To GAF,

Placing the B-24D on concrete would have been my first choice but this is NE Ohio.  LOL!  We had a thunderstorm with several inches of rain.  This started a couple of hours after the outdoor photo shoot.  Now we are in for more rain and plummeting temps down to the 40's.  

In 24hrs.  I've seen it sunshine with temps in the 70's only to change into a thunder storm, hail, flurries, wet snow, and snow, all in one day.  LOL!  This is no joke.  I'm serious.  

Thank you sir for your support in my projects!  I am most humbly honored.

Toshi

Well done, Toshi!  That's a great build.

You should have placed her back on the first pavement (concrete) I assume to take some pictures.  That stuff looks just like sand.

Here is the completed Revell 1:48 Consolidated B-24D Liberator.  This build was based on the Fightn' Sam, B-24D-65-CO, 389th Bomb Group, 566th Bomb Squadron, Hethel, Norfolk, England, 1943-1944.  Thank you forum members for your support, I could not have completed this without everyone's read and replies.

Toshi

Bish

Looking really nice Toshi, and good choice of markings as well. I always enjoy seing Norfolk based aircraft.

 

Toshi

BrandonK

Amazing how fast you tossed that one together. Very nice, it looks great!!

BK

 

Toshi

Looking really nice Toshi, and good choice of markings as well. I always enjoy seing Norfolk based aircraft.

Amazing how fast you tossed that one together. Very nice, it looks great!!

BK

the Baron

Congratulations on your anniversary here in the forum, Toshi!  And great choice for your anniversary build!  This is a great kit, yes, even if it is older, and may need some work.  I have two in my stash, one for conversion to an LB-40 for General Tinker's airplane at the end of the Battle of Midway.

When I was a kid, I built the -J, twice, and I always wondered why they didn't do the -D first.  I had read about Ploesti, and I wanted to build one of those Liberators.  But the -D kit wasn't around, in our stores, so I never knew about it.

I will follow your build with interest!

Oh, and some kit trivia--Monogram engineered it so that you could remove the wings easily for transport.  If you get a good pop, there's almost no seam, with the wings installed.

 

I took your trivia to the next level and without any cement, I just popped the wings in and that was that.  The wings are so difficult to pop in, it would take a great amount of jiggling in order to take the wings off again!  But that's a good thing.  Again, thank you for the trivia!

Toshi

Gamera

Big congradulations on your FSM forum anniversary Toshi!! 

Looks good so far, here's to your B-24 being your biggest and best yet!!! 

 

Toshi

This was perfect timing for me.  It took me a couple of days to get things into this point of the assembly process, but it was well worth it.  Not only am I pleased with the direction this B-24D is progressing, on the day to take photos of which is today, the sun is out bright and shiny.  The last couple of days were warm yet overcast.  

I'm glad I waited to take the photos today as if the sun did not shine, I would have to rely on indoor photos lighted artificially.  The weather was so great that I even sprayed the Liberator in it's entirety outdoors.  In my humble opinion, I think it turned out decent and acceptable.  

The continued agenda for the Liberator will be to clean a few things up and paint the canopy glass as well as all other windows by hand.  I don't know what to expect.  I hope it turns out ok.  Here is what was done on this beautiful Monday afternoon.  Thank you forum members for the read and replies.

Toshi

Richs ..Baron 

I did the casting of the cowling and engines. .also I did the nesels too I too plan on doing the British navel version 

5-high 

Big congradulations on your FSM forum anniversary Toshi!! 

Looks good so far, here's to your B-24 being your biggest and best yet!!! 

richs26

Baron, for a LB-30 conversion, you will need two sets of PBY cowlings, and the Martin turret from a B-26.  Or you can cast them.  I have been slowly working on a 1/72 Academy LB-30 conversion when I discovered that Magna Models has a conversion kit.  I am just waiting on Hannants to restock. The US LB-30 didn't use the British hoola-hoop mount for twin .50's in the tail.  They used twin .50's on a single post mount. 

