Revell B-17G Flying Fortress User Manual
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READ
THIS
BEFORE
YOU
BEGIN
Read
through
the
instructions
and study
the
assembly
drawings
to
be-
come
familiar with
all
parts
of
the
model.
Also
refer
to
the
PAINTING
and
DECAL
directions.
Once
you
have
done
this,
begin
assembly
with
step
one, Do
not
rush
the
assembly
—
avoid
serious
mistakes.
Each
illustration
in
the
assembly
procedure
indicates
color
to
be
used
and
where
the
paint
should
be
applied.
{tis
best
to
paint
most
of
the
parts
before
cementing
them.
The
large
outside
surfaces
such
as
wings,
fuselage
and
tail
sections
may
be
painted
after
assembly.
Carefully
read
the
painting
suggestions
and
Tefer
to
the
airplane
drawings
and
photos
on
the
last
three
pages
for
painting
schemes,
Each
plastic
piece
is
identified
by
a
number
stamped
either
on
the
part
or
a
small
tab
near
the
part.
The
instructions
will
indicate
by
num-
ber
which
pieces
are
needed
in
each
step.
DO
NOT
detach
parts
from
the
trees
until
you
are
ready
to
use
them.
After
cutting
off
the
required
part,
trim
away
any
excess
bits
of
Plastic
that
are
not
part
of
the
usable
piece.
Use
a
sharp
knife,
such
as
‘@
modeling
knife,
available
at
your
hobby
counter.
Check
the
fit
of
each
piece
before
you
cement
it
in
place.
USE
ONLY
CEMENT
SPECIFIED
FOR
USE
WITH
STYRENE
PLASTIC.
Apply
cement
quickly
and
carefully
to
the
very large
pieces
so
cement
does
not
dry
before
the
parts
are
joined
together.
DO
NOT
use
too
much
Cement
to
join
the
parts.
All
plastic
cements
contain
solvents
that
dis-
solve
the
plastic
forming
a
weld
between
the
parts.
Too
much
cement
can
soften
and
distort
the
plastic,
spoiling
your
model's
appearance.
The
tip
of
a
toothpick
is
helpful
in
applying
cement
to
small
or
confined
areas.
Keep
fingers
clean
of
cement
so
that
the
outer
surfaces
of
the
parts
are not
marred
when
handling
them.
For better paint
and
decal
adhesion,
it
is
advisable
to
wash
the
plastic
parts trees
in
a
mild
detergent
solution.
Rinse
and
let
dry.
After
washing,
handle
the
parts
carefully
to
avoid
skin-oil
which
may
affect
the
adhesion.
4
BEARING
HOLE
8s
;
Gun
meat
sack
on
‘ataninone
DO
NOT
BLAST TUBES
ero
APPLY
CEMENT
ee
TO
PINS
VERSION)
ay,
SLOT
NOSE
GUN
y
Ne
6
ASSEMBLY
D
Slip
(do not
cement)
guns
45
into
part
6.
Axles
fit
into
notches
on
inside
of
part
6.
OCement
cover
8
onto
part
6.
TAILWHEEL
20
ASSEMBLY
SILVER
ZINC
CHROMATE
BOTH
SIDES
DULL
SILVER
(OR
OLIVE
DRAB
OCement
41
and
42
together
then
into
piece
20.
Ccement
pieces
55
into floor
21
OCement
49
and
50
together
then
into
floor.
into
floor.
OLIVE
DRAB
SEAT
48
BROWN
UPHOLSTERY
2
tox
romrion
=e
IS
GREY
\
47
FLIGHT
I I
50
POSITION
BEARING
7
47
Nes
nd
ENTIRE
FLOOR
Ra
Lan
ZINC
CHROMATE
i
—~
NATURAL
WOOD
BOX
WITH
OLIVE
DRAB
STRAPS
a)
O
Cement
piece
47
into
flight
position
OR
into
stored
po-
sition
as
in
small
sketch
Ccement
58
into
16,
then
16
BLACK
CONSOLE
WITH
WHITE
DIALS
™s1
2
/
BEFORE
ASSEMBLING
THE
GUN AND
TURRET,
REFER
TO
PAINTING
DIRECTIONS.
GUN
METAL
CEMENT:
O
Gun
40
into
clear
piece
74F.
