brahman104 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Hey guys, Been a while since I posted here, but I wanted to share my attempt at correcting the look of the B-17 around the windscreen/cockpit area. I haven't given up on my C model, as you can see, and I won't be progressing any further with this one for a while as I'll be moving overseas shortly, but I wanted to try a trial just to see if it could be done..... I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, even at this very rough stage! Cheers, Craig Cheers, Craig 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Craig, That looks awesome, even in it's "rough stage". It appears you've captured the look quite well! Any thoughts about making it available to those who wish to correct theirs? Barry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazypoet Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Nicely done!!! That's a ton of CAD work, and a clean print - I'm following happily 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 A lot of work and the comparison fuselage is great. How about both fuse with a pic of the real thing to show the diff in the stock fuse and your example? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I wonder if they revisited this nose niggle in their 1/48th new moulding to be released in October........ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I heard they did. Let's see. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 22, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 22, 2019 This is awesome. I actually don’t see a big issue when an uncorrected model is sitting on a table, but next to the corrected version? Incredible!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sluggo Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Craig, Awesome 3D work! Looking forward to updates. 31 minutes ago, Bomber_County said: I wonder if they revisited this nose niggle in their 1/48th new moulding to be released in October........ It appears they did. Here is a link to an image from the article referred to in a post about the 48th scale offering. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eu0LRdLDw8k/XYYOWFAtKgI/AAAAAAACv9s/gVEALm4DlFoJypT4ZLtPWk2uR3nBQ1mwQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1600/HK%2BModels%2BB-17G%2BEarly%2Bproduction%2B48th%2Bscale%2B%2811%29.jpg 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Martinnfb said: I'm not quite sure if that's a squirrel or not. My vote is no but it is Martin posting hence my uncertainty. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 20 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: I'm not quite sure if that's a squirrel or not. My vote is no but it is Martin posting hence my uncertainty. Looks like a gopher to me.................. picked up a few dead ones off the highway over the years........ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted September 23, 2019 Author Share Posted September 23, 2019 Hey guys, Thanks for the interest. Initially I wasn't considering making this available but I may once I can check that it all works. As you can appreciate, it's not an easy or straight forward process to do this, so there's still a lot of work to do. In the mean time, here's the resin version.... Unfortunately, I'm not going to have much of a chance over the next 12 months or so to do much more, but keep a look out! Cheers, Craig 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted September 24, 2019 Share Posted September 24, 2019 Shut up and take my money !!........harv 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted September 24, 2019 Administrators Share Posted September 24, 2019 I’m in for two if and when they’re available. What a difference 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/22/2019 at 8:57 PM, BlrwestSiR said: I'm not quite sure if that's a squirrel or not. My vote is no but it is Martin posting hence my uncertainty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drifter Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 On 9/22/2019 at 5:17 PM, Martinnfb said: NIce Selfie Martin. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Boogaloo Posted September 27, 2019 Share Posted September 27, 2019 Hello, I'd definitely be interested in one; especially if you found a way to include the Windows. If you added them it would be a fix for all marks of B17.... Either way, fine work Sir! Blue Skies! Captain Boogaloo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Boogaloo Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Hello again! Further to my last post, having seen the 1\48 hk models B17 in the, er plastic at the IPMS Telford show, the 1\32nd bird REALLY needs your correction....it's rather like a flaw in a lady's face...Once you notice it, it's ALL you can see. In fact if I may be so bold, I'm fairly sure the way the whole upper deck joins the fuselage is a bit...off. It's a lot more subtle than the nose\windscreen issue, and I appreciate many won't be bothered. But God is in the detail... Blue Skies! Captain Boogaloo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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