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Forgot to post this and then got busy celebrating Christmas with the family.Correct, there was instead a little gondola with a very limited firing arc. I read a bit about the RAF's experience with B-17Cs in combat and man these airplanes were not ready for battle, blindspots everywhere! Pilots had to fishtail to let the waist gunners aim backwards. I remember reading either on this forum or elsewhere that most Es has a remote-controlled belly turret but it was not the Bendix one used in B-25s and in the noses of the late B-17Fs and Gs. I'll see if I can dig that up. I was 50/50 on getting an E or a C to build tbh, I love both.
Ooh, those are some good finds! I don't plan on buying any further B-17s (At least not until I have way more space in my house) but I'm sure other folks keeping up with the thread will appreciate them.
Heinkel He70 Blitz for inspiration. Have fun.Forgot to post this and then got busy celebrating Christmas with the family.
Here's the link to a great resource on the B-17E remote control turret, with lots of photos. It's made by Sperry and was interchangeable with their manned ball turret.
Speaking of Christmas, I got a Revell 1:72 Heinkel He-70F-2 from my aunt this year for Secret Santa (I asked for any small 1:72 Airfix or Revell kit as that was the price range for the event).
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Certainly an odd-looking aircraft but I'm excited to build it. The landing gear looks very complex and seems to have decals that go over the doors, so that should be interesting. I don't really plan on buying many German aircraft (nor do I have many future purchases planned in general) nor am I particularly passionate about this aircraft so I'd rather not buy the specific colors and just use the ones I already have. I'll see what liveries I can find and if all else fails I'll just replicate the scheme in the box using Bronze Green, Olive Green and Neutral Gray (Blasphemy, I know). Will keep y'all posted, and hope y'all have enjoyed the holidays and have a happy new year!
P.S. In case anyone's curious, I got my dad for Secret Santa and bought him A Night At The Opera on vinyl as he's a huge Queen fan.
Thank you! There are certainly a lot of good liveries in there.Heinkel He70 Blitz for inspiration. Have fun.
On this model some kind of superglue called Tekbond. On my other models, a small tube of humbrol polycement that came in the Hurricane starter set. On the B-17 I've used that but also elmer's PVA for the windows. I plan on buying some tamiya cement with a brush applicator once I get back to the US as that seems much better than my current approach of dipping cocktail sticks in glue/cement.
What brand/kind of the glue have you used?
My bad, my sentence was ambiguous. I specifically meant that I'm buying the Tamiya because it comes with the brush. Finished the kit btw! Very happy with how it turned out, might be my best work. I've got a flight to catch tonight so pics will have to wait (already took a lot of those). Leaving the kit here since this is hopefully my last semester of uni and anything I take with me I'll have to bring back.The Tamiya thin cements come with a brush inside the cap. No need to buy a separate one.
True. I suppose that will have to wait on my end until I move out of university and into better-ventilated accommodations.Fine panel lines and rivets are more close to scale than the alternative. With thin, airbrushed colours they still should be visible.
Thanks!Very cool
Thanks! Good to be back.Welcome back mate.
Glad to hear that you and your models are in good shape.
Wish to see more, sooner.