1:72 B-17F/G Flying Fortress wheels w/ weighted tyres type

1:72 B-17F/G Flying Fortress wheels w/ weighted tyres type "b" (GS)

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1:72 B-17F/G Flying Fortress wheels w/ weighted tyres type "b" (GS)

Armory 1:72 wheels for the B-17F/G Flying Fortress with weighted tires in the type b (GS) version. The cast set replaces the wheels from the kit; it is not an airplane model.

Scale1:72
Manufacturer Armory
Product EAN8591111000000

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5.96 €
4.93 € without VAT
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Armory 1:72 B-17F/G Flying Fortress wheels, weighted tires type b (GS)

A set of replacement wheels in 1:72 scale from the manufacturer Armory. It is an accessory for building a model of the four-engine B-17F/G bomber, not an airplane model. The tires are cast as weighted, that is with a surface seated on the ground and with a matching deformation of the sidewall, which looks more faithful on a finished model than a fully circular wheel from the base kit. The type b marking and the GS abbreviation distinguish the version of the tire and of the rim, because the manufacturer offers several wheel variants for the Fortress with a different tread pattern. Check the scope of the set on the box.

The real subject

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress was an American four-engine heavy bomber of the Second World War. The F and G versions formed the core of the daylight raids of the Eighth Air Force (USAAF) over Europe; the G version is recognized above all by the chin turret under the nose. The machines were powered by air-cooled Wright R-1820 Cyclone radial engines. The main landing gear retracted into the nacelles of the inner engines and on a fully loaded machine the tires were visibly compressed, so a set of weighted wheels matches an aircraft standing on the ground with a full load.

Use and tips

  • Separate the parts from the casting blocks with a saw and true up the mating surface with a file
  • Wash the castings before painting so that no mold release residue is left on them
  • Do not spray the tire pure black; a dark gray shade with dusty weathering looks more faithful
  • Paint the rim separately before seating the wheel in the landing gear leg

Who the set is for

  • Modelers building a B-17F or a B-17G in 1:72 scale
  • Builders who are bothered by a circular, undeformed wheel on a finished model
  • More experienced modelers who have worked with resin castings

This is an accessory for a model, not a kit. The base kit, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.

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No. It is a set of replacement wheels that you use during the build instead of the wheels from the plastic B-17F or B-17G kit. The airplane model itself and its parts are not in the package.

It is the manufacturer's marking, by which it distinguishes the individual wheel versions, because it supplies several for the B-17 with a different tread pattern. What exactly the abbreviation stands for the manufacturer does not spell out, so before building compare the set with the box and with a photograph of the machine you are building.

With super glue based on cyanoacrylate. Cement for plastic does not hold on resin. True up the mating surface of the wheel in advance so that the model does not stand crooked.

The manufacturer does not state it. In practice tires are painted dark gray rather than pure black, and the tread pattern is accentuated by drybrushing with a lighter shade.

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1:72 B-17F/G Flying Fortress wheels w/ weighted tyres type "b" (GS)

Armory 1:72 wheels for the B-17F/G Flying Fortress with weighted tires in the type b (GS) version. The cast set replaces the wheels from the kit; it is not an airplane model.
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5.96 €
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