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Anyone have a good sharp picture of the B-17 manufacturer stencil on the nose? Showing the serial and the model number and whatnot. I need a good picture so I can have it modified for a custom decal. Can't find anything in my resources.

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See Ike of 91 BG .

Note Boeing used an OD decal of the basic components long iinto NMF era of B-17/29 production. The PROJ NO. Was a means of allocating product to theater commands. The second position is a significant digit indicating the location.

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Hmm it's saving weird to my computer.

Anyone got a nice crisp shot of one on a NMF 17? Doesn't matter if it's a restored bird.

on "save as"; save it as a .bit file and the long narrows will be gone :coolio:

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The B-17E sample is very clear but not very representative in that it is from before many war-time elements were added. Do note the heavy brush applied paint of the last foour tapering from left to right. Also it appers that perhaps the fuel restriction is already a decal with some silvering over flat camo.

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Compare the B-17F detail from historylink to the previous G a replication and the E series historical example. Note the updated terminology between the E. And F examples. Also note that the indivdial a/c info is beyond the frame in the F example and that the corners are rounded on this standardized portion. Ford B-24H & J are similarly treated for the standarized portion. This portion is in decal form in some production periods. The indivdual information more often is in cut block stenciling.

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Nice variety of samples in the PGB POST. The 70-DL example may sill be partically decal. The high 92xxx 800 & 900 series project nos. Are indicative of late enCY 1944 allocation to the ETO. By early 1945 the series rolled over to 93xxx in the ETO AND FROM 90XXX TO 91XXX IN THE MTO & CBI.

Note on the Vega F series in the next post ...Laden Maiden that the 4" blend is above the pitot mast. This ia also true for all but the earlest F-DL. The Boeing style run to the bottom of the pitot mast. For those of you separateing BG INVENTORIES BY NAME and series number this is a useful delineator and cross check.

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A few more...

Vega block 25 B-17G stencil with 100 octane fuel decal:

B17data6.jpg

Boeing block 40 B-17G stencil:

B17data5.jpg

Boeing block 40 B-17G decal & stencil:

B17data4.jpg

Douglas block 35 B-17G Decal with individual numbers:

B17Data3.jpg

All the best,

Paul

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Excellent selection. Note the Vega stencle is set up for block 20 & 25 with the 42-97 as part of the basic . See the heavy 5 and light last three. This is fairly early in VE NMF era which changed over in the mid 500 ( blk mid 15 or 20).

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