Uncarina Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 Here are a few more factory photos that may be useful, good luck with your build !!! ">http:// ">http:// Patrick, thanks very much for sharing these! I will definitely refer to them a great deal. I really want a B-17G, i'm just struggling with parting £300 for the kit! You may have seen these before.... some of Mr.Parkers. Good luck with the build! Radders, thanks! I have his book, but hadn't seen his build from these perspectives. Inspiration to us all. Fantastic efforts here Tom. This is going to be an awesome tread. Thanks for sharing! Troy Troy, thanks for checking in and for your support! As I mentioned before, I'm learning a great deal as this build progresses. Cheers, Tom patricksparks, CANicoll and sandokan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 While I had the aluminum foil I added the soundproofing material to the sides of the cockpit, after preparing them for the Eduard additions: ...and after adding primer: Cheers, Tom CANicoll, patricksparks, Isar 30/07 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Looking good there Tom. How hard was it to glue the foil on? Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 Thanks, Carl! Pretty easy: I used gap-filling CA, which gave me time to adjust. This method is a LOT faster and tidier than sculpting with Milliput or the equivalent, and I filled any gaps with aluminum cut to size. Once these were burnished they blended nicely. Cheers, Tom BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 If you go to your local Hardware such as Home Depot in the States or Bunnings in Aus and go to the A/C department were they sell ducting etc for internal A/C. There's a aluminum foil tape that they use to seal the ducts and it's adhesive backed. I use it all the time. Like your progress and the side panels look good. Maxim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Tom, Great update and another great use for foil. Thanks for sharing! GAz Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 15, 2018 Author Share Posted May 15, 2018 If you go to your local Hardware such as Home Depot in the States or Bunnings in Aus and go to the A/C department were they sell ducting etc for internal A/C. There's a aluminum foil tape that they use to seal the ducts and it's adhesive backed. I use it all the time. Like your progress and the side panels look good. Maxim. Maxim, thanks, good idea! Tom, Great update and another great use for foil. Thanks for sharing! GAz Gaz, thank you! Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) I've been working on various areas while I waited for my bronze green paint to arrive, Tamiya XF-11 J.N. Green, using the Eduard Interior and Front Interior photoetch. The Master Details order also arrived, and I will be using their control columns: I love the flexible O2 hoses they provide, and look forward to using more of their items during this build. I scratchbuilt the walkways in the rear cockpit, scribed the front deck, then added Uschi knotless wood decals. Next I will be focusing on finishing the cockpit. Cheers, Tom Edited May 19, 2018 by Uncarina Zero77, Trak-Tor, patricksparks and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Looks great so far. Just an info and I hope it isn't too late..., the nose section aft bulket was natural aluminium, not green. And I would remove the eduard round photoetch part above the chin turret. That cover was only installed after the war was over. It looks like Eduard used actual flying B-17‘s or museum birds for as a reverence. During the war, it was just a clear cover in order to look into into the chin turret. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Empire, Thanks! Can you steer me in the right direction for appropriate reference photos? Cheers, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Minor nitpick but since you seem interested in accuracy as much as possible, the padding on either side of the cockpit that you so diligently applied should be olive drab in color. Again, not a huge issue but just so you know. Just an FYI, the padding on bulkhead three (as you can see in the above photo of the navigator's station) should be olive drab as well...with silver buttons fastening it to the unpainted bulkhead. Nice work so far... I keep checking in and watching the progress. Edited May 19, 2018 by Juggernut Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 (edited) Thanks! I actually painted it olive green, but the pics don't really show the contrast; the drybrushing helps a bit. Cheers, Tom Edited May 19, 2018 by Uncarina sandokan, Juggernut, Victor K2 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernut Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Ok, that's good. The photos do look like dull dark green (at least to my eye). Keep up the good work! Aces-N-Eights! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Thanks! I appreciate you keeping me honest! Cheers, Tom Juggernut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 Nice work and the plywood effect is very convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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