Oh yes, as far as colour schemes go, Frank and I agree that we don't want to add any more weight to the B-17 which got an extra 500 grammes in the nose last week to improve landings. She flies very well as she is but passes the 18kg mark, which is close to 40 lbs, which by far exceeds our set limits when we were designing her. There will be several changes in the design to bring the weight to a more acceptable level.

So we're looking at a paint job right now in lieu of Flite Metal, which will include built up and recessed panels line a´la Dave Platt's Paintig and Detailing series. Just a plain paint job would really be downgrading an impressive model. Top of our list of possibles is a Royal Air Force 90 Squadron Fortress 1 in Dark Green/DarkEarth over Azur Blue with A-1 roundels for a nice colourful and pretty Fortress for those sunny Sunday afternoons.