Thom216 Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 What a lovely aluminum birdie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Another absolute stunner emerging from the Woody production line! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Neil that's looking immaculate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 21 hours ago, Farmerboy said: Drop dead gorgeous, shame to dirty it up!  I know what you mean, the paint came out rather nice and I had a similar thought, but cracked on as I wanted to recreate the worn look in the pictures.  19 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Well thats looking good, Ive got an Academy kit coming to me in February. Those are similar to the Hasegawa’s from what Ive read. If this is correct so this gives me an idea as to what to expect.  From the pics i've seen, the Academy one looks good, but I think I'll hold out for a couple of the new Airfix ones. I hope the finesse is on par with the recent Messerschmitt 410.   17 hours ago, Col Walter E Kurtz said: Superb Neil.. like you ..it's one of my favourite WW2 planes.. just wish there were more B-24 kits on the market. Following this build with much interest! Regards Andy  There will be soon, we have the new Airfix kit coming which I'm hoping will have other variant potential and the Hobbyboss 1/48 kit has just been released too. Things are going the right way  This afternoon I had a dabble with the oils to give a worn look. Apart from some of the streaks back from the engines across the wings that are showing in pics, I don't want to go much further than this. Really pleased with how it's looking as I was on the fence a bit from doing much.      Getting there slowly  Cheers Neil 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Great work Neil  Shes looking stunning thus far.  James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Walter E Kurtz Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 18 minutes ago, woody37 said: There will be soon, we have the new Airfix kit coming which I'm hoping will have other variant potential and the Hobbyboss 1/48 kit has just been released too. Things are going the right way WOW! thanks.. I am becoming moist with anticipation !!!! I will have a look online. Last time was months ago. Cheers Regards, Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 30 minutes ago, franky boy said: Great work Neil  Shes looking stunning thus far.  James  Thanks James  21 minutes ago, Col Walter E Kurtz said: WOW! thanks.. I am becoming moist with anticipation !!!! I will have a look online. Last time was months ago. Cheers Regards, Andy  🤣🤣🤣 My missus was the opposite when she seen me pull the 'Consolidated Mess' book out for some bedtime reading 🤣 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 2 hours ago, woody37 said: From the pics i've seen, the Academy one looks good, but I think I'll hold out for a couple of the new Airfix ones. I hope the finesse is on par with the recent Messerschmitt 410.  Oh I will be buying one of those as well, they probably wont get to this side if the Atlantic though until late this year or early next. By that time I should actually have the $ for it ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Neil, Â Lovely work - I think you've got the weathering just right, Â Cheers, Â Roger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 20 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Oh I will be buying one of those as well, they probably wont get to this side if the Atlantic though until late this year or early next. By that time I should actually have the $ for it ?  I might release a few kits from the stash to make room for some of these newer kits coming through, they are being released faster than I can build!  19 hours ago, Dunny said: Neil,  Lovely work - I think you've got the weathering just right,  Cheers,  Roger  Thanks Roger  In the background, I've gone back to the turrets. They need brightening up a bit, I painted these with the last of an old bottle of MRP Super Silver that doesn't seem to have gone on well so I'll re-mask them and do again. The other thing I'm doing is filling the gaps in around the barrels to represent how they look. Once painted, I'll drill a hole out for the barrels.   The real thing:    This afternoon, I got the bomb bay complete and barn doors on. The weathering streaks have altered slightly since taking the pics, more inline with the photo's of the real thing:      The weathering has been done by oils rather than pastels which are more in my comfort zone, but the pastels need a more matt coat to grip so it's been a fun experiment...   Still need to find out whether it will be a tail sitter or not 😬  Cheers Neil 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrB17 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 I like the weathering you’ve done Neil, it coincides well with the number of missions displayed on the nose. Nice attention to detail.  Cheers  Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Will be a nice little mod to the turret, and the weathering is looking very good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
posh boy Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 what a fabulous build,just found this,and was hooked.looking forward to seeing it all finished. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 2 hours ago, woody37 said: they are being released faster than I can build! Tell me about it!  2 hours ago, woody37 said: The weathering has been done by oils rather than pastels which are more in my comfort zone, but the pastels need a more matt coat to grip so it's been a fun experiment... Which seems to be going well.  2 hours ago, woody37 said: Still need to find out whether it will be a tail sitter or not Surely not, with the amount you used!  Looks absolutely great Neil. Makes me want a B-24!  Cheers,  Charlie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 58 minutes ago, MrB17 said: I like the weathering you’ve done Neil, it coincides well with the number of missions displayed on the nose. Nice attention to detail.  Cheers  Jeff  Thanks Jeff. There's a few things that are wrong that I will have to live with. The windscreen should only be three panes, the starboard side waist gun isn't staggered within the bay window (St Pauls window as I found out reading the Consolidated Mess book) and I'm still deliberating on fitting the armoured panels to the canopy.  Got the masks off earlier, the fuselage is pretty much done down apart from sticky out bits which I'll leave until last.    19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 14 Author Share Posted January 14 2 minutes ago, Johnson said: Tell me about it!  Which seems to be going well.  Surely not, with the amount you used!  Looks absolutely great Neil. Makes me want a B-24!  Cheers,  Charlie  Thanks Charlie, I know you'll do a great job of one so look forwards to it if you do.  Hopefully I'll get the main gear legs on tomorrow for a test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.P. Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 WOW!!! Your weathering looks great. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 That is an elegant looking Liberator Neil, wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Gee Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Brilliant work! I'll be coming back to this thread later on for some tips. I've been honing my NMF skills on some 1/72 Mustangs before taking on my own Hasegawa B-24. Luckily Airfix have the new B-24 coming out so it won't be too costly if/when I stuff it up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Looking very silvery Neil. I like it, like it a lot... Â Colin the Wessex nut. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpoud117 Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Incredible work, your weathering work is stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 That's looking superb, Neil! I really like the weathering you've done on this one  James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvinneko Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Fantastic weathered NMF, Neil! Looks real. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Liking the weathering you have achieved Neil, it's added a lot of character. It's knocked back the shine and showed up the shape. Â Looking good, pity Tony is not able to follow the build! Â Colin the Wessex nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Just to echo many other BM'ers the weathering is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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