meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Sweet!
**** DONE: 1/72 B-24H “Booby Trap” - Heavy Hitters II GB
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T Bolt
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Last night I masked and painted the OD on the Fuselage. The line between the OD and gray turned out alright except for one tiny spot on the right nose that I'll have to touch up with Neutral Gray
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very nice Glenn.
i worry that if i painted wings etc separately that i would mess up my paint work when joining them to the fuselage, any tips how you plan to stop that with this model ?
i worry that if i painted wings etc separately that i would mess up my paint work when joining them to the fuselage, any tips how you plan to stop that with this model ?
Nicely done so far Glenn!
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Benevolens Magister
That's looking good Glenn. What's that 'slot' between the ball turret and rear hatch ?
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T Bolt
Colonel
The way the B-24's wings are attached it is really no problem. It saves masking and makes painting a lot easier. I've made an Academy B-24 before, and the 1/48th scale Monogram, and had no problem doing the painting this way with either one. In both kits the wings fits nicely into a deep recesses in the fuselage and does not mess up the paint at all. On the Academy kit I did a few years ago I even went through the whole paint/Future/decal/Future/dullcote/weathering/dullcote routine and had no trouble at all. Here's a couple of pictures of that joint.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
As usual Glenn a fantastic bit of work and those decals…………………….great.
N4521U
Colonel
Nice paint mate.
I did my Lanc the same way, wings off. Makes all the other decal work and attachments easier when they are not attached!
I did my Lanc the same way, wings off. Makes all the other decal work and attachments easier when they are not attached!
Matt308
Glock Perfection
Wow that is awesome work.
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T Bolt
Colonel
I decided to do the "T" group markings for the 490th in paint instead of making decals. The "B-" aircraft code had to be yellow, so making a decent decal would have been difficult. That decided it for me so I got out the masking tape.
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Looking at the pictures I too,k now I realize that I left out a few steps. After the black "T" had dried, I masked the white box with Tamiya tape and removed the blue painters tape (it was just there to define the area of the white box. I then painted the lower portion of the tail fins yellow, and when that dried, cut the "B-" out of tamiya tape, applied it and sprayed everything OD. The whole thing took me a period of about 5 hours tonight including a lot of drying time
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Looking at the pictures I too,k now I realize that I left out a few steps. After the black "T" had dried, I masked the white box with Tamiya tape and removed the blue painters tape (it was just there to define the area of the white box. I then painted the lower portion of the tail fins yellow, and when that dried, cut the "B-" out of tamiya tape, applied it and sprayed everything OD. The whole thing took me a period of about 5 hours tonight including a lot of drying time
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looks great Glenn, thanks for the explanation on the wing joints.
will have to look at my 1/48 B-25 and B-26 kits and see if i can do the same
will have to look at my 1/48 B-25 and B-26 kits and see if i can do the same
That's great work Glenn...
Catch22
Major
That looks wonderful Glenn, great job.
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Benevolens Magister
Nicely done Glenn.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Like that!
Crimea_River
Marshal
Another great build going on here.
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T Bolt
Colonel
Thanks guys 
I added engraved lines on the bomb bay doors to represent the sectional makeup of them (the kit parts were smooth), finished painting the engines and brushed on the first cote of Future.
I added engraved lines on the bomb bay doors to represent the sectional makeup of them (the kit parts were smooth), finished painting the engines and brushed on the first cote of Future.
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Benevolens Magister
It's looking good Glenn.
