I’m glad you liked the pics
We also had the B17 G the Bristol Beau fighter that seems to go in acknowledged lots 
f interesting aircraft over the years. And our Air Force museum has only a few of what they had. Only part of the B17 is the top turret the Bristol Beau fighter part of a wing that was recovered on a beach where it crashed
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The bright YELLOW one does stand out proud
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I’ve never heard this but it makes much more sense then my previous comment. I’ve always wondered why would they need to know what is armor and what isn’t. This certainly explains it!
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Glad to have given you a possible further explanation but, as I repeat, we are always in the realm of hypotheses, given that, according to my current knowledge, the topic has not yet found a univocal explanation
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Looking great. Love the figure and the cockpit paintwork!
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Thank you John!
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Amazing… 
Watto.
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Hi guys,
Here’s a little update on the growth of Wooden Wonder. I completed the cockpit side walls with all the pieces in the box and also added some wires on the left side to make it more realistic (in the photos of the pieces not yet closed, the wires are still to be shortened so as not to hinder the assembly of the various parts). The whole thing is a bit difficult to see once the fuselage is closed. But I’m quite happy with the final result.
Next step: joining the “four” half fuselages. Yes, four, as you can see in the photos. Tamiya uses a clever system to join the two port half fuselages and the two starboard half fuselages. This solution allows for perfect alignment that makes it easy to mate the two “long” half fuselages. Fantastic! (You will hear me repeat many times in this thread that Tamiya’s engineering in this kit is exceptional, sorry for that… 
).
Here some photos:
To the next episode. 
Dan
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That kit has some exceptional detailing and your painting of it only adds to the quality. Navigator looks very good as well. It also shows how cramped the cockpit was for both of them.
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Once again Thank you John
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I’m at a loss for words…
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Ah Ah 
Thank you so much! But you’re exaggerating…
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Hello everyone
Today a little update just to show the progress of the work. The holidays are approaching and family commitments take over…
Let’s talk about the joint between the two half-fuselages. I will dedicate my attention to the one above at a later time. In the lower part the joint was quite good but not good enough in my eyes.
See the arrows in the photo.
Then I tried with some sprue goo but once again I was not satisfied. So the final solution, a line of CA glue and, after only a few minutes (to not polymerize the CA glue to the maximum) the use of my multi-layer nail file - yes a women’s nail file - (seven grits from the coarsest to the one that actually shines). Now to the touch everything is smooth and uniform, we will see when the camouflage (or primer) is applied if my feeling is true.
I then dedicated myself to the rear landing gear. Not much to say, easy easy assembly. Only the aging is missing.
One more word on the identification lights under the fuselage. Unfortunately I lost one of the “glasses” provided in the kit and so I adopted this solution. Once the bulb was colored as per the instructions, I reconstituted the glass part with transparent resin that cures with UV light. The final effect seems acceptable to me.
See you soon! And if I can’t make it before Christmas, best wishes to everyone!!!
Dan
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Really nicely done. Shame about the lens but your fix worked well.
Waiting with bait on my breath 
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