and as such nearly all the kit guns are broken which led me to the possibility of a formation ship (no guns). a few questions. would an f have survived long enough (or indeed be used) to become a formation ship? pics I’ve seen show all armament removed with the exception for the top turret? Tia! ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 There are not a lot of B 17 assembly ships, most where B24. But yes there are some B17 F as assembly ship. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard E Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Presuming to offer an alternative suggestion: could you finish it as a hangar queen/spares reclamation source or derelict airframe ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 A few ideas "The Spotted Cow" Assembly ship "Green Hornet" hack aircraft. 41-9043 "Little Rock-ette" hack/assembly ship. 81-V hack "Silver Queen" Hack 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 Assembly ships were usually war weary early model aircraft of the same type the unit normally operated, hence most B-17 units had B-17 assembly ships. There is however occations where these were replaced by war weary P-47's as alternatives. HAD models have released decals in 1/48 for a couple of assembly ships, here's a link to the ones available via Hannants; B-17 decals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 (edited) There's also B-17E 'Birmingham Blitzkreig' which is...distinctive! https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/41-9100-birmingham-blitzkrieg/ https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hadmodels-48161-boeing-b-17e-birmingham-blitzkrieg--1228768 (not 100% sure the red is accurate though...?) Simon Edited September 12, 2021 by Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawzer Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 21 hours ago, Simon said: There's also B-17E 'Birmingham Blitzkreig' which is...distinctive! https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/41-9100-birmingham-blitzkrieg/ https://www.scalemates.com/kits/hadmodels-48161-boeing-b-17e-birmingham-blitzkrieg--1228768 (not 100% sure the red is accurate though...?) Simon yeah that's the photo I saw that gave me the idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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