B-17 question

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Hi gentlemen,

I normally build 1/35 tanks and the like, however I strayed into aircraft and need some help. I’m building a kit from Verlinden, called “bandits two oclock” # 1878, 120mm, it would be great if someone made it and showed a pic of it, but any help would be appreciated!

Thanks!

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Here’s a couple online reviews:

Verlinden 1/16 Waist Gunner - “Bandits 2 O’Clock”
Bandits! Bandits!

Fade to Black…

ETO Club Public Forums

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Thanks bud!

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Couple pics
http://www.granddadshobbyshop.com/L1878.jpg
http://www.granddadshobbyshop.com/L18781.jpg

http://www.hmsneo.org/Tulsa2k3/Disc3/Fh000008.jpg
http://www.hmsneo.org/Tulsa2k3/Disc3/Fh000009.jpg
http://www.hmsneo.org/Tulsa2k3/Disc3/Fh000010.jpg

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Another thing that has bugged me about this kit. If he is a Right Waist gunner, he is aiming at 4 o’clock. If Left Waist, about 11 o’clock.
How did they come up with the name?

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Daylight Savings Time.

Don

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Beautiful! I love your wise crack remark. I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time.

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I think the location of the waist window in the model is wrong. To open the left waist window it slides forward (towards the cockpit) and right waist window slides back (towards the tail). So either way the window in the model should be to the right of the gunner.

Anyway, the only logical explanation I can think of why they come up with that name is that probably the gunner is still looking in another direction when the call was made. LOL[:D]

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Yard,
I get in lots of trouble for making off the cuff remarks like that, but I mean no harm.
England did “adjust” the clocks by more than an hour during the war to get the clock to jive with the available light. . .

Don

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And, the other possibility. . .maybe the gunner is a vet and is leading the target plane??

Don

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Perhaps they reversed ALL the negatives.

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to be correct the 4 O’clock position would be about R/H side and slightly aft of the R/H wing from the pilots position in the aircraft, 12 O’Clock is the direction of the flight or front of the aircraft, 6 O’Clock is to the rear, 3 O’Clock is to the Right, 9 O’Clock is to the left, High is for above flight path (or level sight)and low means below flight path (or level sight), I.E. 12 O’Clock High means forward (nose) and above the pilots view

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I’m bud, he’s steve-o