hey everyone... i was out shopping with my mom( she needed a dress at the mall) so i stoped at teh hobby shop and bought the b-17 in question... paid 32can... not bad i find... any of you build this? like it or not? any problems fitting pieces???


thanks

Frank

Where did you found that B-17?

Ted's Hobbies?

Is it the Chow hound/ El Lobo II kit?

Then yes I have a pic of it is here;

http://public.fotki.com/psyopsoldier/model_aircraft_and/b-17gch.html


Nice kit, I cut the bomb bay doors open. I also used rubber bands to hold the fuselage halves and wing halves together while waiting for the glue to dry.

I built this kit 20 years ago when I was still in high school. I didn't have the skill or patience and it didn't turn out well.

I built the kit quite a long time ago, and only problems I had was that the cockpit window (1 piece) didn't fit the opernings in the fuselage.. but my modelling skill wasn't very good then and back then I thought putty was the stuff that came out of little plastic cups and you had to eat with a spoon ..... lol (pudding in dutch)
I'm thinking about also going out and looking for a b-17 kit again.
ABout 6 years ago I also built the 1/48 Chowhound b-17, which was a very nice kit to build...except for the cockpit windows that didn't really fit the fuselage... strange...maybe i'm cursed.. But the kit is massive and the interior detail was very cool.. but nobody could ever see that again after the two fuselage halves were closed.. bummer.....

ZZZ guy, how was the build on the b-25?

I Have this kit, in it's Monogram guise, in my stash. I plan on re-scribing the panel lines and detailing parts, particularly the cockpit, the nose compartment and the waist gun positions. From what I can gather it is a good kit, but you will need time and patience to make a reasonable job of it.
Waiting to help if needed
Mal

ollie: i found it in two mountains. nice hobbie shop, the guys pretty nice and wont mind ordering anything(good service) and they hold tamiya and testors colors... best place for paint( so far) sicne the one in st-jerome closed(god was it ever nice!!! you could get a hold of all the tam, model master and testors military colors.. and a good range of car paints... badger ab and all)

ZzZ Guy: i might do some battle damages on it... not too much, but a little so pics would be neat to have. hows the b-25's cockpit??? it looked liek it had crappy details on hte box art (they had it in stock also and i was gonna buy it but didnt)

Thanks ... so i guess i was better off with the b-17 and saved up cash for another model

Frank ( thanks for pointing out the thread.. i hadnt noticed it!)
(say, it looks awful good so far! nice damage!!!)

Frank, where exactly in Deux-Montagnes? I'll pay him a visit...

Hi,
Started one in '93. Pulled it out after air show here in las vegas(aviation nation) Decided to make plane all
aluminum. Went to hobby store, Found silver mylar
and completely covered plane, cut for panel parts
with razor, molded in with toothpick and blowdryer.
Someday maybe post some pictures. Might be a
challenge for you. The newport blue also available
for"El Lobo" too