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"Shoo Shoo Shoo BABY": Lotsa Parts – No Sprues!

by Eric Berg on May 17, 2024 · in Aviation · 10 ≡

(Click on the photos) On January 19, 2024, the USAF museum at Wright-Patterson handed over their restored B-17G “Shoo Shoo Shoo BABY” to the Smithsonian’s Udvar-Hazy Center, swapping the G for a B-17D “The Swoose”, the oldest [...]

Revell (Monogram) 1/48 B-17G

by Spiros Pendedekas on March 24, 2023 · in Aviation · 62 ≡

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, [...]

B-17G from Białogóra. B-17G Airfix Bachelor's Bride from 91 BG project .

by capt. R on August 25, 2022 · in Aviation · 28 ≡

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 [...]

Airfix B-17 G 1/72

by George V Guimaraes on March 27, 2021 · in Aviation · 26 ≡

Hi there, This is my recent project, a nice Airfix kit. Not my usual scale, but this bird in 1/48 just won't fit my space here. Except Eduard Masks, a must for all these clear parts, everything else OOB. Fitting is nice in general, [...]

Portuguese SB-17G; (Conversion from B-17G)

by Manuel Magrinho on December 1, 2020 · in Aviation · 30 ≡

History The B-17G was the final version of the Flying Fortress, incorporating all changes made to its predecessor, the B-17F. Many B-17Gs were converted for other missions such as cargo hauling, engine testing and reconnaissance. Initially [...]

Revell/Monogram 1/48 B-17G

by Mike Grant on November 12, 2019 · in Aviation · 46 ≡

Let me prelude this by saying this is an older build– from 2005, in fact. It's spent the last 14 years in a box under the stairs, but this weekend I dug it out and decided to shoot some new photos of it. There are plenty of things I'd do [...]