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  1. Patrick, Found https://aircorpslibrary.com website with factory drawings and various manuals on 48 aircraft. For the B-17, see the following drawings for details: 65-3543 Control Surface INST (Stabilizer & Elevator, early) 75-3297 Elevator ASSY (early) 15-7022 Diagram Stabilizer & Elevator (E-G) 65-3286 Diagram Fin & Rudder (early) 8-720 Fuselage Jig (early) 14-2042 Fuselage Jig (E-G) 49-2301 Centerline Diagram Landing Gear unknown p-507 Diagram Landing Gear (YB-17) unknown p-505 Nose Canopy (YB-17) 15-3421 Fuselage ASSY (YB-17, A) 65-3421 Fuselage ASSY (B-D) 15-7330 Fuselage ASSY FWD Section (E-G) 15-7331 Fuselage ASSY Rear Section (E early) 65-7331 Fuselage ASSY Rear Section (E-G) 75-3545 General Arrangement & Final ASSY (early) 15-6712 General Arrangement & Final ASSY (E early, F & G) 75-3590 Wing Tip ASSY 15-7975 Wing ASSY Inner 75-4771 Wing ASSY Inner 75-4772 Wing ASSY Outer Another website is https://airwingmedia.com/ where one can get the B-17C Flight Manual, Oct 1940. The B-17 collection includes 17 manuals and 21 magazines (Wings & Airpower). Comparing DWGs 15-7330 & 65-3421, I see two extra sections, each 9 11/16 in. wide, about 0.61 in. section removed in 32nd scale. Koster asked for 3/8 in. cut, about 0.56 in. in 32nd scale. To allow for two sections between wing and crew door, I'm thinking 0.58 in. (14.8 mm) section removal would be okay. Comparing DWGs 15-7331 & 65-3421, you cut along Frame 6 while leaving the wing fillet TEs. I think you will have a better aft fuselage than mine. Koster's 1/2 in. cut aft of Frame 6 cleared the wing fillet TEs. On the HK kit, there are three rivet lines aft of Frame 6. A cut between the first and second rivet lines would clear the wing fillet TEs, but the forward edge of the rear crew door may not be proper. Using a 3D-printer would resolve this dilemma. Can you tell me the DWG number showing the pilot cabin seat arrangement? I'm having trouble inserting an image. kwl_12_1949@att.net
  2. After building four B-17Ds in 48 scale using Koster's conversion kit, I'm going to try building one in 32nd. Came across your project and like your approach, although extremely detailed. In 48 scale, just four cuts were needed: 1) 3/8" (9.5250 mm) section removed below the cockpit window and forward of the main seam forward of the wing, 2) remove the cockpit roof, 3) cut the aft fuselage at 1/2" (12.7000 mm) aft of the main seam aft of the radio upper window, and 4) removal of material from the vacuform fuselage to insert the stabilizer. You removed a 10 mm (.3937 in) section from the forward fuselage instead of 1.5*3/8 = .5625 in (14.2875 mm). Are you sure this will match the 13' 9 37/64" (4.0936 m) distance between the nose and the wing leading edge? (127.9550 mm in 32nd.) You do not indicate material removal from the cockpit floor and its side walls. Koster suggested about 5/16" (7.9375 mm) removed from the cockpit floor. (15/32" or 11.9063 mm in 32nd.) You cut the ring around the upper turret for the commander's dome. Are you going to change the opening to tear drop shape? It looks like your aft fuselage will be in two or more pieces. The first piece is the area around the crew entry door showing interior framing. Very nice as one does not have to cut out the door and the opposing windows as in Koster's vacuform. I look forward to how the aft fuselage and empennage are made.
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