ErikP Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Ok gentlemen, sorry I have been away. Another week in the books. Starting off with a few photos again. Here we have the back cockpit wall with some slight modifications. Eduard photo etch hydraulic mounts installed and kit accumulator and tank added. I decided to use the kit parts after all but slightly modified them. Here is a shot of just the photo etch and styrene modifications And of the turtle deck cockpit roof. wiring to be added as soon as I research where the wires were routed specifically. I do know that a few went along the top of the windscreen and down the pilot's side to the IP but the majority of them ran along the roof back towards the top turret. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated! More to follow lawman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Great, excellent new example of B17 wizardry. ErikP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Wow, it looks like we're working off the same research pictures. I'm working on exactly the same thing. Looks great. ErikP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Gotta love the internet! I have been eyeing up other's builds of this kit and have been in awe myself. Motivation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 OK, I've got to ask...what happen to the concept someone stated that on war time B-17Gs the area below the bombardiers seat was clear plexiglass or did I misunderstand? Everybody's woodpanels are looking great but I thought that area was clear? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 That is how I did mine .................. ErikP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 OK, I've got to ask...what happen to the concept someone stated that on war time B-17Gs the area below the bombardiers seat was clear plexiglass or did I misunderstand? Everybody's woodpanels are looking great but I thought that area was clear? Bruce Bruce, you are correct. The pictures I have of war time 17s with a chin turret (only two photos I have of this area during the war) show plexi coverings. But I have also heard that they also had plywood as well. This may have been a field fix if this area sustained damage? "D-Day Doll" has markings for all of her 78 missions so I did the plywood floor as I am representing her as had damage in this area at one point or another. The plexi was there so the bombardier could monitor the turret workings below. From what I have seen, no one is wrong as to which method of covering is used. Great work by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 (edited) Some progress pics of the upper turret. I am having some trouble with this as I have only found one reference photo of an upper that slightly resembles the kit upper. Was contemplating scratch building the entire lower portion to the more familiar turret workings but decided to not go that route. It does not look like it in the photos but the lower platform is painted, just was pretty liberal with Tamiya's weathering kit. Edited January 26, 2014 by ErikP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 To my untrained eye (don't know anything about B17s) it looks nothing short of spectacular. ErikP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks Roy! I am not sure where HK acquired the info for this turret but even that reference photo I mentioned does not match the kit turret to the letter. There is a restoration firm that makes junk into WW2 warbird turrets (I have seen the pics of the seriously neglected turret parts). He supposedly has actual manuals for every type of turret used in these planes and he is 5 minutes from where I work. Time to pay him a visit and see if I can dig up more reference photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Your detail work is just lovely. Very, very nice. Geoff ErikP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 A few more pics I forgot to include. The cockpit is done up top. The access tunnel/equipment bay under the pit has yet to be scratch built as I have to print out all of the pics I took of the Nine-O-Nine this summer. Other than that, this area is signed, sealed and delivered! CANicoll, lawman56 and Chris Wimmer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikP Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Of course, weathering, some liberal paint chipping and washes will round it out but the building is done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Thanks Roy! I am not sure where HK acquired the info for this turret but even that reference photo I mentioned does not match the kit turret to the letter. There is a restoration firm that makes junk into WW2 warbird turrets (I have seen the pics of the seriously neglected turret parts). He supposedly has actual manuals for every type of turret used in these planes and he is 5 minutes from where I work. Time to pay him a visit and see if I can dig up more reference photos. After a year of darkness, guessing and calculations, without knowing the stuff had survived the war... this week I received 3.100 pages of Heinkel manuals, drawings, sketches, explanatory pictures and everything I'll ever need for my build. I'm overwhelmed and extremely happy. Believe me: if you can get those B17 drawings / photos and you want to know whether what you're doing is kinda okay / right / super-right / real (choose one), take that chance, you'll not regret it. ErikP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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