The Forgotten Fortress?- WIP by Briney

Shade3D • Aviation • posted on Feb 02, 2013

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Something not quite right here? Aircraft from the 1930's era seem "unfinished" alongside their more business-like cousins. You know many aircraft of the era failed their first test in combat, but it seemed all Boeing's B17D "Flying Fortress" needed was about a dozen or so more 0.50 cal machine guns and a turret... or four. You've all seen the great European Theatre B17G "Flying Fortress" models doing the rounds. Well I've had the Pacific Theatre B17F on my to-do list for a while but then I read about "The Swoose" I was hooked. The Swoose was a patchwork of a few B17D's, a "Frankenbomber," reconstructed in Australia out of bits of various B17Ds that limped south after the invasion of the Phillipines and Java in World War Two. It takes its name from a popular song of the day - being not entirely swan or goose, and so, a "Swoose," its paintwork nonetheless proclaimed "It flies..." The Swoose survived the war as a US General's taxi. It was saved from break-up and recycling and after a long, long hiatus is currently being resurrected for museum display in the 'States. Rendered in Poser 9. Modelling in Shade 10.5 Thanks for viewing and comments...

Comments (5)

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Osper

10:58PM | Sat, 02 February 2013

It's looking good!

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UVDan

12:13AM | Sun, 03 February 2013

That looks great!

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Maxidyne

4:37AM | Sun, 03 February 2013

Looking very impressive so far :)

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BardCoennius

4:12AM | Mon, 04 February 2013

Judging from the tail and waist ports, I'm guessing ol' "Swoosh" had a bit of the B-17A in her as well...I've built real-world (plastic and glue -I'm old fashioned sometimes) models of the B-17 A, D and G. It's interesting to see how this fundamental design evolved from its introduction in the late 1930s through the end of WW II.

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