Boeing B-17-F Flying Fortress Memphis Belle

A lot of plastic in the box. I will do an OOB build and see how it turns out! 

 

 

Interior primed with Vallejo (this primer always sputters) 

And painted 

Interior paint on (Vallejo Air) 

Details painted with Vallejo Model Color 

 

 

It's rather massive... 

Rivets on 

 

Some filler and sanding around the cockpit 

Horizontal stabilizers glued on 

Engines finished... 

... and fitted in 

Everything masked 

Transparent parts too 

And it's primed. Started with Vallejo but it clogged my airbrush several times and I've given up on it. I used UMP/Stynilrez primer and it was a lot easier to spray. It's so big I am going to have to paint it before fitting the wings 

Pre-shading with Tamiya black only on the underside. I don't think it'll be noticeable on the top after painting 

De-icing boots 

Propellers and wheels painted 

Pre-shading XF-55 

Neutral Grey XF-53 

Flight control surfaces XF-49 

Masking 

More masking 

Base colour XF-62 (80%) + XF-60 (20%) 

Pre-shading XF-62 

Blending with XF-62 (80%) + XF-60 (20%) 

Highlights XF-62 (80%) + XF-60 (20%) + 1 drop XF-2 

Deep green H302 free hand 

Gloss Varnish 

Decals on 

A bit of panel liner 

Some chipping 

Matt varnish 

Upper exhaust stains 

Lower exhaust stains 

Wings are glued (and now it almost doesn't fit on my small work area!) 

Landing gear added 

Taking off masking tape 

Propellers, machine guns, antennae... and it is finished!