fightnjoe Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Honestly real life happened. However....... Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Been a while hasn't it.... Must be about time that I show some progress. First up is to play with the fuselage. Had to try to figure out first where the cuts would have to be. The next step is to remove the interior detail from the fuselage interior. Now the fun begins. The interior begins with the addition of styrene strips to simulate the interior smaller vertical framing and the horizontal stringers. This is the first part of this. Next up will be to begin the deconstruction and construction of the details. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe mustang1989, Shawn M, LSP_Kevin and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Part two of the update. Beginning working on the kit details was to remove them. This is what the kit has. Then the reconstruction began. First up is a little work on the cockpit. Looking at the seat there is something missing. On the right is the kit seat and on the right my version. Some additional of what little I have accomplished. I did also play a bit with the wing area as this section will be visible. Beginning with the inner space between the wings. And then moving on to some of the smaller details, bounced around quite a bit at this point. I also began to construct the radio set. More updates hopefully soon. All comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged. Joe Shawn M, LSP_Kevin, johncrow and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Brilliant work, going to follow this closely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Impressive work, Joe! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 very nice work, this is going to be very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Great start more please.....😠Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony C Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Looking good, this sort of build appeals to my OCD, can I ask what you're using for reference material? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Goin' at it like you're a pro there Joe. I'm interested in the reference material wherebouts too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Great work so far! That Liberator is looking good!! Are you using the B-24 "Erection and Maintenance" manual? LOL....Love saying that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 You are all very kind. I am using the Walk Around from Squadron as well as the Detail in Scale. To supplement I have done a number of searches both general and part specific on Google. Joe mustang1989, LSP_K2 and Tony C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohm-men Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Brilliant! This is going to be epic! I'm hooked already. The pilot and co-pilot seats are simply amazing, as are the rest of your scratch build items... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Pretty ambitious project you've got going here. I'll be eventually (already started it, in fact) doing the same/similar thing, but with the Monogram B-17, using all of the True Details guts, and a ton of P.E. that I got from a fellow mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Wow that's remarkable! I am always so impressed by people who do extensive scratch building like this. I feel proud of myself for scratching up some wiring or control cables in the cockpit, and then I see work like this... Can I ask what size strips you are using for the stringers and framing? I'd like to someday do something like this with a B-17 or B-24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightnjoe Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 You are all very kind. Many many thanks. Bstarr I have used so far .015 to .120x.375 strips for the shapes. I have also used .010 up to 3/64 rod. Many other bits and pieces that I gathered from the scrap boxes that I keep as well. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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