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03-26-2009, 12:30 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,153
 | 1/48 B17G Flying Fortress [Revell] And the Journey begins.. just getting it going with this, will start my work tomorrow. Also heres a link to a restored B17G that gives a tour and a ride around town! Pics / videos for those interested, its quite a machine  Google Image Result for http://www.steveo.us/b17ride/b17-2-c.jpg |
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03-26-2009, 12:53 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South West, Australia
Posts: 175
| Looks nice. 1/48 will have a fair footprint when it's finished? Darryl
__________________ "Tony" In memory of Flt Lt Tony Hill who, on 5 December 1941, at the request of Doctor R V Jones, successfully photographed a small "Würzburg radar" at Bruneval on the French coast. This from a height of only 200 ft, at high speed, under fire and from a camera mounted obliquely behind the cockpit. |
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03-26-2009, 12:58 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
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| SPECS: Scale: 1/48 Pieces: 148 Wingspan: 26" Length: 19.2" If thats what you mean by footprint, if not please do tell |
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03-26-2009, 01:08 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 5,004
|  This is gonna be a interesting build Where do ya plan on putting it when done? (me 1/48 B-24J takes up alot of space)
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03-26-2009, 01:12 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,153
| Havent though that out yet lol! It might be a father day gift to my grandfather or I will clear my dresser top.. I have little shelves in my closet that cannot hold these big boys, the single engine 1/48s are fine though |
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03-26-2009, 01:15 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
Posts: 5,004
| Sweet ,Gift to your Grandfather sounds good Can't wait to see this beast go together 
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03-26-2009, 01:22 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South West, Australia
Posts: 175
| Cheers, yep that's what i meant by "footprint". A big m**f** then.
__________________ "Tony" In memory of Flt Lt Tony Hill who, on 5 December 1941, at the request of Doctor R V Jones, successfully photographed a small "Würzburg radar" at Bruneval on the French coast. This from a height of only 200 ft, at high speed, under fire and from a camera mounted obliquely behind the cockpit. |
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03-26-2009, 01:23 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
Posts: 1,153
| Me too! I gave him the P38 Lightning, a ship I bought and hand painted, a P40 awhile ago, and a small german figure. He was so excited about the P38 he went to pick it up with his giant hands and crushed the wheel bay door right off  . No worries though, hes happy lol. This would probably make him faint, he loves the B17 also..@ Tony: Only ran me $24 US and I just saw some 1:32 Revell Germany for like $30, gotta love the prices! |
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03-26-2009, 02:37 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 1,110
   | urge to steal because of jealousy rising.... O_O
__________________ 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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03-26-2009, 03:20 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Posts: 6,742
| Awesome cant wait for this one mate! Does the kit come with a bomb trolley?
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03-26-2009, 03:23 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Florida
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| I dont think so Heinz, it might pop up but looking at the spurs im not seeing it. Probably jam the bombs in the bomb bay! |
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03-26-2009, 04:06 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| righto cheers 
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03-26-2009, 07:15 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
Posts: 12,511
| Lookin' forward to this one....take it slow and careful and you will get a great result Maglar!
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03-26-2009, 09:32 AM
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| Banned Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Plainwell, MI
Posts: 460
| 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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03-26-2009, 09:41 AM
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| The Pop-Tart Whisperer   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Jersey, United States
Posts: 10,236
| I have it too, Bill. Wondering how it'll come out.
__________________  "If you can read this, thank a teacher. If it's English, thank a soldier!" http://www.njcacoa.org/ |
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