Airfix 1/72 B17G Flying Fortress

So my interest has moved to big bombers of WW2 and I went looking for the Lancaster, but they didn't have it but spied this one instead. I wanted to do the B17 at some stage so may as well be sooner rather than later. I have the Lancaster on order so it will make an appearance sometime in the future. For now this one is in the stash waiting.

Box Art

You can follow my build progress here.

Finished Model

Comments
This was a great kit. The build was very easy, everything went together seamlessly, in fact wasn't much sanding and filling at all. I used Mr Hobby Mr Masking Sol R as there were a lot of clear parts and it worked very well. Definitely use again. The engine cowlings don't seem to attached very securely, so something to watch if you're building this one. Also the ball turret underneath is a very very tight fit, so much so that it scrapped all my careful paintwork off which was annoying. Next time I would enlarge the hole to make it fit less tightly. The internal detail of this kit is amazing, in fact the most I have ever seen for a 1/72 WW2 bomber. Pity most of it will never be seen from the outside world. But overall, a very enjoyable build.

Rating:
Instructions - 3 - very easy to understand

Assembly Complexity - 3 - Very straight forward, just follow the instructions.

Quality of Molding - 3 - Excellent quality, fine detail, no flash

Part Fit - 3 - Excellent, all parts fitted together perfectly.

Overall Score 12/12

Paints Used
Fuselage - Tamiya TS14 Gloss Black (need to use an undercoat for this stuff, dont spray it straight onto large surface areas) Tamiya AS-12 Bare Metal Silver (over the top of the gloss black)
Wingtips and Tail - Tamiya TS-33 Dull Red
Nose and Engine Cowlings - Tamiya XF-62 Olive Drab
Underside - Same as fuselage
Cockpit- Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminium
Wheels - Tamiya XF-85 - Rubber Black
Wheel Wells - Tamiya XF16 Flat Aluminium
Clear Coat - None for bare metal silver