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

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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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

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

Hector Berlioz

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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!