O
Clear piece
74R
to
74F.
Cicement
braces
9L
and
9R
into
slots
in
seats
56
(Stamped
P).
Cement
braces
into
floor.
O
Cement
bulkhead
17 into
floor.
BLACK
es 55
i
OLIVE
DRAB.
Doors
RED
EXTINGUISHER
CHROMATE
GREEN
BARS
AND
PEDALS
i
NATURAL
WooD
ZINC
CHROMATE
UNDERSIDE
GREY
FRAME
ALL
VERSIONS
OLIVE
DRAB
HOSE
”AND
BOX
oe!
‘2
WITH
WHITE
GAUGE
Lack
Castes
SS
48
SATIN
BLACK
WITH
WHITE
DIALS
BALL
TURRET
ASSEMBLY
me
ONow,
push
(do
not
cement)
bearing
into
hole
in
nose
gun
assembly.
Ocement
pieces
48,
51
and
54
onto
floor.
BASIC
BULKHEAD
COLOR
CHROMATE
GREEN
ZINC
CHROMATE
re
soxes
warn
WHITE
DETAILS,
BLACK
AND
WHITE
GAUGES
OLIVE
DRAB
SEAT
BROWN
HEADREST
OLIVE
DRAB
BELTS
DARK
GREEN
CUSHION
LETTER
SMALL
TAB
BLACK
BOX:
ENTIRE
FLOOR
SMALL
SLOT
ZINC
CHROMATE
O
cement
pieces
18, 19,
56
(Stamped
R)
onto
floor
22
Oicement
pieces
26L
and
26R
together.
OSlip
(do
not
cement)
pins
on
parts
26
into
holes
as
shown.
O
Snap
(do
not
cement)
ends
of
pieces
26
into
hole
in
floor
as
shown.
EDGE
OF
HOOD
ZINC
CHROMATE
16:
SS
OR
Ch
OL
SHORT
STAMPED
LONG
LEG
UNDERSIDE
LEG
HOLE
FOR
THE
DECAL
SHEET
—_PIECES
IN
PLACE.
BALL
TURRET
APPLICATION.
R
~
NATURAL
woop
Top
OLIVE
DRAB
SEAT
BLACK
CONSOLE
RED
‘BROWN
HEADREST
‘OLIVE
DRAB
BELTS
DARK
GREEN
CUSHION
‘WHITE
DIALS
\
ZINC
CHROMATE
aac
OuvE
DRAB
BLACK
BOXES
WITH
RED
DIALS
ENTIRE
FLOOR
ZINC
CHROMATE
BASIC
BULKHEAD
COLOR
CHROMATE
GREEN
FOLLOW
THE
IF
YOU
ARE
APPLYING
DIRECTIONSON
—_DECALS,
POSITION
THEM.
THE
BACK
OF
BEFORE
CEMENTING
THE
DECAL
POSITION
HH
201
- a
BLACK
WITH
LIGHT
(GREY
DETAILS,
FOR
PROPER
BLACK
HAND
CRANKS
ZINC
CHROMATE
BLACK
202
YELLOW
BLACK
WITH
LIGHT
GREY
DETAILS
FLAT
ALUMINUM
WITH
BLACK
DETAILS
BASIC
BULKHEAD
COLOR
CHROMATE
GREEN
GG
DECAL
POSITION
—_,
BLACK
BLACK
@
BASIC
BULKHEAD
COLOR
CHROMATE
GREEN
“f
&
SILVER’
ZINC
CHROMATE
SUPPORTS
BROWN
.
FLOOR
¢
ASSEMBLED
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5
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GREY
waite
ws
L
BLACK
RED
|
BLACK
‘CHROMATE
GREEN
CEMENT:
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7
A
FRAME
Ocylinder
202
onto
frame
201
2
ZINC
Oframe
into
assembled
floor.
CHROMATE
PANEL
BASIC
f
7
BULKHEAD
HOLE
]
COLOR
sack
©
ALUMINUM
CEMENT:
Octear
piece
76
into
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
HALF
1R.
O
tailwheel
assembly
(FROM
STEP
1)
into
place.
