Big Tony Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) I bought mine yesterday and was disappointed with the turrets,...... especially the frosted over nose turret and the joint lines and seam pins of the rear turret! However some good news,...... especially for modellers of RAF & RAAF subjects is the fact that my friend Franta at DK Decals is releasing a decal sheet for the big kit; Should be; 1x RAAF 1x RAF 100 Group, Bomber Command 1 x RAF SEAC 1X RAF Coastal Command (311 Czech Sqn) Cheers Tony Edited December 29, 2018 by Big Tony Padraic Conway, alanash1963, LSP_Matt and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconspit Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 16 minutes ago, Big Tony said: I bought mine yesterday and was disappointed with the turrets,...... especially the frosted over nose turret and the joint lines and seam pins of the rear turret! However some good news,...... especially for modellers of RAF & RAAF subjects is the fact that my friend Franta at DK Decals is releasing a decal sheet for the big kit; Should be; 1x RAAF 1x RAF 100 Group, Bomber Command 1 x RAF SEAC 1X RAF Coastal Command (311 Czech Sqn) Cheers Tony ...sooo good news..., I just bought one for 115€ in Germany... Big Tony, alanash1963, Jan_G and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 this kit is causing me real issues, I keep changing my mind on which plane to build. Natural metal finish is out for me and I don't like nose art birds so those are also out. I thought I didn't want to do a US scheme and I would do RAF coastal command. However I keep jumping between US desert, US navy, RAF bomber command, RAF SEA, India or Chinese schemes (no natural metal I'm seem to recall !). Unlike any kit I've previously had, I can't work out what I'm going to build. I'm not fussed about accuracy (it will look like a B24) so not worried about different turrets or equipment as long as it's roughly right. I'm currently thinking 100 Group RAF but is anyone else having trouble working out what they will build ??? spacewolf, reconspit, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 I've got the exact ship worked out all be doing. npb748r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnyax Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 OK, that is good news, kits and world decals are preparing decals for the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 27 minutes ago, npb748r said: this kit is causing me real issues, I keep changing my mind on which plane to build. Natural metal finish is out for me and I don't like nose art birds so those are also out. I thought I didn't want to do a US scheme and I would do RAF coastal command. However I keep jumping between US desert, US navy, RAF bomber command, RAF SEA, India or Chinese schemes (no natural metal I'm seem to recall !). Unlike any kit I've previously had, I can't work out what I'm going to build. I'm not fussed about accuracy (it will look like a B24) so not worried about different turrets or equipment as long as it's roughly right. I'm currently thinking 100 Group RAF but is anyone else having trouble working out what they will build ??? Not quite the same but the HO-229 I'm building for the multi eng group build I'm completely flummixed as to leave the skin clear, do the metal & wood or camo... no idea of what I want 'cause I want all 3 !! LSP_Matt, Out2gtcha and npb748r 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelf75 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Big Tony, D.B. Andrus, LSP_Matt and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelf75 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 LSP_Matt, Nigels modelling bench, Out2gtcha and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelf75 Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) here is a great site i found with some good reference on the B-24 http://legendsintheirowntime.com/LiTOT/B24/B24_Av_4507_DA.html Edited December 30, 2018 by Madelf75 Out2gtcha, D.B. Andrus, Nigels modelling bench and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigels modelling bench Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Madelf75 said: here is a great site i found with some good reference on the B-24 http://legendsintheirowntime.com/LiTOT/B24/B24_Av_4507_DA.html Thankyou!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 23 hours ago, spacewolf said: Not quite the same but the HO-229 I'm building for the multi eng group build I'm completely flummixed as to leave the skin clear, do the metal & wood or camo... no idea of what I want 'cause I want all 3 !! Easy, just buy a few more sprues (eg: main framework, u/c) and build another spacewolf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacewolf Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Dave T said: Easy, just buy a few more sprues (eg: main framework, u/c) and build another Only one set of fuse skins in the box... one needs a full kit to do another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaleRC Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 For US potential buyers you might consider ordering from one of the German sellers. I ordered from www.menzels-lokschuppen.de and it just shipped via DHL for $174.04 all up, at current exchange rate. That beats the US price fixed $250 by quite a margin. phasephantomphixer, LSP_Matt and Out2gtcha 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonCornes Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Just seen a very good thread on LSP about a chap who restores turrets. Well worth watching! This B-24 is a kit that screams 'Start me' because its all there but then I cant because I want metal inserts for the gear, resin wheels, better guns and maybe a Zoom instrument panel. Still not sure if I can live with the engines but, to be honest, you could just build it and have a very big B-24! If you do it properly you could even build it with the kit turrets and make it possible to lift them out and replace with the aftermarket versions - which will hopefully arrive! So mine will sit in its box until I can get the extras I want. But hopefully someone will start a build thread? alanash1963, Dave T, D.B. Andrus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 5 minutes ago, SimonCornes said: Just seen a very good thread on LSP about a chap who restores turrets. Well worth watching! This B-24 is a kit that screams 'Start me' because its all there but then I cant because I want metal inserts for the gear, resin wheels, better guns and maybe a Zoom instrument panel. Still not sure if I can live with the engines but, to be honest, you could just build it and have a very big B-24! If you do it properly you could even build it with the kit turrets and make it possible to lift them out and replace with the aftermarket versions - which will hopefully arrive! So mine will sit in its box until I can get the extras I want. But hopefully someone will start a build thread? Ahem LSP_Matt, LSP_K2, alanash1963 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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