Popular Post Farmerboy Posted April 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2022 ....so l could not resist this colour scheme! Airfix 1/72 kit built OOB, although internally l only built and painted the cockpit and navigator departments, a bit lazy but the other areas can't be seen once the fusalage sides are joined. I tried the SMS range of paints for the metallic side of things and was impressed, found they did need thinning although they claim you can spray straight from the bottle, drys quickly and is very robust, all other colours are Mr Color for the green, olive drab and yellow. Annoyingly l read too late in the build, a comment from @tomprobert in a review that the wing cheveron should be insignia Blue, bugger! So here is Milk Wagon,708th Bomb Squadron, 477th Bomb Group and a couple of pictures of Little Patches which l built a couple of years ago. 75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Very nice pair of B-17s. The SMS metallics look really good, I might have to get myself some of those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Two beauties there - lovely finish on the pair of them. And fear not… you aren’t the first and certainly won’t be the last to paint the chevron black! All the best, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 What a lovely pair, f'nar! One of the best metallic finishes I've seen for a long time, and there's just something about a B-17 in drab and grey. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Thats a great looking B-17, lots of silver and yellow, lovely build and paint finish. And how apt is that nose art😁. The SMS Paint looks to have produced a really smooth and lifelike metallic finish. Is it a laquer?, if so what did you thin it with? Like Bill I might have to try them it looks so good. Pete 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted April 10, 2022 Author Share Posted April 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, Pete in a shed said: Thats a great looking B-17, lots of silver and yellow, lovely build and paint finish. And how apt is that nose art😁. The SMS Paint looks to have produced a really smooth and lifelike metallic finish. Is it a laquer?, if so what did you thin it with? Like Bill I might have to try them it looks so good. Pete Hi Pete, yes the are acrylic lacquers, very compatible with Mr Color and l used Mr Color levelling thinner to good effect, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 I just bought myself a set of SMS metallics. You, sir, are a bad influence! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 Peter, those are just stunning examples! What fantastic results you've achieved with these two!! Very impressive my friend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Excellent pair. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Very nice work indeed. The aluminum finish looks great. Just today I grabbed a pot of SMS paint to try the product of a local producer (Sebastopol, Victoria, Australia) and to see how they've reproduced the much debated RAAF Foliage Green, allegedly FS34092. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Excellent builds, they both look really good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLeonov Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Now that is an exceptional build of the the Flying Fortress... it just looks so good in metallics with the drab anti-glare panels. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obdl3945 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Nice work on both of these... ;-). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snafu35 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Hello, farmerboy, excellent! Superb constructions, very nice painting. I want more! On 11/04/2022 at 01:54, billn53 said: You, sir, are a bad influence! I positively agree! Regards, Eric-Snafu35 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Oh this is a nice combo, one better than the other. Very nice workmanship and excellent subtle weathering ! I really love them both! Thx for sharing! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Fabulous Fortress’s, great pair of builds ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Both Forts look great!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy400 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Great models, love the paint schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Shearwater Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Cracking pair there! Good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Two absolute stunning Fortress build's FB,you should be very proud of how they turned out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinnscotia Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 Lovely work ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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