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Finished! Monogram 1/48 B-24J in metal foil finish

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  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Friday, August 24, 2018 2:59 PM

very nicely done !

 

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    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Friday, August 24, 2018 12:49 PM

here are the noses of a B-24D and a B-24J. In the B-24D the bombardier sat in the large greenhouse on the nose of the plane. In the B-24J the bombardier was religated to the area below the nose turret. It doesn't seem too comfortable. The nose of the B-24J was a really odd looking thing with the big turret. The B-24J also had a belly ball turret that had to be retracted during take-offs and landings. 

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

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    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, August 23, 2018 11:52 PM

tigerman

Stunning work on my all-time fave US bomber. Is Monogram the only 1/48?

 

Yes. They make two versions, the glass nose D with just a belly tunnel gun, and a turreted nose J with the belly ball turret. Multiple boxings under Monogram, Pro Modeler, Revell, and Revell Germany and markings over the 40+ years since they first came out.

 

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U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

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  • From: Rain USA, Vancouver WA
Posted by tigerman on Thursday, August 23, 2018 10:56 PM

Stunning work on my all-time fave US bomber. Is Monogram the only 1/48?

   http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/wing_nut_5o/PANZERJAGERGB.jpg

 Eric 

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    February 2012
  • From: Olmsted Township, Ohio
Posted by lawdog114 on Wednesday, August 22, 2018 11:21 PM
Stunning!

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  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Monday, August 20, 2018 4:51 PM

Thank's for the kind words. The BMF looks nice but I think that the rivets really make the appearance of the model pop. Without the rivets it looks kind of like a toy.

I agree with you, the big 1/48 scale Monogram bombers can be built into really nice models.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

  • Member since
    May 2006
  • From: Chapin, South Carolina
Posted by Shipwreck on Monday, August 20, 2018 4:45 PM
The Revell Liberators can be built up into fine models. I think that you just raised the bar with this one!

On the Bench:

Revell 1/96 USS Constitution - rigging

Revell 1/48 B-1B Lancer Prep and research

Trumpeter 1/350 USS Hornet CV-8 Prep and research

 

 

 

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    August 2013
Posted by Jay Jay on Monday, August 20, 2018 8:38 AM

Stunning, beautiful work. i just gotta try this BMF.

 

 

 

 

 

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    November 2009
  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Thursday, August 2, 2018 6:07 PM

Beautiful!!!

Heart

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

 

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    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 5:33 PM

...as demonstrated on my Revell B-25.   

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    November 2003
  • From: Naples, FL
Posted by tempestjohnny on Thursday, August 2, 2018 5:32 PM
Wow what a beauty.

 

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    March 2005
Posted by philo426 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 5:29 PM

Yes I have found the best way to glue those type of rear empennage was to use a third hand fixture to secure them in place.They are fully adjustable as to height and angle !

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Thursday, August 2, 2018 5:20 PM

philo426

Momogram sure makes a nice liberator model!  

 

Very nice model. How did you glue the rear wing assembly to the fuselage? There is so little surface area that there is not enough area for glue. My model's rear wing assembly does not stay glued in place.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

  • Member since
    January 2004
  • From: Brisbane Australia
Posted by ChrisJH666 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:44 PM

That is an awesome build. Very impressive!

In the queue: 1/48 Beech Staggerwing (RAAF), P38 (RAAF), Vultee Vengeance (RAAF), Spitfire Vb (Malta), Spitfire VIII x2 (RAAF), P39 x2 (RAAF), Martin Baltimore (Malta?), Martin Maryland (Malta), Typhoon NF1b, Hellcat x2 (FAA)

 

Chris

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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:27 PM

Momogram sure makes a nice liberator model!  

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Posted by philo426 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:20 PM

Really nice ,and the custom nose art decal is a great touch!As you can see from my avatar,I know what a Bare Metal finish can do for a model!  

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    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 2:07 PM

SUPER MODEL!

John

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    September 2012
Posted by GMorrison on Thursday, August 2, 2018 12:04 PM

JohnnyK

The plane had two giant pitot tubes. One on each side of the  nose.

 

It's not apparent in Stiks pictures. Some J's had them, some had one, others have something more flush, or mounted lower.

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Thursday, August 2, 2018 11:40 AM

Tanker - Builder

Hmmm;

 I was under the impression the artwork was on both sides . Still , all in all you nailed it ! T.B.

 

I checked the internet again. I can only find the dragon artwork on the one side of the aircraft.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

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    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Thursday, August 2, 2018 11:39 AM

stikpusher

Excellent work!

 

I think that your decal source missed it, but the real aircraft had the artwork also painted onto the bomb doors, so that when they were open, the artwork was still continuous.

 

I just looked at the decal sheet and you are correct. The sheet has two extra pieces of the tail. I had no idea that those pieces go on the bomb doors. Good catch!

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

  • Member since
    June 2014
  • From: New Braunfels , Texas
Posted by Tanker - Builder on Thursday, August 2, 2018 10:47 AM

Hmmm;

 I was under the impression the artwork was on both sides . Still , all in all you nailed it ! T.B.

  • Member since
    June 2018
  • From: Ohio (USA)
Posted by DRUMS01 on Thursday, August 2, 2018 9:39 AM

As stated before, this is a really nice build that shows with patience and skills someone can turn a regular kit into a museum piece. Your experience came through on this one. Oh!, I also enjoyed your tutorial on applying the BMF. 

Great choice of aircraft, finish, decals... No doubt that you got skills!

Ben

"Everyones the normal until you get to know them" (Unknown)

LAST COMPLETED:

1/35 Churchill Mk IV AVRE with bridge - DONE

NEXT PROJECT:

1/35 CH-54A Tarhe Helicopter

 

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Close to Chicago
Posted by JohnnyK on Thursday, August 2, 2018 8:29 AM

The plane had two giant pitot tubes. One on each side of the  nose.

Your comments and questions are always welcome.

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Thursday, August 2, 2018 1:22 AM

That turned out really nice.  Is that a monster pitot tube on the port nose?

Thanks,

John

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  • From: Bronze Squadron - Battlestar Cerberus
Posted by Lodni Kranazon on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 11:42 PM
Awesome job!

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Posted by Chemteacher on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 10:35 PM
Wow! Excellent work! I like the aftermarket tires.

On the bench: Revell-USS Arizona; Airfix P-51D in 1/72

  • Member since
    July 2004
  • From: Sonora Desert
Posted by stikpusher on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 9:49 PM

Excellent work!

 

I think that your decal source missed it, but the real aircraft had the artwork also painted onto the bomb doors, so that when they were open, the artwork was still continuous.

 

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

U is for URANIUM... BOMBS!

N is for NO SURVIVORS...

       - Plankton

LSM

 

  • Member since
    December 2010
  • From: Salem, Oregon
Posted by 1943Mike on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 9:34 PM

Looks great to me.

You really do have a lot of patience to have delt with all those rivets so successfully.

On the lighter side, I hope you added brake lines and not "break" lines Wink.

 

Mike

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

Hector Berlioz

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 9:08 PM

Outstanding JK! I agree about the tires, a tad underinflated but better than stock.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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