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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

An all-metal canvas: B-24J Liberator "Dragon and his Tail", 43rd BG, 64th BS

When talking about the US aviation industry, it is difficult to avoid superlative formulations. The B-24 Liberator is a fine example: with an impressive 18,482 aircraft built, it can claim to be the most-built aircraft type in US history. [...]

MY BIG B-24J LIBERATOR IN 1/144TH SCALE

Ten year's ago this month I built this big beautiful bomber. The kit had the "Yellow and Green" wing decals but I painted them on which eliminate any silvering that the decals would give off. I have used ordinary masking tape [...]

The Dragon and His Tail

I started this build with the intention of doing “Cocktail Hour” of the 43rd Bomb Group, 64th Bomb Squadron of the 5th Air Force based on Le Shima in 1945. The artwork of SSgt Sarkis Bartigian graced many of the aircraft in this [...]

On This Day…May 27th.

Phorever a legend. May 27th 1958, the McDonnell Aircraft (later McDonnell Douglas) F-4 Phantom II naval interceptor made its first flight. Designed as a carrier aircraft to defend the fleet against Soviet supersonic bombers, the design [...]

Eduard 1:72 B24 Liberator, Coastal Command

Hey chaps, just thought I would post a recent commission, a long time since I completed anything! A bit of a departure for me, this being my first 'American' build, but as a Coastal Command version. A lovely kit and painting a white scheme [...]

Review: Hobby Boss 1/32 B-24J Liberator Review

Family, Friends, Food, Florida and Flying but not necessarily in that order…..

Today I had the pleasure of meeting with Jaime Carreon and Joe Caputo (fellow Imodelers) for the very first time in person. The misses and I headed to New Smyrna today with Jaime and Joe... The first stop was a great visit at American [...]

New 1/32 Liberators from Hobby Boss

Hobby Boss’s two 1/32 B-24s, much vaunted in recent months and previewed at Nuremberg Toy Fair in February, are now about to hit the hobby shelves. No price confirmed, and no in-box reviews that I can see yet, but I see that pre-orders [...]

Review: Eduard 1/72 B 24 Liberator

My PB4Y-1 ‘Dem Bones

This has taken me since mid-January to get done...not because it is so great but because I am so slow...It is the Revell 1/48 B-24D that I have tried to make represent an Atlantic Theater ASW PB4Y-1 (I think that would be the proper USN [...]