Pappy, I don't have the S&L but the father-in-law does and IMHO, FM actually did a decent job with it! The paint job was excellent and the dual nose guns was a nice touch. It looks like a pretty good "F" model....much better than the Memphis Belle.
I currently have the Nine o' Nine and Belle. The Nine is great, only gripe being the color is just a bit too tan instead of olive. The Belle is good until you get to the nose. The biggest (obvious) issue is the astral dome they've included in the nose and has turned many collector off to this offering!
I've also had the Carolina Moon and BoL and got rid of both b/c, at the time (a couple of years ago), I was less accepting of the mold. Now they don't look as bad to me. Maybe FM has improved their paint/construction methods since that time?......then again there's the F-22. 
Of all the FM B-17's I seen in person, I like the Nine and S&L the best. The FM B-17's, like all their other releases, are hit and miss when it comes to the 'Friday afternoon special' factor. Personally, I still like the FM B-24's better, particularly "the Squaw"!
I''ll see about posting some pictures of the Nine and MB.....I just have to dig the boxes out from under the mess I've go going again in the junk room. |
Thanks Trex! Making me think about pulling the trigger now... AS for the MB -- the paint looks off on that one, too, the pics I've seen the camo looks "off". I have MB and BOL and 909 in 1:72... think I'll keep 'em no matter what I end up doing. But I think a few Libs will have to go to make some room.
I like the idea of the S&L in my display as right now all my 1:48 heavies are silver -- so it would be cool to have the contrast of the olive paint job on this Fort. I've not been a big fan of the corgi version but the paint on the FM version looks like it may be darker? Which looks better to me. ??