B-24 D 98 BG Operation Tidal Wave

Started by capt. R · 122 · 7 months ago
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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    Those MG's look very nice, Bernard @lis
    Even with a gun sight.

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    capt. R said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    @ssgt

    @kahu

    @luftwaffe-birdman

    @fiveten

    @johnb

    Weekend brake for figures.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    Very nice paintwork on this crew, Bernard @lis

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    capt. R said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    @ssgt

    @kahu

    @luftwaffe-birdman

    @fiveten

    @johnb

    After two days work decaling are complete. At beginning of the work I try to refresh national insygnia from box, because I think they have better made yellow band in thickness and part of star was cutter of for better fitting to waist windows. But one star tore off. So I used Aftermarket decals. Very thin and very good, but fitting and cutting to open window was nightmare.

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    Walt said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    Lis, @lis, the decals turned out great. You are building the same plane I did with the markings as they were before they decided to send it on a bond tour. Its fun to see someone else build the same plane as I did.

    As you can see from my pictures, the artwork on both sides changed. They got rid of Sleepy and put the map and emblem on that side. For public display they went to a more refined and dressed indian maiden (aka Squaw). You can see the mission markings remained the same. Note that the Monogram/Revell kit with the markings I used was released in Europe, so the Kill Markings are crosses not the prohibited Swastika.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    Excellent decaling, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    @luftwaffe-birdman Did You see little kitten under The squaw?
    PS. I like „The Witch” painting too, but I decided to choose national emblems with yellow band.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    Decals look very good, Bernard @lis

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    capt. R said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    @luftwaffe-birdman Your B-24 looks really good! What paints did You use?
    PS. I found old set of decals with Hail Columbia from Superscale decals, but buying this thirty yo decals could not be a good idea.

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    capt. R said 8 months, 1 week ago:

    @johnb @fiveten Thank You!

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    capt. R said 8 months ago:

    @ssgt

    @kahu

    @luftwaffe-birdman

    @fiveten

    @johnb

    Yesterday and today I built driorama with some exotic plants.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months ago:

    That's a fine looking diorama, Bernard @lis

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 8 months ago:

    Excellent diorama, my friend @lis!

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    capt. R said 8 months ago:

    @ssgt
    @kahu
    @luftwaffe-birdman
    @fiveten
    @johnb

    I have accident with paint (big dot of clear) and need to sand to bare plastic and repaint. All night work… I'm sleepy today as my Nose Art. And so angry!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 8 months ago:

    A real pity this happened, Bernard @lis
    The repaint does look nice.