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Interesting start!

Simon O'Gorman
I felt very uncomfortable cutting out the fuselage sections - I'd never done that before - but with the doors dropped open it means the cockpit will be more open.

Ben M
Watching… I built this one last year.

Simon O'Gorman
Ah, cool! It's my first go at airbrushing and all going very slowly. But I'll get there in the end.

Michael Jonker
Great show. Watching with interest 🍿

LucLuke B
I'll be building this one soonish so am following.

Alex K
Me too... I've built the ancient-tool Airfix, but I have also bought the new one, and watching your work progress helps a lot.

Simon O'Gorman
Ah, look forward to seeing how you go lads. I'm no expert I'm afraid but you may pick up some tips as to what not to do
🙂

Ben M
Watching.

Guy Rump
Following. 👍

Robert Podkoński
Following too. Good job so far, keep it up!

Andy M
Never built a biplane before so watching this with interest!

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Robert. Slow going, but I'll get there.

Jennifer Franklin
Very nice work, looking forward to seeing a finished model. 👍

Dave
Watching progress on this one, looks good.

Łukasz Gliński
Joining the party , looks promising 👍

Thomas Espe
👀

Benny Michiels
Following.

Andy Ball
Terrific journalism on this build, I see the learning curve has yielded results! Bravo.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Andy, I'm recording the all the disasters along with the little wins. And the learning curve has been dramatic!

Ethan Flory
Looking very good Simon!!

Simon O'Gorman
Thank you Ethan, and to everyone above. Encouraging comments are like a little shot adrenaline. They are all very much appreciated.

Nicolas
Looks very good so far. Joining for the final.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Nicolas, nearly there!

Alec K
Nice work there, looks like it was a fruitful learning journey 👍

Guy Rump
Nice result! 👍

LucLuke B
Well done. It looks like a fiddly model to build.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Guy!

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Luke, to be honest I couldn't tell if the model was fiddly or I wasn't doing it right.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Alec, and yes, it was a great learning journey.

Dave Flitton
Some good work there, glad you finished it.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Dave, it became a saga alright.

Ben M
I built that kit too, and it's tricky to get all the struts and such for the upper wing

Simon O'Gorman
Yeah, that was really tricky for me too, Ben. Huge learning curve! What I should have done was glue the outer struts to the bottom and dry-fitted the top until it was set - then glued the centre struts into the top wing, and put the two together. Getting this wrong can ruin the build.

Ben M
I did the center ones first, glued top wing on, and then fit the outboard ones: Leger VVC Batavia Tiger Moth | Album by Bourgeois Detailism (1:72)

Simon O'Gorman
Just looked at your album Ben, a really nice build. Loved your prop and the rigging looks great. Very nice!

Robert Podkoński
Great job, Simon! Thanks for your suggestions - I intend to built one too.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Robert, good luck with it, it's great fun to build.

NickA
Good outcome, this was the first biplane I had made for decades and it ended up looking like one too! I then built Airfix's 1/48 offering which goes together even better. I just need the courage to attempt some rigging.

Simon O'Gorman
Me too Nick, need to summon some rigging courage for the next biplane. I don't feel ready, but I guess you probably never feel ready.

Michael Schubert
Love it! I just got the top wing set on mine and promptly dropped it and it fell into 3 pieces 🤦🏻‍♂️ turned out ok, but a close look shows its flaws haha, the colour scheme you chose is cool and it turned out great 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Very very nice, congrats!

Łukasz Gliński
You're more than right Simon. Most of us never feel ready 😄

Simon O'Gorman
Aaaaaah, Michael! I feel your pain. Mine shows its flaws on close inspection too. Glad it tuned out okay. And thank you for your kind words.

Simon O'Gorman
Good to know others feel the same Łukasz.

Simon O'Gorman
Thanks Pietro, much appreciated.

Nicolas
Hey Simon, nice to see that you have successfully completed the build. I can well understand that you don't fancy the bracing, I'm currently doing that on my Christen Eagle.

Martin Oostrom
Modelbouw Dordrecht. One of the last surviving brick and mortar stores. And a very nice one too!

Alexander Grivonev
I waited for someone to notice actually 😄 I was on vacation in NL last year and you know what? Spent actually a night in Dordrecht but didn't even bother to check for model shops...

