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Good evening all, I hope you’re all well. Apologies for not being around much the last couple of months. I’m doing a bit of catching up with the RFIs at the mo, before I enter another busy period where I might go quiet again for a while. Anyway.... At last, I’m invoking the 80% rule and calling this one done. There’s bits I’d still like to improve on or finish properly but I need to move on from this project. That being said, I’m happy enough with the way it’s turned out….but let’s not talk about the front and rear turrets shall we 😉 So here is my interpretation of Liberator B.VI KL629 of No. 99 Sq. It was a toss-up between this one, KL611 in a similar scheme, or KL654 in an NMF finish; all of these wearing SEAC markings. This was a far cry from my original plan for them both to be USAAF aircraft, preferably from Rackheath or Horsham St Faiths as I lived between the 2 airfields for a couple of years. This kit is the Monogram boxing of a B24J, Kentucky Belle. Apparently KL629 was a Ford built B-24L-15-FO, (BU 44-49800) that later went on to serve with the Indian Air Force as HE834. I managed to get hold of the relevant pages from the book Consolidated Mess and was able to find out what modifications I needed (was willing and able) to make to make it accurate. So additions to the base kit include: · Squadron canopy, high-hat top turret and bombadier’s window. · True Details wheels. · Quickboost engines. · Lots of lead fishing weight ! Other mods: Larger ‘blown’ navigator observation windows. Larger/glazed waist gunner window with staggered guns. Paint was all Tamiya acrylics and I used the salt weathering technique to help give the upper surfaces weathered look. Unfortunately the effect is a bit too subtle to show in the pictures. So here’s the end of B-24 duo project for now, I hope you like them. Comments good bad or indifferent welcome as usual. Cheers Gaz I need to re-do the stbd waist gun window.
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