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                        Revell 1/48 B-24H "Final Approach"

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                        101stAirborne
                        • Member since
                          January 2010
                        • From: MN
                        Revell 1/48 B-24H "Final Approach"
                        Posted by 101stAirborne on Friday, August 8, 2014 1:58 PM

                        Hi everyone!

                        My great grandpas brother Jack flew a B-24 H known as "Final Approach" for  his first 10 missions in France in 1944. My dad commissioned me to build a 1/48 scale model of his B-24. Luckily there were a lot of reference photos of it online. here are some pictures of the actual plane.

                        In this picture a different B-24 is behind them

                        Here is a picture of Jack in the cockpit

                        I used the old Revell B-24J model kit and did a few modifications to make it an H version of the B-24. Since there are no decals for this particular B-24 I had to make masks of the nose art, 7V, Q, and white circle with a black K. The Yellow serial number is a dry transfer from Woodland Scenics. I painted it with Model Master Acrylics and weathered it with Vallejo pigments.

                        Thanks for looking all comments welcome!

                        Models on the bench:

                        Too many to count!

                          

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                        falconmod
                        • Member since
                          September 2011
                        • From: Milaca, Minnesota
                        Posted by falconmod on Friday, August 8, 2014 2:02 PM

                        Looks great!  love the weathering.

                        John

                        On the Bench: 1/72 Ki-67, 1/48 T-38

                        1/144 AC-130, 1/72 AV-8A Harrier

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                        echolmberg
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Green Bay, WI USA
                        Posted by echolmberg on Friday, August 8, 2014 2:22 PM

                        Oooooh she's a gorgeous beauty!  Excellent job on the finish and the markings.  Your dad is going to beam with pride when he sees your model.

                        It looks like, on the B&W picture, there's a different color to the outline around the map of the U.S.  Have you been able to verify what color that outline is?

                        Again, stellar job on the kit!  Your dad's going to love it.

                        Eric

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                        sanderson_91
                        • Member since
                          December 2003
                        • From: Charleston, SC
                        Posted by sanderson_91 on Friday, August 8, 2014 3:25 PM

                        Wow, very nice tribute to your Dad!  Great paint and weathering!

                        Steve

                         

                         

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                        Bish
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
                        Posted by Bish on Friday, August 8, 2014 3:37 PM

                        That's a sweet looking build. I have a lot of interest in Norfolk based B-24's. Really nice to see a Horsham based aircraft. I grew up in Norwich so know the airfield well. And my dad, who was born in early 1938, could recall seeing the 24's from Horsham flying over the city.

                        I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

                         

                        On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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                        mississippivol
                        • Member since
                          November 2003
                        • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
                        Posted by mississippivol on Friday, August 8, 2014 4:17 PM

                        Saaaaaluuuuttteeee!!!! Man, that is beautiful...

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                        stikpusher
                        • Member since
                          July 2004
                        • From: Sonora Desert
                        Posted by stikpusher on Friday, August 8, 2014 5:55 PM

                        Very nicely done! You have built a more than worthy tribute to your great great uncle.

                         

                        F is for FIRE, That burns down the whole town!

                        U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

                        N is for NO SURVIVORS...

                               - Plankton

                        LSM

                         

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                        GMorrison
                        • Member since
                          September 2012
                        Posted by GMorrison on Friday, August 8, 2014 7:04 PM

                        You must be a really young guy! My wifes dad flew in the war!

                        Thats a really nice model, probably the best big Liberator I remember seeing.

                         Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

                         

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                        Nathan T
                        • Member since
                          March 2010
                        • From: MN
                        Posted by Nathan T on Friday, August 8, 2014 8:04 PM

                        Beautiful Model! Great painting and masking. Those markings and nose art look better than any decals would.

                         

                         

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                        bvallot
                        • Member since
                          June 2013
                        Posted by bvallot on Friday, August 8, 2014 8:41 PM

                        I stand with stik.  =]  This is a great looking plane.  Hat's off too you.  I always like a story like this one. =]

                        On the bench:  

                        Tamiya F4U-1  Kenneth Walsh

                         

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                        Buckeye
                        • Member since
                          February 2007
                        • From: Brunswick, Ohio
                        Posted by Buckeye on Monday, August 11, 2014 11:38 AM

                        Beautiful!

                        Mike

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                        Greg
                        • Member since
                          May 2013
                        • From: Indiana, USA
                        Posted by Greg on Monday, August 11, 2014 12:10 PM

                        Excellent! Wow, did you  nail that nose art or what?

                        Very seriously impressed.

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                        Gamera
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: SW Virginia
                        Posted by Gamera on Tuesday, August 12, 2014 7:33 AM

                        Beautiful job there! No finer tribute to a vet!

                        "I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

                         

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                        the Baron
                        • Member since
                          September 2006
                        • From: Bethlehem PA
                        Posted by the Baron on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 2:25 PM

                        A beautiful finish, and a great tribute to your great-grandfather!  Well done!

                        The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

                         

                         

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                        101stAirborne
                        • Member since
                          January 2010
                        • From: MN
                        Posted by 101stAirborne on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 7:15 PM

                        Thanks for the kind comments everyone! My dad really liked the model!

                        Models on the bench:

                        Too many to count!

                          

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                        G-J
                        • Member since
                          July 2012
                        Posted by G-J on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 7:54 PM

                        Sweet job!  Especially on the nose art.  

                        On the bench:  Tamyia Mosquito Mk. VI for the '44 group build.  Yes, still.

                        On deck: 

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                        1943Mike
                        • Member since
                          December 2010
                        • From: Salem, Oregon
                        Posted by 1943Mike on Thursday, August 14, 2014 9:30 PM

                        I second all the praise for this most excellent build! To me some of the pictures look like the real deal.

                        Mike

                        Mike

                        "Le temps est un grand maître, mais malheureusement, il tue tous ses élèves."

                        Hector Berlioz

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                        lawdog114
                        • Member since
                          February 2012
                        • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
                        Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, August 15, 2014 9:29 PM

                        Awesome!  Congrats on a beautiful build.  What a fantastic tribute to all those brave men, to include you Grandfather.  You should put it in a diorama.  Interestingly, I built my Grandfather's B-17F a half dozen years ago and I found it very fullfilling as well.  It unfortunately go damaged beyond repair so I'm going to have another crack at it eventually.  I was fortunate enough have extra nose art decals made.....

                        Thanks for sharing...  

                        Joe

                         "Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

                         

                         

                         

                         

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