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

[Guest]

Sorry for the long delay in updating this!Very slow going on the interior. The resin parts are thick and need to thinned quite a bit to get them to flex enough to fit the curve of the fuselage without breaking. They also do'nt quite line up perfectly so its even more aggravating trying to get all the components to align properly. There are some small gaps that will need tending to but nothing major.

[flyjoe180]

Looking good Trey! This is a very interesting build to watch, looking forward to more soon.

[Guest]

Slow but steady I'm chipping away at the office bits! The IP is close, still need the throttle quadrant and some small knobs and handles to add

[michaelm]

IP looks great Trey, that P.E takes a while doesn't it. This is great build to watch, m

[AlanG]

Great work as usual Trey

[Guest]

You have the patience of a saint Trey. Thinning down resin enough to make it flexible is something I have never even considered and would probably drive me nuts.

Well done for taking it on and many thanks for the inspiration to us all!

[Guest]

Michael Yes indeed it can take some time ,but its worth the end result! Thanks for the kind words

Allyne thank you kindly Sir!

Richard You're so right it is driving me nuts! I could think of no other way to make them fit nicely though . Really appreciate your high regards,thanks!

The seat assembly went together nicely.

Delicate work removing resin from the control yoke

The IP test fit looks good on the floor but not in the fuselage,going to be some filling and remaking stringer detail to make up the gap

The Pilot side wall detail parts are ill fitting and need a lot of careful sanding on both the fuselage interior and the resin part itself. I wound up trimming off the back section behind the O2 bottle mounts to get the final fit. The other side panels that go behind those do'nt fit at all and the starboard part is molded in reverse. If you flip it around so the detail wo'nt be seen you could get it to fit,as this is pointless they wo'nt be used . Here is the one side in place after a day long struggle of constant sanding test fitting and some rather colorful language.

[flyjoe180]

Great work so far Trey, I just caught up with your cockpit work.

[Guest]

Wow.....it's a really big project and a good work so far. I'm looking forward to the finished Fortress.

Greetings from the Black Forest

:redface:

[Guest]

Joe,BigZimmo thanks for the kind words!

The IP is ready to instal and the interior sub assemblies are now painted

[Dave W]

Some amazing work going on here.I assume this aircraft had lots of crew oxygen bottles mounted at various locations inside the fuselage like the B24?.Do you have these as resin parts to add?.If so,I was wondering what size they are in 1/48.Thinking of adding them when I get round to doing my B24D.I saw a build of a B24 in 1/72 in a magazine some years ago where the modeller used orange 'Tic Tac' sweets for the oxygen bottles..Looked very effective.

[Guest]

fantastic IP mate,and i just noticed its a B17 with chin gun lol `doh me`

mobear

[Ian M]

That is a serious IP Trey. You must have eyes like a mole after painting that lot!

Ian M

[flyjoe180]

Stunning paint work on the panel Trey.

[Guest]

Dave thank you,yes it has resin O2 bottles that came with the upgrade goodies. I'll be mounting the bigger ones in the Pilot station soon so I'll post up the pics then so you can get an idea of the size. I like the tic-tac trick thats innovative modelling there for sure

Ole thanks,its all good I miss stuff like that as well .

Ian ,Joe thank you both kindly. I've got to be honest as Eduard did most of the tiny detail painting for me I ca'nt take all the credit!