B-17

[CarlDB]

I am building a 1/9 scale B-17 aircraft and would like it to have panel lines and rivets. Does anyone know where I can get Technical Drawings of the B-17 that would show me the panel lines and rivets of the whole plane. Thank You Carl CarlDB @ aol.com

[John Dell]

If you can find these Polish books from A.J. Press, “Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress” Parts 1 and 2, they contain large pull out sheets with 1/72 scale drawings showing panel lines and rivet patterns. You will have to cross reference with photos though as there are some inaccuracies. “B 17: Flying Fortress” by Roger Freeman and Rikyu Watanabe also contains nice plan drawings of the B-17G with panel lines and rivets. I don’t recall off hand what scale they are in. I can check.

[Rubenandres77]

You can also have fun reading the Restoration of the Mary Alice Thread at Warbird Information Exchange.

Warbird Information Exchange • View topic - B-17G ~ 44-83735 ~ the Duxford restoration thread .....

That is probably the best source of photographic material for anyone building a B-17.

[Swampfox]

Originally Posted by John Dell

If you can find these Polish books from A.J. Press, “Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress” Parts 1 and 2, they contain large pull out sheets with 1/72 scale drawings showing panel lines and rivet patterns. You will have to cross reference with photos though as there are some inaccuracies. “B 17: Flying Fortress” by Roger Freeman and Rikyu Watanabe also contains nice plan drawings of the B-17G with panel lines and rivets. I don’t recall off hand what scale they are in. I can check.

Hope you don't mind if I stick my nose in here, those drawings are all at 1:72 scale.

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