1/48 Eduard B-17

Bloody Hundredth

This kits is a wonderful offering by Eduard. It includes the plastic kit from the recently releaced HK B-17F, combined with a some new plastic peices, resin turbocharges, PE as wel as masking.

You get parts to build 4 different variants of the "F" nose and it can be built with bomb doors and crew doors open or closed.

This is the pre-order boxing and includes an extra 4 markings taht don't come in the standard boxing.

 There are markings for 11 aircraft in the standard boxing:

B-17F-30-VE, 42-5864, "Piccadilly Lilly", Aug 1943

B-17F-30-VE, 42-5864, "Piccadilly Lilly", Sept 1943

B-17F-30-VE, 42-5867, " Alice from Dallas", Aug 1943

B-17F-120-BO, 42-30796, "Sunny II", Sept 1943

B-17F-120-BO, 42-30796, "Sunny II", Dec 1943

B-17F-120-BO, 42-30758, "Rosie's Riveters", Oct 1943

B-17F-45-DL, 42-3307, "Skipper", July 1943

B-17F-45-DL, 42-3307, "Skipper", Late 1943

B-17F-40-VE, 42-5957, "Horny II", Early 1944

B-17F-55-DL, 42-3413, "Hard Luck", April 1944

B-17F-55-DL, 42-3413, "Hard Luck", July 1944

 There are markings for 4 bonus aircraft in the early bird boxing:

B-17F-85-BO, 42-30066, "Mugwump", Aug 1943

B-17F-40-DL, 42-3271, "Nine little Yanks and a Jerk", Jan 1944

B-17F-120-BO, 42-30788, "Mismalovin'", Early 1944

B-17F-80-BO, 42-30088, "Squakin Hawk", April 1944

Updated Sept 1 2024