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11-02-2009, 09:16 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Plainfield New Jersey
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| Academy 1/72 B-17E Flying Fortress Heavy Hitters GB 1/72 B-17E "Old 666" 43rd Bomb Group 1943 User Name: Dirkpitt289 Name: Dirk Scale: 1/72nd Kit: Academy Category: Novice or beginner. My contribution to the 4th WW2aircraft group build will be the B-17 "Old 666" of the 43rd Bomb Group which was assigned to the Pacific theater. To build this I will be using and modifying the Academy 1/72 B-17E "RAF Coastal Command" as the base. For the most part this will be an OOB build except for the addition of 5 more 50cal. machine guns bringing the total from 13 to 19. SWEET!    I will post more about this particular aircraft shortly. Thanks for looking
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11-02-2009, 09:39 AM
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| Ol ' 666 hey. Let's hope the devil doesn't give you any trouble! Looking forward to it DP! Cheers Peter
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11-02-2009, 10:33 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Texas
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| nice choice. DBII
__________________ ~ Ladies and gentleman, this is your stewardess speaking. We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused. This is due to periodic air pockets we encountered. There's no reason to be alarmed and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?~ |
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11-02-2009, 01:26 PM
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  | YES! Excellent choice Dirk!
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11-02-2009, 03:17 PM
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| Good one! |
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11-02-2009, 03:58 PM
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| This should be a good one! Looking forward to the build, and seeing what the Academy 1/72nd scale B17's are like. When you get a minute, can you add your entry category to the details please Dirk?
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11-02-2009, 04:14 PM
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 | Can't wait! Old 666 has a great story! |
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11-02-2009, 04:17 PM
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| "addition of 5 more 50cal. machine guns bringing the total from 13 to 19." Yea, lets go with that.  Just kiddin! |
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11-03-2009, 01:14 AM
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| Ok I was able to get a little done on the B-17 tonight but first lets look at a little of the history of this Old B-17. History One day in 1943 an old B-17E with the tail number 41-2666 formally known as "LUCY" was flown in and parked on an airstrip at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The bomber had seen better days and its frame bore evidence of its heavy record of aerial combat. It was so badly shot up it was now worthless, and was parked at the end of the runway where other aircrews could cannibalize it for needed parts. That was until a young Captain from Orange New Jersey named Jay Zeamer intervene. Stay tuned for more in our next installment now onto the model The Model I started by painting all of the appropriate parts and features with Model Master Interior Green.  The green came out nice but a little too "pure" for an old bomber. So I made a little bit of wash with some black Oil paint and thinner  I placed this clean piece next to the others so you can see the difference between the washed and non-washed parts.  Here are the before and after shots of the fuselage. The photos make it look darker then it really is.  This one is a bit better  Here we see the office of Captain Jay Zeamer and 2nd Lieutenant John T. Britton   Here we see the office of bombardier Joe Sarnoski and navigator 2nd Lieutenant Ruby Johnston    Till the next time, thanks for looking
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11-03-2009, 02:17 AM
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| I saw a Dogfights episode on it.....I think you could find it on youtube here: YouTube - Dogfights: Long Odds Part 3 |
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11-03-2009, 03:18 AM
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| Looking great!
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11-03-2009, 04:08 AM
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| Up and running Ah. Nice selection Dirk, even in that scale she'll be a big bugger. 
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11-03-2009, 02:49 PM
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| It is already better than my Blue Goose, mine had no interior. Nice work Dirk. DBII
__________________ ~ Ladies and gentleman, this is your stewardess speaking. We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused. This is due to periodic air pockets we encountered. There's no reason to be alarmed and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight. By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?~ |
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11-03-2009, 03:58 PM
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|  Nice superman ruler!! Awesome job Dirk! |
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11-03-2009, 04:02 PM
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