B-17G Flying Fortress landing flaps 1:48 is an extensive Eduard photo-etched set that replaces the landing flaps of the model with a fine metal structure. It is not a kit.
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This set from the Czech manufacturer Eduard is intended to replace the landing flaps on a plastic model of the four-engine B-17G bomber in 1:48 scale. Flaps of this type had an uncovered divided structure with a pronounced internal framework, which injected plastic cannot capture faithfully. Photo-etched metal makes it possible to build them at a realistic thickness and with openings that are genuinely cut through. The amount of work matches the size of the set: this is an intervention in the build, not a quick add-on. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package.
The Boeing B-17 was an American four-engine bomber with a crew manning several defensive gun positions. Version G is the most numerous production form and its recognition feature is the chin turret under the nose. The span was over thirty meters, so even in 1:48 scale the result is a large model on which the wing surfaces and the lowered flaps are very clearly visible. Lowered flaps are exactly the kind of feature that gives a static model the impression of a captured moment.
Expect to have to cut the original plastic flaps off and rework the trailing edge of the wing: go slowly, mark the outline first and take the plastic away in thin layers. Fold the photo-etched parts dry first and check that they follow the real shape of the cut-out. A bending tool suits the bends of the long sections; without one, use a ruler and a hard edge. Join the assembly with thin cyanoacrylate glue, which flows into the seams by capillary action. Degrease the whole thing, spray it with primer and paint it at the same time as the wing so that the shade matches. Finally bring out the inside of the flaps with a dark wash.
This is an accessory, not a kit. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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