One of my favourite subject matters, USAAF Bomber Command! The B-17 is iconic and I've always wanted one in my collection but the two villians "size and cost" are a serious obstacle. I've admired from afar Figarti's B-17 versions and some of their other "shock n awe" pieces like the D-Day landing craft. We can't say now that K&C doesn 't have these massive models to compete with them anymore (one meter wingspan!{eek3}).
In regards to this plane its really visually appealing with the olive and aluminum split pattern however for me I'd really prefer an all aluminum or olive bird. I don't know much about these wooden birds however they appear to be so clean like they just came off the assembly line. For $2k+ I'd really like more realism. These plans really took a beating and had a lot of battle damage and general wear and tear. Miss matched paint covering repairs, oil stains, exhaust stains, some rust, dirty windows and undergear etc etc would be nice similar to the polystone planes. If a B-17 came out like the ones I've just described I'd seriously consider taking a run at one..........who needs a vacation! {sm4}
