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T Bolt
Colonel
Good to see you back Peter. Are you going to be coming in on this group build?
**** DONE: 1/72 B-24H “Booby Trap” - Heavy Hitters II GB
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ozhawk40
Master Sergeant
Yes - I just might. I've had a good break and I might have a crack. mulling over the possibilities now.
tigerdriver
Staff Sergeant
great detective work, the nose art looks ace
Yes - I just might. I've had a good break and I might have a crack. mulling over the possibilities now.
Please jump in Peter...the more the merrier...
Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
Maybe I should have posted throes pics in the "Provide a caption for this picture " thread
Why don't you? Nothing says that you can't
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T Bolt
Colonel
With GB 17 finished I've cleaned off my work bench, put down new newspaper and started work on Booby Trap.
Even though this kit is supposed to be of a B-24H the waist windows are all wrong. The kits windows are the open type with the closeable hatch while the B-24H, the ones from the same production block anyway, had a close type waist window. It is not quite the type seen in some of the Liberators in museums today, but has the gun port below the plexiglass, not in it.
Pic 1 2 B-24's from the same BG showing the windows
Pic 3 The kit window
Pic 4 After I modified it by enlarging it a little and adding a strip of plastic at the bottom. I've also filled in the panel lined depicting the wind deflector and added panel lined in this ares. I still have to add the gun port yet
Pic 5 6 Also glued the nose sections on and assembled the bombs (except one, half of which went MIA)
Even though this kit is supposed to be of a B-24H the waist windows are all wrong. The kits windows are the open type with the closeable hatch while the B-24H, the ones from the same production block anyway, had a close type waist window. It is not quite the type seen in some of the Liberators in museums today, but has the gun port below the plexiglass, not in it.
Pic 1 2 B-24's from the same BG showing the windows
Pic 3 The kit window
Pic 4 After I modified it by enlarging it a little and adding a strip of plastic at the bottom. I've also filled in the panel lined depicting the wind deflector and added panel lined in this ares. I still have to add the gun port yet
Pic 5 6 Also glued the nose sections on and assembled the bombs (except one, half of which went MIA)
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Benevolens Magister
Good stuff Glenn. Don't know if you've seen it, but there are two posts, one in the 'Technical' section, the other I think in 'Aircraft Photos' with a complete spread of detail shots of the inside of the Collins B-24 - could be useful if you're adding some detail.
And I've got some detail shots of the Duxford example, showing wheel wells, gear legs, exhausts and engines, turrets etc, if you need them.
And I've got some detail shots of the Duxford example, showing wheel wells, gear legs, exhausts and engines, turrets etc, if you need them.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice start Glenn. Question: On the top two pics is that another smaller window a little further forward!
fubar57
General
I never knew that about the waist gunner windows. Nice mod.
Geo
Geo
Always good to see what a sharp eye picks out and improves from references...
Crimea_River
Marshal
Did that nicely Glenn.
yep nice work Glenn
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T Bolt
Colonel
Terry, I've seen those threads and they were were helpful. I also have a book at home full of color interior shots of "Delectable Dorris" which I think might be "Witchcraft" before the repaint. Vic, that is a window, in the vicinity of the ball turret.
There bomb bay rear bulkhead is all wrong in the kit. It is molded as a straight bulkhead when it should be molded as two half bulkheads, top and bottom, separated by several feet with a floor between them forming what was the radio operator compartment above the rear half of the rear bomb bay. Farther forward the wing structure took up the upper portion of the bomb bays.(The forward bomb rack is in the wrong place in the first pic, it should be farther forward)
I cut the bulkhead in half and added the floor and wing structure with drilled bolt detail. Also added floor corrugation and rib detail made from thin strips if masking tape which should stand out well after painting and a dark wash. I'm going to use a darker green for the interior as shown in the interior pics of "Witchcraft" as mentioned bt Terry above.
There bomb bay rear bulkhead is all wrong in the kit. It is molded as a straight bulkhead when it should be molded as two half bulkheads, top and bottom, separated by several feet with a floor between them forming what was the radio operator compartment above the rear half of the rear bomb bay. Farther forward the wing structure took up the upper portion of the bomb bays.(The forward bomb rack is in the wrong place in the first pic, it should be farther forward)
I cut the bulkhead in half and added the floor and wing structure with drilled bolt detail. Also added floor corrugation and rib detail made from thin strips if masking tape which should stand out well after painting and a dark wash. I'm going to use a darker green for the interior as shown in the interior pics of "Witchcraft" as mentioned bt Terry above.
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Benevolens Magister
Nicely done Glenn.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Very slick!
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T Bolt
Colonel
I got these from the B-24 pilots manual. Looks like I can add some bracing and a lot of hydraulic lines.
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Benevolens Magister
Ah! A box of spaghetti! A lot of work, but should be good Glenn!
