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Early Model B17 Kits?
ebergerud
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Posted: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 07:54 AM UTC
I'd really like to get an early model B-17: what it lacked in effectiveness it made up for in lovely lines. For a plane this size 1/72 scale is okay - maybe even good. Academy has a B-17B out there on eBay - it was originally made by Mini-Craft. Italeri has a B-17 MkI which in theory should be a B-17C according to my sources. However, I've been told it's the same old Mini-Craft by one person. Owner of LHS says he remembers a Hasegawa early mark B-17, (Eduard makes a mask for it) so I suppose that could be it. Anyone know who made the Italeri MkI?
p40f20
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Posted: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 08:41 AM UTC
The only early B-17 kits in 1/72, were made by Academey/Minicraft. Bill Koster did make, and perhaps still does make, vac conversions in 1/48 for the Monogram B-17G
Jessie_C
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Posted: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 09:54 AM UTC
As mentioned, it's Academy. If you can find it, there was a Rareplanes vac kit of the granddaddy of them all, the Boeing 299.
Don't be put off by the Academy kit; it builds into a wonderful early B-17.
ebergerud
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Posted: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 10:54 AM UTC
Thanks for the info. I can get an Italeri from Japan for a very decent price. If it's the same kit I'm guessing that Italeri would have better decals - I know they have six different schemes. Such a beautiful plane - pity about the war messing the thing up.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Saturday, October 27, 2012 - 01:30 PM UTC
Beautiful, effective. Pick one.
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