Habu12 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 OOB, Kits World decals. this was a Ploesti raider, but sadly perished in a midair before reaching its target. The crew reportedly survived. 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Fantastic !!! Habu, yet another piece of art, as always. Congratulations. Polo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Love the washed out sand colour, looks great! What's the story with what looks like RAF fin flashes on the tail? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 The fin flash was to denote joint RAF/USAAF ops. Easy identification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 From what I know of these, that look the bizz, a sweet bit of modelling. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggles.w Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Thanks, makes sense, just haven't seen that before. again, nice work (& photography too) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Another beautiful project Habu,superb finish as usual 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Habu.. EXTRAORDINARY build and as ever a SUPER model. you turn out EXQUISITE Build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Great looking Liberator, with subtle weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29Triplex Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 A Lovely Liberator! An unusual scheme, which adds to its appeal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 like that! Very smart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Nice work! Good looking craft. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie @ Sovereign Hobbies Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 I like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Looks great. May i missed this, Academy or Hasegawa ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 Hasegawa. It's been sitting on my shelf for years. Just now got the inspiration to build it 😝 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Need some inspiration for my Academy kit as well. new decals are a good way to re start the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Great build, thanks for sharing. Likewise I've got an Academy B24D kit in my stash, and decals for Sleepy and Sneezy for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 What a brilliant build. My Kitsworld decals are somewhere in the post, as is a Hasegawa B-24D, so this kit of yours is quite inspirational . That is a very interesting interpretation of the so-called "desert pink ". To me it looks very realistic. Would you be able to outline how you created this colour? I have had several tries at it on other Ploesti attempts but always seem to get it too pink., Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted December 17, 2016 Author Share Posted December 17, 2016 Pic is worth 1000 as you can see, I used Tamiya X-17 enamel (no acrylics used), and TMM ANA Sand. Preshade was with Mr. Surfacer Black 1500. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Thanks Habu, The pictures are much appreciated. I never thought of that approach, that is, one layer over another. I have always tried to pre-mix a "pink ". Like Luftwaffe colours, the quest of the right USAAF "pink " has always resulted in me concluding that there is no single correct source from which all others must flow. Looking at my copy of Roger Freeman's The Ploesti Raid: Through the Lense, I really do feel there are quite a few variations (the "green "ones aside). It really looks - to me at least - very, very convincing. Thank you again. Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Excellent! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted December 18, 2016 Author Share Posted December 18, 2016 4 hours ago, Michael Enright said: Thanks Habu, The pictures are much appreciated. I never thought of that approach, that is, one layer over another. I have always tried to pre-mix a "pink ". Like Luftwaffe colours, the quest of the right USAAF "pink " has always resulted in me concluding that there is no single correct source from which all others must flow. Looking at my copy of Roger Freeman's The Ploesti Raid: Through the Lense, I really do feel there are quite a few variations (the "green "ones aside). It really looks - to me at least - very, very convincing. Thank you again. Michael I got the idea from Ferrari. They prime their F1 cars with pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie(kinda) Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Fantastic paint job. Not a fan of the Liberator...but your build is VERY persuasive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Beautiful work, and thanks for showing how the effect was achieved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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