Airfix 1/72 Consolidated B-24 Liberator B.VI

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » March 10th, 2012, 7:23 pm

Very well done Narayan, that is a very smart looking Lib.

Post by **Softscience** » March 10th, 2012, 8:19 pm

I like how that turned out.

The joint up top you can fix sometime when you feel like it. In the meantime, it really doesn't detract from the model.

bromo · Post by **bromo** » March 10th, 2012, 8:56 pm

Great result Narayan,she sure does look mighty fine

and i must say you have done an excellent job on the canopy and turret framing.

Jagewa · Post by **Jagewa** » March 11th, 2012, 1:49 am

Nice result Narayan, great scheme.

Cheers
Jim

Post by **JohnRatzenberger** » March 11th, 2012, 5:29 am

Nice work !!
I suspect the kit nose wheel is a tad too long making the nose sit a bit high, or it could be your main gear which seems a bit splayed outward.

shangos70 · Post by **shangos70** » March 11th, 2012, 12:06 pm

Very nice , almost makes me want to dig mine out . Think i've done enough nmf for the time being .

MerlinJones · Post by **MerlinJones** » March 11th, 2012, 2:11 pm

It's the sheer size of the finished item that puts me off.

Great build and do you enjoy all of those Working Features? The Libby currently hold the record for the most on any Airfix kit and, given the reticence of manufacturers to include such things today, this record is unlikely to be beaten soon.

Regards,
Bruce

Dazzled · Post by **Dazzled** » March 11th, 2012, 9:11 pm

Very nice result from the old Airfix beastie. A real testament to skill and patience

Ian · Post by **Ian** » March 12th, 2012, 1:37 pm

A good job, there. Great work on an old kit!
I think that had you used some filler and some wet'n'dry paper, you could have gotten rid of that seam line running down the fuselage. You need to watch those gun barrels, though. I've lost a few over the years to over-zealous sanding.....

Narayan · Post by **Narayan** » March 18th, 2012, 5:48 pm

Thanks for all the comments folks. As mentioned I enjoyed this build and would recommend it. Probably no need for all the moving parts though.

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Narayan

More effort, more aluminium and more aircrew went into the Liberator than into any other flying machine ever built.

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

Stamford · Post by **Stamford** » March 22nd, 2012, 9:46 pm

Just caught up on this and must say it does build up into an impressive beastie! How many of the working features did you manage to keep moveable?

Narayan · Post by **Narayan** » March 23rd, 2012, 12:59 pm

Thanks Stamford. I kept most of the working features. The wheels under the wings are more kind of snapped in place rather than glued.

_________________
Narayan

More effort, more aluminium and more aircrew went into the Liberator than into any other flying machine ever built.

A:B
2012 03:01 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
2010 44:12

Overall 176:47

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