B-17G Flying Fortress 'Miss Demeanor' 1/48 Monogram

[Guest]

Ian thanks ,just leaving the cutaways open ,no covering

Ian M thanks glad you like the zip tie trick.

Ole I just could'nt bring myself to allow you to suffer,thanks for the positive prodding and input!

Colin thanks glad to see you're happy too

The surgery is complete











cheers Trey

[Vaughan]

Nicely done Trey I think it was worth the effort.

[Guest]

looks the business,and people can see the effort that has gone into the build,also how brilliant the painted detail is

mobear

[eddiesolo]

Just caught this and have been so absorbed in this building, truly a master builder. Outstanding detailing and workmanship.

Si

[takeslousyphotos]

Great work Trey, and as the others have said having the viewing ports was worth the effort.

Peter

[flyjoe180]

Wow, nicely done Trey, glad your friend has agreed to allow the interior and all your detail work to be viewed.

[Guest]

Thank god all that hard work has not been lost - stunning work Trey. Cheers Derek

[Guest]

Fantastic Trey, glad you decided to go down this route mate.

Andy

[spanner570]

See Trey, people power can work!

Thank goodness your friend agreed to the world being able to see the amazing work that is going into this aircraft.....

When I saw the viewing ports for the first time I thought "No, they have to be panels." but the way you have done them is spot on.

My present avatar sums it all up....Hats off to Trey.

Brilliant stuff.

Ron

[tr1ckey66]

Hi Trey, is this your first cut away model? if it is then it's unbelievable!

Fabulous work, hats off to your friend for allowing you to do it and well done everyone for suggesting it!

Cheers

P

[Guest]

Thanks so much for all the positive support ,Vaughan ,Ole, Si,Peter,Joe,Derek,Andy,Ron & Paul. Ron I could'nt think of a way to incorp panels with the cut away so just did a random free hand,glad to hear you like the way it came out,frankly I was scared that I had buggered the whole deal.Yes Paul its my first cut away and I dreaded every minute of it!!!! Again thank all of you so much for all the positive support,its really a big help!!!

While waiting for the mask to arrive from down under decided to tidy up some details. The front windscreen and forward bulk head pe is really nice





Got to try out the new bendinding tool and its money well spent in my book







The instructions indicate some 'minor' sanding could be required for proper fit. That would be a slight understatement as it took a full day of tedious fitting ,sanding,filing and re-fitting to get it even close! This is not for the faint of heart or impatient modeller!! However the reward is well worth the effort as it adds some really nice detail in a highly visible area.



Next I drilled out the exhaust and painted the assemblies. Starting with a gold base I then used the A/B to apply some metalizer gun metal from Model Master. Then a wash of game color black and a dry brush of testors silver.





Next up the Pilot figures,painted with Model master enamels and finished with citadel washes . Figures are a weak point for me but I'm working hard to get better at it.





cheers Trey

[flyjoe180]

Superb work Trey. That PE makes a huge difference to the windshield. Your figures look great, both the pilot and the bloke with the cigarette.

[papa 695]

Stunning work Trey and I wish I could get figures to look that good. And like you say the PE really doe's the trick

[Guest]

Nice work Trey

[takeslousyphotos]

Weak point ?????? You are kidding Trey. Those figures look pretty good to me....... I wish my weak points (and there are plenty of them) were that good.

Peter