The B-17 Channel at iModeler (46 articles)

The B-17 Channel at iModeler

Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

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46 articles
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Family, Friends, Food, Florida, Flying, Fun and good memories, but not necessarily in that order…..part 2

by Jaime Carreon on December 11, 2018
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Louis Gardner was kind enough to put up with Joe Caputo and me for an entire day that turned into quite a memorable one. The tour of the American Aero Services shop in New Smyrna Beach, FL, was the icing on the cake, but most important was meet[...]

Family, Friends, Food, Florida and Flying but not necessarily in that order…..

by Louis Gardner on December 6, 2018
in News — 34 Comments

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Jaime Carreon and Joe Caputo (fellow Imodelers) for the very first time in person. The misses and I headed to New Smyrna today with Jaime and Joe............ The first stop was a great visit at American[...]

Finally finished

by Dylan Michael Davis Eddy on December 3, 2018
in Aviation — 5 Comments

With the emphasis on the title of the article, one might think this kit was the biggest pain in the rear to ever be made, this really isn't the case. As mentioned in the previous posts, the only real issues with the kit was the bomb bay being to[...]

99% Done Academy B-17

by Dylan Michael Davis Eddy on December 2, 2018
in Aviation — 1 Comment

Engines, glass, nose, turrets, etc are all added in these photos! Extremely happy with how the kit is turning out minus the gap issues throughout. The "glass" is the toughest part in terms of painting and getting into their respective spaces. Th[...]

Academy B-17 Update

by Dylan Michael Davis Eddy on December 2, 2018
in Aviation

Okay so i apologize for the delay in posts. The last few days have been my hectic build days to get this finally taken care of. First off, all the praise I had for the fit of the cockpit went right out the window with the fuselage being put toge[...]

Update on Academy B-17

by Dylan Michael Davis Eddy on November 9, 2018
in Aviation — 7 Comments

So the past week and a half has been extremely busy, thus the table time had been put on hold. Managed to squeeze a few hours in tonight and got the bomb bay, pilot, co-pilot and instrument panel finished, as well as tape and prime the fuselage [...]

Academy B-17F

by Dylan Michael Davis Eddy on October 25, 2018
in Aviation — 7 Comments

Had a few minutes tonight so figured I'd open her up and get the inside of the fuselage painted up and take look at the sprues. Being my first 1/72 scale aircraft I wasnt sure what to think and honestly still don't. The directions are literally [...]

‘A Higher Call’ – the very best of humanity in the very worst of times.

by david leigh-smith on September 16, 2018
in Diorama — 134 Comments

I think most people on iModeler will know of the story of Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler. On the return journey home from a bombing raid on Germany in December 1943, 20 year old pilot Charlie Brown nursed his critically injured B-17 towa[...]

USAF Memphis Belle Crewman, WWII, 120mm Verlinden figure

by Adolfo Coelho on July 31, 2018
in Figures — 13 Comments

Another 120mm resin Verlinden figure, this one is a crewman of the famous Memphis Belle B-17 bomber, the 1st one to have successfuly finished 25 missions (which allowed the crew members to "retire", back to the US; some did it, but others volunt[...]

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress….Meng 1/144-ish Nose Art Group Build

by Jaime Carreon on July 11, 2018
in Aviation — 11 Comments

No nose art forum would be complete without a B-17 in it, as that airplane is pretty much the poster child for that genre. Look for nose art on any search engine and chances are the first hit you'll get will be a B-17. After the Monogram Musta[...]