Boeing 299

**billy.leliveld** · #1 12-28-2008, 06:58 AM

I picked the FG Boeing 299 for my next build.
https://www.fiddlersgreen.net/models...aft/Boeing-299
It's the prototype of the B17 Flying Fortress
Ofcourse I'm gonna pimp it, FG models are quite easy to build, but this kit has TMHO better art-work than other FG models I've seen, The design is by John Dell.

**billy.leliveld** · #2 12-28-2008, 07:12 AM

The plane had no camouflage paint, so I printed it on Red River metallic paper, but it shines too much, so I sprayed a layer of matt acrillic varnish, and now it looks much better.
I want to make some rivetting, and got me one of these; ?????
It comes with 4 different sized wheels, I had to customise it a bit, you could'nt see where the wheel was going, so I sanded a bit of the plastic

**billy.leliveld** · #3 12-28-2008, 07:20 AM

Next thing was to figure out how to apply that to the back of the paper;
So I printed the model on velum or copying paper,then looked for the fit on the front-side, by punching some holes in it I could find the exact position on the back and glued it with tape ...

**billy.leliveld** · #4 12-28-2008, 07:43 AM

Looks pretty cool

**Don Boose** · #5 12-28-2008, 08:57 AM

You're putting some fine detail into this one, Billy.

It will go well with your silvery DoX and B-51.

Don

**billy.leliveld** · #6 12-28-2008, 10:35 AM

Hello Don, Actualy I have some more "silver" birds in my showcase, but I realy like the " ICBTP" effect of printing on metallic paper.
I'm building this model using Red River paper for the first time, it is a little bit thinner than the stuff I always use.
The model has no formers, maybe I have to add some.
Here's the first parts of the fuselage, I don't use the tabs as printed in the model, but I glue a strip on the back, it fits much nicher that way.
Painted the inside grey,it will show when I make transparent windows; thats why the gun turrets and the nose are build inside-out to make the molds