Zotz Decals

1/72 B-17G Flying Fortress 'Heavenly Bodies' decal sheet

Product # ZTZ72/037

Product Article by Steve Bamford on Mar 7 2014

 

 

This decal sheet from Zotz Decals includes markings for five different 1/72 B-17G Flying Fortress in bare metal and all sporting colorful noseart and on some there is sexy noseart.  All 5 of these bombers featured on this decal sheet are the staggered waist gun versions from the summer of '44 and into the spring of '45.  

This sheet is also available in 1/32 scale.

 

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The 5 aircraft include 3 with sexy noseart including 1 aircraft with sexy noseart on both sides and one B-17 with cartoon artwork. 

  • B-17G-75-BO, 43-38036, 401 BS/91 BG(H), 1944, 'Hey Daddy'

  • B-17G-65-BO, 43-37544, 710 BS/447 BG(H), 1945, 'D-Day Doll'

  • B-17G-95-BO, 43-38728, 851 BS/490 BG(H), 1945, '£5 with Breakfast'

  • B-17G-90-BO, 43-38642, 323 BS/91 BG(H), 1945, 'Super Mouse'

  • B-17G-50-BO, 42-102859, 342 BS/97 BG(H), 1944, 'Baby'

The 4 pages of instructions are clear and include color views of critical areas to help with decal placement on each aircraft.  Special thanks to Aleksa Vasa, Jeremy Kladke and Eric Swain for making this decal sheet possible.

The B-17G has always been immortalized since WW2 for all it's daring daylight bombing raids and this decal sheet permits you to build the 1/72 B-17G and adorn it with some truly eye catching noseart.

You can order this decal sheet from the Zotz Decals website.

Steve Bamford

      

Photos and text © by Steve Bamford