gunpowder Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Ive been working on this for just over a week now. Its been fun but also a little bit of a slog at times. Im not going to waffle on so heres some photos. Now the reason im thinking of the Texas Raiders decals is because no B-17 in the war was called Texas Raiders , so in some sense it is fictitious , but it also commemorates both the Wartime crews and the crews that keep them flying today. Edited August 22, 2013 by gunpowder Out2gtcha, Bozzaroo, Derek B and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Yay! Another cool WIP for one of these behemoths we get to see come to life............... Following along w/interest mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ignore the tanks i need to redo them a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nigelr32 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks for posting this build Mr Gunpowder. please keep the pics and the story coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormer Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Your woodwork looks nice and worn. Keep up the good work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chango Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 That's a lot of progress for only a week! Gotta say, the interior detail doesn't look bad OOTB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks guys. OK rant time. That upper roof part. What on earth were HK thinking of? Its not an amazing fit and as i suspected theres a seam all the way arount thats going to need sanding and therefore some surface detail will be lost. I dont get it. Surely the majority of modellers will want it attached? Its a stupid idea thats really annoyed me today. Rant over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime 100 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Ive been working on this for just over a week now. Its been fun but also a little bit of a slog at times. Im not going to waffle on so heres some photos. Now the reason im thinking of the Texas Raiders decals is because no B-17 in the war was called Texas Raiders , so in some sense it is fictitious , but it also commemorates both the Wartime crews and the crews that keep them flying today. Outstanding ! The woodwork is awesome! tomv87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Thanks , its actually simple to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Interesting woodwork--I thought the doors would have been painted. Looks like I'll be bringing my WWI wood techniques to bear on this one. All you need is a bit of dark brown oil paint to put on top of a base coat of light wood color. Just got my B-17 last night. WOW!!!! is an understatement. Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Looking great, can't wait to see it finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Which color green is that? Almost looks like Model Master Panzer green or something like it. Cheers, Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Its a Tamiya green i think it was IJN green or something but i mixes a little blue with it a while ago when i was building an avenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Its a Tamiya green i think it was IJN green or something but i mixes a little blue with it a while ago when i was building an avenger. OK--this is that Bronze Green color or whatever it's called, right? I have something I've used for that. Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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