Dirkpitt289

Thanks for the kind words Steve, but give me some time and you'll see some wear. I promise

Wow, you got an ungodly amount of reference material and after market goodies. This is going to be a fun build to watch

Here we see the office of bombardier Joe Sarnoski and navigator 2nd Lieutenant Ruby Johnston Till the next time, thanks for looking

Ok I was able to get a little done on the B-17 tonight but first lets look at a little of the history of this Old B-17. History One day in 1943 an old B-17E with the tail number 41-2666 formally known as "LUCY" was flown in and parked on an airstrip at Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. The bomber had seen better days and its frame bore evidence of its heavy record of aerial combat. It was so badly shot up it was now worthless, and was parked at the end of the runway where other aircrews could cannibalize it for needed parts. That was until a young Captain from Orange New Jersey named Jay Z

They were called the "Eager Bevers" and from everything I read about them they were the true "Black Sheep" of the Pacific Theater

I will include the story as part of my build. It is truly an amazing tale

My contribution to this group build will be the B-17E "Old 666" of the 43rd Bomb Group which was assigned to the Pacific theater. To build this I will be using and modifying the Academy 1/72 B-17E "RAF Coastal Command" as the base. For the most part this will be an OOB build except for the addition of 5 more 50cal. machine guns bringing the total from 13 to 19. SWEET! Box Art The Parts I will post more about this particular aircraft shortly. Thanks for looking Dirk

I have a 1/72 Academy B-17 that I'm making into "Old 666". I had started some time ago and has been staring me down asking to be completed. Can I add it to the list? The farthest I got was to close up the fuselage but there is a ton of work left to do and I have plenty of photos of the build so far. Let me know. Regards Dirk

I don't have my heart set on anything spicific. I could probably be talked into just about anything. I'm just not sure the Airfix kit decals are up to snuff.

Cyclops was my favorite. Someday I hope to scratch build that ship.

Dose anyone know where I can get some aftermarket decals for a 1/72 Black Widow? I've done some searches that have lead me to various forums and then those lead me to dead ends. I'm going to be building the Airfix 1/72 model but before I even open the box I know the kit decals will be a disaster.