Revell B-17 1:48 scale

[mustang1989]

10 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Love those alternate and experimental B-17s, heck, love 'em all! Somewhere on the interwebs I saw a photo of one decked out with the engines and nacelles from a P-38 (x2).

That would've been the XB-38 Rusty and you're right....beautiful bird with those engines.

 

Here's an article on them:  https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-prettiest-b-17-flying-fortress-was-the-xb-38-1619966937

 

[bisc63]

Yessss, and thanks for the link!

[Mike999]

On 5/10/2021 at 5:50 PM, ChrisBcritter said:

^^^ I'll second Mike's motion, and not just because I was an editor and proofreader for the third and fifth (current) editions of the book . 

You did a great job!  And so did the author, of course.

Here's another interesting B-17 version, the X/YB-40 "escort bomber."  It was crammed with 16 guns and had the bomb bay converted into ammo storage.  Before long-range fighters became available, the idea was that the B-40 would escort and protect the bomber formations. But with all the guns, ammo and new gunners, the B-40 weighed 2 tons more than a stock B-17 and couldn't keep up with the formations.

Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress - Wikipedia

[ChrisBcritter]

And coincidentally, several YB-40s show up in that same scene in The Best Years of Our Lives:

[DPNM]

I love the subject matter of your build too Jerry. My favorite US aircraft.

I want to get one of these kits. Seems like when I go to HL it's NOT the 40% off week. I'll get one at some point.

And I've never built a plane.

I'll be watching your WiP.

Great additional info and pics from everyone.

[JerseeJerry55]

Hello all,

I hope everyone's well. I have slowly come to the conclusion that I don't have a proper space to display the B-17. Therefore I am open to trading it. Any interested parties please message me. Thank you.

[TransAmMike]

2 hours ago, JerseeJerry55 said:

Hello all,

I hope everyone's well. I have slowly come to the conclusion that I don't have a proper space to display the B-17. Therefore I am open to trading it. Any interested parties please message me. Thank you.

Well thats a shame, was looking forward to the build.

[Ace-Garageguy]

5 hours ago, JerseeJerry55 said:

...I have slowly come to the conclusion that I don't have a proper space to display the B-17. Therefore I am open to trading it. Any interested parties please message me. Thank you.

After seeing the XB-38 above, which is entirely new to me, I have the need to build it. What are you looking for in trade?

[Snake45]

On 5/14/2021 at 6:49 PM, Mike999 said:

But with all the guns, ammo and new gunners, the B-40 weighed 2 tons more than a stock B-17 and couldn't keep up with the formations.

It could keep up until the B-17s dropped their bombs, and then thus lightened, they were much faster than the B-40s, which couldn't keep up. 

[OldTrucker]

On 5/13/2021 at 8:48 AM, mustang1989 said:

And those were from 88mm & 155mm flak shells as well. A man had to have nerves of steel to fly through that and what awaited them in the skies enemy aircraft wise. 

 

 

My dad and two of my uncles were in England. One was a flight mechanic patching them up for the next mission but dad and Jim flew. Dad a co-pilot and Jim a ball turret gunner.

Never knew my dad, lost him in Korea but my uncle Jim's plane was shot down on his 8th mission but he made it out after they crash landed as he said "in good shape seeing I only lost half a leg and one eye!" He was a card!

He called them little black flowers that bloomed in the sky.

 

[vamach1]

An interesting story of how B-17’s were used long after WWII. 

https://www.arctictoday.com/details-of-a-cold-war-cia-mission-in-the-arctic-ocean-show-how-much-the-region-has-changed/?wallit_nosession=1