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Post by Boots on Aug 28, 2023 21:20:06 GMT
Thats some terrific work Bert and she look great under primer.........those panel lines will pop very nicely. Liking ya next phase as well
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Post by Ian H. on Aug 29, 2023 0:43:09 GMT
Bert, that B-17 looks excellent with the primer. Those IDF B-17s flew some daring missions and that was quite a journey sneaking them into Israel. If I recall correctly, on one of the Cairo missions the crew used an encyclopedia map to navigate with. The Avia S.199s were probably more of a danger to the IDF crews, than the enemy. Due to the high torque from those Jumo engines, they had a bad tendency to flip on take-off. Ground crews kept long poles on standby at the edges of the runway so if they plane flipped, they could get leverage to extract the pilot. The sync gear for the nose guns was trash so after they took off they would have to test fire them and if they shot the prop off, try to limp back----and we are back to the pole/ leverage/ extraction scenario. Also, the cannon gondolas under the wings didn't sync right either and the plane would violently yaw to the left and right. It was amazing they could even dogfight in those death traps.🤣🤣
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Post by Paul B on Aug 29, 2023 4:00:19 GMT
Well done Bert . That is a new one on me with the Swiss B-17.
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Post by tommygunn on Aug 29, 2023 4:32:44 GMT
Looks good bwilt.
Thanks for the info Ian.
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Post by bwilt on Aug 29, 2023 5:30:26 GMT
I more and more get the feeling Ian is a walking airplane encyclopedia But yeah, the story of Israel getting those B17's is like a good moviescript..
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Post by Armorguy on Aug 29, 2023 6:16:41 GMT
This build is progressing fast, impressive Bert!
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Post by Snipersmudge on Aug 30, 2023 16:58:56 GMT
Now that looks awesome!
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Post by bwilt on Aug 30, 2023 22:30:45 GMT
Guy, Sniper, thanks! And it went fast because it is just 40 parts in total..
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 1, 2023 13:10:36 GMT
Yep----classic Revell instructions! Brings back great memories.
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Post by bwilt on Sept 1, 2023 13:40:13 GMT
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 1, 2023 13:51:53 GMT
Excellent, Bert! Love the stripes!!!!!!!
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Post by Paul B on Sept 1, 2023 15:00:17 GMT
Well played Bert
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Post by bwilt on Sept 1, 2023 17:43:56 GMT
Thanks guys! The colours don' show to well in the pictures but the top side is a mix of khaki and a little bit of earth brown, the underside is a mix of light blue and light grey... and then a bit of deck tan to lighten it and sprayed that on some area's...
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Post by Boots on Sept 2, 2023 18:34:11 GMT
Thats crackin` work Bert.....very nicely done indeed
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Post by Snipersmudge on Sept 3, 2023 8:16:20 GMT
Now that does look smart!
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Post by Robbo on Sept 4, 2023 19:31:50 GMT
That looks so much better under primer
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Post by bwilt on Sept 4, 2023 21:53:44 GMT
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Post by Ian H. on Sept 4, 2023 23:29:09 GMT
This looks spectacular, Bert!!!!!!!
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Post by tommygunn on Sept 5, 2023 7:46:55 GMT
Great bwilt.
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Post by Armorguy on Sept 5, 2023 9:25:07 GMT
Yeah...Ooooh yeah!!!😎
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