1/72 Revell B-17F-old mold

john3591 · 27 April 2022 02:40

I am going to do an old kit mostly for a nostalgia build. I am going to do a few improvements, put in a bulkhead for the nose, make a basic instrument panel and control yokes and scratch build a basic bomb sight. It is an old kit and I am just going to make it look a little better than whats in the box now.

john3591 · 27 April 2022 02:43

I built a bomb sight and a bench and platform for the bombardier. I then added the windows, closed up the fuselage and puttied the seams.

john3591 · 27 June 2022 16:35

Got caught up finishing a few other projects, back to the B-17F.The wings are assembled and glued to the fuselage.

john3591 · 27 June 2022 16:46

I have purchased decals, Kits World 303 Bomb Group, Hell’s Angels plane Bad Check.

john3591 · 28 June 2022 16:40

I added the horizontal stabs, puttied and sanded all the offending seams and have it masked to paint the bottom neutral gray. I use rattle cans, no airbrush and no interest in having one.

john3591 · 30 June 2022 05:47

The bottom is sprayed neutral gray. Now to do the top olive drab.

john3591 · 1 July 2022 04:55

I installed the wheels, masked and painted the olive drab then assembled, painted and installed the engines.

john3591 · 2 July 2022 01:44

I painted the dark green blotches as per my decal instructions and also did the fabric covered areas of the wing, stabs and tail. I then masked the windows and gloss coated for decaling. I will leave the masks on until I do a dull coat over the decals.

john3591 · 2 July 2022 01:52

I came as close to this color on the tail for the fabric color on the flaps and rudder as I could.

john3591 · 3 July 2022 17:52

The decals are finished and dull coted. I now can finish with the top turret, gun barrels and pitot tubes.

phantom_phanatic · 3 July 2022 18:22

That’s going really well.
Bit of work and careful paint job these old kits can still turn out great.

john3591 · 3 July 2022 18:48

Thanks, a definite improvement from the last one, that was about 1968 or 69.I left it the OD plastic color but painted the bottom a light blue. I knew zilch about FS colors, putty, wet sanding. But it looked good to my buddy who lived next door and my kid brother. This is the first B-17 since then.

john3591 · 4 July 2022 23:47

Almost done, just needs some detail painting.

john3591 · 5 July 2022 15:21

All done.

phantom_phanatic · 5 July 2022 18:51

That’s turned out really well John.
Congratulations on finishing.

john3591 · 6 July 2022 00:19

Thanks, I have a larger Skyraider next. Gotta love them old Monogram kits.