Dave's Revell 1/48 B24D Liberator

[Dave W]

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I've spent a few evenings masking the transparencies.This is one model I should have bought a masking set for.The nose piece had a seem down the middle which needed sanding off and polishing.Still a bit more masking to do.

[flyjoe180]

That's great masking work Dave. You've saved yourself a few pounds, you can buy paint with that. Also, that seam removal is A1, you'd never know it was there to start with.

[papa 695]

From what you can see on the clear parts Dave that is some seriously good masking

[Dave W]

Tonight I finished masking the nose transparency. Then I glued it to the model. It's not a great fit and I ended up using superglue to hold it in place. Then I filled in the gaps with Gatorgrip. When that had dried I sprayed interior green over the framework. Then I sprayed Alclad grey primer on the fuselage. This showed up where I hadn't filled the gaps properly. So I've brushed some Mr Surfacer 500 on and left it overnight to dry. Before glueing the nose cone on, I had to fit the guns in place. Of course the inevitable has happened, I've managed to break them off!. Luckily there are spare guns in the kit that I can cut the barrels off and glue onto the model at the end of the build.


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[yak face]

Loving this one Dave , theyre a challenge sometimes but these old monogram kits can be so rewarding when youve got a decent result at the end. Looks like this ones been fighting back a bit more than usual but youve tamed it , cant wait to see the paint go on , cheers tony

[Ian M]

Top job on the masking.

[Guest]

That's some really great work, Dave. Looking forward to the rest

[flyjoe180]

Looking good Dave. Guns on bombers are always a risk. One method is to cut the barrels off and glue them on after the painting is complete. Still a fiddly operation though.

[Dave W]

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Now it's painting time.I got some Humbrol 156 neutral grey on the undersides a few days ago.Tonight I masked the fuselage and put a coat of Humbrol 155 Olive Drab on.Im going to mask the wings now and spray Olive Drab on them.

[flyjoe180]

Looks great Dave. Look forward to seeing how you weather the finish to that faded look.

[Dave W]

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Looks great Dave. Look forward to seeing how you weather the finish to that faded look.

I'm going to lighten the olive drab with a little white and spray it in the centre of some panels.I did it on my 1/24 Spitire and was quite happy with the result. I've now put a coat of paint on the wings.

[rickoshea52]

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I'm going to lighten the olive drab with a little white and pray it in the centre of some panels.I did it on my 1/24 Spitire and was quite happy with the result. I've now put a coat of paint on the wings.

I have plenty of Olive Drab leftover from my Dakota's, I would have been pleased to post it to you!

[Dave W]

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I have plenty of Olive Drab leftover from my Dakota's, I would have been pleased to post it to you!

Thanks for the offer Rick.But I've got two tins.Will be enough for this model.

[Guest]

Just caught up with this Dave it's looking good mate.

[Dave W]

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Tonight I've had a go at scratch building some brake lines for the undercarriage legs. I've used 15 amp fuse wire held in place with superglue.Should look the part after painting.