6
FITS
INTO
ENTIRE
INTERIOR
NOTCH
15
ALUMINUM
LONG
LEG
DULL
SILVER
SILVER
BUTTONS:
‘SEAT
SUPPORTS
OLIVE
DRAB,
IF
YOU
ARE
APPLYING
DECALS,
POSITION THEM
BEFORE
CEMENTING
THE
DECAL
POSITION
PIECES
IN
PLACE.
OLIVE
DRAB,
DECAL
POSITION
ARMOR
PLATE
HH
BLACK
BOX
ZINC
CHROMATE
/AND
CABLES
RED
THIS LINE
INDICATES
=|
POSITION
OF
TAILWHEEL
4
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
HALF
eo.
(REAR)
NATURAL
WOOD
uve
Dean
with
NATURALWOOD
ove
oe
as
with
INSIDE
FRONT
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
HALF
1R
NS
Lee
ee
SILVER
BUTTONS
59
Me
Piha
se
4,
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
CEMENT:
uu
sven
pt
GUN
FRAME
Opieces
44R,
59
and
63
into
fuselage.
O
clear
windows
63,
64
and
66R
into
place.
Gitloor
assembly (FROM
STEP
3)
into
fuselage
as
shown.
Opins
on
gun
53 into
notches.
53
ASSEMBLED
FLOOR
THIS LINE
INDICATES
FROM
STEP
3
POSITION
OF
ASSEMBLED
FLOOR
CEMENT:
ENTIRE
INTERIOR
15
ALUMINUM
CEMENT:
Obomb
halves
23T
and
238
together.
Qbomb
rack
halves
205
and 206
together.
23B
fae
Sn
ntat
Qassembled
bombs
to
rack
as
shown.
¥
Sia
ao
eee
Cibome
rack
into
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
HALF
as
shown
i
ees
DULL
siLVER
GUN
FRAME
OPTIONAL:
BOMBS
MAY
BE
ADDED
TO
INSIDE
OF
FUSELAGE
OR
ADDED
TO
BOMB
CART
IN
STEP
25.
PIN
BLACK
GRIPS
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
HALF
(FRONT
INSIDE)
9
fol
CEMENT:
Pale
j
p
}
laa
QO
i
oe
sear
iece
69R
and piece
57R
into
VG A
loge
—_—
=
O
floor
assembly
(FROM
STEP
5)
into
i
fuselage
as
shown.
1
l
Co
7
ee
A
min
ASSEMBLED
FLOOR
FROM
STEP
5
THIS
LINE
INDICATES
POSITION
OF
ASSEMBLED
FLOOR
WHITE
WIRE
HARNESS
WITH
BLACK
CLAMPS
UGHT
GREY
BLACK
WHITE
WIRE
HARNESS.
4
WITH
BLACK
CLAMPS
BLACK
WITH
LIGHT
(GREY
DETAILS,
Sak
BLACK
LIGHT
GREEN
PIPE
Pie
eee
|
DETAILS
OMITTED
BLACK
FOR
CLARITY
OLIVE
DRAB
‘OLIVE
DRAB
BOX
WITH
FLAT
DARK
GREEN
ZINC
CHROMATE
FLAT
DARK
GREEN
SILVER
WITH
BLACK
DIALS
AND
HOSE
AND
REGULATOR
HANDLE
HOSE
AND
REGULATOR
BLACK
DETAILS
SILVER
DETAILS
FRAMES
INSIDE
FRONT
FUSELAGE
COLOR
LEFT
FUSELAGE
HALF
1L
i
:
46
suver
OLIVE
DRAB,
j
SUPPORT
REMOVE
ENTIRE
STRAP
SILVER
WIPERS
ALL
VERSIONS.
FUSELAGE
ASSEMBLY
@
Cement
left
fuselage
half
to
right
fuselage
CEMENT:
we
Octear
windows
64
and
66L
into
LEFT
FUSELAGE
HALF
1L.
CEMENT:
Ohins
on
gun
53
into
notches.
O
pieces
65,
67
and
68
into
Opieces
63,
44L,
57L
and
691
into
fuselage
fuselage
in
same
positions
as
on
O
cement
gun
portion
207
into
fuselage
O
sight 46
into
notch.
RIGHT
FUSELAGE.
as
shown,
O
clear
nose
62 to
fuselage.
