Memphis Bell's Restoration

Ti Raven · Post by **Ti Raven** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 6:49 pm

Restoration: The Memphis Belle

I thought this might be of use for those doing this or similar models.

http://www.airspacemag.com/military-avi ... Belle.html
An excerpt from the comments:
"I hope that as much attention is paid to the exterior paint application as all the radio equipment inside. Too many of the so called B-17 restorations have had the wrong color and the wrong configuration of the exterior paint. Nine-O-Nine is incorrect with the grey-green color and the wrong grey on the underside AND glossy. These airplanes were not glossy, they were dull. The grey under surface was a medium grey not the lighter mouse grey that the modern Air Force uses. There was a specific pattern to the paint on the nacelles and everybody gets it wrong. The tail numbers (military serial) were chrome yellow not white. Squadron markings were white and some times grey. I have Boeing drawings that show how to apply the paint and I have FS 595 that shows the correct colors for the exterior paint. Lets hope that they get this one correct."

Posted by Robert Parks on September 18,2008 | 09:29PM

Post by **TER-OR** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 8:12 pm

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/exhibi ... /index.asp

The USAF museum's restoration work.

Ti Raven · Post by **Ti Raven** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 9:00 pm

That is cool, TER-OR. I'll send this to a friend in the U.K. who is in a restoration
team for a Canbera. Bexy would probally greatly enjoy this link.

Thanks,
Tanya

Kylwell · Post by **Kylwell** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:35 pm

I read about this in the current issue of Air&Space. What bummed me was we were there in July. Had we known we could have called ahead and gotten a tour or the restoration.

Ti Raven · Post by **Ti Raven** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 10:48 pm

...Dang... That is indeed a bummer, sir...