One of my planes made it into the Reader’s Gallery.
Upon inspection it’s easy to see why. That is a very fine piece of work you have there. Congrats!
Congratulations! A well deserved entry!
Toshi
I’ve built that kit before. Back when I was 13 or 14 I built it before going to my grandparents’ house for one of the major holidays. He was shot down in a B-17 towards the end of the war in Europe, and I thought it would be a cool present for him. I spent 2 months building it because I wanted everything to be perfect. It was pretty good, but it didn’t hold a candle to the work you did there. Really impressive looking build. Congrats on your well deserved recognition.
I built a Revell B-17 when I was 6 years old in 1956. There was glue all over the place (real glue bomb). However, I was happy with the reults. I think back then the B-17 was not made to any real scale. It was made to “box scale”. The B-29 and B-36 were also made to box scale. They were made so that they would fit into a box of a certain size. Am I correct??
John
Very nice 17! It deserves to be in the readers gallery!
Congrats! Great build! [t$t] [t$t] [t$t]
Jim [cptn]
I just saw it and thought WOW! I am one for using rattle cans and you really did an excellent job with balancing all the variations of green.
Hmmm;
Nice piece of work . T.B.
First I painted the bottom with Dove Grey. I masked the Grey and then painted the sides and top with Olive Drab. When that dried, I painted the top with Tan. I lightly misted the Tan from a distance so that it blended into the Olive Drab. All painting was done with Rattle Cans. When that dried I used a thin wash of artist paint.
All
Rattle cans? Now THAT is some TALENT. Its easy to see how this made it into the Reader’s Gallery.
Major Congratulations! 
excellent, congrats!
Congratulations on a well-deserved approbation. The paint job is really nice. (Rattle cans, Sheesh!)
[t$t]
And a well-deserved place it is! Beautiful work!!! [Y]
Fabulous work ! and a big congratulations for making the gallery.
They say imitation is the best form of flatery. i want mine to look just like yours Bro.
Thank’s everyone for the kind words.
Regarding rattle-cans: the Tamiya spray cans are way superior to the Testors spray cans due to Tamiya’s nozzel. Tamiya’s nozzel produces a very fine mist of paint that is easy to control. Plus, there is very little orange peel. Testors nozel produces a heavy output of paint, making it difficult to control.
I’ll have to keep that in mind. I’d been using the Testors rattle cans but maybe I should switch to the Tamiya ones for next time.