Alexander Grivonev
Bought the kit on eBay couple of years ago

Spanjaard
i was there actually a few months ago. i was just walking in the city and found it, i could not resist entering and buying some stuff, very nice shop! and now, let see the masterclass in car modelling. lovely work on that seat, love the blue trim 🙂

MS K
I took my seat. 😎

Byron
amazing ideas for the seat piping, headrest and seatbelt loop, if you don't mind I'll steal them.
Amazing work sofar.
Keep that Alpina collection growing, I'm at 12 now 😄

Alexander Grivonev
Welcome boys, welcome.

Byron, we don't steal around here, we *get inspired*

Michael Kohl
Be Am Troubleyou. Looks like fun - to watch. 😉

Alexander Grivonev
More like "Revel in agony"

bossy122
Considering the manufacturer, that headlight cover actually fits pretty well. Ever tried a 962C? There's some ill fitting headlights.

Alexander Grivonev
Maybe I am just spoiled by Tamiya to be fair

yngvenett
Following this to learn. I would like to know what cord you're using on the beautiful seats. Inspiring to see what you're doing with them. Also how will you be able to make it look like fabric on them?

Alexander Grivonev
Hi yngvenett, the cord is just blue isolated wire, the thinnest I had in my stash. I think this one is 0,25mm buth there are thinner ones you can buy. For the seats, just keep an eye open, will post updates the next days 👍

CasModeler
Hey. Interesting idea with that blue upholstery. I'll share with you a tip that I recently tested. For better reproduction of fabric seats, you can try adding 10-15% Mr Color C188(Flat Base Rough) paint to the blue paint. The rough surface will enhance the matte and the seats will be more realistic. Of course, I mean only those parts on the seats that are blue in color. Regards.

Alexander Grivonev
Hey Cas, yeah something of this kind was my idea too. Just making the surface extra flat will get you a nice "fuzzy" texture

Martin Oostrom
Apply some thinned mr surfacer and tap with the tip of a brush can give a rougher texture as well.
Multiple ways to skin a cat

Bozzer
Or, just paint the cat's tongue, and match the effect on your model? 😛

CasModeler
You did the seats very well!

yngvenett
Seats turned out very good. Thanks for explaining all the details

bughunter
Every time I see your great paint jobs, I think: Noch viel lernen ich muss! 😉

Rui S
Looking special as always 👍. I'm in 😎

Alexander Grivonev
Thx guys!

@Martin & Bozzer: didn't expect that many animal abusers around here 🤔 😄

yes Mr. bughunter, you obviously are a rookie modeler, please consult me anytime you like if you want any tips 😛

Martin Oostrom
Our resident cat annoys me each night by sleeping on my leg while I want to sleep. She gets flying lessons every night, yet returns each night.

Alexander Grivonev
"Our resident cat" sounds very affectionate 😄 almost like "our resident evil"

Roland Sachsenhofer
First pictures of the first steps in the construction of a B-17G, whose mission role particularly appealed to me: I had long been fascinated by the sea rescue missions of this B-17 equipped with a droppable lifeboat! So I was delighted when I found one of the rare kits on the subject here on scalemates.
A few months ago I had already built an Academy 'Flying Fortress' in an early B version, the kit qualities of which I thoroughly enjoyed. The accuracy of fit is not far from 'perfect' and the details that are often missing in these Academy kits have to be added wherever it is important. In this case that means A set of etched parts for the cockpit and nose area, as well as an exterior set, especially for the engines and undercarriage, and resin tyres, also from Eduard. Not to forget: the seat cushions from Kits World were used in the cockpit

Łukasz Gliński
Lucky you! Following

Finn
I'm in

Roland Sachsenhofer
That makes me happy, Łukasz and Finn!
The SB-17G is slowly taking shape. The V-position of the wings needs to be changed: in my opinion, Academy has set a much too steep angle here! The corrected position of the wings also results in the distances at the wing-fuselage bonding points.... the fit here would be excellent!

Juergen Klinglhuber
following 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Das freut mich! 🙂

Roland Sachsenhofer
In preparation for the surface colours, I have now done the following: I have masked those stripes over the black primer that are to remain visible as black lines separating the NMF surfaces from the large yellow zones using suitably wide Tamiya masking tape. I also masked the areas on the leading edges that carry the rubber 'de-icers'.
Next, the anti-glare areas in front of the cockpit and on the inside of the engine nacelles are sprayed, then.... then come the Alclad metal colours!

