Ok I was able to get a little done on the B-17 tonight but first lets look at a little of the history of this Old B-17.
History
One day in 1943 an old B-17E with the tail number 41-2666 formally known as
"LUCY" was flown in and parked on an airstrip at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The bomber had seen better days and its frame bore evidence of its heavy record of aerial combat. It was so badly shot up it was now worthless, and was parked at the end of the runway where other aircrews could cannibalize it for needed parts. That was until a young Captain from Orange New Jersey named Jay Zeamer intervene.
Stay tuned for more in our next installment now onto the model
The Model
I started by painting all of the appropriate parts and features with Model Master Interior Green.
The green came out nice but a little too "pure" for an old bomber. So I made a little bit of wash with some black Oil paint and thinner
I placed this clean piece next to the others so you can see the difference between the washed and non-washed parts.
Here are the before and after shots of the fuselage. The photos make it look darker then it really is.
This one is a bit better
Here we see the office of Captain Jay Zeamer and 2nd Lieutenant John T. Britton
Here we see the office of bombardier Joe Sarnoski and navigator 2nd Lieutenant Ruby Johnston
Till the next time, thanks for looking