The Unofficial Airfix Modellers' Forum

I decided to break out one of the new tools in my stash in between (or before, during and after as it turned out ) group builds; the parts fit is pretty much as you'd expect from the latest Airfix releases, and it definitely helps to make sure any mating surfaces are kept free of paint to avoid gaps opening up!

The interior detail is excellent, but as ever almost invisible once the fuselage is buttoned up . I finished her in AK Interactive Metallic Duraluminum, with individual panels picked out in a variety of Tamiya metallic colours. Gloss varnish for decalling was Xtracrylix, with a final W & N Matt Galeria top coat. I decided after the initial photos to add some exhaust staining

Gorgeous job.

That is one sweet build. Nice work.

All the best.

Greg

Good paint job - nice and crisp. The varying panels look good.
Were the diagonal stripes on the wing decals or did you paint them ? Either way, well done.

Really nice Iggie, looks like there's some nice detail in the bomb bays too. Are those AK metallics acrylic?

Two thumbs up Iggie

I may be being a doofus here (it has been known) but is there still some masking on the tail turret glazing?

Regardless, that is a fantastic build. You've got a really nice finish with the metallic paint.

Springy

Just the inspiration I needed to finish mine. I've had it assembled for over a month and have been afraid to apply the paint. Mine will be in the alternate scheme (chosen by my son). That's a fine looking model so I'll be quite happy if mine turns out anything close.

Cheers,

Howard

Thanks everyone; it really is a rewarding kit to build, and the good news is that it fits into a standard Ikea 'Detolf' display cabinet

Springy67 wrote:I may be being a doofus here (it has been known) but is there still some masking on the tail turret glazing?

Regardless, that is a fantastic build. You've got a really nice finish with the metallic paint.

Springy

You are not being a doofus (I love that word! ); I have left some masking on the rear most portion of the glazing!

jamesaw wrote:Just the inspiration I needed to finish mine. I've had it assembled for over a month and have been afraid to apply the paint. Mine will be in the alternate scheme (chosen by my son). That's a fine looking model so I'll be quite happy if mine turns out anything close.

Cheers,

Howard

I must admit I was torn between the two schemes in the box, but the green (or blue, no one is quite sure) nose band and prop boss was for me the winner

Migrant wrote:Really nice Iggie, looks like there's some nice detail in the bomb bays too. Are those AK metallics acrylic?

The bomb bay is pretty well detailed, although I chose not to fit the payload. The AK metallics are (so I found out today) enamel based, although interestingly IPA will shift them while wet and also cleans them from the airbrush! I didn't think IPA worked on enamel....

jRatz wrote:Good paint job - nice and crisp. The varying panels look good.
Were the diagonal stripes on the wing decals or did you paint them ? Either way, well done.

Cheers John; the stripes were painted....and then I saw the decals in the box!!
The big mistake is that I assumed that the stripe continued underneath the same wing, when in fact the upper stripe is on the Starboard wing, and the lower on the Port; still, as long as no one can see both sides at once, who's to know?

Very nice work! This new tool Fort looks pretty skookum.

Beautiful B-17. Great advert for what looks an impressive new Airfix kit.

Excellent job Iggie and looking forward to your next build.

I remember the old tool - I was given it as a Christmas present when it was originally released - which gives my age away!! That is a superb model - the individual panels are very well done and the metallic finish is very convincing (and hard to get right). Kudos to you and to Airfix for a fine model and kit.

Awesome job on the big F!

Excellent. Looks like I'll have to get one, now. Just finishing off the original. It's the kit I got from my cousin for my birthday. It was Brand New. It's been repainted in various schemes and battle damaged, but is almost back to its original form again. I even found some original decals. The two should look nice together. I have 3 more in the stash. New Revell, Academy Coastal Command RAF and an RAF 100 Group MKIII, from the Hasegawa kit.