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1/32 B-17E Old 666, finished pics....


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The 1/32 HK B-17E, "Old 666" is done! I still need to make the base for it, but the model is completed. To review, there's no less than 5 Eduard detail sets throughout the interior, plus Brassin' tires, Brassin' engines and cowls, afermarket gun barrels, and a full crew of resin figures. You can see the in-progress pics up in the "BUILD" topic area...note that this plane was modified with extra guns for a mapping mission, including twin-.50s in the waist and radio area, as well as a gun on the floor beside the bombardier wired to the pilot's yoke so he could fire it. It's so big I had to use the pool table for the pics!

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GIL :cool:

 

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Great looking finish on this big beauty Gil! Very well done!

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Yes, I really like the details.  Especially the silver chipping on the props and engine cowlings.  How did you apply the silver paint?  I assume you used silver paint for the chipping.  I would love to know.  A 1/32 scale B-17.  That is a big plane model.  I have a 1/48 scale B-17G partly assembled from long ago and sitting in a box.  It still takes up a good bit of room.  But yes, way to go on a great build!  It looks fantastic in my opinion! 

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Thanks for the very kind words!

Ed, the chipping was actually done with a silver pencil, which I find easier to control than a brush and paint. You can use the sharp point to apply chips, and you can also lightly "bounce" the edge and/or the tip of the pencil along edges of props and wing leading edges to make "dings", which you can then expand to make bigger where you deem appropriate.

 

Gil :cool:

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