‘ouve
D1
1
5
PIN
/
R
PIN
Ky
8
HU
itl
BLACK
DETAILS
ucHT
SS.
:
HYDRAULIC
STEM
eae,
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ALUMINUM
RIM
he
ua
SILVER
|
FLAT
BLACK
TIRE
RIGHT
WING
ZINC
CHROMATE
NOTCH
APPLY
CEMENT
ASSEMBLED
RIGHT
TO
LEDGE
LANDING
GEAR
CEMENT:
Ostrut
10R
into
plate
30R
Diinkage
11R
to
plate
and
strut.
Dtire
halves
32L
and
32R
together.
Otire
to
strut
—
NOTE
POSITION
OF
HYDRAU-
LIC
STEM
Opiate
into
RIGHT
WING
BOTTOM
3h:
ORIGHT
WING
TOP
4R
towing
bottom.
Meurwine:
Octear
light
70R
into
opening.
BOTTOM
TAB
s{-) LEFT
WING
ASSEMBLY
™
Repeat
assembly
as
for
right
wing
(STEP
15)
using
pieces
10L,
11L,
30L,
32L,
32R,
3L,
4L
and
7OL.
O
Slip
(do
not
cement)
guns
37
into
notches
in
ring
38.
O
cement
retainer
39
to
ring
38.
Ocement
tabs
on
ring
38
into
turret
clear
piece
73.
O
cement
bracing
204
into
place
as
shown.
Oiace
(do
not
cement)
tabs
on
tur-
ret
into
notches
on
TOP
of
fuselage
Twist
turret
into
any
position.
BEFORE
ASSEMBLING
THE
OLIVE
DRAB,
GUN
AND
TURRET,
REFER
TO
PAINTING
DIRECTIONS.
co
ame
_—
Rass
SHELLS
GUN
METAL
‘OLIVE
DRAB.
NOTCH
FUSELAGE
COLOR
ASSEMBLED.
fs)
17
&
Cement
BOTH
assembled
wings!
onto
Fuselage
as
shown.
Fit
wing
tab
into
slot.
Then
push
wing
forward
as
far
as
it
will
go.
WING
IS
A
SNUG
FIT
SO
YOU
MAY
HAVE
TO
PUSH
HARD.
APPLY
CEMENT
HERE
ONLY
n
LEFT
WING
Lock
ASSEMBLY
TABS
APPLY
29R
go
Sam
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Soaps
GUN
METAL
20
BEFORE
ASSEMBLING,
PAINTING
DIRECTIONS
DApply
cement
to
piece
52F
ONLY
where
shown.
O
Place
(do
not
cement)
piece
52F
ONTO
pins
on
clear
piece
751.
OPress
piece
52R
onto
piece
52F.
O
Slip
gun
43
into
hole
in
pieces
52F
and
52R
and
cement
gun
to
piece
52R.
cement
clear
piece
with
gun
into
LEFT
FUSELAGE
SIDE
as
shown,
OOREPEAT
assembly
for
RIGHT
SIDE
GUN
USING
PIECES
75R,
52F,
52R
and
43.
Ce-
ment
to
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
SIDE.
OPENING
IN
FUSELAGE
DULL
SILVER.
GUN
FRAME
CEMENT
HERE
|
Olip
mount
half
29R
over
gun
43
and
cement
to
©
"29
F
back
of
gun.
OStip
mount
half
29F
over
gun and
cement
to
mount
half
29R.
Clip
(do
not
cement)
mount
onto
pin
on
fuselage.
DO
NOT
APPLY
‘CEMENT
INSIDE
HERE
FRAMES
FUSELAGE
COLOR
DO
NOT APPLY
CEMENT
INSIDE
HERE
APPLY
CEMENT
HERE
i
52
F
PIVOT
PIN
OSlipclear
piece
72
over
gunandcementto
fuselage.
O
Cement
clear
piece
71
and
antenna
12
into
fuselage.
LEFT
SIDE
OF
FUSELAGE
APPLY
CEMENT
HERE
ONLY
GUN
FRAME
HOLE
FOR
GUN
LEFT
GUN
TAIL
GUN
ASSEMBLY
FRAME
IS
FUSELAGE
COLOR
a
OLIVE
DRAB
CANVAS
AND
SCREWS,
oney
GUN
METAL
BEFORE
ASSEMBLING,
REFER
TO
PAINTING
DIRECTIONS
CEMENT:
O
clear
piece
77
into
opening,
O
gun33
into
tail
cone
2.
