B-17 Done!
Well here she is, mostly out of the box, I did use a squadron main canopy, Eduard ignition harnesses, and a Cheyenne tail turret from the Monogram Pro Modeler kit, graciously donated to me by a Hyperscaler. I did not build her as any particular aircraft, but a representative one, though I did go with things a bit different as a non staggered waist with Cheyenne turret, which I saw a couple of in books I have. I sure enjoyed the build, but man was she hard to photograph!
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Craig Abrahamson said on June 12, 2017
Pics (and build) came out well enough, Rob. When I photographed mine, I took it outside and used the zoom function. http://imodeler.com/2014/06/148-monogram-b-17g-nine-o-nine/
jim wasley said on June 12, 2017
Great build Rob,from what I can see all detail is crisp and clear(the hard photography would not have been Old Rasputin?)
Rick Wilkes said on June 12, 2017
Beautiful bird Rob. I think you got the weathering just right
Greg Kittinger said on June 12, 2017
Very nice! Love the B-17 in all it's livery, but NMF makes for the more colorful birds. Great job on it.
Richard Mcstay said on June 12, 2017
Cool B-17 Rob! I like the weathering chips, very convincing, as is the smoke stains from the props.
Paul Wilsford said on June 12, 2017
Yep, nice looking glass of dark dregs. The B-17 is quite a glorious looking bird to boot.
Rob Anderson said on June 12, 2017
Thanks guys!
Robert Royes said on June 12, 2017
Great build! came out superb.
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on June 12, 2017
Imperial Russian beer with Rasputin the holy Devil! Now there's a statement! Who makes that ? Being a History guy and beer drinker, it seems a perfect match.
Love the Monogram B-17! You did a fine job on her, and she looks the part.
Rob Anderson said on June 12, 2017
Old Rasputin is brewed by North Coast Brewing Company Fort Bragg California. It is a very hearty stout, it's like Guinness squared (real Guinness, not the funky stuff with the little fizzy thing in the bottle) 9%, but very smooth, which of course makes it a wee bit dangerous, as you can down a few before it hits you square between the eyes!
Bernard E. Hackett, Jr. said on June 13, 2017
Rob, I spent 8 weeks at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. And it did hit me between the eyes. That's amazing, and the beer sounds good, too. Doubt I'll see any here on the other coast, maybe when I'm in San Francisco later on visiting my son.
Rob Anderson said on June 13, 2017
Different Fort Bragg, This one is in Califirnia north west of Sacramento
Marc Barris said on June 12, 2017
Very nice Rob.
Louis Gardner said on June 12, 2017
Your B-17 looks great my friend. I'll bet the wooden floor parts turned out nice too... I really like it Rob.
George Williams said on June 12, 2017
Nice looking B-17, the subtle weathering really sets it off.
Tom Cleaver said on June 13, 2017
Nice work. The Monogram B-17G can always look good.
for future reference: if you dip that glass nose in Future, you can un-craze it a bit. Also, Squadron Vac Canopies does the 1/48 B-17G. Worth it only to use the nose cap, if only to give the world a good look at all that nice work I am pretty sure you did in there (if I could see through that molding - the one bad part in that kit).
Rob Anderson said on June 13, 2017
Yep I dipped it, but it is still pretty thick! It is also slightly undersized, ah well!
Jeff Bailey said on June 13, 2017
VERY nice, Rob! It looks ready for its' next mission. The finish is great!
Rob Pollock said on June 14, 2017
Nice resiult, Rob.
David Mills said on June 14, 2017
Great work Rob very nice level of weathering - great NMF as well
Bob Bailey said on June 14, 2017
Very nice, Rob. An oldie but goodie. Thanks for sharing photos with us.
Bob
John Francis Smith said on June 16, 2017
Great job! Love the restrained weathering!
Thomas Sweeney said on June 17, 2017
Great build amazing details
Tom