Cuajete
Great! 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you!
There was not much to see of the SB-17 for a short time - the application of the yellow required extensive masking!

Villiers de Vos
Very nice progress. I hope that there is no bleeding with that yellow paint 🙂

Robert Podkoński
Somehow I have missed this build... But I will follow from now!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you Villiers and Robert! Indeed, I had to sand over the colour edges a little....

Roland Sachsenhofer
At last I can replace the unattractive sanitary towel pictures of the SB-17 with ones that show their true appearance! 🙂
The new pictures are already close: the high gloss level comes from the sealing of the decals.... now it will be adjusted with different clear coats.

Cuajete
Very nice painting job so far 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you, Cuajete!

Łukasz Gliński
Love that colours, waiting for the details

Michael Kohl
Ahh, this is going to be a beauty.

Juergen Klinglhuber
nice one,....👍

Rui S
Looking Great as always 👍

Roland Sachsenhofer
Łukasz, Jürgen, Michael and Rui: thank you for your motivating comments!

Roland Sachsenhofer
Now the sea rescue SB-17 has been completed!
A final challenge was the attachment of the lifeboat: as the original photos show, the gunwale should be more or less flush with the underside of the B-17, but this was impossible to achieve with the moulds of the kit boat! I have now created a new gunwale with Tamiya masking tape and painted it yellow after cutting it to size. After that, and with careful adjustments, I was able to fit the boat correctly.

I am very pleased to have found this kit here on scalemates from a colleague, so that I have been able to realise an old dream: I have always been very enthusiastic about this version! Thank you for your input and your motivating comments!

Cuajete
Top job one more time. Great result, Roland 👍
Congrats!

bughunter
Great build with perfect masking and painting!

Crazy! The sailors might first lose their ship and then be bombarded with a boat!
Seriously, how did they drop the boat exactly where it was needed? Flying low? With a parachute?

Roland Sachsenhofer
Thank you both! That is very appreciated! I am attaching a very descriptive link that could answer your question....

planehistoria.com/sb-17/

Robert Podkoński
Beautiful model and photos, Roland! As always from your workshop... Chapeau bas!

Skyhiker
It looks like it's wearing a yellow sweater. Top job as always.

Łukasz Gliński
Fabulous, I'm in envy 👍 Wish I could get this boxing too

Rui S
Beautiful outcome as always 👍

Villiers de Vos
Fantastic work. A real head turner.

gorby
Amazing work!

Michael Kohl
Turned out as beautifully as expected.

Neuling
A masterpiece.

Skyhiker
Still seeing a yellow sweater vest here. Like a nerd plane that saves people's lives.

Pietro De Angelis
Another masterpiece,
mr. Roland no longer surprises us...

Jorge Ferreira
Ó Ricardo achas mesmo que essas decals 3d têm bom aspecto ? Na foto não acho.

Spanjaard
those 3D decals look good, but the details in the original cockpit look just amazing!

Desert Marlin
The 3D decals seem like a mixed bag...

Ricardo Reis
@Jorge, têm sim... o problema é que o cockpit tem o detalhes ainda mais definido, é mesmo lindo, o sacana...

@Spanjaard, the details in the cockpit are more crisp than the details on the decals... it breaks my heart! 🙁

@Desert Marlin, yup, quite. :\

Ben M
You might leave a comment on the 3d decal page so people know what they're getting in to.

Ricardo Reis
@Ben, with GWH this is always the case, I had to do the same thing with my F-15 some years ago; Eduard has done it better, because they always have parts with details and parts that are flat, for this purpose

Cristian A
Grabbing a seat!

Ricardo Reis
Welcome @Cristian

Cristian A
Definitely watching this one!

Ricardo Reis
Welcome Cristian; it'll be a slow build, together with the Su-27 I'm building simultaneously 🙂

Skyhiker
👀

Desert Marlin
Gonna be great!!!

Doubtingmango
That's a great interior

Frédéric Poupon
Thanks!
I add more pics of today's work.

BetterTimes-Henry
Agree, very nice interior. Looking forward to the exterior paint and weathering 👍

Pietro De Angelis
Beautiful job!