sturmovik Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Speaking of a Higher Call, have you listened Sabaton's "No Bullets Fly"? Is about your project: lawman56, williamj, chrish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 I hadn’t actually seen/ heard that before, thank you for that! sturmovik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturmovik Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, chrish said: I hadn’t actually seen/ heard that before, thank you for that! You'll listen all of their songs after this one, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Man Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 The 109 looks good, good luck with the 17. On a side note, pretty sure you can put the wheels up on any 109 model. I did on my Eduard E4, I just shaved the tires down, and glued them in there. Then glued on the the landing gear covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thanks for looking, commenting Work has moved ahead a bit, the first plastic has been cut for the B-17 and trying to get the fit, look and feel of the pilots from the book cover... williamj, Uncarina, themongoose and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Ohhh, insane progress! You’ve got the bug on this for sure. From idea to 1/2 done in a month 1 out of 2 planes right? Gotta keep the mojo high Edited January 21, 2020 by themongoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hartmann52 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 22 hours ago, sturmovik said: Speaking of a Higher Call, have you listened Sabaton's "No Bullets Fly"? Is about your project: Any songs of Sabaton worthy of inspiration lawman56 and sturmovik 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 21, 2020 Author Share Posted January 21, 2020 Thanks for keeping my mojo going guys! I really appreciate the back pats...I do have to keep reminding myself that a pat on the back is only 18 inches from a kick in the butt though, so when (not if) I make a mistake I know I'll get busted on it by somebody... sturmovik, Uncarina and Landrotten Highlander 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 I like the fact that you started with the pilot figures. It sets the mood for the build very well. I am curious on the techniques you will be using to make the battle damage. I have thinned styrene fuselage sections from behind then punched holes outward. Also I used aluminum paper, glued to the surface, and the damage looked incredibly realistic. Just some ideas... Alain chrish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Thank you! I'm definitely open to suggestions, I may remove molded kit skin and add thin sheet plastic and/ or foil to the areas I plan on perforating. I've also been experimenting with tissue (flying balsa model tissue, not the blow your nose tissue) for shredded fabric. Here's a couple of my earlier attempts at wrecks from a few years ago (almost 18 years ago now...time flies!) These are all from my early days of returning to modelling 1:32 Hasegawa kits ; Fw 190 A...? Inspired from the cover of a Luftwaffe im focus Fw 190 d-9 Inspired by a web image, the actual aircraft was an A-8 A6M52C...I think....imagination Please excuse the dust, spider webs and hair in the pictures, these models have been faithfully collecting dust for almost 2 decades Out2gtcha, Gazzas, USMC Herc and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Nice dio's!! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Wow, Great dios, Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 Trying to thin the plastic. I started by scraping the plastic with a hobby knife, worked my way up to carving plastic out with a chisel then finally a cutting tool in a Dremel this is going to be time consuming work due to the thickness of the molded plastic parts. I had at first, while planning this (the last few years) figured on doing hundreds of flack and bullet holes...I'm now thinking I may do large area damage (big pieces taken out) and only poke holes in the fuselage where ejector pin marks are to give myself a "finite" number of puncture wounds. I'm aware there is also a 1/32 vacuum formed B-17 but I think its a G model and wouldn't work for this. I could also put this type of building on a time budget and do a bit of grinding/ thinning each day so it doesn't become a task (this is my most likely route) that'll probably push the build/ destruction into months or more before completion...although it is just a hobby... pics to show the amount of plastic removed to obtain a "blow through" during practice work on spare, not to be used nose sections williamj, BiggTim, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I admire your spirit, and keep following in silence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dany Boy Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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