Phartycr0c Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Part 2 of my Dio challenge starts. Part 1 if you cast your mind back was my Meng ME 163. Part 2 is a "crew in" HK B17. I really am making this up as I go along, and as I wanted to do a little figure painting off the bat, I started with the Bomb aimers position complete with bomb aimer and "gunner assistant" Nav. So the crew starts with the wonderful Master Details Bomb aimer figure. The nav is actually a 1/35 Czech Masters Blackhawk door gunner with one of the spare heads from the Master Details kit and a little milliput for the fur cuffs and collars. Anyhow here's progress so far . The front turret sight in the kit is ridiculously large. even after thining and some reduction it is still a little on the thick side and unfortunately covers the bomb aimers fizzog. Next up the traditional starting point, the cockpit. LSP_Paul, Iain, lawman56 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Love it! More please! Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 16, 2016 Share Posted February 16, 2016 Brilliant mate! On track for Telford '16 then!? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 ^^Mebbee^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Nice start to the crew. I used 10 Master details WWll Cold weather Pilot and modified 9, missing the tail gunner. My "Flak-Kat" shot her down and busted a whole bunch of scratch building out of the fuselage. Keep up the good work Jack Popcorn makes me Thirsty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Very interesting. This was always a dream project for myself. One of a few hundred! LoL J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 A little more progress with the cockpit. Onto the quilting I thought miliput was a bit thick and sticky for the job and it ruined the kitchen sieve yep im in trouble. Anyhow, I was using a set of cutters when I saw the handle pattern .Bingo! Embossed kitchen foil and here are the results A little wash et voilla chipping on the control pedestal and its starting to come together slowly. BTW the cockpit isnt finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Rock on brother! Awesome to see another one of these big birds on the go! Good luck with it Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I started by modifying a Masterdetails Cold Weather pilot into a bombardier sighting his Norden as the plan is "On the bomb run" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 The hardest part was figuring out how in the world he positioned his body to work the sight, not many pics I could find besides a few "Hollywood" shots.(worthless) Nav is also modified MD Cold Weather pilot. Keep on Truck'n with this and I hope you don't have a "​Flak-Kat" of your own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 Thats nice work I have a little update soonest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted March 14, 2016 Author Share Posted March 14, 2016 Been working on off and on the pilot and co pilot. The co pilot is an interloper from the Tamiya Mosquito. I have used the kit panel and filled the lenses with pva for the clear look. with the crew in there is no real room to see all the cockpit details HK provide. I need to add the oxygen hoses then on to the bomb bay. Just realised how messy my work place is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I have found quilted patterns in the plastic covers they make for window air conditioners, also, some plastic shower curtains have the pattern also. Bruce Phartycr0c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark64 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 Update. My attention has turned to a little engineering required to make this a little more authentic. That of powering the props. I am intending to have three of the four engines running during display and to that end how to power the props.? Thusly. I am using 3.7 v 60000rpm brushless micro motors Which, as it appens, fit very nicely into the rear of the prop hub fitting the front of which is drilled, the rear being plugged with milliput firmly fixing the motors into place. giving this Next is fitting the rear of the hub so the props will run centrally and without vibration. In order to make this happen some sort of sleeve was required. after initial trials with milliput plugs i settled on some insulation from thick stranded copper wire pushed onto the drive cog with the hub being set onto and centred before being glued to the sleeve. giving this Et voila i have three fully functioning wright cyclones.........well ok perhaps not. Within the wing spar structure I have fitted a set of electrical connections which will allow me to unplug and remove the wings for transport if required. With this particular bridge crossed I can now progress a little hopefully. Shawn M and Pete Fleischmann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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