B-17G - Airfix 1:72

[hal bregg]

Hello!

On March 15, 1945, after Berlin area air raid, this B-17 have made an emergency landing near city Kielce in Poland.
Soviets sent the crew back to base, machine was abandoned, and dismantled.

Unit: 96 SQ/2 BG/15 AF
Base: Amendola Air Base, Italy
Commander: Philip Good
Crew: Powers, Schlau, Koepp, Kirst, Nichols, Janas, Roll, Tarby, Getinich.


Model:

New Airfix kit is overall good, but I have made some improvements- resin wheels, engines, turbochargers and machine guns.
Decals: a mix of Airfix, Techmod and Print Scale.
Paint: Alclad ALC-105 "Polished Aluminium".

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Very nicely done.

 

[Airframes]

It is indeed !

 

[Bad-Karma]

Wow looks fantastic! Gives me something to strive for with my b17 builds!

 

[michaelmaltby]

.... superb in aluminum finish

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[ArmouredSprue]

Good job

 

[SANCER]

My favorite bomber !! (I have one in 1/48 waiting its turn and will be metallized ...)

You have achieved a very clean and quality work.
The photographs are excellent and the reference with the real images, invite to revive its history.

Saludos.
Luis Carlos

 

[hal bregg]

Thanks, Luis.
Yes. History...That inspired me to make a model of this B-17 (through very many possible paintings).
Poland destroyed by war, just liberated from Nazis, (by Soviet army, khm...), and a not so well known in this area huge silver plane....
Beside that city Kielce is where I was born.

 

[JKim]

Beautiful finish on that B-17. However, the photos show up a bit bluish and dark on my uncalibrated monitor here at work.

Not sure if they look any better but these two were auto-corrected in Photoshop Elements.

 

[SANCER]

Thanks, Luis.
Yes. History...That inspired me to make a model of this B-17 (through very many possible paintings).
Poland destroyed by war, just liberated from Nazis, (by Soviet army, khm...), and a not so well known in this area huge silver plane....
Beside that city Kielce is where I was born.

The history has several histories like that.
It´s very admirable for me to know such stories and even more to enjoy scale models, created by people who had to do with the version chosen, the relationship with a relative or people acquaintance, some personal experience or anecdote.
All are interesting stories.

Saludos

 

[hal bregg]

Wow, JKim!, yours B-17 is much better than mine. What paint did You used?.
Now seriously: I like photography, but I am not too much in photographic programs. Shame, someday maybe ...

Sancer: thanks, 3xYES, Saludos! (Pozdrowienia!).

 

[Robert Porter]

John great fix on the pics! Hal great job on the kit! I love B-17's and you did a great job on this one!

 

[JKim]

Wow, JKim!, yours B-17 is much better than mine. What paint did You used?.
Now seriously: I like photography, but I am not too much in photographic programs. Shame, someday maybe ...

I understand completely! If it doesn't bother you, it doesn't bother me!

 

[fubar57]

Beautiful paint work

 

[Capt. Vick]

Great job!

 

[hal bregg]

Hello
"With A Little Help Of My Friends" , I have improved photos a bit in something called "Lightroom".
JKim: thanks for Your inspiration to do that. Cheers!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Good job on the pics.
Photographing 'polished metal' objects is always tricky and, unlike other 'reflective' surfaces, the use of a pola filter doesn't help. Indirect and / or diffused lighting can sometimes be a benefit, but it's still a tricky subject - well done.