Gerhard Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Tom, what did you use for the wood flooring? If I may ask. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 beautiful work, makes me want to do one, maybe maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Some tremendous work here for sure Brian, thanks for your support! The kit has been a blast to put together. Beautiful detail Tom. Martin, thanks! I am just assembling and adding the aftermarket, with just a little scratchwork thrown in. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) Tom, what did you use for the wood flooring? If I may ask.Gerhard, of course! Ask away. I used the Uschi decals: https://www.uschivdr.com/shopping-categories/shop-wood-grain-decals/They are extremely forgiving: tough and flexible. Also translucent, so I used Tamiya deck tan with a gloss overcoat. Playing with the under color can really change the appearance of the same decals. Cheers, Tom Edited June 7, 2018 by Uncarina Martinnfb and Gerhard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 beautiful work, makes me want to do one, maybe maybe Thanks! This has been epic, fun, and an education. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Paxton Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Fantastic craftsmanship sir Cheers, Dan Martinnfb and Uncarina 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 Dan, thanks very much! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 (edited) With this post I want to salute HK Models. As some of you know, the rear wing spar creates an ugly and inaccurate step at the forward end of the radio compartment of the B-17G release. I wasn't looking forward to correcting this, as removing the step weakens the spar. The design team corrected this with the E/F release, and in my G kit. Compare the kit parts, especially L19 and O26 in the instructions with the actual parts: HK models not only corrected an inaccuracy with a subsequent release, they retrofitted the correction to a previous release. Bravo HK models! There are still corrections awaiting however. Check out the E/F part M1 on the left with the inaccurate G counterpart on the right. The latter was based on a restored B-17. The ammo feed is mounted on the wall, preventing the ball turret from rotating. I will need to remove this. Stay tuned! Cheers, Tom Edited June 6, 2018 by Uncarina patricksparks, LSP_Kevin, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Are you going to open the door to the radio room from the bomb bay? I think I'm going to open mine. Great work so far! Cheers....Ron Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 Ron, Thanks for reminding me! I was going to open the rear door in the compartment, kicking around opening the front, though there won't be much to see, since I am leaving the bay empty. Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 7, 2018 Author Share Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) ...and fixed up the rear bulkhead. I opened the door, cut away the ammo bins, sanded away all surface detail and reduced the thickness, then glued thin styrene and added detail, using the E/F part as a guide: Cheers, Tom Edited June 7, 2018 by Uncarina nmayhew, LSP_Kevin, chukw and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Wow Tom...that bulkhead looks really good! You need to add the ejector pin marks so you can sand them off! Cheers....Ron Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Ron, Thanks! I'm tempted to do the same thing to the E/F bulkhead! Cheers, Tom Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Great work, Tom! Something useful for when you come to add the doors back onto the radio room bulkheads... the rear bulkhead door has the hinges on the wrong side. If you're looking forward to the rear radio room bulkhead as if standing on the ball turret, the hinges should be on the left. If memory serves me correctly, HK moulded them on the right so they need flipping over. Tom Uncarina and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Tom Nice work on the bulkhead and thanks for the heads up on the part fix with the older G kit. Is there a way to know which kit actually has the retrofit? Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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