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B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2014 4:36 pm
by DryMartini
Plexiglass, that is.
Now, where did I leave off.
Ah, yes. Here! the nose mold almost ready for a coat of Fiberglas:
And - Sha-zam! A mold for the plexiglass nose cone!
Here it is, from another angle:
All HTE needs to do now is get a 1/5 of his favorite Speyside, in order to get the
courage to start drilling on that baby!
This is an interesting picture - A late B-17G, with an early F style nose piece.
HTE and I think it was a field replacement for damage repair, and why not?
Use what they had available. Still, the picture gives a nice perspective on the
nose, doesn't it?
New B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:55 pm
by DryMartini
Well, it has been a while, and Hang has been on my case about not posting pictures he sends me,
so I give you...
Ta-da!
Oops! Wrong image...
New made B-17F Nose Glass!
Still some details to work through, but it was a successful test piece.
They have ordered new Plexiglas for an attempt at a real part.
Congrats to Tom and his friends on their accomplishment to date,
but we in the B-17 community are expecting more and more as
you raise the bar.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 2:56 am
by Dave
Bill,
Looks fantastic, what thickness of plexi are you using and you must have one hell of an oven for that.
Again, Fantastic stuff
Dave
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:47 pm
by DryMartini
I believe the test piece was 1/4" Plexi.
Came out too thin in the forward section of the nose, so the next test is with
3/8". Part specs call for a uniform 1/4" thickness.
Hang is lucky that he has friends with the ability to form plastic bath tubs.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2014 3:31 pm
by hang the expense
Minor correction.We started with 3/8s and it thinned too much up the front.I picked up a rough late G glass and its thickness up the front is a little over .150.So tomorrow we are pulling a piece of 1/2 inch and we will see what we come up with.The fun begins when I start to trim this rascal to fit a frame 1.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:16 pm
by hang the expense
The nose glass is now on City of Savanah.It fits really well and MAYBE DRY MARTINI WILL POST A PICTURE OF THE PLANE WITH THE NEW NOSE ON IT.just thinking out loud.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 9:40 am
by aerovin2
Okay, i have to ask. Why B-17F nose glass on a B-17G? Looks funny and would not fully elevated chin turret guns damage the nose if fired?
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:05 am
by hang the expense
Early g models had the long nose glass and there are pictures of late g models in the war with replacement f model nose pieces.you just limit the upper travel of the guns to prevent stricking the glass.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:14 am
by DryMartini
Hang says "You'll get used to it".
Everyone is so used to seeing those late 'G' Vega noses,
that they forget how nice a Boeing perspex nose looks.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2015 1:01 pm
by hang the expense
Look at my Hang the Expense picture and you can see the long nose on a G model.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 3:25 pm
by hang the expense
Hello,hello, is this thing on?????
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 11:16 am
by JohnDell
The nose piece looks great. It turned out really well. The “Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby” could use one of those.
Bill, one of these days I will get the time to call you. Hopefully this weekend. I have a couple of B-17G paint questions you might be able to answer.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 12:27 pm
by DryMartini
Look under the B-17 tab on this web site
http://www.aerovintage.com/B17Resources.htm
Might tell you what you need to know....
If not, just call or email.
Re: B-17F Nose Glass
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2015 3:40 pm
by hang the expense
JohnDell wrote:The nose piece looks great. It turned out really well. The “Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby” could use one of those.
Bill, one of these days I will get the time to call you. Hopefully this weekend. I have a couple of B-17G paint questions you might be able to answer.
If you notice the picture of shoo shoo baby when she was interned she has the long nose glass.The one on her now, in the air force museum, is incorrect.
