B-17 G 1:48 scale, 351st Bomb Group, 510th Squadron, AC# 43-37862, Fearless Fosdick

[dirkpitt289]

You are killing it. This is an amazing build. BRAVO!

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Your Fosdick ? at 17:04

Thanks, but no its not the same aircraft. Operation Titanic was flown, according to the video, between 2 June '44 and 21 June '44. My plane didn't start flying missions until July '44 and the mission reports do not indicate if it was a part of this operation.

I appreciate the research though. That is a cool story.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Had to do a side project for a while. Something called felting a cat.for my sister-in-law in Russia. It's done now so back to work on the plane. Fortunately I found a styrene rod of the correct diameter. I also did research for their correct placement.

And then there is the felted cat I finished.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Snautzer01]

If you fancy a P-38 with same name...Lockheed P-38 Lightning

 

[fubar57]

I'm sure glad you showed a picture of that cat

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

I've been working on the oxygen tanks of late as well as studying how the flight yokes and columns are hooked up to the flight cables.

The elevators have a common bar between them and there appears to be some kind of box where the flight cable attachments originate.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Continuing on the oxygen bottles. I've cut 13 total and am now rounding the other side. First half was reatively easy but tedious. The second half not so much. To simplify the situation, I drilled a small hole on the rounded end and inserted sprue with one end stretched. This created a handle to hold on to. Then I fitted the unstretched sprue end into my Dremel and turned the piece on the lowest setting over sandpaper. Once the opposite end shape was made the sprue was cut from the part and sanded flush.

Here is the result...

Thanks for following...

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good work, and I can appreciate what was involved - I have to make just one, similar shaped item for my 1/32nd scale Hurricane build.
But, if I needed more than one, and especially with needing multiple items, and in a smaller scale than 1/32nd, I think I would make one, as a 'master', and then mould them in resin.
OK, it means getting the materials, making the mould etc, but it cuts down the effort, and ensures that each item will be the same (give or take a bit of clean-up), and, if needed, the mould can also be used for future projects.
Just a thought, and well done with the work and perserverance.

 

[Crimea_River]

Maybe these would have been the right size:

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Thanks Terry for the suggestion. A kit available where I live runs around $30 and a learning curve. Doing this by hand is not perhaps the easy but it only costs me maybe a couple of bucks and time... both of which I have. I will give it a try later though.

 

[Airframes]

Look on-line for suppliers of moulding materials, it tends to be a lot cheaper than buying in kit form from model outlets.
I got the resins (125g bottles),, moulding rubber and catalyst, and release fluid for around £15, or about $19 US.

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

You know those tic tacs are probably 72nd scale. By the way, if anyone else is considering doing a 48th scale B17 and needs oxygen bottles, I can mail one of the ones I've made and you can make resin copies of it if you like. Just a thought.

 

[dirkpitt289]

Continuing on the oxygen bottles. I've cut 13 total and am now rounding the other side. First half was reatively easy but tedious. The second half not so much. To simplify the situation, I drilled a small hole on the rounded end and inserted sprue with one end stretched. This created a handle to hold on to. Then I fitted the unstretched sprue end into my Dremel and turned the piece on the lowest setting over sandpaper. Once the opposite end shape was made the sprue was cut from the part and sanded flush.

Here is the result...
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You're insane and a madman.... I love it. Casting these in resin would be a great idea.








Thanks for following...

 

[Snautzer01]

*WWII photo- B 17 Bomber plane Nose Art & US Airmen- FEARLESS FOSDICK* | eBay

 

[Night Fighter Nut]

Working on oxygen tanks this weekend. Almost done.

 

[Airframes]

Them be a b*gger to hold and shape at the same time - oh, b*llocks, another one has pinged !
Mary, watch where you be treading, it took me three fecking hours to sort that li'l bleeder, and me don'ts waarnt to be dooen that agairn, me luvly !!!
Or, roughly translated from 1940's East Anglian dialect - jolly good effort old chap !!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far!