Wolf Buddee Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 This is definitely an interesting project Rich. I love the restoration shots included in your posts. The one thing I know for sure, I'd hate to have been a ball turret gunner! Not that I would ever fit in one, LOL! Cheers, Wolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Hi Rich, Great Job on the ball turret. This level of detail is great. Can not wait to see the interior build, ie different floor levels, ribbing, cockpit, should be fun. LOL. Got to love vac u form kits. They really test your skills. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted April 20, 2012 Share Posted April 20, 2012 Always impressed by this thread J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 *update 25th April 2012* Hello everyone - I've managed to get some more work done on the ball turret. There are an overwhelming number of detailed shots of the interior freely available on the net, so let's take a look at some of those first - as always, these shots are reproduced for illustrative purposes only. I've picked a couple at random to show you what I need to build....or should I say, what my fanatical mind keeps making me build - no doubt most of this will be hidden, but it's a lot of fun making it... OK here's some shots of the real deal: a general shot (I believe of the turret from 'Aluminum Overcast') the main feature is the K4 gunsight (the big black thing in center shot) - this was identical to the K3 sight used elsewhere on the a/c, except built upside-down for use in the ball turret. Here's another shot of it: and here's a shot of the interior with the gunsight removed (looking upwards) - note the crossbrace/spar above the MGs, the wooden handles (I believe these are the firing handles & buttons for the guns), the junction box on the left and the intriguing round device with winding handle: I made the crossbrace/spar first. I then started to make the other bits in little sub-sections - here's what I have so far: I also added a coat of primer to the turret halves to make them easier to work with. There's a ton more little parts, wires etc to add so I'll update the thread as soon as I have done that comments & feedback welcomed as always Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Excellent work Rich. Looks more like a bit of Sc-Fi equipment.... Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 haha yeah - the one man pod from 2001perhaps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ww2wings Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Sweet! Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted April 26, 2012 Author Share Posted April 26, 2012 thanks! It's slow, but rewarding work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Really like all of those bits and bobs for the ball turret. This will look really cool. Great concept. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalmother Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Hi Rich, now you may have covered this mate ! But where did you find a 1/32 B-17 ?? Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Great detaling work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Nice, having spent hours scratch building the cockpit on my Mossie I can truly appreciate how much work is involved here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animalmother Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 I've just had a thought !! If this is going to be a crashed B-17, will it have Crash Landed Gear down or Belly Landed ? If the latter then the ball turret would have been crushed ! As I said just a thought. Amazing work so far Rich. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Rich, you're right I wonder if they had one of these in mind when they created them? After all that work I reckon it'll be a gear down crash landing. Could have been forced down in a field it couldn't fly back out of...? Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepard Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 Awesome work.... impressive... Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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