Swamp Donkey Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Not normally a fan of pre shading as it’s often overdone (to my eye), but that is subtle and looks fabulous. A real treat to see this beautiful Liberator SD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Sam, this is top class modelling. I really like the way you have done the weathered white paint. I will have to try the same technique on my Shackleton. Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Love that convertible detail! Awesome work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritag Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Quality of the exterior painting matches that of the interior building - and that’s praise indeed Lovely example of black basing Sam - a lot depends on personal taste - but that looks just right to me. I particularly like the top surfaces - just cos I think it can be harder to get the look right on a camouflaged surface than a single colour one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 8 hours ago, Fritag said: a lot depends on personal taste - but that looks just right to me. I must echo my tasteful colleague's words here, and for identical reasons Sam. Lovely to see work of such uniform subtlety produced within and without such a large bird. 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted November 28, 2021 Author Share Posted November 28, 2021 Evening all! A belated thanks for all of the positive comments, I really appreciate it. Work and life have been busy the past few weeks so edging towards the finishing line on this one but still think I can get it done by Christmas! Mostly it's been flipped on its back and I've been working on the underside: The wings are just about finished now with wheels also glued in place - I added a metal pin to reinforce the join between the wheels and the undercarriage as she's heavy with all the nose weight added. The main exhaust streaks were sprayed on with thinned humbrol enamels and more grubbiness added with ground up hard pastels (like weathering pigment I believe) brushed on. I also added a bit of filtering with brown, white and black oil paints blended into the flat varnish with white spirit. Finally, taking inspiration from a rainy day on my bike, I added mud spatters from the wheels by flicking thinned oils from a brush. The turbochargers were finished off this morning: They were sprayed matt black then dry brushed with tamiya aluminium and bronze before getting the details picked out again with panel line wash. I think all of the extras I've used on this model are worth it but these and the wheels are a must, they make a big difference. Today I've also finished off the lights which were done with UV activated clear glue painted with tamiya clears: So all that's left is a little more weathering on the main fuselage, the props, the rear gun turret, a few fine details like the antenna coming out of the nose and some wires from stretched sprue to finish off. Thanks for dropping by and see you soon for the next (last?!?) installment. Sam 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Superb, really superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Forgive me for not commenting more on this one Sam, but there are only so many times you can write, "That's just filppin' fantastic!" before the words lose all meaning. This is truly a standout build, and around here, that's really saying something. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Absolutely beautiful work there. Really love the effects you have added 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 A modelling 'Tour de Force', really outstanding work here! Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Red Sox Fan Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 @SaminCam—amazing replica—I wish I had more to add, but I honestly be benchmarking you as a goal to achieve in a Liberator build—one question (months late—apologies)—reference your green mix for the cockpit—were you shooting to replicate a Bronze or Dull Dark Green—it looks fantastic! I don’t know much about Liberator interior colors, but you and the team have clearly taught us a lot—again—jaw dropping build! 😎 Best, Erwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted December 5, 2021 Author Share Posted December 5, 2021 On 12/4/2021 at 1:00 PM, VT Red Sox Fan said: @SaminCam—amazing replica—I wish I had more to add, but I honestly be benchmarking you as a goal to achieve in a Liberator build—one question (months late—apologies)—reference your green mix for the cockpit—were you shooting to replicate a Bronze or Dull Dark Green—it looks fantastic! I don’t know much about Liberator interior colors, but you and the team have clearly taught us a lot—again—jaw dropping build! 😎 Best, Erwin Thanks Erwin, I'm really glad you're enjoying the build! I was going for a Dull Dark Green, though after reading a bit about the interior colours in B-24s it seems there was a huge amount of variation. My home brew mix was made up from mr color zinc chromate green with a drop or two of black and one drop of blue added in roughly 75:20:5 ratio. I've nearly finished her now, here's a photo from a few days ago with the fuselage weathering done. Since I took this all the masking is off and I've been adding fiddly little bits of etch, doing a few touch ups and pretty much all that's left is the props. Cheers all! 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted December 6, 2021 Author Share Posted December 6, 2021 Evening all! So 10 months after starting I think this is the last "work in progress" post on this build. Below you can see some of the final details which would inevitably have got knocked off if they'd gone on any earlier. These include the nose aerial, little probes on the side of the fuselage and the aerial on top. There's also a bunch of little bits and pieces that have been added on the underside. The remaining items on the to do list: light on LE (which I keep forgetting about), little blue lights on the rear fuselage (waiting for clear blue paint) and the props, then, I think, she's done, so the next post will hopefully be in RFI! Thanks all for following along, the encouragement and advice you receive in this place is fantastic, cheers! Sam 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Nearly there! Decals, varnish and a little bit of weathering on these then she's done... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaminCam Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 And that, as they say, is that! I've really, really enjoyed this one and can definitely see more coastal command subjects getting built in the future. I hope you've enjoyed what I've done with the old girl and thank you for your patience as I've pottered along for the last 9 months! RFI to follow in a few days but first to tidy up the bench and decide what's next... Over and out, Sam 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorenSharp Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Outstanding job Sam! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Indeed! Very cool looking Liberator! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 That's a real beauty! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 Really outstanding build Sam 👏👏👏 Incredible details and a great overall look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 You have every right to feel very proud of this model, it’s a wonderful achievement. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Dapple Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Lovely job mate, it has repaid all the effort you put into it Cheers, Stew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 One of my favourite builds on the forum this year! Fantastic stuff! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Inspiring work Sam, and great to see her over the line. You can be rightly proud of this one! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 An utterly beautiful piece of work. A superbly entertaining and informative build thread as well. I may well be purloining some of your techniques on some builds of my own. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Looks absolutely stunning really great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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