Ditail
cone
onto fuselage.
LEFT SIDE
OF
FUSELAGE
22
STABILIZER
TOP
SL
Ocement
stabilizer
halves
5L
TOP
and
5L
BOTTOM
together.
Oicement
stabilizer
onto
LEFT
FUSELAGE
SIDE
as
shown.
OIREPEAT
stabilizer
assembly
for
RIGHT
FUSELAGE
SIDE
using
pieces
5R
TOP
and 5R
BOTTOM.
STABILIZER
BOTTOM
LEFT
FRONT
OF
FUSELAGE
=>
as
PAD
ae
TIP
14
oe
Te
oe
PHOT.
CEMENT:
Opto
tee
ee
LEFT
FRONT
BOTTOM
aS.
OF
Oo ni
FLYING
FORTRESS
OF
FUSELAGE
Pee
oe
eeeOM
ot
NOTCH
BLACK
HUB
BLUE
HUB
Ocement
engine
31
into
cowling
15.
ON
Et
LoBO,
O
Slip
(do
not
cement)
bearing
35
through
hole
in
engine.
EE DECAL
POSITION
Apply
cement
to
wings
as
shown,
press
engines
onto
wing.
COcement
exhaust
pipe
36R
to
RIGHT
WING
as
shown.
OCement
exhaust
pipe
36L
to
LEFT
WING
CIREPEAT
for
other
THREE
engines.
O
Press
(do not
cement)
propellers’
34
onto
bearings.
_
—
BLACK
PROPELLER
YELLOW
TIPS
APPLY
CEMENT
AS
“D"
SHAPED
INDICATED
BY
X’s
HOLE
IF
YOU
ARE
APPLYING
DECAL
POSITION
DECALS,
POSITION
THEM
DD
aieeae
ccm
ma
neces
%s
-
e
PIECES
IN
PLACE.
INSIDE
34
ENGINE
ASSEMBLY
'D"
SHAPED
ENGINE
PAINTING
DULL
GREY
—
Ignition
TAG
Rene
=
Geo
at
eLgueleach
uray
RIGHT
WING
ee,
ee
DULL
ALUMINUM
—
pipes,
rocker
covers,
ring
Cylinder
heads.
and
brackets,
36R
“>@
OLIVE
DRAB
BOMB
CART
ASSEMBLY
BLACK
a
ASSEMBLED
WHEEL
ell
FOLLOW
THE
DIRECTIONS
ON
238
THE
BACK
OF
THE
DECAL
SHEET
FOR
PROPER
‘OLIVE
DRAB
OR
APPLICATION.
(MEDIUM
GREEN
OLIVE
DRAB.
‘
DECAL
POSITION
DECAL
POSITION
DECAL
POSITION
OLIVE
DRAB
Fe
25
BLACK
Owhee!
halves
600
and 601
together.
then
onto
cart.
Ceight
bomb
halves
23T
and
238
together,
FOLLOW
THE
DIRECTIONS
ON
oO
THE
BACK
OF
THE
DECAL
SHEET
bombs
between
ribs
on
cart
or
placed
(not
cemented)
on
cart
FOR
PROPER
APPLICATION.
Ciwheels
61R
and
61L
to
axle
24.
Uaaxle
into
bomb
cart
bottom
25.
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RIGHT
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ing
the
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LEFT
SIDE
WASHED,
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TAN
cnt
PROPELLER
YELLOW
TIPS
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BLACK
BOTTOM
RIGHT
WING,
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assigned
to
the
322nd
Squadron
of
the
91st
Bomb
Group
with
Lieutenant
Jerry
Newquist
at
the
controls.
Newquist
named
her
“Chow
Hound"
and had
painted
on
the
nose
the
famous
Walt
Disney
cartoon
character
“Pluto”
Crew
Chief
Julian
Murdock
kept
“Chow
Hound"
airborne
for
over
30
missions,
and
she
was
not
turned
back
once
due
to
mechanical
failure.
