mlicari Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi Everyone! I've got an Academy B-17G and a Paragon PB-1W conversion set, so...let's get going! Cutting out the staggered waist window. So many little holes... And done! Building the front office and nose positions... ;) Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Mike! Welcome! I'm liking the work you're doin so far, and for it to be a PB-1W, that's going to be great, something unique here for sure. Doing the radome on top or on the bottom? Can't wait to see more, Cheers! Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted January 16, 2011 Author Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi Mark, I'm going to do it with the radome on the bottom. I'm going to try to do this one: :wub: Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Ohhhh, very nice. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
100th BG Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 Oh Boy! A BLUE B-17! That is going to look great... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kostucha Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 There is a great write up here focusing on the PB-1W, and "Texas Raiders" (as she used to be one). Here's the link: http://vw1assoc.tripod.com/pb_1w_specif.html A lot of great information and a good break down of the positions from front to back. Cheers, Mark. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted January 17, 2011 Author Share Posted January 17, 2011 There is a great write up here focusing on the PB-1W, and "Texas Raiders" (as she used to be one). Here's the link:http://vw1assoc.tripod.com/pb_1w_specif.html A lot of great information and a good break down of the positions from front to back. Cheers, Mark. That's where the pic came from! :D I agree...great site, and it's what turned me on to getting the Paragon conversion! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted January 17, 2011 Share Posted January 17, 2011 Very cool! We've got some great fort variations going on! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted March 21, 2011 Author Share Posted March 21, 2011 Ok, finally an update! As you can see, I'm just doing the bare essentials in the interior...this will be build gear-up and hung from the ceiling, so no point in going nuts. The Paragon conversion set isn't designed to be "drop in". Here, the top turret mound had to be cut and sanded down so that just the ring is left for the plug to be attached to. The ball turret plug does fit in nicely. The chin turret plug is a challenge. It requires you to fit the ring as well as the gun housing itself (cut so that there's about a fourth of it left). The plug fits in the housing, and then everything has to be filled and sanded. You can see that on the last picture. Finally, the radome fairing has to be ground out and sanded so that it conforms to the curves on the bottom of the fueselage. This is very difficult (and you can see I still had to do some filling). Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn M Posted March 21, 2011 Share Posted March 21, 2011 Nice work Mike, you're truckin right along now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted March 22, 2011 Author Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thanks! Now that I've got the conversion parts done, the rest of the build should be straightforward! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted September 25, 2011 Author Share Posted September 25, 2011 (edited) Ok, so I sort of forgot about this GB... But I did finish the PB-1W! Here it is... Hope you like it! Mike Edited September 25, 2011 by mlicari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 WOW, that looks sharp!!! Very impressive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
100th BG Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 (edited) Great finish on a unique airplane, congratulations! Edited September 26, 2011 by 100th BG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Indeed that looks awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Thanks guys! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bigasshammm Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Dont forget to add it to the museum. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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