LSP_Ron Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 stupendous work! SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Olive Drab on WWII bombers often faded to a brownish green - some even took on a purplish hue. In short, whatever colour you mix can't be far wrong providing it's green-ish! If you google colour pictures of OD B-17s it'll give you some ideas. The fabric coloured control surfaces faded a lot quicker than the metal fuselage and wings. It wasn't uncommon to see replacement panels salvaged from wrecked Fortresses to be on other airframes - some looked a real patchwork of various greens and browns. There are some nice shots of early F models here: http://io9.com/5989117/check-out-these-unpublished-color-photos-of-world-war-ii-american-bomber-crews This particular model is one of the most realistically weathered B-17s I've ever seen and is well worth a look: http://www.helmo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=574&Itemid=41 Do you have a particular aircraft in mind? Depending on how accurate you want your model to be, only 300 or so Douglas built B-17s had the staggered waist gun positions and the Cheyenne tail turret (as per the HK kit) and were painted in Olive drab and Neutral Grey. Tom SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Dollar Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 Outstanding work. I set mine aside for a while until I can finish the banners I'm making. SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_mc Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Very nice work, the details look fantastic. SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissPokerAce Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thank you very much. Last saturday there was a big air show here in Switzerland and I had the chance and the priviledge to enter inside the B17 Sally B (the one used for the movie "Memphis Belle" and the only flying B17 in Europe). Here are the pictures I took of the plane. PS: its a B17G modified for the movie Memphis Belle to look like an older one... Also thank you for the colour advice, I will make it look weathered with faeded colour and some patches here and there D.B. Andrus and Girlscanplay2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pg265 Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hi, You really did a great job! Beautiful build! Pascal SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissPokerAce Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Hello! Im finally back...been busy travelling the world, but now i have some precious time for my B17 Here are the latest pics.. Starting to come toghether, some minor fitting problems... Edited December 28, 2014 by SwissPokerAce lawman56 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissPokerAce Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 lawman56 and leoasman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice progress !! SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Awesome! Kev SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny'be'bad Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Received my hk b-17 yesterday morning and my first thoughts were.....where's the 17f.....i want it now!!!!!......please..... SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zak Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Wow, details are incredible SwissPokerAce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny'be'bad Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Well its been well over a month since i received my 'fort' and i'm still dry fitting and making micro ajustments before any whiffs of glue and paint....think this is gonna be along slow slug fest of a build but hey.....its a 32nd fort!!!!............COME ON HKM......still waiting for the17 F......dump the lancaster give me the 17 F...........NOW lol Girlscanplay2 and SwissPokerAce 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 True that! Any updates on this one Ace? Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissPokerAce Posted February 6, 2015 Author Share Posted February 6, 2015 True that! Any updates on this one Ace? Craig Unfortunately not yet... Probably my next post will be of the finished B17 Hope to finish before this summer.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now