"Buck-
wheat”
Bailey
kept
them
from
getting
lost
on
those
missions
through
his
"Dead-Reckoning”
navigation,
thus
earning
him
the
nickname
of
"The
D.
R.
Devil”
Lt.
Jack
Thompson
and
crew
took
over
"Chow
Hound"
atter
Newquist's
crew
had
completed
their
tour
of
duty
with
the
8th
Air
Force
and
returned
home.
Luck
ran oul
for
Thompson's
crew
when
over
Caen,
France.
“Chow
Hound”
was
shot
down
on
August
8th,
1944
—
Four
out
of
Thompson's
nine
man
crew
were
killed.
Information
for
this
RIGHT
SIDE
B-17G-15-BO
was
supplied
by
Jerry
Newquist
(now
a
727
Cap-
kK
1
tain
for
United
Air
Lines)
and
by
“Buckwheat”
Bailey
(now
a
catlle
rancher).
During
the
second
world
war,
the
Boeing
B-17
“Flying
Fortress”
became
a
visible
symbol
of
the
United
States’
unceasing
desire
to
defeat
the
oppressive
Nazi war ma-
chine.
While
allied
ground
forces
assaulted
Hitler's
“Fortress
Europe”
in
Italy
and
France,
waves
of
rugged
B-17's
flown
by
courageous
American
aircrews
battled
relentlessly
through
swarms
of
Luftwaffe
fighters
and
murderous
flak
to
attack
the
German
heartland.
Even
though
they
suffered
heavy
losses
throughout
most
of
the
allied
offensive,
Boeing's
“Flying
Forts”
proved
themselves
overwhelmingly
capable
of
implementing
the
concept
of
long-range
daylight
bombing
against
strategic
German
targets.
The
B-17
was
originally
designed
to
intercept
enemy
invasion
forces
betore
they
reached
our
coasts,
but
found
its
fame
as
a
strategic
bomber
over
the
skies
of
Europe.
This
classic
aircraft
relied
heavily
upon
the
proven
con-
cepts
of
mass
production
and
the
interchangeability
of
Parts.
The
Boeing
engineers
recognized
that
a
global
war
would
subject
air
crews
and
maintenance
personnel
to
highly-accelerated
training
programs,
and
designed
their
new
bomber
to
be
easy
to
maintain
and
fly.
The
main
structures
of
the
aircraft
were
of
a
rugged
semi-mono-
coque
construction
that
enabled
the
four-engined
giant
to
safely
absorb
massive
amounts
of
battle
damage.
All
versions
of
the
“Flying
Fortress”
were
powered
by
four
R-1820
Wright
“Cyclone”
radial
engines.
The
B-17G
was
the
final
mass
produced
version
of
the
immortal
“Flying
Fortress”
series.
During
the
twenty-
three
months
that
the “G”
model
was
produced,
manutac-
turing
facilities
operated
by
Boeing,
Douglas
and
Vega
created
over
8600
examples
of
this
famous
bomber.
Though
the
new
version
was
quite
similar
to
its
prede-
cessor,
the
B-17F:
the
major
external
change
was
the
addition
of
a
Bendix
movable
turret
fitted
on
the
under-
side
of
the
nose.
The
twin
.50
caliber
guns
mounted
in
this
turret
provided
improved
firepower
to
combat
the
daring
head-on
attacks
of
the
skilled
Luftwaffe
pilots.
The
aircraft
was
capable
of
carrying
4,000
Ibs.
of
bombs
over
1,800
miles
at
a
cruising
speed
of
170
mph.
Throughout
the
war,
the
various
versions
of
the
B-17
served
primarily
with
the
Eighth,
Twelfth
and
Fifteenth
Air
Force
in
the
European
Theater
of
Operations.
The
initial
B-17F's
were
delivered
to
Eighth
Air
Force
units
in
Great
Britain
during
September
of
1943.
These
new
aircraft
were
welcome
replacements
for
older
models
of
the
B-17
lost
or
damaged
during
the
unceasing
strate-
gic
air
offensive
over
Germany.
The
initial
B-17G's
to
join
operational
units
in
Europe
were
finished
in
the
standard
Army
Air
Force
camouflage
that
was
prevalent
through
most
of
the
war.
