1/48 B17G Flying Fortress [Revell] - Page 3 - Aircraft of World War II

Maglar · 03-26-2009, 08:33 PM

Seesul, Thank you for the link.. that guy is nuts! I also thing your b17 looks quite good for being brushed on a plane this big! Finished this just now, Its the compartment above the underside gun turret, luckily I can pop the bubble off its spinner so when I paint it later the clear plastic wont need to be masked or have a chance of being ruined. Nothing fancy here, I will go heavier on the cockpit and such since that is more readily visible!

Sweb · 03-26-2009, 08:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bill G.

I have this kit. I plan on building it as part of one of th future group builds. So I will be watching you for hints on how to do it.

Here are two questions for all. Does anyone make any 305th Bomb Group decals for this kit? I would like to open the bomb bay doors. The kit has good bomb bay detail. Is there any after market details for this? I have seen detail sets for every other part of this kit.

Bill G.

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Originally Posted by Njaco

I have it too, Bill. Wondering how it'll come out.

Me too also as well. Going to do a bare metal finish. Pray for me.

seesul · 03-26-2009, 09:01 PM

Meglar, I keep my fingers crossed!
Do I remember those hours spent on painting details that one will never see them as they are inside the fuselage

Good luck!

Maglar · 03-26-2009, 09:06 PM

Its too true my friend! But if you do a start to finish you get to show it to everyone following the build, if not then screw it

Soundbreaker Welch? · 03-26-2009, 09:18 PM

Looks real nice mate.

Keep it up!

Heinz · 03-27-2009, 01:02 AM

Looking great mate!

I'll try and find that mag and scan her in before work tonight

Airframes · 03-27-2009, 04:46 AM

Looking very good so far mate. The ball turret needs a bit more of the framework painting though - only the front and the small apertures on the sides were perspex, the rest was metal. And yes, the turret, and its whole gimble mounting, can be removed whilst you paint the model.

109ROAMING · 03-27-2009, 06:46 AM

Nice B-17 Seesul

Coming along nicely mate

Maglar · 03-27-2009, 11:04 AM

I'd have to rip the glue job apart then Airframes, I just saw some real pictures and yeah its basically all covered up. The instructions highlighted which parts to paint grey so I followed that.. maybe I should do extensive research for the other turrets and make those perfect and let this be since it is a bottom rider?

Maglar · 03-27-2009, 02:40 PM

Cockpit done.. normal painting and did some "tape rips" to the floor for some wear..

time to get get some damn lunch, im starving!

Maglar · 03-27-2009, 05:37 PM

This is a little thing I decided to run to benefit the model. I have dry fitted the fuselages and tried to simulate glue with rubber bands and some finger pressue. Im hoping our expert seam / gap filler experts will be able to help me with suggestions so I can repair it precisely and not damage the detail. I have sanded out all the areas where it was attached to the spur mould and have gotten rid of all the flash. Im still doing the interior but thought I would post this up ASAP so I could give you guys some time to figure a solution.

Wayne Little · 03-27-2009, 06:28 PM

Nice work so far Maglar!

...with raised panel lines you are going to lose some surface detail as you fill and sand you need to be real careful, some you can live with some not.....never did like raised panel lines...

Maglar · 03-27-2009, 09:24 PM

I have discovered painters tape put 2mm out on each side of the seam to be good at reducing detail loss since the sand paper wont shred a heavy blue tape [Rivets right near the seam will get lost but that is repairable]. Also nothing is harmed because there is no paint on the model yet. My experience though..

Maglar · 03-28-2009, 12:19 AM

All interior in place, thought this would be a fair salute before the other fuselage comes on.

Trebor · 03-28-2009, 12:28 AM

not bad lookin'!

03-26-2009, 09:01 PM	#33
seesul Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Zlin, Czech Republic Posts: 2,856	Meglar, I keep my fingers crossed! Do I remember those hours spent on painting details that one will never see them as they are inside the fuselage Good luck! __________________ Roman Susil Zlin, Czech Republic ...a friend of Joe Owsianik,So. Plainfield, NJ, a former left waist gunner from B-17G ''Tail End Charlie" from 2ndBG,20th Sqdn who was forced to bail out on Aug. 29th, 1944 over my country.

03-26-2009, 09:18 PM	#35
Soundbreaker Welch? Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,896	Looks real nice mate. Keep it up! __________________ "His motor's conked out!" "What's the differance, they're all Nazis!" "Luke, shut up!" "Fear the hook!" "Oh.....I wanna fly." "You mean the kind that go under water and fly up the stairs?" "What you doing? Oh Nooooo!"

03-27-2009, 01:02 AM	#36
Heinz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 7,678	Looking great mate! I'll try and find that mag and scan her in before work tonight __________________

03-27-2009, 04:46 AM	#37
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 11,551	Looking very good so far mate. The ball turret needs a bit more of the framework painting though - only the front and the small apertures on the sides were perspex, the rest was metal. And yes, the turret, and its whole gimble mounting, can be removed whilst you paint the model. __________________

03-27-2009, 06:46 AM	#38
109ROAMING Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 5,869	Nice B-17 Seesul Coming along nicely mate __________________ RIP Wigram AFB 1916-1995-2009

03-26-2009, 09:06 PM	#34
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,407	Its too true my friend! But if you do a start to finish you get to show it to everyone following the build, if not then screw it

03-27-2009, 11:04 AM	#39
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,407	I'd have to rip the glue job apart then Airframes, I just saw some real pictures and yeah its basically all covered up. The instructions highlighted which parts to paint grey so I followed that.. maybe I should do extensive research for the other turrets and make those perfect and let this be since it is a bottom rider?

03-27-2009, 06:28 PM	#42
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 14,820	Nice work so far Maglar! ...with raised panel lines you are going to lose some surface detail as you fill and sand you need to be real careful, some you can live with some not.....never did like raised panel lines... __________________ Last edited by Wayne Little; 03-27-2009 at 06:34 PM.

03-27-2009, 09:24 PM	#43
Maglar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,407	I have discovered painters tape put 2mm out on each side of the seam to be good at reducing detail loss since the sand paper wont shred a heavy blue tape [Rivets right near the seam will get lost but that is repairable]. Also nothing is harmed because there is no paint on the model yet. My experience though..

03-28-2009, 12:28 AM	#45
Trebor Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,295	not bad lookin'! __________________ THANKS NJACO FOR THE SIG PIC!! Southern Comfort III of the 8th Air Force, 44th Bombardment Group. Captain George R. Insley (pilot) commanding, Rudolph Jandreau Engineer/top turret gunner

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