From the picture it looks already great, Walt @luftwaffe-birdman.
I can imagine that in real it looks even better, I also do have problems in capturing the real situation with a camera from time to time.

Looking really good, my friend @luftwaffe-birdman!

Getting ready to clear and put the decals on, so I thought I should do the lights first. The small lights I just used colored paint, but the big recognition lights underneath the plane I did a little differently. I have used this before and really like the way it works out. I used Testors Chrome to fill the light, and then mixing Future/Pledge Acrylic Floor Polish mixed with food coloring I cover the silver. I took the picture while still wet but it dries looking just as good. If you have a glazing that is tinted you can use this method too. Either mix up enough to dip it, or mix up a smaller amount and air brush it on. Future is self leveling and will dry smooth as silk. It is also very robust and will stand up well to tooth picks and tape. If you don't like how it turns out you can remove it with an ammonia based window cleaner, like Windex.

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Thanks Spiros, @fiveten, it really does look pretty good when done. I use Future for the Instrument panel lenses also. It makes a big difference in the appearance of them also.

Trying a new Gloss Coat. I have always used Future/Pledge as my clear Gloss Coat, for decals. I used MinWax Urethane before but it is no longer available in California because of our burdensome CARB regulations. I thought I would try MrColor Gloss Clear after reading many generally favorable reviews. It sprays out nicely and may be more durable than the Future/Pledge that I had been using. It would dissolve under some of the decal setting solutions. I am hoping the MrColor Clear will be less suspectable to the setting solutions for the decals.

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Walt,
The work you have done is really nice. I especially like how you are doing the signal lights underneath the Bomb bays. The desert pink color looks really good too.

I actually have managed to get a little bit of work done on the wings of my B-24. I’m getting ready to start scratching the details of the landing gear bays.

Monogram has some letters in this location so I had to sand them off. The first step was to carefully slice the letters off using a single edge razor.

Then I sanded the area down using progressively finer grit paper. The letters are still visible as a ghost outline. It’s actually really smooth now.

I used a pencil and drew on the outline of the gear bay opening. This is a rough sketch and I will definitely be doing it again before I start gluing on the stringers. They will be added next using the photos I took of this location on the B-24 “Witchcraft”.

Here’s a picture of the other lower wing. I have to install the lower wing skin and also cut open the ends of the engine nacelles, as I have done on the other side.
I’m going to be scratching the new wing skin and it will have rivets scribed on as well.

The exhaust openings on the turbo will also be drilled out and then I’ll install the circular flaps next.

I’m sorry it took a long while to get back to work on this one, but I hope that I can continue working on this one again until it’s completed.

As always comments are encouraged.
Thanks for stopping by.

Good to have you back in the build Louis, @lgardner, I am most interested in how you do your wheel wells. I went the resin route and am generally pretty happy with it, but it is an expensive option. That must be a vintage mold, it has the hole in the top of the wing for the fuel tank vent, that isn't present in the "D" version of the kit. I look forward to more of your build.

I started putting the Decals on the plane. At this point I need to than Spiros, @fiveten, once again for supplying me with the decals. He has made this build possible.

The decals themselves have a matte finish, and are on the thick side, not Tamiya thick, but thick. I started with the upper wing 'star and bar'. I put a good dose of Micro Set down and the put the decal on and then coated it with a generous dose of Micro Sol. I dabbed up all the excess and set about to just leave the damn thing alone.

After a while I came back to it, and took a look. The surface was dry, but the decal had not settled in to the panel lines or rivets at all. It looked like it had just been laid on top of the wing.

Time to try something else, so I brushed a coat of Walthers Solvaset and almost immediately the decal started to settle into the panel lines.

After another coat a little while later, the Solvaset really seemed to work well with the decals.

When I went to the vertical stabilizer I decided to skip the Micro Sol, so I used the Micro Set to prep the surface put the decal down and then brushed on a coat of Solvaset. BAMM just like that the decal settled in as good as any decal ever has for me.

With just a few decals added it really is starting to bring the model to life, making it more than just a "Pink Nightmare"