Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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A different type of Fortress… PB-1W
Greetings fellow imodellers,
Here is the new-tool 1/72nd Airfix B-17G converted to a US Navy PB-1W airborne early warning aircraft.
I used the old 299Models conversion which gives you the big radome in short-run injection plastic, as well [...]
Revell (Monogram) 1/48 B-17G
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engined heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the USAAC. Competing against Douglas and Martin for a contract to build 200 bombers, the Boeing entry, in the form of the prototype Model 299/XB-17, [...]
Revell 1/48 B-17F
Just completed this one for an unwell friend. 1/48 Revell Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress which flew with the 360th BS/ 303rd BG. Superscale decals.
Sadly reported missing in Action Huls 22/6/43
Six killed in action:
-Pilot: Ray [...]
Revell 1:72nd B17-F "Memphis Belle"
So after my son SAT ON my 1:48th version when it was 75% completed (crashed and burned, no survivors, too much damage to repair) i really wanted a replacement.
So a guilty son bought me another, only in 72nd scale.
My eyesight is still not [...]
B 17 exhaust staining on wing tops
I'm sure this has been covered before. I see many B 17 models that show engine exhaust staining when viewed from above as incorrect. The four vents behind each engine were for the intercooler and did not create any dirty staining by [...]
B-17 F ‘Memphis Belle’ 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group
Hi everybody,
I don’t know how to start this article. My first thought was to write: ‘don't yell on the damn intercom!’ (famous sentence from Capt. Bob Morgan), But no Let’s first present my happy new year to you modelers.
This [...]
Mid-air collision at Wings over Dallas show
I don't want to say anything definitively but that sure looks an awful lot like "Texas Raiders". The fact that one report says they were "booking rides" on the B-17 lends a bit of extra evidence toward that [...]
B-17 F Hasegawa, 94BG.
As you may remember, my last project was the B-17 G Airfix. Before the model was completely finished, I had the opportunity to buy the Hasegawa B-17 F on a rather occasional basis. The model of this company quite faithfully reflects the [...]
B-17G from Białogóra. B-17G Airfix Bachelor's Bride from 91 BG project .
This time I will not describe the spectacular stories of the plane. My emotional connection with the Boeing B-17 comes from my vacation days at the seaside. A few years ago I discovered in the seaside town of Białogóra an information [...]
