my current project......or......let me bore you with this

[fightnjoe]

like the title says. let me show what i have going at the moment.

aka..............frankenfort.

here is where i am now.

sanded and cut away all of the interior detail, did the ribbing, starting at the nose worked my way through adding details as i went. the kit pieces so far are the fuse sides, the flooring for the bombadier/pit and nav/radio room, the bomb sight, the bombadier yoke for the chin turret, the seats for pilot/copilot, the bulkheads, the bomb bay catwalk/bomb rack, the bombs, the tail wheel assembly, the guns, and the clear for the belly turret. resin pieces are the o2 bottles and the ip. the rest is styrene, wire, putty, and aluminum (pop can).

all the pictures can be found http://smg.photobucket.com/user/fightnjoe/library/frankenfort



joe

 

[nicholassagan]

wow! that's one hell of a fort!!!!

 

[fightnjoe]

nicholas many thanks.



joe

 

[Quaralane]

Excellent work there

 

[fightnjoe]

quaralane thank you for your kindness.




joe

 

[The Nylon Gag]

Wow,

I'm not an aircraft guy but that thing looks wicked

Whats it from?

Gag

 

[Fredrik64]

Super detailing ! , I looked at all the pictures alot of great work there , Awesome !

 

[fightnjoe]

this is the revell/monogram 1/48 b-17g.


many many thanks for the kind words.



joe

 

[fightnjoe]

well we have an update.

first up is what we look like installed in the fuse.

and the wheel wells. i didnt add much to them but i did add just a little.

now the fuse is closed and i am working on the wheel wells more. i am thinking that i will still add a few hoses and such but most of this will be difficult in the room allotted.


comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[yanpol]

This is just amazing. What did you use in the wheel well (I mean that thing that looks like a net)? Again, amazing work.

 

[fightnjoe]

many thanks for the kind words.


what was used is .010 by .010 strup. just laid out and hit with tamiya extra thin.



joe

 

[billb]

Very very nice!

 

[JMac]

Super nice work on the Monogram B-17.

 

[Quaralane]

Superb detail here

 

[fightnjoe]

you are very kind. thank you.



joe

 

[Neo]

This is a really nice start !!

That first pic is impressive!!

 

[fightnjoe]

neo many thanks.




joe

 

[fightnjoe]

well an update of sorts.


it seems to all fit. only issue was after i took these pics i managed to open the seam down the underbelly between the bomb bay and belly turret. got that repaired then got a coat of flat black on it (god that was a lot of paint) for checking my sanding work.

hopefully there isnt much to touch up and i can get the gloss black on in the next day or so.

comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


joe

 

[Junkie]

Nice work. Real nice.

 

[CallSignOWL]

whoo! great detail!