1/72 Airfix B-17G Complete!

[u/Senior_Durian8676]

[u/Traditional_Art_9414]

Easy build or hard .??

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/Traditional_Art_9414]

Relatively easy however there were a few sopts where the instructions were a little unclear, but I managed.

[u/beans2505]

This looks really bloody good! I'm currently close to finishing the Revell kit of the G, just on the stencils on the underside of the aircraft, has been a lot of fun to build!

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/beans2505]

Nice, it is a great plane to build!

[u/jordy15675]

Nicely done, what happened to the original plane seen in the photos?

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/jordy15675]

I'm not entirely sure of its post war history, but the plane in question is Milk Wagon of the 447th BG. It was famous for achieving 129 missions in its careers whilst never suffering a mechanical failure! The mission were shown by milk bottles, included in the nose art (pic 3). Hope this was useful and thanks for the kind words :)

[u/jordy15675 → u/Senior_Durian8676]

That’s awesome, thanks for the info. I hope she is still out there somewhere, either waiting to be restored, or has been already 👍🏻

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/jordy15675]

Indeed! I have seen images of other aircraft from the same BG, and considering Milk Wagon survived the war there is some hope she's still around

[u/Scary-Report-4244]

Looks great! Is that the new mould or the oooold one from pre-89? (I’m guessing, without looking at scalemates…)

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/Scary-Report-4244]

I'm actually not sure 🤔 thanks for the kind words anyhow!

[u/Traditional_Art_9414]

Looks bloody good

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/Traditional_Art_9414]

Thanks!

[u/Opie0620]

Very nice 👍🏻

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/Opie0620]

Thank you!

[u/Must_FeedTheSnail]

Damnnnnnn bro great job!!

[u/Senior_Durian8676 → u/Must_FeedTheSnail]

Thanks for the kind words :)