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  1. Taking the plunge. My Dad will be turning 80 this year. During the war, my grandfather, a ground crew mechanic, managed to get a plane named for my dad, Little Eddie. You can see a picture of Little Eddie at http://www.b24bestweb.com/littleeddie1.htm . LE was a Ford built Block 1, B-24L. Finished in late August 1944, it was selected to be converted to a patherfinder, and ultimately joined its unit, November 7, 1944. From then until April 20th, 1945, it was part of the 15th AF, 47th Bombardment Wing (The Pyramidiers), 376th Bombardment Group (Liberandos), and the 512th Bombardment Squadron. On April 20th, 1945 it was transferred to the 455th BG/741stBS. Although all B-24s were being finished in natural finished metal by this point, the 15th AF got permission to paint its pathfinders in neutral gray 43, although some people argue it was possibly an RAF blue grey paint. Either could be the case. I'm gonna go with NG43. The HB B-24 is modeled on a late Consolidated B-24J. As such, there are some slight differences that have to be made, most notably, the nose. Ford B-24s had larger bombardier windows, a different fairing for the front turret, a rather pronounced "S" curve on the forward panels, and a prominent bulge on the pilot and co-pilot side windows. In addition, it had larger, bubble "navigator" windows (although by this point, the navigator had been moved to the radio operator's position, and the RO behind the wing). As an L, it also has larger waist windows and an enclosed gun. Lastly, although only the first 41 Consolidated Ls came automatically with the "Stinger" tail, but many were mounted with this configuration in theater and there's no aftermarket for that. Grrr. But, every rear picture I can find of other B-24s from that block have the Stinger mount. The HB kit also makes some mistakes. The dorsal turret is a hybrid early and late Martin turret. The forward and rear turrets are inexplicably divided down the middle, rather than where they were in real life, the Davis wing is too thick and at the wrong angle, the trailing edges of the control surfaces are too thick, the tail has the rivets re the wrong side of the panel lines. Also, it's a pathfinder, which means a radar unit in place the Sperry turret. Contrary to popular opinion, the B-24L was built with Sperry turrets. Some units in the Pacific removed them and replaced them with a ring which mounted a pair of machine guns, and that somehow stuck as being the default in people's minds. I have five months to build it. And I want to install internal lighting. Wish me luck. I will add pictures once I find a place to store them. Here is a list of all the aftermarket I got: B-24 J Liberator Instrument Panel Yahu B-24J Liberator Propeller detail (resin) Quickboost B-24 Stencils decals Profi Modeller B-24J Liberator for HobbyBoss 83211 masking set Montex B-24 Liberator - Part I for HobbyBoss detail (pe) eduard B-24 Liberator - Part II for HobbyBoss detail (pe) eduard Belly Radar Dome for B-24 Liberator detail (resin) Profi Modeller B-24 Liberator Barrels set - 10 Browning M2 Aircraft .50 Caliber for Hobby Boss kits barrels Master Models US Consolidated B-24J Liberator Heavy Bomber kit Hobby Boss B-24 Liberator - Replacement Emerson/Consolidated Turrets for HobbyBoss detail (resin) Wilde Sau Resin B-24 Liberator - Internal undercarriage leg supports Aerocraft Models B-24. Wheel Bays detail (pe) Metallic Details B-24. Exterior detail (pe) Metallic Details B-24. Turbochargers detail (3D) Metallic Details B-24 Liberator wheels w/ weighted tyres type d (RA), 2 types nose wheels, 3D-printed mudguard & PE hubcaps detail (resin) Armory Models Group Pratt & Whitney R-1830 detail (3D) Metallic Details I also got a couple sets of flash suppressors for the B-17G, because the B-24 also had them, and a better version of the Norden bomb sight, but they aren't here yet.