 

That's why it's still sitting in my stash, too

Bish

Coming pon nicely. I can certainly understand why you would want to paint it in sections. I did that on both my 72nd B-24's, so i can only imagine trying to handle that in 48th.

 

It was FSM forum members that told me that doing this, will mess my living room up and not to mention how the chemicals can affect my health.  Back then I didn't use acrylics as I never heard of them.  I was assembling and painting my model kits with Testors Rattle Cans and hand brushing with Testors paint in those little square bottles.  

Thanks to you all, I have now a spray booth and 90% of my paint inventory is Vallejo and MM acrylics.  Vallejo being the majority of my inventory.  Today I'll be spraying MM clear gloss acrylic to seal the paint in and apply the decals and then some weathering with a final coat of MM flat acrylic clear spray.  Hopefully this works out on this build.  

Then it's off to my next build.  I have in my stash, a Kitty Hawk 1:32 Bronco and a Monogram 1:48 PBY Catalina.  Thanks for the visit Bish!

Toshi

Coming pon nicely. I can certainly understand why you would want to paint it in sections. I did that on both my 72nd B-24's, so i can only imagine trying to handle that in 48th.

Here is what I've done last night.  Not much progress but the Revell 1:48 B-24D is so big, it takes awhile to assemble and most importantly paint!  I have never built a kit like this by taking into consideration its size and then to do it in sections.  It's a challenging yet fun build!

richs26

Great job on your builds.  I just wanted to warn you that the RM B-24D has one flaw in the kit.  The D's through the G's, and some J models IIRC, had upward folding nose gear doors.  This kit follows the H and J practice of downward folding doors which is wrong.

 

Toshi

BlackTulip109

Dear Toshi:

Congratulations on your one year anniversary. I must say mental attitude plays a tremendous role in our overall recovery of the many mental and physical assaults our body endures throughout our lives.

What also plays a role are those wonderful people who surround us with encouragement and care. In your case "the wonderful Mrs. Toshi".

In addition our activites we engage in play a role. be it physical, mental, creative, artistic, etc.

Model building is one of those wonderful hobbies that is so encompassing on so many levels. To have our minds engrossed in the creative process of constructing from unjoined  pieces of plastic into a 3-dimentional physical item such as an airplane requires so much of our mental attention and acumen. THinking on so many levels and the joy and pleasure of accomplishment releases the necessary "endorphins" from our brains that help us to heal.

Thank you for sharing your journey with us on this Forum I think it very brave of you Through that journey and the sharing of your life and love of this hobby as well as the sharing of the skills you pocess you have "healed thyself".

I truly am happy for you and hope you continue and carry on with this journey of sharing with us.

 

With each letter typed, things are slowly making sense.  Now that I can comprehend what I write, I can't wait to post my progress here.  You have all made my day each and every week, one to look forward to.  As long as I can build, I will continue to share my life experience with you all.  

Toshi

Great job on your builds.  I just wanted to warn you that the RM B-24D has one flaw in the kit.  The D's through the G's, and some J models IIRC, had upward folding nose gear doors.  This kit follows the H and J practice of downward folding doors which is wrong.

Dear Toshi:

Congratulations on your one year anniversary. I must say mental attitude plays a tremendous role in our overall recovery of the many mental and physical assaults our body endures throughout our lives.

What also plays a role are those wonderful people who surround us with encouragement and care. In your case "the wonderful Mrs. Toshi".

In addition our activites we engage in play a role. be it physical, mental, creative, artistic, etc.

Model building is one of those wonderful hobbies that is so encompassing on so many levels. To have our minds engrossed in the creative process of constructing from unjoined  pieces of plastic into a 3-dimentional physical item such as an airplane requires so much of our mental attention and acumen. THinking on so many levels and the joy and pleasure of accomplishment releases the necessary "endorphins" from our brains that help us to heal.

Thank you for sharing your journey with us on this Forum I think it very brave of you Through that journey and the sharing of your life and love of this hobby as well as the sharing of the skills you pocess you have "healed thyself".

