Airfix Consolidated B-24H Liberator 1/72

Started by Felix · 59 ≡ · ↻ 23 hours ago
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    John Healy said 3 days, 21 hours ago:

    This looks great.

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    capt. R said 3 days, 20 hours ago:

    use the space between the bomb bay wall and the first wing spar. PS. Do you close the windows of the side gunners' compartment?

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 days, 20 hours ago:

    Indeed a pity to close up this beautiful work, Felix @fxrob
    At least you know its there and you still have the pictures.

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    Carl Smoot said 3 days, 18 hours ago:

    Purchase some lead sheets from Amazon. It can be bought inexpensively , is very heavy, and can be formed into a variety of shapes.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 days, 12 hours ago:

    Looking forward to your progress, my friend @fxrob!

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    Felix said 3 days, 10 hours ago:

    @lis, one window will be open and the other one closed. That way i have both versions.

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    Felix said 3 days, 2 hours ago:

    Thank you Carl @clipper, i‘ll look into that!

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    Felix said 2 days, 7 hours ago:

    Small progress last night. I am showing the entry door at the bottom of the fuselage to show the amount of detail Airfix have put into this kit. To me it's a winner. With some small parts being painted already, i needed to make a decision regarding olive drab. I don't huse Humbrol anymore, but I have some different hues and i think i am going with Ak Interactive 11863 in order to replace Humbrol nr. 155.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 1 day, 23 hours ago:

    Very nicely detailed indeed, Felix @fxrob
    11863 looks perfectly fine as a replacement.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 day, 19 hours ago:

    Great progress, my friend @fxrob! Your AK choice looks a perfect replacement.

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    Felix said 1 day, 9 hours ago:

    John @johnb, Spiros @fiveten, merci mes amis! I have to admit, i am very upset with myself. I closed the fuselage and something just did not close properly in the lower aft section. I reopened the plane twice! It just would not fit - but i looked up build videos on youtube and the kit has perfect fit. So it must be my fault. Very upsetting because now i have to do unnecessary surgery.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 1 day, 4 hours ago:

    I am sure you will work the misfit nicely, my friend @fxrob.

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    Carl Smoot said 1 day, 2 hours ago:

    If all that is wrong are the angles of the wing spars, and they are okay in height from a ffrontal perspective, then you should be able to bend then slightly to fin into the wings correctly. Perhaps I am missing something, but I don't see any other issue other than the seams. Regardless, Felix (@fxrob), I am sure you will be able to work it out.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 23 hours, 23 minutes ago:

    You shouldn't be upset with yourself, Felix @fxrob
    A pity it wouldn't close up nicely but I'm sure you will fix those seams nicely.

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