All-new Revell 1/72 B-17G

papabravo;53602 wrote:

That top turret looks rather too prominent to me or am I being nitpicking?

Going back to the "too tall turret" thing, I think almost everyone got this impression as it's not something you see in period photos.

However... we were all wrong.


Photo of Chuckie by Dean K5DH

All the best,
PB

Paul, I'm not trying to be picky here, but a photo of "Chuckie" does not count as "period". I believe that "Chuckie" is one of the B-17s flying that does not have a top turret installed, but rather just the dome mounted on top of the fuselage. That is sticking up far too high. But this might explain where Revell got the bad info.

Karl

Here is a WWII photo and shows the turret sitting much lower.

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And now for some complete B-17 modelling madness....

A B-17G 1/32 scale kit!

That is going to be QUITE impressive. But A) where do you put it? and how many people can afford it? I would like one (and would really like it if they put out a late F), but common sense says no. We will see, perhaps in a moment of weakness ; ) ...

So, do any of you folks in Europe have one of the new 1/72nd B-17's? I know it is out over there.

Karl wrote:

So, do any of you folks in Europe have one of the new 1/72nd B-17's? I know it is out over there.

Hopefully i'll find one under the tree in 3 sleeps time.

I've got my reference material gathered together to build one of the 401BG's PFF Forts while I try to track down the Revell kit somewhere local.

To make things a little easier I'm not going to attempt the staggered waist window conversion, so that restricts me to a choice of four aircraft to make decals for.

B-17G-20-VE 42-97600
Ex-94CBW PFF aircraft.
Allocated 401BG 614BS IW-Y 20th August 1944.
Lost in Action 21st November 1944.



B-17G-25-VE 42-97636
Ex-94CBW PFF aircraft.
Suffered Category 3 damage as a result of a landing accident 8th August 1944, Lt. William C. Mannix (613th Squadron) flying.
Aircraft repaired and brought back into service.
Allocated 401BG 615BS IY-H 26th August 1944.
Suffered Category 3 damage as a result of a landing accident 18th February 1945, Capt. Paul E. Campbell (615th Squadron Operations Officer) flying.
Aircraft repaired and brought back into service.
Transferred to 305BG in May 1945 for Project Casey Jones.

Aftermath of the 18th Feb 45 accident


B-17G-40-VE 42-97947
Ex-94CBW PFF aircraft.
Allocated 401BG 612BS SC-U 7th August 1944.
Suffered unspecified damage in a ground accident whilst parked 5th February 1945.
Presumably transferred to 615BS IY-? Spring 1945.
Transferred to 305BG in August (May?) 1945 for Project Casey Jones.
Possibly the identity of "Snooper".





B-17G-45-VE 44-8033
Allocated 401BG 614BS IW-C 17th August 1944.
Transferred to 615BS IY-C Spring 1945.
Transferred to 305BG in May 1945 for Project Casey Jones.





The plan is to do the bare metal finish with foil, something I haven't attempted properly for nearly 20 years, so things may get interesting at some point.
Annoyingly, by not doing the waist window conversion it means I will have to remove the heating system vents on the starboard upper wing.

All the best,
PB

there is a reasonable model shop in Kettering if its still in business Paul.

I think they've all closed down now.

I'll have to go & have a look.