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Nathan Dempsey
Yes. I just tried to update my Mirage 2000 build and the image failed multiple times.

Kesa Tiho
Same to me, tried asking too but got no answer

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 👍

bughunter
Oh, the place of our dreams - realized true to scale 👍

gorby
Nice work!

Alexander Grivonev
this is so cool, envokes nostalgic feelings 👍

LucLuke B
What scale are the model models?

Alexander Grivonev
The model shop is 1:24, the tanks in the shop supposedly 1:35. Multiply 24x35

1:840

Ben M
Love this

Rui S
Great idea, Great execution 👍

Villiers de Vos
Very nice work. I hope that this will be the first of many more.

Alexander Grivonev
Awesome mate 👍 good work for a first model. But what the hell was that with the newspaper strips in the cooking pot 😄😄

Bozzer
We all started somewhere?
There's actually many tricks, however, it's better to learn from your mistakes, than to sit and watch. Scalemates is fantastic, for picking up tricks and tips. YouTube is excellent for watching videos and "How to" do it videos. But, simple items, like wood glue, for attaching clear parts, thinner specific to your paint, and a decent set of brushes, with varying size bristles, will improve your model. It's the tools we use, that helps us. However, it's the passion, that drives us!
Congratulations on your first album. I look forward to watching your progress 👍

Ben M
👍 good start.

yngvenett
Thank you all for friendly feedback. Hopefully I've learned from my mistakes, so now I'm ready to make new ones 😉 It definitely helped to find this Scalemates site, check out albums here and watch on YouTube. Many great ideas and solutions. And friendlier than Facebook...

yngvenett
@Alexander I tried building a bag I used for books and stuff in school using this method:
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papier-m%C3%A2ch%C3%A9

Made a lot of mess in the kitchen 🤣 and couldn't fit in the car. A friend with 3D-printer promised to help with better solutions next time

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂

Rui S
Welcome to scalemates🙂