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  This is a plastic 1/72 B-17F Flying Fortress Airplane from Academy Plastics.
                         It's for experienced modelers.

     The B-17F was developed from the B-17E, which was found to have
insufficient defensive armament for daylight raids on occupied Europe.  Changes
included a ball turret in the belly, and a frameless nose canopy.

FEATURES: Detailed 1/72nd scale for static display only.
          Markings included for one aircraft with unstaggered waist gun
            positions.
          Appx. 140 parts in light grey and clear with delicate recessed panel
            lines - not including all the unneeded extra parts from the early
            B-17 kits.
          Detailed engine fronts and cowlings; correct nose and rear gun
            position.
          Cockpit detail: floor, instrument panel with decal, seats, and
            controls.
          Detailed bomb bay with bomb racks, bombs and positionable bomb doors.
          Early production "Cheyenne" style tail gun position.
          Service History: USAAF; 1941-45.
          Description: Heavily armed, four-engine daylight heavy bomber.

MARKING
OPTIONS:  Single sheet of decals which contains national insignia, instrument
            panel, aircraft ID number and code letters, and nose art.
          Kit markings are for B-17F-65-BO A/C #42-29606 "Fort Alamo II" which
            flew 131 missions with the 840th BS 483rd BG.
          Top surfaces: Olive Green (FS34079); Bottom Surfaces: Neutral Grey
            (FS36473).
          Rudder: Red (FS31136).
          Additional Paints Required:
          Flat: Black, Interior Green, Tan, Metallic Grey, Yellow, Burnt Metal,
            Grey, Aluminum, Red, Blue, Orange, Light Grey.
          Gloss: Silver, White, Gun Metal.

INCLUDES: One 1/72 B-17F Flying Fortress Airplane

REQUIRES: Assembly
          Hobby Knife
          Paint: (see MARKING OPTIONS)
          Brushes
          Sandpaper
          Liquid Plastic Cement
          White Glue
          CA or Tube Type Thick Plastic Cement
          Nice-to-have tools: Needle File Set, Sprue Cutter, Airbrush

SPECS:    Scale: 1/72

COMMENTS: Keep product safely out of reach of small children.
                                                                    san 7/25/01
                                                                          ir/jl



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