DONE: B-17E, 11th Bomb Group, PTO Group Build - Aircraft of World War II

DBII · 07-09-2009, 05:04 PM

Ok guys, I broke my right hand. I have been off of work for the past 2 1/2 weeks, bored out of my mind. I still have a cast but can now hold a brush. I will be entering the grp build as a beginer with a 1/72 Revell
B-17 F painted as a an E model assigned to the 11 BG. Story and pictures to follow.

DBII

Catch22 · 07-09-2009, 08:00 PM

This'll be good, good luck! You've only got until the 31st, so hopefully you'll get it done!

Maglar · 07-09-2009, 08:11 PM

Your a damn soldier DB, fight on!! B17 should be great!

vikingBerserker · 07-09-2009, 08:34 PM

Nice DBII, NICE!

Airframes · 07-09-2009, 10:29 PM

Great to have you in the GB DB! A B17 is most welcome, looking forward to this one.

A4K · 07-10-2009, 02:38 AM

Good on ya mate! Hat's off to ya for trying it with a busted hand too!

DBII · 07-10-2009, 02:49 PM

AAAGGGHHHH !!!!!! I cannot get the @#$%@^ lid off of the bottle of new paint. Where is the pliers, no that will not work either !!!! @#$%, I think the glue is eating through the cast.

DBII

Micdrow · 07-10-2009, 06:15 PM

Very cool DBII, sorry about the arm. I do have some profiles of B-17E's if you need some for referance in the Pacific. Let me know and I will post what I got.

javlin · 07-10-2009, 08:35 PM

Should be cool to have a heavy in here.Seriously though on lids that are stuck get the water hot in the sink about 1-1.5" deep invert the bottle in there for a couple minutes then the pliers take it right off.Cheers Kevin

Wayne Little · 07-11-2009, 09:27 AM

Go DB!!...hope you are not impeded too much...

Airframes · 07-11-2009, 10:37 AM

You have my sympathy DB, I really do know what it's like to work one and a half handed, and in pain! Hope you can get things sorted and get the big *ss bird in the GB mate.

DBII · 07-13-2009, 12:31 PM

I had to get the girl at the local hobby store to open it. Thanks for the profiles micdrow. I would love to do Aztec Curse but could not find the markings. I also like the camo on the Midway B-17s but with the broken hand wanted something a little easier to paint. I did find something a little different and hope to surprise everyone. I know this will be hard because this group is so smart. I am making some headways. Lucky me there is only two parts inside the bird. I have finished painting and will try to assemble the thing this week. I had to paint with a brush in a flat finish. Any suggestions for appling decals to a flat finish? I do not have a digital camera so you everyone will have to to see the photos.

DBII

Maglar · 07-13-2009, 12:34 PM

For flat finish - Gloss cote the bird, apply the decals, then dull cote it. Decals do not silver when applied to a gloss cote, then you just bring it back to reality with the dull cote.

Airframes · 07-13-2009, 01:33 PM

Mag's got it. If you can get some Micro Sol and/or Micro Set, or similar decal solutions, that will make life easier too. Just follow the instructions on the bottle(s), and, if it's the Micro products especially, do NOT panic, or touch the decals when they start to wrinkle after a short period during setting - this is normal, and is how the solution works. They'll pull down and conform very well indeed.

DBII · 07-14-2009, 02:21 PM

Does anyone know if the fuel caps are red? Also there are decals for things like no step and to go around the fuel caps. Should these be used on 1/72 scale?

DBII

07-09-2009, 05:04 PM	#1
DBII Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,429	DONE: B-17E, 11th Bomb Group, PTO Group Build Ok guys, I broke my right hand. I have been off of work for the past 2 1/2 weeks, bored out of my mind. I still have a cast but can now hold a brush. I will be entering the grp build as a beginer with a 1/72 Revell B-17 F painted as a an E model assigned to the 11 BG. Story and pictures to follow. DBII

07-09-2009, 08:00 PM	#2
Catch22 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 4,293	This'll be good, good luck! You've only got until the 31st, so hopefully you'll get it done! __________________

07-09-2009, 08:11 PM	#3
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,154	Your a damn soldier DB, fight on!! B17 should be great! __________________

07-09-2009, 08:34 PM	#4
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,768	Nice DBII, NICE! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

07-09-2009, 10:29 PM	#5
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Great to have you in the GB DB! A B17 is most welcome, looking forward to this one. __________________

07-10-2009, 02:38 AM	#6
A4K Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 3,224	Good on ya mate! Hat's off to ya for trying it with a busted hand too!

07-10-2009, 02:49 PM	#7
DBII Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,429	AAAGGGHHHH !!!!!! I cannot get the @#$%@^ lid off of the bottle of new paint. Where is the pliers, no that will not work either !!!! @#$%, I think the glue is eating through the cast. DBII

07-10-2009, 06:15 PM	#8
Micdrow “Archive” Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 4,852	Very cool DBII, sorry about the arm. I do have some profiles of B-17E's if you need some for referance in the Pacific. Let me know and I will post what I got. __________________ "Valor does not mean Hero."

07-10-2009, 08:35 PM	#9
javlin Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MS Posts: 800	Should be cool to have a heavy in here.Seriously though on lids that are stuck get the water hot in the sink about 1-1.5" deep invert the bottle in there for a couple minutes then the pliers take it right off.Cheers Kevin __________________ There is no "overkill". There is only "open fire" and "I need to reload". A little trust goes a long way. The less you use, the further you'll go. "We don't want war. Nor will we tolerate slavery." "A free man would rather die on his feet than live on his knees."

07-11-2009, 09:27 AM	#10
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	Go DB!!...hope you are not impeded too much... __________________

07-11-2009, 10:37 AM	#11
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	You have my sympathy DB, I really do know what it's like to work one and a half handed, and in pain! Hope you can get things sorted and get the big *ss bird in the GB mate. __________________

07-13-2009, 12:31 PM	#12
DBII Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,429	I had to get the girl at the local hobby store to open it. Thanks for the profiles micdrow. I would love to do Aztec Curse but could not find the markings. I also like the camo on the Midway B-17s but with the broken hand wanted something a little easier to paint. I did find something a little different and hope to surprise everyone. I know this will be hard because this group is so smart. I am making some headways. Lucky me there is only two parts inside the bird. I have finished painting and will try to assemble the thing this week. I had to paint with a brush in a flat finish. Any suggestions for appling decals to a flat finish? I do not have a digital camera so you everyone will have to to see the photos. DBII

07-13-2009, 12:34 PM	#13
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,154	For flat finish - Gloss cote the bird, apply the decals, then dull cote it. Decals do not silver when applied to a gloss cote, then you just bring it back to reality with the dull cote. __________________

07-13-2009, 01:33 PM	#14
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Mag's got it. If you can get some Micro Sol and/or Micro Set, or similar decal solutions, that will make life easier too. Just follow the instructions on the bottle(s), and, if it's the Micro products especially, do NOT panic, or touch the decals when they start to wrinkle after a short period during setting - this is normal, and is how the solution works. They'll pull down and conform very well indeed. __________________

07-14-2009, 02:21 PM	#15
DBII Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 1,429	Does anyone know if the fuel caps are red? Also there are decals for things like no step and to go around the fuel caps. Should these be used on 1/72 scale? DBII

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