B-17 Flying Fortress Build to Static

[ADW 123]

Plain or plane

[BillParker]

The rain in Spain stays mainly in the PLANE?

[zcoley]

har har harrrrr

[ADW 123]

Propellers built up. using dope to seal them for paint. paint on hopefully tomorrow. black blades, yellow tips, yellow spinner is the plan. should look nice with the colors i chose for the rest of the plane.

[ADW 123]

Some more progress. The Rudder is ready to go. Began Inking in panel details.

[zcoley]

this is amazing. wheres the final pics?

[ADW 123]

Still drawing in panel lines.

[Pauli72]

Hey ADW,

Great job with the color scheme! The panel lines on the empennage really look great!

What are you exactly using to lay in those panel lines? I remembered a discussion about this topic somewhere on this board, but couldn't find it again. Yours looked to be perfect in scale, and very clean. I'd like to give it a try.

Looking forward to the end product pictures.

Pauli

[ADW 123]

I used a ruler for very flat surfaces. If there are curves, i used a bendable straight edge (Masking tape layered a bunch of times over itself to make it thicker)

for the flap outlines i used the paper flaps included in the kit and traced them onto the frame, so I wouldnt have to do any guess work.

[Pauli72]

Then do you use a super fine point brush with paint, or a ultrafine sharpie?

[ADW 123]

Sharpie all the way! Since i am using water based paint, i can use acetone to remove the sharpie if I make an error.

[Pauli72]

Thank You ADW,

Appreciate the help very much!

I'm going to give that technique a try today. I'm off to get some Sharpies, and a bendable straightedge.

Thanks again buddy. All the best on completion of your B-17.

Pauli

[ADW 123]

you can make a bendy straight edge if you cant find one for purchase...

[ADW 123]

Lots of progress. almost done drawing in panel lines. just have to finish the fuselage panel lines. then just a bunch of small stuff like getting the belly turret on and landing gear detail

[wmikedavis]

Super craftsmanship, excellent detail with the panel lines...you have come a long way since your first posts. Nice work!