Revell B-24D Liberator
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November 7, 2016boxart2
November 7, 2016decals3
November 7, 2016parts washed & drying4
November 7, 2016interior detail....not bad5
November 7, 2016lots of bombs!!6
November 7, 2016and the rest7
November 7, 2016pretty wimpy detail on the engines, but you don't see much of them8
November 7, 2016decent detain in the wheel wells9
November 7, 2016...and a full crew!10
November 7, 2016the tractor (i didn't build it)11
November 7, 2016tons of glass, definitly need a mask set for this one!12
November 7, 2016the crew13
November 7, 2016Dang! I swear there's enough scrap to make another plane!14
November 7, 20161st issue, something is warped somewhere. I glued up all the rest and let it dry overnight.....15
November 7, 2016...then used these giant STRONG clamps!16
November 7, 20162nd issue...pretty poor alignment there, not much I can do to fix that17
November 7, 2016the rest was fine. If I was a true "modeler" I could have scratch built a repair....18
November 7, 2016the other wing was fine19
November 7, 2016pretty weak detailed engines!20
November 7, 2016I need to mix some "chromate green"21
November 7, 2016the small spot on the top right, is what i want to match. that's vallejo"s zinc chromate, the lower left spot is pretty close, just a bit lighter. the middle row are colors i'm working with22
November 7, 2016the recipe i found on the net somewhere23
November 7, 2016I'll be happy with that!....24
November 7, 2016looks ok to me25
November 7, 2016had trouble with the clamps slipping off the wings....26
November 7, 2016...so i made up a bunch of "non skid" cloths pins!27
November 7, 2016windows masked, props & wheels painted...28
November 7, 2016all the glass painted...29
November 7, 2016all the pieces painted. It's just too big for me to paint all together.30
November 7, 2016and the crew painted!31
November 7, 2016interior in place...32
November 7, 2016and the bombs..33
November 7, 2016de-icers painted on, all gloss coated ready for .....34
November 7, 2016....the decals35
November 7, 2016that's a heck of a lump they expect you to get the decal over!!36
November 7, 2016the tail de-icers37
November 7, 2016decals all on and....38
November 7, 2016all flat coated39
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November 7, 2016cotton balls to help protect the guns43
November 7, 2016landing gear on44
November 7, 2016getting the glass on45
November 7, 2016well... I made the mistake of putting on the "wash" AFTER the flat coat. What was i thinking????!! but once i started i had to keep going!46
November 7, 2016couldn't get that front to line up any better than that...sad.47
November 7, 2016but it doesn't look so bad i guess48
November 7, 2016she's ready to "FLY"49
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