Shane's Matchbox B-17G ** finished**

Dirkpitt289 · Post by **Dirkpitt289** » February 26th, 2012, 1:12 pm

I haven't built a Matchbox B-17 but I have two Academy Forts in progress and can say with all confidence that it takes quite a bit of effort but in the end will be worth it. Keep up the good work

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » February 27th, 2012, 6:48 pm

Sanding and respraying is a pain in the rear end and it's very easy to make a total mess (guess how I know!) but this is looking very promising. These old kits are certainly not easy at times!

TomW · Post by **TomW** » February 27th, 2012, 10:40 pm

ShaunW wrote: These old kits are certainly not easy at times!

Too true Shaun, but it makes the end result so much more satisfying

Regards

Tom

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 3rd, 2012, 6:15 pm

not much done this week , finally got wing roots someething like . Painted red areas of tailplanes rudder and wing tips. Hopefully get the aluminium on this week .

bromo · Post by **bromo** » March 4th, 2012, 8:09 pm

Look forward to seeing the pictures Shane

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 5th, 2012, 1:30 am

State of play at the moment , wings need masking now for de-icer boots and olive drab anti glare panels . Used Revell aqua paints for the red and aluminium airbrushed on .The engine cowls have been painted gloss white .

I will need to make some more gun barrels as i've managed to snap a few .

Dirkpitt289 · Post by **Dirkpitt289** » March 5th, 2012, 5:57 am

This is looking sharp. I can't wait to see more

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » March 5th, 2012, 5:33 pm

Looking very good so far, silver seems laid on nicely.

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 5th, 2012, 5:47 pm

That looks like a very good NMF Shane and I'm sure it'll look great when the decals are on.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 5th, 2012, 5:54 pm

Cheers chaps . Done a bit more , de-icer boots done plus anti - glare panels . Some small touch ups then gloss coat ready for decals .

Dirkpitt289 · Post by **Dirkpitt289** » March 5th, 2012, 6:30 pm

Sweet!

Post by **JamesPerrin** » March 5th, 2012, 8:35 pm

Way to go Shane, looking very crisp.

Dazzled · Post by **Dazzled** » March 5th, 2012, 11:05 pm

Very neat piece of kit building. Well done

Jagewa · Post by **Jagewa** » March 5th, 2012, 11:51 pm

Looks really nice Shane, looking forward to decals.

Cheers
Jim

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 6th, 2012, 8:09 pm

That is a very sharp looking bit of painting there Shane, I'm sure this will look very good when finished.

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