My Devotion
I made this in the mid-90's, brush-painted using Humbrol enamels, (I know the green is now the wrong shade) - but, still I enjoy the faithfulness of my work at that time. I will repeat another B-17F for the "ye Olde Pub"/Franz Steigler project...perhaps I'll try Academy's?....
Master Brownings (with flash hiders for tail-end-Charlie) really improve the look and will likely stay on better than the plastic
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58 15 July 2019, 22:10
Andy BallI built this,(Hasegawa), one in the mid-1990's and have only recently added Air Master metal barrels for the 0.303's, as it'd been stored and damaged. It was brush painted and weathered, (it shows!), but I like its overall "feel"...., I'm still "practicing as a modeller", as indeed we all are- projects like this show where I've come from! Finally, many thanks for your comments!
17 July 2019, 20:05
David JanuskaVery nice "bird". I also have a Hasegawa kit "nose art". But I've replaced it with an Airfix one in my stash. But your work looks awesome. Congratulations👍.
17 July 2019, 20:34
Andy BallYes David, I think Airfix raised the bar with their recent B-17, but Hasegawa raised it from the old Airfix and Revell ones way back when!!
17 July 2019, 20:41
Andy Ball@ Charlie: sure have! It's a 'G…. The next B-17 I'll make will be the 'F of "Ye Olde Pub", Charlie Brown's badly damaged mount that Franz Stigler "escorted" -to accompany my previously built Bf-109G-6 of his….."one day!",(sighs)….
28 January 2022, 23:07
Andy BallThanks Bernd, it was of its time! Still the kit was good as I recall
29 November 2022, 07:49
MickyGood memories Andy! When I was a teen(in the 80s) I made a Zero, Me109, a Spitfire MkI and a Pucará among others. All painted with brush and enamels. (no weathering at all) . I lost them when I moved alone and then after a divorce!!haha. But those warriors where the seed of a late comeback 7 years ago. Glad to see that you saved that B-17!! cheers
29 November 2022, 21:57
Andy BallAh Micky! What divorce does to a model collection- my F-15/14/RF-4/PBY-5/B-29…..all lost in the landfill grave yard!! And, yes, we knew little of panel line washes, pre shading…..thanks for your comments too!!
29 November 2022, 22:26
Łukasz GlińskiLooks even more realistic with all that dust, no need to weather it anymore 😉
1 December 2022, 12:54
Andy BallŁ, your humour is not lost on me!, and yes, I think dust should be a recognised art in weathering models!!
16 December 2022, 17:58
Andy BallPatryk : one of my "in a land long, long, ago"….I would like to attempt another: that of "Ye Olde Pub" to go alongside Stigler's 109 G6
16 December 2022, 18:00
Patryk S.I hope You will do one in the future seeing what great job you did with an older kit.
16 December 2022, 18:05
Andy BallCameron Holden and Skywalker, and others…..
Thanks for the look over!
16 December 2022, 22:41
Alexander Perovwork looks very, very natural.in our hobby it is the main thing
17 December 2022, 20:24
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An old Hasegawa B-17F
