Completed 12/4/16 Sunday WIP Minicraft 1/144 USAAF B-17G

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To my fellow forum members,

Just for a little driving practice, I wanted to see if I could go the distance and drive from Streetsboro, Ohio to Mentor, Ohio. Both my kids and Mrs. Toshi were worried. If I couldn’t drive back, they were all prepared to come and get me. Well, I told them I once drove across this great country of ours in four days solo. So this was no problem at all for me.

I once drove from L.A. California to New York in Times Square. Then again I was seventeen and really stupid. The only difference now was that I’m fifty. But still stupid! LOL! Luckily, I felt great and was able to drive back. Why did I go to Mentor, Ohio? For one thing and one thing only. That was to visit Hobbytown USA! I went over several kits and thought of getting everything.

Interestingly, this kit caught my eye! It was well neglected and stashed under all of the other kits but still covered in its factory seal. A 1/144, something I would never even considered at first glance. Especially at 1/144. A B-17G no doubt. Well, so here goes my[:^)] very first B-17G. [:|]

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I’ve never seen a kit this small in my life!.

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Excellent choice, Toshi. Which bomb group are you going to do? Here is info on the 303rd:

http://www.303rdbg.com/

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Thanks to you, my choice will be “Mercy’s Madhouse” 358th BS, 303rd. BG! Thank you for the information and tip!

Toshi

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First couple of steps.

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Cleaned up the seams.

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Great start. I have a few 144th scale jet fighters in the stash to break up the monotony of the bigger stuff

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To tempestjohnny,

Thank you. I’ve never thought of a 1/144 kit to break up the monotony. That’s a great idea. Come to think of it, it definately feels that way. Now on to the prime and paint stage. Thanks for visiting!

Toshi

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Wow, thats a tiny little thing. I built an Academy He 111 last year and was surprised to see the detail. Nice little kits.

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You want to try a small kit? try a wwi biplane in 1/72 scale! Looking good so far, can’t wait to see it finished

…and look for that 1/72 camel in a future thread…

Justin

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I really like the way Academy’s fit and finish is. Their details on kits are exceptional. I enjoyed building their 1/72 aircraft. My first armour build was a Academy M1A1 Abrams of which was very inspirational.

I’m looking forward to my next project of which is the 1/48 P-38 Lightning of which you built. Thank you for the visit!

Toshi

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I’ve never made a bi-plane as of the present. I made the Monogram Wright Brothers aircraft when I was 8 or 9. I’m looking forward to your 1/72 Camel thread. Will it be a WIP project? I’ll keep an eye out. Good luck!

Toshi

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Wow that thing is tiny, I’m looking forward to seeing the progress [:D]

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Toshi, those things are so tiny that there is not much ‘in progress’ to show! I had it built in the time from when I woke up on Saturday to when my kids woke up…painting and decaling took a bit longer, but I was still able to finish it in a weekend.

I will probably post pics tomorrow (saturday) when I can get some good light, as it is right now, I leave for work when it’s dark, and don’t return home until it’s dark…

Justin

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Holy magnifying glass Batman! [:O]

Looking good so far. Props for going so small! I’m the opposite! I always try to find the biggest kits I can, I just like them.

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It’s getting there. I just primed the B-17 and am letting it cure for now. Next up, the OD. Thank’s for the visit!

Toshi

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I’ll keep an eye out for your completed build on Saturday. Sounds like a nice little project!

Toshi

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LOL! Thank you Reaper420. I too like to build large scale aircraft. Check out my last WIP that I completed. Trumpeter 1/32 Night Attack Harrier. My next build after this 1/144 B-17G is a Academy 1/48 P-38 Lightning with AM goodies.

Toshi