As
the
crushing
bombing
offen-
sive
continued,
allied
air
superiority
negated
the
need
for
camouflage,
and
later
versions
appeared
in
a
striking
natural
silver
finish
The
heroic
efforts
of
countless
allied
bomber
crews
de-
stroyed
the
Nazi
threat,
and
immortalized
the
sturdy
8-17.
Although
untold
thousands
of
these
classic
air-
craft
were
scrapped
alter
the
end
of
World War
Il,
enough
of
them
have
been
preserved
throughout
the
world
to
remind
future
generations
that
she
was
truly
a
“Fighting
Lady.”
Thi
igned
from
authentic
draw-
nd
pt 1@
B-17G.
Also
much
technical
information
{umlsned
by
Boslng
Hilstorcal
Service
85560070206
DECALS
When
applying
decals,
refer
to
the
drawing
or
photo
of
the
specitic
version
you
have
assembled.
The
numbers
shown
on
the
drawings
are
in
reference
to
those
on
the
decal
sheet.
These
numbered
decals
are
used
on
both
versions.
Larger
decals
are
easily
identified
for
position
For
a
neat
job,
carefully
follow
the
application
instructions
on
the
back
of
the
decal
sheet.
Work
with
one
subject
at
a
time.
Before
they
are
completely
dry,
decals
should
be
firmly
pressed
against
surface
co!
tours,
PAINTING
It
is
best
to
paint
most
of
the
parts
before
cementing
them.
The
large
outside
surfaces
such
as
wings
and
fuselages
may
be
painted
after
as~
sembly.
Only
ENAMEL
or
PAINT
FOR
PLASTICS
should
be
used
‘A
small
pointed
brush
is
best
for
painting
small
parts.
Larger
areas
are
best
covered
with
a
soft
brush about
%
inch
wide
Allow
time
for
paint
to
dry
thoroughly
before
handling
parts.
Scrape
paint
away
trom
areas
whichwill
be
cemented
because
cement
will
nothold
to
paint
Clear
windshield
and
turret
details
can
be
easily
and
neatly
done
by
using
one
of
the
dull
finish
acetate
mending
tapes
Cul
a
strip
about
If
you
have
any
problems
building
this
model,
call
our
modeling
tips
hotline
at:
(800)
833-3570
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Served
with
the
457th
Bomb
Group's
748th
Squadron
based
at
Army
Air
Force
Station
#130
in
Glatton,
England.
five
inches
long
and
stick
it
to
a
piece
of
glass
or
plastic.
paint
this
strip
the
color
indicated
in
the
assembly
steps
Allow
the
paint
to
dry
thoroughly.
Using
a
straight
edge
and
a
razor
blade
cut
strips
from
the
tape
the
same
width
as
the
detail
ribs.
Lift
up
the
strips
and
apply
over
each
rib.
Another
method
of
achieving
realism
is
by
masking
the
en-
tire
clear
piece
with
transparent
tape
Use
a
sharp
knife
and
very
care~
fully
cut the
tape
from
any
area
that
is
to
be
painted.
Paint
the
exposed
parts
and
allow
to
dry
thoroughly.
Remove
the
remaining
tape {rom
the
clear
piece
by
lifting
it
with
the
tip
of
your
knife.
Either
method
will
result
in
an
extremely
realistic
clear
part
The
ball
turret
details,
on
both versions,
1s
painted
a
light
grey
Inside
fuselage
details
not
indicated
for
painting
in
the
instructions
may
be
painted
to
builder's
choice.
Use
black,
red,
silver,
olive
drab,
white.
yellow,
green
and
aluminum
FIGURES
Refer
to
the
box
side
for
the
colors
used
in
painting
the
five
figures.
The
full
leather
flying
suit
was
only
used
in
the
early
years
of
the
war
the
jacket
continued
in
use.
but
the
pants
were
changec
to
olive
drab
cloth
Every
effort
has
been
made
to
create
Monogram
Models,
Incorporated
and
manufacture
a
model
kit
that
is
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available.
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may
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to
include
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kit
number,
part
number,
description, and
your
return
address,
CHOW
HOUND
Serial
number
42-31267
flew
out
of
Bassingbourn,
England
assigned
to
the
322nd
Squadron
of
the
91st
Bomb
Group.
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