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         This is a 1/48 B17G Flying Fortress Plastic Model Airplane Kit.
     Skill Level 2 for ages 10 to Adult, Intermediate to Advanced Modelers.

Prototype Information:
  Manufacturer: Boeing Aircraft Company, USA.
  Name: B-17G Flying Fortress
  Service History: USAAF; 1941-45;
  Description: Heavily armed, 4-engine daylight heavy bomber
  Features: The B-17G was the last bomber version of the venerable Flying Fort
    and featured a new chin turret under the bomb aimer's position and improved
    fuel tank venting which increased the aircraft's survivability in combat.

FEATURES: Detailed 1/48th scale for static display only
          Markings included for two aircraft with unstaggered waist gun
            positions
          148 parts in silver, black and clear with raised panel lines
          Detailed gun turrets, landing gear and wheels, full interior framing
          Detailed engine fronts and cowlings; correct nose and chin turret
          Cockpit detail: floor, instrument panel, seats, and controls
          Detailed bomb bay with bomb racks, bombs and positionable bomb doors
          Includes bomb cart and sheet of tips for building dioramas by
            Shep Paine

MARKING
OPTIONS:  Decal Options and Colour Schemes:
          Single sheet of decals which contains national insignia, instrument
            panel, aircraft ID number and code letters, and nose
            art for two aircraft
          A: "El Lobo II" s/n 42-32101, 457th BG 748th Sqdn, Nov 1944.
            Aircraft is natural metal overall with olive drab anti-glare panels
          B: "Chow Hound" s/n 42-31367, 91st BG 322 Sqdn, 1944.
            Top: Olive Drab; Bottom: Neutral Grey
          Additional Paints Required:
            Flat: Black, Interior Green, Tan, Metallic Grey, Yellow,
            Burnt Metal, Grey, Aluminum, Red, Blue, Orange, Light Grey
            Gloss Colours: Silver, White, Gun Metal.

INCLUDES: One 1/48 B17G Flying Fortress Plastic Model Airplane Kit.

REQUIRES: Paint (See MARKING OPTIONS)
          Basic tools: Hobby knife, paint brushes, sandpaper.
          Nice-to-have tools: Needle file set, sprue cutter (see XURON),
            airbrush and associated accessories
          Adhesives:
            Major components - liquid plastic cement (Testors, TENAX 7R)
            Clear parts - White glue, odorless CA, or TENAX 7R
            Detail parts - CA or tube-type (thick) plastic cement.

SPECS:    Scale: 1/48th
          Wingspan: 26"
          Length: 19.2"