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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - bomberkiller - 21.11.2012

Hi Ted,

...very hard photos...!

Thank you very much for that link,

Gerhard

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Serpiko - 21.11.2012

Thanks for reporting, Ted. Some of those photos are really creepy! hock:

BTW, in the "fuselage damage" section, you can actually see the battle damage taken by "Little Miss Mischief" (the bird I'm modeling) which led to the whole tail section being replaced; hence the unusual paintscheme, bare metal with olive drab tail.

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Serpiko - 06.12.2012

Sorry for keeping you waiting... I admit I ve been a bit lazy in the recent time! :mrgreen: But now one more step is done.

you may need to click on the pics to see full size

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Deutschmark - 06.12.2012

WOW!!! great work Serpiko

Deutschmark

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - bomberkiller - 06.12.2012

Oh Serpiko,

you're a real great Modelbuilder...

Gerhard

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - LeBigTed - 07.12.2012

Hi Serpiko ;o)

Nice work at all !!!! Your turret is very nice, with a perfect weathering it is very realistic !!!

Congratulations and good luke ;o)

Ted

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Serpiko - 13.12.2012

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - bomberkiller - 13.12.2012

...looks wonderful!

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - LeBigTed - 14.12.2012

Nice Baby,

Her live is coming slowly and surely ;o)

Ted

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Deutschmark - 14.12.2012

Great work Serpiko, looks TOP!!!

Deutschmark

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Serpiko - 05.01.2013

...Yes, I'm taking forever to build this one... :oops:

TAIL GUNNER STATION - the kit provides parts for two different tail turrets, either the early type or the late "Cheyenne" one (which, noticeably, is fully made by clear parts). So, which one is to be used? After a little research, it turned out that "Little Miss Mischief" may have had BOTH type of tail turrets, in different times of her second life after the tail swap.

This real life picture clearly shows our friend (check the serials) featuring the early type tail turret:



However, have a look at this other pic: it portrays the end of LMM's career, when a takeoff accident on April 4, 1945 put her definitively out of service:



Although the tail turret is partially hidden here, the visible part of its upper side looks much like the "Cheyenne" type, as you can see in this detail:



Therefore, I chose to build both turrets, and just snap them onto the tail of the model so that I can swap them at will! :wink:

you may need to click on the photos to enlarge

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Deutschmark - 06.01.2013

WOW!!! very nice work Serpiko, this model will be a show winner when done.

Deutschmark

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - bomberkiller - 06.01.2013

Hi Serpiko,

oh yes, these details are amazing!

Wbr, Gerhard

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - LeBigTed - 08.01.2013

Hi Serpiko,

I wish you a very Happy New Year to you and your Family, good health, prosperity and lot of new projects ;o)

Your B17 will be Awesome, no doubt about that !!!!!!!

Keep it up m8 !!

Ted

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Re: 1/72 B-17G Revell + kit review - WIP - Serpiko - 24.01.2013

Thank you all for both your appreciation and your wishes. I apologise once more for the long time this is taking, but here we're currently quite busy with another kind of "scale model"... one that keeps screaming and suckling at anytime!

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