jopres57 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 The shortly to be released 1/72 Liberator H is very good news and I'll be certain to buy at least one. Its predecessor , the J version, dates from 1963 and has had a lot of stick from people claiming it is toy-like and inaccurate. It obviously isn't the best of kits compared to todays offerings, but it was a welcome addition back in the day and still doesn't look too bad with a coat of paint and some colourful markings. This is one that I built some time ago and has decals from a Superscale sheet.There must still be a few of these in the stashes of plastic kit fans so its probably a good idea not to write them off completely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD45elect2000 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 It is finished nicely for sure, nice job on the canopy framing.Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Nicely done, I hope mine turns out as well as yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul71 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 looks really good the dragon nose art is one of my favourites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john redman Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 Nice build. Did I read somewhere that the Liberator has the most working parts of any Airfix kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 Thanks for the positive comments. If this new Liberator kit lasts for over sixty years as well it won't do too badly.After building the old version I can believe it had the most working parts. Bits and pieces that moved were a big selling point back in the day. Most people didn't seem to care then that there often wasn't much distinction between toys and models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanna Viljanen Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 SSGT Sarkis Bartigian must be smiling somewhere :-)The real "Dragon" had the cylindrical Emerson bow turret, but a nice Lib nonetheless. SSGT Bartigian was a professional artist, and he painted at least five B-24s of his unit: "The Dragon and His Tail", "Michigan", "Cocktail Hour", "It Ain't So Funny" and "Mabel's Labels". Does anyone know any others? http://www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk/images/planes/bartigian-dragon-bw.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stm1954 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Your finished model looks fantastic. You have done a great job. I am looking forward to the new B24H. Hopefully Airfix will do a B24J soon as well. The main difference is in the nose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Excellent 👌 I love the B-24 and found the old Airfix kit to be good enough example, especially considering how finicky us scale modellers have grown in recent times! 😂 Here’s my attempt from 2011. I’m not sure what happened to the white tail stripes, I can only guess the decals ended up in the floor 😉 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominic Thomas Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Looks good. Well done for 13 years ago. I like the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 Nice looking diarama. Just goes to show that many older kits still have mileage in them. The Liberator is a good example because of the wide choice of markings and colour schemes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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