A decal set in 1:72 for the Boeing B-17F and B-17G. It holds the personal markings of two bombers, among them the machine My Devotion with the code TU-J.
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The bombers of the Eighth Air Force painted their nicknames on the nose and the crews lived by them. This sheet is devoted to exactly that decoration: it offers markings for two Flying Fortresses, specifically for the machine with the fuselage number 230857 and the code TU-J bearing the name My Devotion, and for the Fortress with the number 297976 of the 709th Bombardment Squadron of the 447th Bombardment Group, whose nose art referred to the comic heroine Miss Lace.
The B-17F and B-17G versions differ externally mainly in the nose. The G model received a remotely controlled Bendix turret with two machine guns under the cockpit, which was to prevent head-on attacks by fighters. The waist windows and the dorsal turret changed outwardly as well, so during a build it is worth deciding first which variant you want to build and adapting the glazing parts accordingly.
The data for the sheet points out that these are individual markings of the machines. Prepare the national insignia, squadron codes and group symbols for the fin from a kit or from a sheet of general markings.
Before transferring the motifs, let the base varnish cure properly, preferably overnight. Use water that is lukewarm rather than hot, so that the film does not release before you manage to aim it. Hold the large nose art in place with a brush and force the air out from under it from the center to the edges; prick any bubbles with the point of a scalpel and go over them with a drop of water.
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Zeptejte se na co potřebujete, odpovíme co nejdříve.
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