B17 XCD , advanced Flying Fortress

[killnoizer]

Yesterday i spend the first little color on the wing intakes and put the wings together . 

Now i can work on many different things the same time and i can SEE a plane like thing ☺️.

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[NARSES2]

Thanks to my very old dad, he gifted me at Christmas with a nice collection of very old and fine files in top quality , some of them are 80 years old ( my grandfather was a high qualified metal worker  in germany  ) . It is such a pleasure to work with vintage tools like that ! 

My maternal grandfather was a Shipwright and I have some of his old woodworking tools, and yes there is something about using them.

[killnoizer]

Day 9.

Come together ...  Check the Silhouette with engines mounted .

Looks good for me .  Lot of fine sanding . 

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[Captain Canada]

Lots of work going into this one ! Very nice. Looking forward to seeing more.

[killnoizer]

Unfortunately the wing bases are not 100% correct in place , i have to ad 1,5 mm sheet to push the wings in the right angle .

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I have also found two bigger wheels for the rear gear and build a nice tail / centre Spinner from a rocket part and a tank wheel .
For the coming front wheel i can use the standard main wheels . Both 😀 .

[SPINNERS]

I'm loving this, it looks so cool!

[killnoizer]

Today a bit tired and lazy ...
 Miss Killnoizer had the nice idea to complete this build and take it to the next show unpainted . 
 Not a bad Idea 😀 .

I will close the last gaps this evening ,  the surface of the hull is very nice to touch , the zillions of little rivets feel good 👍 .

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[PR19_Kit]

A great idea, it shows the average viewer how it's all done.

Many years ago, in the mid 70s, I built an RW RAF Spitfire Mk XII using parts from a FROG Mk XIV, an Airfix Mk V, a Revell Mk 1 and something else too, and for many years we had it on our club stand at shows without being painted just to show people what a 'conversion' was.    Eventually I painted the underside, and many MANY years later I painted the top as well.

[buzzbomb]

Some very impressive work here.

[kerick]

Love it! A lesson in whiffing surgery!

[NARSES2]

A great idea, it shows the average viewer how it's all done.

Very much so

[Devilfish]

A great idea, it shows the average viewer how it's all done.

Many years ago, in the mid 70s, I built an RW RAF Spitfire Mk XII using parts from a FROG Mk XIV, an Airfix Mk V, a Revell Mk 1 and something else too, and for many years we had it on our club stand at shows without being painted just to show people what a 'conversion' was.    Eventually I painted the underside, and many MANY years later I painted the top as well.

I get that with my big wing TSR2 PR.  Everyone asks what the wings are off, and I tell them it's actually 2 sets of TSR wings with lots of filler bits.....

[killnoizer]

... So that is the way to go , maybe i can ad a boneyard with the unused parts of the second Kit 

And i want to use cutted masks for the signs and paint, no decals , to keep the surface .
I can ad some main signs without any basic paint ,  that's a easy job , my wife can cut that in the next room at home machine controlled 😍 .

The rear spinner is in place, the last bits in the hull,  not much to do before the wings come on .

The rear end should be done , i have to make fine lines for the props, that would be done much better without the mighty wings on it .

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[zenrat]

Nice work noizey.   

[PR19_Kit]

I'm very impressed with the accuracy of your cuts to match the various parts up. Do you use any special technique to do that? I'm darned if I could do it that well.