Revell 1/72 B17-G Flying Fortress.

[spanner570]

Apart from the prospect of some good G.B's or two, this will hopefully be my main winter project.




What an advancement from the B-17 I built in the '60's. which eventually ended up here on Scale Models wrapped around some airfield huts!





The detail on this new kit is terrific. It would be bonkers of me to build it without the internal detail. More bonkers still, to waste my time building it complete, only to button all up! So I intend to build the complete kit and hack off parts of the portside fuselage to show all the otherwise unseen luuurvally detail.

Sprue shot? I'll give you sprue shots- All 237 pieces! All packed into a model around 12" long.......







Closer detail...




















A huge amount of clear plastic means a lot of painting to reveal the windows and general metal framework. (Multi. choice in some cases)


One or two decals.


....and where to stick them! Plenty of different colours too.


...and more!


Simple, straight forward instructions. Follow the arrows and this bit goes there. Can't go wrong:cold-sweat:



Finally, my work bench / den, all tidied up and ready for some action.:upside:


Cheers.
Ron

[boatman]

ACTION STATIONS ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HALF HR LOL great stuff 570 I WILL be followin
chrisb

[boatman]

AN 570 will this go to the chuckerupper for some airbone shots ?

[scottie3158]

chair pulled up.

[Valeron]

I'm in.

[adt70hk]

I'm in just for the view out of your window!

[colin m]

A great choice Ron, I built that kit a while back and it is a really nice build. So much detail.

[JayCee]

I will follow along, if I may.
John.

[stillp]

Watching!
Pete

[Mickc1440]

Definitely in for this

[The Smythe Meister]

Min too
I'm always in awe of you guys who do the braille scale stuff...
...this is a plane that I'd love to have a crack at,but in 1/48th that just ain't gonna happen

[Mini Me]

Not sure about dissecting a perfectly good bomber......but I do recall seeing quite a few of these in film clips that made it back safely after being pretty well ventilated by them kraut flyboys. Might look the part if you can make your surgery look like battle damage 570.... I'm parked in the back to keep from getting pelted with popcorn !! :thumb2:

[Gern]

Well that looks enough to keep you busy 'til Xmas! That's Xmas 2023 of course! We shall miss you, so try and drop us a line occasionally please.

[Lee Drennen]

I’m in looks like a nice busy winter project.

[rtfoe]

I'd be cooked in a set up like yours in my neck of the woods but it looks cosy with a good view.
I'm guessing the kit is manufactured in Germany from the detailed sprues you have laid out. Looks like something worth getting. Pulling up a chair to watch this one Ron.

Cheers,
Richard aka Wabble