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SB-17G Portuguese Air Force
marcopreto
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Portugal
Joined: October 17, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 - 10:25 PM UTC
Here are some photos of the latest model out of the workbench.
It's a Portuguese SB-17G that operated in Azores during the late 50's, performing search & rescue missions. It was built using the 1:72 scale Academy kit.








I hope you like it.

Cheers

Marco Preto
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Bigred69
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Armed Forces Europe, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 07, 2017 - 10:44 PM UTC
Hello Marco, your B-17 looks Great! Interesting to see what other countries used this plane.
The_Migrant
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2017 - 11:41 AM UTC
That's absolutely beautiful, Marco, the finish is superb. Could I ask which decals you used on your model?
marcopreto
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Portugal
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Posted: Monday, June 12, 2017 - 01:17 PM UTC
Thank you for your kind words!

The decals are a mix of the kit's decals, plus portuguese insignias and numerals from several Carpena decal sheets and only the unit badge was custom made (they were designed and printed over clear decal sheet by a modeler friend).

Cheers

Marco Preto
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Joel_W
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New York, United States
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Posted: Sunday, October 29, 2017 - 02:02 AM UTC
Marco,
Now that's one outstanding build for sure. Love the paint scheme as it just pops.

Joel
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