elger Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I finished my kitbash of Hasegawa's B-24D and Minicraft's B-24M to build B-24H 42-7650 which made a crash landing in the occupied Netherlands on November 13th, 1943. Build thread here: Apart from a few accuracy issues the Hasegawa kit is great. Minicraft is a bit more crude, but not so much worse to justify the price difference in my opinion so if you want to build a B-24D or J the older and cheaper Minicraft kit is a very good option. The Minicraft nose does fit the Hasegawa fuselage - but modifications are necessary. The Minicraft nose is slimmer than the Hasegawa fuselage at the bottom, so after attaching it I needed to sand down the Hasegawa fuselage sides a bit to make the nose flush. What I'm most happy about is that I now have a fairly rare and fairly accurate B-24H. Aftermarket used: Eduard PE sets, Eduard resin wheels, turbo super chargers, and bomb bay doors, brass barrels. Painted with Mig Ammo acrylics. Kept the weathering to a minimum because the aircraft was new when it was lost. Figures are old Airfix USAAF crew and the ambulance is from Academy. Comments and feedback is welcome as always. Thanks for looking! 55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Pearcy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Stunning job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Beautiful! I like that a lot! Very nicely photographed too. What did you use for the base? I have that Academy Dodge ambulance in my stash so its interesting to see one of those built up too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, danbuoy said: Beautiful! I like that a lot! Very nicely photographed too. What did you use for the base? I have that Academy Dodge ambulance in my stash so its interesting to see one of those built up too. the base is from Noy's Miniatures. The Dodge is a great little build - goes together really easily except the windscreen - take care with that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Great job and finish, the photography really sets it off 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Outstanding work, well done👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzapaolo Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Superb job, gotta love a B-24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuoy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 2 hours ago, elger said: the base is from Noy's Miniatures. The Dodge is a great little build - goes together really easily except the windscreen - take care with that. Ah, I wondered if it might be a Noys base. They look really good. Good to hear the Dodge ambulance is a nice kit, though thanks for the advice regarding the windscreen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 I don't know enough about the B-24 to comment on accuracy issues but I do know you've produced a great result from your build. Really like the finished model and the diorama is superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Outstanding! A great model and diorama. It breathes accuracy from under every rivet. The WC-54 and the figures are excellent, too. Very, very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Cracking build, the kitbash looks flawless and is set off perfectly with the lovely paint job, great work 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 This is very nice indeed! Makes me want to build one myself 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 lovely finish on all aspects, crew and ambi as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 (edited) Bravo! Bravissimo! If Airfix would bless us with a decent B-24, life would be a bit easier. Anyways, I'm glad to have helped a bit. Cheers! Josip Edited August 22, 2020 by Josip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Really nice! I especially love the subtle weathering effects on the props and bombs. The meat wagon is a nice touch, too. The military police would likely be positioned at the entry control point--or at one of the pubs downtown, expecting trouble between locals and off-duty aircrew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Wow, that's beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 The risks you took in departing from the beaten path certainly paid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 A real beauty, looks fantastic, wonderful finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 A very realistic looking build! The antenna wires are well done too. And the diorama really sells it. Great job! I'm afraid my knowledge of B-24 variants isn't up to snuff -- I'm going to have to research what makes an "H". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Absolute stunner mate, really enjoyed watching the progress. It’s come out perfectly. You wouldn’t believe it’s a kit bash 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyWessex Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 This is absolutely astonishing work, it looks brilliant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Wow!! Love your B-24 - great work. B R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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