moldmkr78 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Greetings, First, I must say that I have never posted a build before. Fortunately, my wife usually makes supportive, positive noises which is usually good enough for me. I've only built 3 other planes (Tamiya Spitfire XVIe, A6M5 Zero and a Trumpy Corsair) since I started back up in the hobby about 2 years ago after about a 38 year hiatus. I was a plastic injection mold maker for almost 30 years and still work as a plastics engineer. I get the same....rush...satisfaction...gratification...whatever you want to call it, out of building large scale models that I used to get when building molds. It's a great feeling of satisfaction to finally close up a mold after 300 hours of blood and sweat working on one or, in the model world, glueing on the last little fiddly bit after months and months of fiddly bits. Unfortunately, I still have months and months of more fiddly bits before I finish this beast, but what fun it's been so far! I must say, this model is going together superbly. If anyone is hesitant because of the shape and detail issues they've heard about, all I would say is go for it! Hey! It's a 1/32 B-17!! Whodathunk we'd ever see one of these? The plastic is fantastic - the directions suck - and the fit and finish is spectacular! I finally closed up the fuselage last week, and it went together so well that in most places on the seams, no filler was needed. I've used a lot of Eduard and other AM on this bird, and boy, is some of that stuff tiny! Anyway, I've taken a few pics along the way and, thought I would share some of the progress thus far. Enjoy! First, The Front Office: I'll post more tomorrow.... CANicoll, Bill Cross, olgerd83 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Great start Scott! And thanks for posting your build. I look forward to following along! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldmkr78 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 More fun!!! These guys took over an hour per set! The Eduard Bomb and Bomb Bay sets are cool, but very delicate. lawman56, CANicoll, Vandy 1 VX 4 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Smith Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Very nice work, indeed, Scott. I, too, look forward to more progress shots and commentary from you about the kit. Would especially love to hear about any problems you overcame and how you did it. You know, blazing a trail for the rest of us!!!! Seriously, thanks so much for posting and I really do hope to see more. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Scott, I've just merged your two threads into one. It's much easier to follow along if everything is in the one thread. Just add a new post with your new update to this thread when it's ready. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Ooohhhh :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karimb Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) Moldmkr78, welcome aboard with your first build...i did my first work in progress ten days ago and im sure youll find it fantastic...The guys are cool and are always supportive and willing to lend you a hand with techniques and everything.cool bunch ..so firstly Second, your build looks great the details are really good...must have taken you a while to get that front office the way it is...great job Just a little question...how did you do the woodgrain/wood on the floor of the cockpit? ive been meaning to ask everytime i see this done but didnt get a chance yet so there goes lol i can foresee many future applications to it for interiors etc... and i hope its something i can source in my corner of the world lol ill be tagging along for this build and again great job ! Karim Edited October 24, 2014 by karimb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_mc Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Very nice work on the cockpit and bomb bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 (edited) So many kits, so little time!! Fan-****ing-tastic. Are the seat cushions AM, kit-supplied or scratch-built? Just a superb office and bomb bay. Edited October 24, 2014 by Bill Cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandy 1 VX 4 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 and have a great build with your beast Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldmkr78 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks for the kind words everyone. This has been an absolute blast to build. I often find myself up till 2AM working on it. The PE is particularly challenging, but I think I'm getting the hang of it. So far, the fit and finish of the plastic is almost Tamiya quality, however the instructions leave much to be desired. Especially on a kit this size. The woodgrain in the cockpit is an Ushi decal. All of the other woodgrain on the floors, doors and ammo boxes were done with a Modelmaster Wood color enamel with Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna watercolors and a short, stiff brush. I prefer using watercolors because just a touch of the tip of the brush on my tongue allows me to move the woodgrain patten around until it looks right. Then I spray it with a gloss lacquer clearcoat, then weathering. Now on to the Radio Compartment Right Side Radio Compartment: Size comparison to a toothpick: Left side Radio Compartment: lawman56, CANicoll, Iain and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldmkr78 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 More Radio Compartment: The flotation cushions in the cockpit are HGW, these in the Radio Room are scratch built from Milliput. I tried to use one of my wife's nylons to re-create a pattern on the cushions. It came out ok, but doesn't show up well in this pic. lawman56, Bill Cross and olgerd83 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 It all looks great to me ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldmkr78 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 The Waist Section: The Ammo belt looks pretty good after a little black wash.: Left Side Waist Gunner: Up Close - Macro Lenses show every sin! Right Side Waist Gunner: Up Close: Cheyenne Tail Gunsight: Bill Cross, olgerd83 and lawman56 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moldmkr78 Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 (edited) More pics of stuff completed so far.... The Navigator/Bombardiers Nose Compartment: Chin Turret gunsight Norden Bomb Sight Edited October 27, 2014 by moldmkr78 plane_mc, Bill Cross and ShotMagnet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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