DONE: 1/72 Minicraft B-24J Liberator, "The Dragon and His Tail" Group Build

[Maglar]

Haha, good to have you back on board Treb. It was only $30, you could order it if you want...

 

[Wayne Little]

yeah.....lash out Rob!

...been a couple of days since you last posted hey!?

 

[dirkpitt289]

Maglar

Great job so far. Like your B-17 I look forward to your progress on this one.

Regards

Dirk

 

[Lucky13]

Looks great mate!

 

[Trebor]

lol yeah, it has been a while since I posted.

and I know it's only 30 bucks. but I focus on other things such as my flight simulator. enhancing it as much as I possibly can so I can practice flying with a yoke and rudder pedals and such. cos I really am wanting to get my private pilot's license. plus I wanna move outta my parent's house and be more independent, but I'm not a saver, I'm a spender. lol

anyway, nice job, Mag! and y'all know what I'd do once I get that bird! and I'm not gonna use the aluminum color, I'm gonna paint her a niiiice chrome color to get that polished metal look. cos I got a nice biiiig bottle of chrome silver I can use to paint her

 

[Maglar]

Here she is with the primer on. Been doing a bit of sanding as rattle cans sometimes leave rough gunky parts all over the spray job, so been smoothing all that crap off before the aluminum makes it too obvious. Also went ahead and sprayed the 4 nacelles to get them done so I can finish the engine and prop assembly.

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!

 

[Sweb]

Hey, Maglar, is it me or is there a discrepancy with the vertical tail feathers on your build? Maybe your pic is deceiving.
http://users.rlc.net/catfish/liberatorcrew/06_B-24/USAF%20Museum/Runway%20Fire2.jpg

 

[Heinz]

Great stuff Maglar!

 

[Maglar]

DAMNIT minicraft instructions. You're right sweb....... any suggestions on loosening cement glue?

 

[Sweb]

DAMNIT minicraft instructions. You're right sweb....... any suggestions on loosening cement glue?

Yep. Use the liquid glue. It will wick into the joint and soften it enough for you to carefully separate the verticals. It will take a little time. Use a small pointed artist brush for applying the glue. They will begin to soften soon enough and you can wobble them while applying glue to break the bond. It evaporates quickly but it's a good exercise to learn. With care they should come apart with little or no damage. While the joints are still soft you can swap them to their proper sides and wick in a little more glue to ensure the joints are wetted throughout.

 

[Wayne Little]

apart from your little setback...coming along nicely Mag!

 

[Airframes]

I agree with Wayne. Of course, you could always leave the fins as they are, and tell the pilot to fly inverted.......

 

[Maglar]

Nope, fixed them... had to scalpel some dried glue but it worked, just have to sand down the clumps of dried glue and respray some primer and such.

 

[Wayne Little]

Good on ya Mag....

 

[javlin]

Looking very good there Mag.Kevin

 

[Maglar]

Sprayed the aluminum today. Hit some rough patches with some of the paint not going on well. Will have to go over that tomorrow.

 

[Wayne Little]

Hope it is not too bad....I'm confident that you will get it right Mag!

 

[rochie]

looks good Maglar

 

[Maglar]

Somewhat of an update here. Been vacant having those 'modeling mood swings' but I was lucky to get the metal on. Not too much to do after this.. landing gear and wheels then decals!