I truly am happy for you and hope you continue and carry on with this journey of sharing with us.

Today was a myriad day of doctor appointments.  After my last appointment, Mrs. Toshi and I went out to a dinner date at a steak house called The Brown Derby just to get out as the weather here in NE Ohio is just fantastic.  A little chilly for me but to feel the sunshine was enough to make my day a wonderful day.

During dinner, all we did was reminisce the last 20 years together.  Have you ever done that?  Sometimes it's a great way to see the direction your life is progressing.  Ours was a up and down roller coaster ride, coming from Honolulu, Hawaii and ending up some 6 to 7 thousand miles away from home here in NE Ohio.  Streetsboro is now our Ohana or family.  Let me be the first to tell you in that this was the biggest, baddest, and most exciting ride of our time together.

I'll do it all over again with Mrs. Toshi at my side.  After dinner we both found that we were the most valuable asset to each other.  More valuable than all the gold, precious gems, and money in the world.  Just spending time with your love one is priceless.  

Once home, I tucked Mrs. Toshi into bed (She was really tired today) and I did a little bit of model kit production.  As you can see below, this evenings project required AB a few wings and some detailed hand painting.  Next up is the fuesalage, then the assembly of the venerable Consolidated B-24D!  Once again, I can't thank you all enough for the support you've given me as well as all these read and replies.  I've learned so much and look forward to another year.

Toshi

the Baron

Congratulations on your anniversary here in the forum, Toshi!  And great choice for your anniversary build!  This is a great kit, yes, even if it is older, and may need some work.  I have two in my stash, one for conversion to an LB-40 for General Tinker's airplane at the end of the Battle of Midway.

When I was a kid, I built the -J, twice, and I always wondered why they didn't do the -D first.  I had read about Ploesti, and I wanted to build one of those Liberators.  But the -D kit wasn't around, in our stores, so I never knew about it.

I will follow your build with interest!

Oh, and some kit trivia--Monogram engineered it so that you could remove the wings easily for transport.  If you get a good pop, there's almost no seam, with the wings installed.

 

Toshi

Hunter

Hey Toshi - 

Coming along nicely sir, I am amazed at how well you do and how quickly you build these kits. Bravo sir she is looking great and I'll be watching. Enjoy!

 

Toshi

suomi39

Looking forward to this one as well Toshi. Interior looks great. 

The sheer scale of these big heavies always blows me away. They are so complex and formidable and at the same time fragile and treated in use as darn near disposable -- to say nothing of the crews. 

 

Toshi

Baron, for a LB-30 conversion, you will need two sets of PBY cowlings, and the Martin turret from a B-26.  Or you can cast them.  I have been slowly working on a 1/72 Academy LB-30 conversion when I discovered that Magna Models has a conversion kit.  I am just waiting on Hannants to restock. The US LB-30 didn't use the British hoola-hoop mount for twin .50's in the tail.  They used twin .50's on a single post mount. 

Congratulations on your anniversary here in the forum, Toshi!  And great choice for your anniversary build!  This is a great kit, yes, even if it is older, and may need some work.  I have two in my stash, one for conversion to an LB-40 for General Tinker's airplane at the end of the Battle of Midway.

When I was a kid, I built the -J, twice, and I always wondered why they didn't do the -D first.  I had read about Ploesti, and I wanted to build one of those Liberators.  But the -D kit wasn't around, in our stores, so I never knew about it.

I will follow your build with interest!

Oh, and some kit trivia--Monogram engineered it so that you could remove the wings easily for transport.  If you get a good pop, there's almost no seam, with the wings installed.

Hey Toshi - 

Coming along nicely sir, I am amazed at how well you do and how quickly you build these kits. Bravo sir she is looking great and I'll be watching. Enjoy!

Looking forward to this one as well Toshi. Interior looks great. 

The sheer scale of these big heavies always blows me away. They are so complex and formidable and at the same time fragile and treated in use as darn near disposable -- to say nothing of the crews.