B-17G "Tailwind"

I dedicated this Revell B-17G to the crew of Tailwind, which went down northwest of Berlin on 9/12/1944 (6 KIA, 3 POW). The model was not too hard to build, but the “spinning” props were a real learning experience. After much trial and error clear plastic discs, the “spin blur” function in Photoshop and clear plastic label stock produced the desired results. Full disclosure: the supports used to hold the prop discs up off the background (a light blue U-Haul furniture blanket) were PhotoShopped out of the image and some clouds were added. The model itself was not PhotoShopped. The aircraft, piloted by Lt John Sasser, was assigned to the 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group.

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Looks great, especially like the spinning props effect.

Awesome!

Gorgeous! I can’t even begin to imagine the guts it took to crew a bomber in WWII. At least in a fighter your destiny was in your own hands, plus you only had to worry about yourself… Hats off to those guys. Thanks for sharing your build with us… Raymond

Well done!

Excellent build and photography!

Pretty. Love a NMF Fort…just too scared to try one. Lol