Pappy - How about a few pix?? My take on these huge B-17's is generally fairly good, although I don't own any & don't plan on getting any. I've got a friend who has two of them & aside from the weight (sure wouldn't wanna drop one on a bare foot...!!) issue, my only complaint, per se', is the use of deeply-set "grooves" to simulate rivet lines. If that model were life size, those grooves would be 6" deep & two inches across. Just lightly-scored lines on the metal's surface would suffice just nicely, assuming they didn't want to go to the trouble of actually trying to imprint scale rivet designs into the metal mold's surface. Like so many of Armour's products, they tend to look better from a distance than they do close up - perhaps this is the effect they were trying for in the first place... - I don't know. But, I've certainly seen worse. If you can get it for substantially less than MSRP, I'd say it would be a great addition, assuming you've got the room - I'm sure you're quite aware of just how huge these things are - it would be a helluva center-piece for a diorama...!! - JY |
I don't have it it, and thus can't take pics
But it's a somewhat popular Corgi bird in 1:72 I think -- I'm considering the FM version for about half of MSRP... I'm trying to "simplify" my displayed collection by getting rid of many smaller models and replacing them with one big 'un! I have a FM B-24 and B-26 already, and have owned a B-25, so I know what I'm in for in regard to size/weight and am generally familiar with FM's caveats. I was just curiouis if the B-17, particularly this model, was more grossly inaccurate or poorly made than "your average FM". I actually think the B-24 is quite nice.
I like the quality and detail of 1:72 but I just think the larger scales display better, and right now I'm trending towards having one 1:48 or larger model of a particular aircraft type than several smaller ones. (Props that is, as you may have seen I've been dabbling in 1:200 jets... )
I just don't know if I could actually bring myself to sell my Corgi 1:72 Forts -- even if I can't display 'em!
