Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

[Sall]

 

[Second Air Force]

Here is another box:

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

It's always fun to dig through this stuff as it is from kits I actually built. I remember building all of them and always get a kick out of some of the painting and decal application I did when I was starting out. There are some pieces in there from the mid-sixties up to the early nineties when I took a hiatus from aircraft modeling.

[No.1]

 

[Letipapa]

My Gosh! Hey, Scott, this is fantastic; it is a whole treasure. Quite new territory  

[Second Air Force]

I finished assembling the last of the four oil cooler inlet scoops. Here is a photo of the last one and the parent part from the C-47 kit that I found in the spares box. I cheated a bit and used the mold master for this last scoop. Next I'll have to use a little filler and primer on each scoop.

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

I'm back to the teardrop gun emplacement now that I've conquered the oil cooler inlets. Here is the master resin piece trial fitted to both the waist and ventral position. Next will come a good bit of material removal in order to get the correct profile. After I'm satisfied with the shape it will be used to make four clear vacuform blisters. The dorsal fairing will be somewhat differently shaped but I hope to be able to use the same form for it as well.

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

[No.1]

So next step will be most interesting at all

[draken35]

I'm really impressionned...

[Sall]

I'm also really impressed...
 

 

[Second Air Force]

So next step will be most interesting at all

With the help of all the photos, drawings, planviews and the artwork of No.1 I have good reference for contouring the teardrop shapes. It will be somewhat of a headache nevertheless and I suspect it will take several attempts. Once I'm satisfied with the teardrops I'll have to move on to the nose glazing. When these parts are figured out the rest of the build will be relatively easy.

[No.1]

Let the force be with you

[Second Air Force]

Let the force be with you

I WILL NEED IT!

[Second Air Force]

Very little to add here, just a photo of the oil cooler scoops after a light coat of primer. They will need a little more work before going into the "storage" box to wait for final assembly.

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

I also tinkered with the nose glazing master. I decided to cut up two spare B-17G nose pieces so I would have a round shape for the start of this part. As y'all know, the YB has a perfectly round cross-section at the nose while all later ships have a flattened-out lower part of the nose opening. I simply cut the two pieces and then glued the upper sections together to construct a round section where it attaches to the fuselage. It leaves a double-humped point that will later be shaped into the pointed shape of the prototype.

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

Scott

[No.1]

Must say they are are now in the very sensitive part of work...

[Letipapa]

  Woooow

[Second Air Force]

A short update on one of the small projects--the forward crew entry door. This is built up of styrene sheet, styrene strips and metal framing. By the time I construct the hinges and outside entry handle there will be twenty parts to this little item.

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

And one of the exterior:

Boeing Y1B-17 Project--1/48th Scale

Scott