- does anyone have the building instructions for Academy/Minicraft
- can anyone tell me the differences between a B-17E and a B-17G, seeing how the kit is an E version, but my decal sheet is a G version.
TIA
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18 years ago
B17 questions
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18 years ago
I'll take the easy one - a twin 50cal chin turret was intro'd on the G Models.
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WmB
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18 years ago
Wow, what a brainiac!
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18 years ago
instruction sheets are for beginners!
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instruction sheets are for beginners!
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18 years ago
IIRC the G had staggered waist gun stations while the E and F had them back to back with the gunners banging into each other. I've flown in the G many times and I can see how it could be a problem.
When were the chin whiskers side nose guns with the baffle introduced?
Tom
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18 years ago
The 'E' also had a smaller nose dome. No doubt the engines were an earlier Mark but what visual differences that made I don't know.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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The 'F', I believe. Since the Luftwaffe started coming around to the front where the armament was less those were part of an attempt to boost firepower forward.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
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Try this excellent web site--it is in German and English. Excellent reference on the B-17 and all its variants.
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