Sharkfin B-17

[moon puppy]

Starting this over at Swanny's
I've wanted to do one for a long long time. Now that I know how to mess up a Natural Metal Finish I figure this would be a good chance to show off.

More later.

 

[Sharkmouth]

Re: Sharkfin B17

What scheme?

Regards,

 

[moon puppy]

Re: Sharkfin B17

Not sure yet, you know of a Sharkmouth??

 

[phantom II]

Re: Sharkfin B17

Hey Bob, this one just set my radar off. I have been sitting on one for years. I plan on Brit markings for mine if I ever have the nerves to start it.
I'll be taking notes.

Cheers , Christian B)

 

[Sharkmouth]

Re: Sharkfin B17

Not sure yet, you know of a Sharkmouth??

No, but the shark fin description caught my attention right away!

Regards,

 

[dewertus]

Very good - I'll be happy to observed your work because from this series I have the SB-17G, which will also be (in the majority) finish in the natural color of metal B)

 

[moon puppy]

That's it, Hurbert, i'm down here in the garage trying to figure out what to do. Looking at all I'm suppose to do and what I want to do and can't pick one or the other.

You just made up my mind. B17 inbound!

 

[moon puppy]

It's started... :zen

you know, i'm not going to buy $400. worth of reserach books for this one build. Color callouts say the interior was zinc chromate, I question that based on several books I have read about the early B17s and the aluminum lacquer that was used at times, was ZC used, sure it was. But I don't think it was all inside the cockpit area. That beings said, I've honored the instructions and painted the inside ZC.

Still don't know what scheme I'm going to use. Academy's decals suck.

The red dot on the insignia should touch the inner points of the star. That ain't right. Not sure if i'm going B or C on this, depends on the scheme I end up with.

 

[SA Dave]

Oooh is this one going to be a NMF bird again?

 

[moon puppy]

You know it!

 

[kryptosdaddy]

I would like to try one of these in 1/72, happy building Bob! Are you planning on any aftermarket PE or resin parts?

 

[Arturius]

lovely Bird, one of my favorites from WWII period...

 

[MrT]

:hmmm

 

[dewertus]

Academy's decals suck.

When you try KITECH you will change opinion about Academy decals... :laugh:

 

[moon puppy]

Can;t find any aftermarket decals so I guess i'm going with the kit scheme. One of the B17s that did the "we can bomb anywhere in the western hemisphere" South American Goodwill tour. No wait..those were YB-17...hmmm, what's up with this?

 

[SA Dave]

Academy's decals suck.

When you try KITECH you will change opinion about Academy decals... :laugh:

Kitech cant be named Decals Stickers are an closer description - Very bad stickers at that.

 

[kryptosdaddy]

Looks like a nice start Bob! B)