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Rod Bettencourt
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B-17G "American Beauty" Part 1

November 4, 2024 · in Aviation · 14 · 271

Hello,

486 Bomb Group 384 Squadron out of Sudberry. This aircraft survived the war to be broken up in Kingman AZ. I am waiting for the California countryside to turn green which should be in March. At that point I will post many more pictures. But here are a couple that I have taken so far.

Products used
Paint: Ak Real color, Model master and Alclad
Aftermarket: Eduard wooden floors and ammo boxes set
Eduard Zoom cockpit
Eduard engine set
Eduard Radio Compartment
Eduard masks
Master gun Barrells
Hope you like
Rod

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14 responses

  1. Congratulations Rod! Excellent job, at first I thought I was looking at the real thing!

  2. For realism I’d say this one is a 10 out of 10. Terrific

  3. Rod, @rodbettencourt, having seen this build in person, I have to say the natural light really makes it pop. Great looking build and congratulations on your award at the Lancaster contest, it was well deserved.

  4. Is that a real one or a model, Rod @rodbettencourt
    Seriously, this is a great result. Even from the close-ups it looks like a real one.

  5. Great realism - both the build and the photography

  6. Thank you guys for your comments!

    Rod

  7. Those do look like photos of a real aircraft ! It looks amazing .

  8. very very nice

  9. Looks great. What kit is this?

  10. Great work all around, Rod! πŸ‘ I love the natural light photography a lot! πŸ‘

  11. Yep - what they said - I almost moved past this post thinking it wasn't a model! Excellent work.

  12. Great build and photos!

  13. Thank you all!

    Rod

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