"Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED!

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (PA.Dutchman)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:29:00 GMT

You really need to spend a little time just following all their links, they have some amazing photos.

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:12:07 GMT

WOW, best image I've seen.
Color too!

Thanks for the links, Wiggy

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (PA.Dutchman)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:47:31 GMT

Here is an excellent copy of the same photo in color. This site has a great number of B-17s in color if you start at the start. This link will take you immediately to your plane.

http://historylink101.com/ww2_color/WorldWarIIBomberArmaments/B-17-IMG_3837.html

This link will take you to the start of the 21 great colored photos of Bombers during the war. There are links to even more photos of the Air Corp of World War Two.

http://historylink101.com/ww2_color/WorldWarIIBomberArmaments/B-17-IMG_3719.html

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:59:56 GMT

Hey Man, your right- it does kinda' look like prop marks.
Actually she was nearly cut in half from AA over Cologne...

Thanks, Wiggy

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:57:37 GMT

Hey Man, thanks for the kind words.
I built this model for the copilot's Son!

Also- through the build research, I met the ball turret gunner's Son!
We attended an air show together...

Blue skies, Wiggy

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (focus cat)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:14:48 GMT

Hi Wiggy,

A real great job, especialy the Sperry Ball Turret section... It realy seams it's been eaten by a 190 !

Renaud

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (pprice808)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:25:53 GMT

I just found this forum (2 years after the fact) - I was looking for some photos of Little Miss Mischief. My cousin was the pilot on the Cologne mission: Capt. Paul Randall McDowell. Randall is no longer with us but I'm quite sure he'd be very pleased with your work, Wiggy. Great Job!

Patrick
Kapolei, HI

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:32:40 GMT

Hey Rasta, I see what you mean. Notice the tow hitch under Number Two...
Good eye! :D Thats the only picture I have on THAT day...

Blue skies, Wiggy

[image]local://upfiles/2744/D2B7554BEF014F51B726BA2C8D2AA566.jpg[/image]

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:08:43 GMT

Hey Perto, Sorry I've been so long getting back to you. What information can I help you with?
This Vega-built B-17G-35-VE (42-97880) has become one of my favorites for sure!
Let me know...

Blue skies, Wiggy

[image]local://upfiles/2744/9BF76BCDB3F1429399E8C4C83C208C6B.jpg[/image]

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (rasta)

Fri, 03 Nov 2006 17:50:34 GMT

When LMM landed "gear up," was the gear actually up or did it collapse?

Also, does anyone have any pics of her on this landing? I've got the one from the left nose side but haven't be able to find any others. It looks like she's up on some kind of tracked device (look just under the crew door in the shadows). Is this during a recovery operation after the actual landing?

I'm asking because I want to build her in a dio at the end of the belly landing and she just looks like she's sitting funny.

Thanks,
rasta

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (perto)

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:21:49 GMT

i was looking up stuff no the plane my grandpa had talk about and find you with pics that i have not seen befor but i have some myself i know that he could talk about littile miss mischief for hours what all do u know about her

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (shooshoobaby)

Tue, 22 Aug 2006 19:00:48 GMT

Wiggy - Don't have photos. List where available:
BOOKS:
B -17 in Action - Steve Birdsall
Plane Names and Fancy Noses - Ray Bowden
The Mighty Eighth - Roger Freeman
The Mighty Eighth in Color - Freeman
Vintage Aircraft Nose Art - Gary Valant

COLOR Photographs:
National Air and Space Museum Library Color Photo #s:
# K3647 , # K3648 , # K3648A , # K3649 # K3649A , # K3650
Mike

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:22:27 GMT

Hey Shooshoo, I'd be interested in any pictures you have of "Little Miss Mischief".
I keep a special folder with lots of images. Its likely I'll build LMM again!

Got to meet the copilots Son the other night. What an honor. He was very pleased with his model. So much so he wants me to do another one! Next time, I'll be building the AT-6 trainer his Father flew.

Lofty blue skies, Wiggy

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Ken a B24 Fan)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 21:19:40 GMT

I saw a good shot of "Little Miss Mischief" in her NM & OD finish after a wheels up landing, while browsing through a book in the book store today. It shows the left side of the plane in 3/4 view looking at the nose.

"SHOT TO HELL: The Stories and Photos of Ravaged WWII Warbirds."
By Cory Graff.

You might find it in a local book store or library.

Ken

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (shooshoobaby)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 17:35:13 GMT

I have a list of all the pictures of " Little Miss Mischief " if you are interested.
Mike

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Desert Rat Racing)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 09:17:50 GMT

Thanks Wiggy I din't think I was going silly down this way the weather in Oz can be hot sometimes and model builing is stressful for me because of it, never mind I still get it done and I hope one da to build Miss Mischief again she was one of my hero planes for getting back in her condition. I have a few hero planes but can't think of them at this time thanks again Wiggy.

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:54:47 GMT

Hey Desert, You are correct: "Little Miss Mischief" didn't get the "press" until she had been put back together using pieces/parts from 13 different aircraft. The model in this thread is how she looked flying back to base after she had been nearly cut in half by flak over Cologne 15 Oct 44. The attached images are how she looked after the graft.
Blue skies, Wiggy

[image]local://upfiles/2744/9DF78F4DB31741B7B0B70CC46115412B.jpg[/image]

[image]local://upfiles/2744/6923B237F0A2410A9BDBCD30A503B400.jpg[/image]

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Desert Rat Racing)

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 08:32:49 GMT

Great model Wiggy but I have always been under the impression that Little Miss Mischief was half silver half camo aircraft with the rear half being camo at least that's how I built my aircraft back in the early 1980's, I would love to built her again but getting the decals is a little hard here in Australia and I believe Microscale no long is or has being out of production for many years as I've not seen thier decals for wonks now. I must have been wrong in dong my Little Miss Mischief the way I did seeing that you have her as all silver can someone put me right as I would love to build her again.

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Wiggy)

Sat, 29 Jul 2006 22:03:47 GMT

Hey Man, Glad you liked the model. The nose art decals were hard to find but they're still out there.
The model will be displayed hanging from the ceiling.
Blue skies, Wiggy

[image]local://upfiles/2744/00BB832774BC45E5A70E51E819DE8251.jpg[/image]

RE: "Little Miss Mischief" FINISHED! (Ken a B24 Fan)

Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:59:19 GMT

Outstanding Wiggy! Really nice job. I agree with Andy, the weathering of the paint is artfully done and truly convincing.

If the lettering and pin-up nose art are your hand-painted versions, I will be amazed. If they are decals, they look painted on. Either way, nice work!

I'm curious. You built the model with the landing gear retracted, how will you be displaying it?

Ken