Airfix Consolidated Liberator 24H

These sprues look lovely. First, let them have a shower in a bubble bath. 

OH NO.
Hugely disappointed. Look at the propellers, totally shot. No answer from Airfix yet. Are there other options out there? Look at the wing! 

I got mail today?yes!! 

The kit boasts great detail but the sprue sockets are painfully thick. Why, Airfix, why?? 

 

The instructions advise to use(Humbrol 226) interior green. This here is AK interactive US interior yellow green. Completely off for a B24?
 

Progress has been slow due to work but i finally got around to doing some of the interior parts. There is really a lot of lovely detail. I am not a fan of cockpit decals, but the ones provided are actually not bad. I will probably just add a matte acrylic filter to make them stand out less. I decided to stick to my USAAF yellow-green cockpit color from AK. Also put down a matte coat, so weathering is next. I thought of buying the Eduard B-17 seatbelts but decided against it and will probably just do some homemade stuff. I need to stop buying all the aftermarket stuff! 

 

Some weathering with an AK Pencil and an acrylic panel wash...a matte coat on top. 

 

 

More interior parts and some scratch built seatbelts. It’s not photoetched but should do the trick in 1/72. 

Today is assembly day ? All interior parts are painted and weathered. I will have one window in the fuselage open and closed on the other side. I also bought some liquid weight but i am still undecided whether to use it or not. If the ladder is being lowered in the rear fuselage, then weight is not needed. 

Unfortunately, 55 grams are required for weight. Turns out that liquid weight is much too light, i filled out all the spots reserved for weight and could not get more than 15 grams. I will have to search for another solution. Maybe heavy magnets in the bomb bay?
Anyway, things are coming together now! The fit is great, on the same level as the pristine Tempest and Mosquito kits. Just pure fun. 

 

 

Almost there. A shame all of this will be mostly covered up.