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  1. Sorry, there should have been a link in my previous post: www.belcherbits.com
  2. Image of the kit now on the BB homepage. :)
  3. Looks good. :) One thing I ought to mention, the M5 should have four bomb rails, not just three.
  4. I'll take that as a no then... ;) Although it's still not listed on the BB website, I'm informed that the first production run has already sold out, and another run is on the way.
  5. Has anyone managed to get hold of the new Belcher Bits 1/72 Thor missile and launch mount kit?
  6. Is this photo any use? All the best, PB
  7. Concur with Karl's statement, certainly by autumn 1944 the radio room aft door had a mesh screen, between 9"x9" and a foot square, with poppered canvas covers, the canvas being fixed at the lower edge. The removal of the radio room doors was by no means universal though, and interior photos of a particular subject, if available, would need to be consulted. All the best, PB
  8. I know the group build has long finished, but the 2nd Strategic Air Depot (Alconbury) records finally turned up today, and contained this entry for future reference: 16th August 1944 PB
  9. PGB

    Airfield question

    The drawing came out a tad fuzzy, and the image can be misleading, but the standard dimensions written on it are correct: Pan: 75' Rad. Approach spur width: 50' Approach spur "flare" width at taxiway edge: 150' Approach spur "flare" centreline length from taxiway edge: 50' minimum, 75' normal Maximum gradient and/or crossfall on dispersal: 1:80 Maximum gradient and/or crossfall on taxiway and dispersal spur: 1:40 Minimum distance from centreline of Taxiway to centre of dispersal: 150' Minimum distance from edge of concrete for ground to be prepared for possible aircraft movement: 30'
  10. It would appear to be a Clark Equipment Co. "Clarkat B". All the best, PB
  11. PGB

    Airfield question

    The "Frying Pan" type dispersals for a Class A Bomber Airfield were 150' dia. Runways were 150' wide and the perimiter taxiways and dispersal approaches were 50' wide. All the best, PB
  12. PGB

    B-17 pic needed

    A few more... Vega block 25 B-17G stencil with 100 octane fuel decal: Boeing block 40 B-17G stencil: Boeing block 40 B-17G decal & stencil: Douglas block 35 B-17G Decal with individual numbers: All the best, Paul
  13. PGB

    B-17 pic needed

    Boeing late-production stencil: Douglas decals:
  14. No chance I'll make the deadline now I'm afraid, the foil adhesive I needed is still stuck in the post. Ah well, Snooper will get finished eventually...
  15. Nice work Bruce. :) Here she is after a landing accident at Deenethorpe on the 18th February 1945: B-17G-25-VE 42-97636 Assigned 94CBW (401BG's parent unit) as PFF aircraft (H2X bombing radar replacing ball turret). Suffered Category 3 damage as a result of a landing accident 8th August 1944, Lt. William C. Mannix (613th Squadron) flying. Aircraft repaired and brought back into service. Allocated 401BG 615BS IY-H 26th August 1944. Suffered Category 3 damage as a result of a landing accident 18th February 1945, Capt. Paul E. Campbell (615th Squadron Operations Officer) flying. Aircraf
  16. Sorry it took a while, but here's the image of a ball turret cradle in use at Tinker AAF, courtesy of Scott at the VAM in Fort Worth: All the best, PB
  17. The IPL lists only two patterns of wing tip sections for the B-17G. 75-3590-620: Tip Assembly, Wing, LH. B-17G-1-BO to B-17G-105-BO. 75-3590-621: Tip Assembly, Wing, RH. B-17G-1-BO to B-17G-105-BO. 75-3590-807: Tip Assembly, Wing, LH. B-17G-105-BO onwards. 75-3590-808: Tip Assembly, Wing, RH. B-17G-105-BO onwards. I've been going through my reference images, and those vents can be darn tricky to spot if the photo wasn't taken at the right angle. Quite a few show apparently nothing there, when another shot taken a couple of steps to one side shows the vents clearly. As to the single and
  18. AFAIK the wingtip vents were introduced to relieve any fumes from the fitment of long-range "Tokyo Tanks". These tanks were introduced as standard beginning in the following production blocks, and all subsequent ones: B-17F-25-DL (42-3074 to 42-3148) B-17F-30-VE (42-5855 to 42-5904) B-17F-80-BO (42-29932 to 42-30031) I did have a reference to which blocks had the single and which had the double wingtip vents, but I can't find it right now. I'll post it up as I can. All the best, PB
  19. From the B-17G E&M Manual: I have a wartime photo showing a B-17 ball turret dolly in use, but I can't lay my hands on it at the moment. I'll post it up as soon as I can.
  20. Test exterior foiling started, using household budget cooking foil with diluted PVA glue. I've done a couple of fuselage sections and am leaving them for a couple of weeks to make sure they don't lift or peel. Photos to follow soon. ;)
  21. Not a critique of your work, but I have to say there's something very wrong with that Verlinden etching. Having looked at your progress, and the flat fret, there appears to be no way to fold it right so it matches up with the real thing. The problem seems to be the small windows, which are too small and end up angled. Have a look at this image: to see the problem, and the upcoming difficulty of making up the kinked larger side windows too... Let me have a think on the matter and I'll get back to you, IIRC the Cheyenne tail is the same profile as the earlier type around the small win
  22. Shamefully small progress report: Props, interior and scanner radome painted. Sorry. I'm still undecided whether to paint or foil the thing, so until I go one way or the other all I can do are the detail bits. ;) PB
  23. Found some of the info, relating to the AN/ARW18 Transmitting set in the control aircraft and the AN/ARW-1 series receiver in the drone. The drone was flown by the ARW-1 controlling the standard autopilot, but as this wasn't connected to the throttles the servo-motor seen in the link above was installed for power control.
  24. The following link may be of use: http://www.forcedlandingcollection.se/USAAFe/USAAF14042-30066.html I have some data on the rest of the TV and control system somewhere on file, I'll see if I can find it again. All the best, PB
  25. That makes sense, making the staggered waist one of the "tipping points" than ended Block 45-VE and began Block 50-VE. For the font, try HERE for the current version. The one I was using is a previous edition, the new one means I don't have to edit the bars out myself. :D All the best, Paul
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