  2. I've put the finishing touches to this 1/32nd scale B-24 over the Bank Holiday weekend and took advantage of some spring sunshine to take some pictures of the completed model outside in natural light. I've been working on this on and off for a year or so, and it has been the ideal project to pick up and do a bit to as and when I felt like it. This model doesn't get the best press but I must say I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. You can spend a fortune on after-market improvements if you wish, but other than some seat belts, resin wheels and gun barrels, this is how it comes in the box. The interior is crammed with detail and took a long time to complete - excellent value for your money when you compare it to the price of the other 1/32nd 'heavies' on the market. Fit was excellent throughout and the only filler used was to deal with a small gap along the underside of the nose where, I believe, I hadn't got the interior aligned as perfectly as I could. The turrets, however, are a weak point of the kit. It's been well documented that the rear turret (and forward turret on the J-version) have a very visible seam right down the middle. Aftermarket replacements are currently sold out so instead I used the kit rear turret and painted the mating surfaces black before gluing and this has made the unsightly join a little less conspicuous. For some reason Hobby Boss put heavy framing on the upper turret which doesn't exist on any B-24 turret I've seen, so this was sanded off and the dome given a good polish so it now better represents the Martin turret fitted to this model of Liberator. I didn't want to risk putting the colossal amount of nose weight into this as I was using the kit's plastic landing gear (which is perfectly strong enough to cope with the weight of the 'un-weighted' model) so I made a tail strut as was so often put in place when B-24s are parked on the ground. The kit doesn't come with the most inspiring of schemes for an olive drab B-24, so I did a bit of research on 'Satan's Angels' and painted the model to represent this aircraft as it would have looked in the autumn of 1943 with the group insignia on the tail and the short-lived red surround to the stars and bars. This aircraft was actually written off in a landing accident at Lympne in Kent, when the nose wheel collapsed and it ended up in a ditch on 13th November of that year. I used Kits World national insignia as well as the Profimodeller stencil set. All in all a very enjoyable build, and if you want a large 1/32nd bomber that doesn't break the bank but still gives you plenty of detail, I thoroughly recommend this kit. All the best, Tom Consolidated B-24D Liberator, 'Satan's Anglels' of the 328th Squadron of the 93rd Bomb Group, based at Hardwick, Suffolk, Autumn 1943.
  3. Well I'm waiting on parts for the corsair and they're coming from Belgium so...time to start what I'll call a slow roller. heading into summer and the family has lots planned so I'll work a little at a time on this one. It's going to be out of the box. Although you know I'm already struggling with that decision :-) The major work here will be foiling. I've gone over all Foiler and Out2gtcha post on this technique, I've done some practice work, I've collected all the tools (even have my mason jar for bleach). I chose this one , probably obviously, because it has the straight wing and I'm hoping that makes things easier this first time with foil. I started on the cockpit last night. Here's a quick shot of the model and the work so far...
  4. New Mask set out: B-24 Spotted Ass Ape - Assembly Ship Liberator for Hobby Boss 1/32 #83211 Available as of today.
  5. Merry christmas one and all! I was hoping to get this finished with its diorama base, but the post held up the snow.........or by the snow :-) But i have been working on this beastie (its huge compared to a spit or a 109!!) between studies for the last few months, its a great kit with a few fit issues around the wings area. I tried a few new techniques out on the kit as I wanted to explore a few more avenues to make my models look more realistic. I started by priming the kit and doing a black pre-shade and then doing the full camouflage out the topside of Russian green (Mr Hobby 135) and black (Tamiya XF-1) with the underside painted with light blue (Tamiya XF-23). Then I de-canned some hairspray and coated the craft with my spray gun to get a better coverage on the kit, over the top of this I sprayed white (Tamiya XF-2 with a drop of brown and blue so the white wasn't a brilliant white) and then weathered it by using a stiff brush and warm water to lift the paint (very scary moments). Then its was gloss coated and decals set followed by a matt coat and post shading, the post shading was my first attempt at it and I am very happy with the result. There maybe a few inaccuracies, so please be aware I model on a 'it looks good, so its good for me' basis. Forgive the photo's on a white background as I had nothing else to use, but I ended up using the Sturmovik's base that will be grassed and snowed....when it turns up, I will update photos when it does :-) All comments and criticism is welcome, as criticism is how we improve. Many thanks for looking.
  6. http://www.themodellingnews.com/2017/09/hobbyboss-new-item-preview-for.html#more
  7. Hobby Boss 1/32 Ilyshin Il-2 Sturmovik Single Seat (mod 1942) in my rendition of Lt. Col. Nicholas A Zoob's aircraft.
  8. Hi all, Here'swhat I'm in with Hobby boss's F-84E Thunderjet. This my first post on LSP so bare with me, being an old fart I tend to have the odd senior moments. (Be kind old fart in action.) Steve.
  9. Hello all- New to the forum and this is my first posting- Hope you enjoy! I've been working on this project for about 3 weeks now, and I'll be posting few images to show how it has progressed so far. I intend to build 3 versions of Hobby Boss's IL-2 Sturmoviks (IL-2, IL-2m and IL-2m3), and with that in mind, would like to show each in a different paint scheme and depicted to show different aspects and features of each version. In this case, I wanted to show the Sturmovik in a winter scheme. Since this version in a winter scheme can be somewhat apathetic to the casual eye, I decided to open it up a bit and put a bit more detail in than usual. I'm looking to depict Major N.A. Zub's IL-2 as seen here: Getting the hang of posting with images, so I'll follow up in a bit with more project photos. Thanks for looking Kai
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