tomprobert Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Greetings all, This rather large box somehow appeared on my doorstep this week - how these things happen I shall never understand... I love the 8th Air Force and the B-17 and B-24 in particular, so decided to have a go at the recent HobbyBoss release of the B-24, or the 'crate the B-17 was delivered in' if you spoke a B-17 crew. Not very fair really, especially when you consider it could fly farther, faster and with a greater bombload than the Fort. The kit looks fairly simple in places as has been discussed at length elsewhere, but that's just what I'm after at the moment - something nice and straightforward but with an imposing end product. We shall see... Customary box shots: IMG_0197 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_0199 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr And progress so far... I thought I'd ignore the instructions and start with the main undercarriage bays. First up was a spraying of aluminium and a grey Flory wash to bring out some of the lovely detailing: IMG_0195 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Following by it all slotting together rather nicely into a very sturdy box-structure: IMG_0200 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr IMG_0201 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr All that only took a couple of hours in total - lovely! Take care all, Tom 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 7 hours ago, tomprobert said: how these things happen I shall never understand... Never happens to me. I shall write a letter to the management. Where are my crayons? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 This looks like fun - have you got a big enough shed to build it in?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marklo Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 8 hours ago, tomprobert said: how these things happen I shall never understand... I too try to convince my other half thusly. all I can say is at that scale it will be about the same size as my entire collection when it’s built 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 You're off to a grand start! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Looking forward to this,....I`ve just finished pre painting the interior of my 1/32nd B-24J,..... which I`m doing as an RAF 100 Group aircraft. A B-24D would look great in Coastal colours,...... but looking forward to your USAAF model, Cheers Tony 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 It's been a while since I updated this thread but that's how long it's taken me to finish the interior of this monster! I've been working on it on and off and in between other builds to be fair, but there's lots of detail painting needed and plenty to keep the builder quiet even out of the box: DSC_0038 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0035 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0030 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0029 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0028 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0024 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0019 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0017 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0015 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0044 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Sadly, most of it disappears when the fuselage halves are joined, but at least I know it's there! DSC_0008 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Joining the fuselage halves will be the next job - hopefully progress will be a bit quicker from now on... Tom 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Looks amazing! It must be HUGE!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I'm tagging along with this one if you don't mind. I've got the J version lying about somewhere and will need tips and help. The internals look gorgeous. 35 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Looks amazing! It must be HUGE!? It's a tad on the large side. Cheers, Alistair 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I'm not into WW2 aircraft but this looks amazing and that's the best box art I have seen in a very long time. I'll be watching this. I'm assuming the fit is good as it's HobbyBoss? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Very neat progress Tom, could you have something in one of your future pics to size compare? Cheers Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 2 hours ago, AliGauld said: I'm tagging along with this one if you don't mind. I've got the J version lying about somewhere and will need tips and help. The internals look gorgeous. It's a tad on the large side. Cheers, Alistair Many thanks, Alistair - and I'll be sure to pass on any tips where I can. 2 hours ago, Deano353 said: I'm not into WW2 aircraft but this looks amazing and that's the best box art I have seen in a very long time. I'll be watching this. I'm assuming the fit is good as it's HobbyBoss? Fit isn't bad, but the tolerances in the fuselage are very tight indeed. I think I may have to give the bulkheads a gentle shave before joining the fuselage halves together. 2 hours ago, mick b said: Very neat progress Tom, could you have something in one of your future pics to size compare? Cheers Mike Will do, Mike - next time I have the camera out I'll snap something alongside for you... Tom 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikolay Polyakov Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Excellent work, Thomas! 👏 The painting is superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Coming along very nicely, tidy bomb load. 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 21, 2021 Author Share Posted February 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Nikolay Polyakov said: Excellent work, Thomas! 👏 The painting is superb. Thank you - it took a while with all the various bits and bobs! 6 minutes ago, amos brierley said: Coming along very nicely, tidy bomb load. 😋 The Lib could carry a fair old bit - in the bay of this model there's 6,000lb by my calculations... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Fabulous and inspiring as always, Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Great work so far she'll need a hanger when finished! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 27, 2021 Author Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Evening all, This week I've been working on mating the fuselage halves as well as the wings which are now attached to the fuselage. The fit is excellent the huge spar gives a very positive and strong join - there is no flex at all in the wings and everything is nice and rigid which is most reassuring considering the size of the thing. As usual, I'll let the pictures do the talking: DSC_0066 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0046 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0050 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0051 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr DSC_0056 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr On 2/21/2021 at 4:10 PM, mick b said: Very neat progress Tom, could you have something in one of your future pics to size compare? Cheers Mike Here we are, Mike - a 1/72nd Spit as a size comparison... DSC_0062 by Thomas Probert, on Flickr Next up is attaching the underside of the nacelles and getting the wings finished off. Regards to all, Tom Edited February 27, 2021 by tomprobert 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Cheers Tom, that is big 😁 Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 It's been a while since I updated this thread but work is continuing in the background on the big B-24D. Since last time, I've painted the engines and installed the nacelles onto the wings: Undersides: The tail assembly has also been completed and added - along with the rear turret. The unsightly join has been minimised with painting the mating surfaces black before joining and although not perfect, it's certainly better than simply sticking the parts together. I've also added the 2nd Air Division white circle on the tail which will be masked before the OD goes on: I now need to finish off the cockpit and nose interior before adding the final transparencies and she gets a splash of paint: Until next time, Tom 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Looks good & big! Are you using decals from out of the box? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, phildagreek said: Looks good & big! Are you using decals from out of the box? I’ll be using the kit’s nose art for Satan’s Angels but in its later guise with the large squadron identifier on the tail and red surround to the star and bar. I’ve done a bit research on this aircraft and it survived until November 1943 when it was written off in a landing accident so had the later insignia which should make it a bit more interesting on the eye. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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