B-17G Champaign Lady Restoration

PeteM · **Posted:** Tue Mar 22, 2016 6:48 pm

I have a set of repo's for sale if anyone is looking?(SOLD)

Fortress Fan · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2016 12:48 pm

How Much?

PeteM · **Posted:** Wed Mar 23, 2016 4:08 pm

Pm me...

Zeus-cat · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:45 am

APG85 wrote:

JohnB wrote:

That doesn't make it correct.

Okay...say all the late model B-17s did have seat cushions with "Air Corps" on them.

WHY????

Because during war, people were slow to "update" things. I imagine it wasn't unusual to see old markings on "new equipment" that had been installed on a new plane. Still happens today. A unit changes its designation but the old designation is still found stenciled on equipment years later. Seat cushions could have been "New Old Stock" or come from a warehouse where they had been marked and sitting on a shelf awaiting installation...almost impossible to remove old marking from fabric...

And the stencil above the nose art is another good example of things not being updated in a timely manner. The G model had a ten man crew, but the stencils says crew weight 1200 pounds. We knew that didn't make sense before it was painted on, but that's what it they used, so that is what we used. There may have been a few guys who weighed 120 pounds, but its a safe bet that most guys on the crew weighed in above that. I have been told that the crew weight number came about when the early models only had a crew of six. That allowed 200 pounds for each guy on the crew and his equipment. It was never changed when they added extra gunners.

390BG · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2016 1:42 pm

Polished original crew entry door.

Dan Jones · **Posted:** Sat Mar 26, 2016 3:53 am

I'd wager there was more than one B-17 in the ETO who's seat cushions said "Eigentum der Luftwaffe" on them.

390BG · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 2:45 pm

Wing spar:

DH82EH · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 5:07 pm

Wow!
Nice piece of work.
Out of curiosity, is that an inboard section? is it handed? (Right / left). First of four?

Are you folks in touch with Mike Kellner and the Desert Rat crew?

Thanks in advance.
Love the updates on these amazing and ambitious projects.

BTW, I am totally at peace with the new seat cushions :wink:

Andy Scott

Maverick · **Posted:** Tue Apr 05, 2016 11:06 pm

Right inboard rear spar. Assembly started on right front spar.
Yes, to Mike Kellner question.

390BG · **Posted:** Tue Jul 12, 2016 1:14 pm

Left side wing fairing.

Wingtip:

2nd Horizontal:

Number 2 engine nacelle:

Nose crew entry hatch:

Wing flap:

Sperry Ball Turret computing gunsite:

menards · **Joined:** Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:46 pm **Posts:** 543

APG85 wrote:

JohnB wrote:

That doesn't make it correct.

Okay...say all the late model B-17s did have seat cushions with "Air Corps" on them.

WHY????

Because during war, people were slow to "update" things. I imagine it wasn't unusual to see old markings on "new equipment" that had been installed on a new plane. Still happens today. A unit changes its designation but the old designation is still found stenciled on equipment years later. Seat cushions could have been "New Old Stock" or come from a warehouse where they had been marked and sitting on a shelf awaiting installation...almost impossible to remove old marking from fabric...

Seat cushions were updated...

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j186/ ... c0c889.jpg

stef29 · **Joined:** Sun Jul 17, 2016 2:45 pm **Posts:** 1

This is Amazing work, found this posting while doing research to hyper-improve the 1/48 scale Revell B-17G your photos have been invaluable! I couldn't be more impressed with your efforts.

Bill

390BG · **Posted:** Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:44 am

Riveting skin on horizontal.

Skinning the flap.

First skin on this nacelle.

Making parts for ammo feed belts.

Skin reinforcing pieces on left wing root.

390BG · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:38 pm

Outboard wing section(s).

390BG · **Posted:** Wed Sep 14, 2016 1:59 pm

Wing Flap

Waist gun ammo boxes/chutes

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