Ratch Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 History: The Liberator was an American designed heavy bomber. The shoulder-mounted wing gave a high cruise speed, long range, and a heavy bomb capacity. But it was relatively difficult to fly with a poor performance at low speed. It had a lower ceiling than the Flying Fortress but was used extensively in WWII. Technical advancements made it obsolete after the war. The B-24H was developed because of the vulnerability of earlier marks to head-on attack. The Emerson A-15 nose turret replaced the greenhouse nose employed earlier, and a further 50 airframe changes were made. Most of the 3,100 H models were built by Ford at Willow Run, USA. In-box Review: This is a new tool 1/72 scale kit. Dimensions are 298mm x 465mm. Parts count is 278 pieces. Skill Level is 3 and 3 Flying Hours are printed on the box. Moulded on eight runners, two of which are clear. Frame A Frame B Frame C Reverse Frame D Reverse Frame E Reverse Frame F Reverse Frames X and Z Detail quality is exquisitely moulded, and the frame breakdown suggest that further variants will be issued. 55g in nose-weights is needed and no crew figures are provided, but a boarding ladder is included. The country of manufacture is India. Instructions are printed in a 16-page, A4 booklet, over 130 steps. Engine gills may be open or closed and in-flight configuration is illustrated. Airfix provides schematic reference images for paint colours and decal placements. Decals are by Cartograf, ensuring good registration, sharpness, density of colour, and unobtrusive carrier film. The marking options are: 42-52234 ‘Corky Burgundy Bombers’, 733rd BS, RAF Old Buckenham, Norfolk, England, 1944. ‘Valiant Lady’, 831st BS, 485th BG, 15th AF, USAAF, Venosa, Italy, 1944. Paints advised: 11 Metallic Silver 24 Matt Trainer Yellow 25 Matt Blue 26 Matt Khaki 33 Matt Black 53 Metallic Gunmetal 56 Metallic Aluminium 81 Matt Pale Yellow 85 Satin Coal Black 100 Matt Red Brown 110 Matt Natural Wood 125 Satin US Dark Grey 128 Satin US Compass Grey 155 Matt Olive Drab 226 Matt Interior Green These are not included in the kit. RRP £46.99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD45elect2000 Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 I just ordered one, thanks for the recon Ratch. Randall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Interesting to see this moulded in green plastic. I can’t recall ever having an Airfix aircraft not in the standard grey or white for perhaps the Concorde and Sunderland. I’m guessing it’s because it’s top side is camouflaged? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marto Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 5 minutes ago, Tour de Airfix said: Interesting to see this moulded in green plastic. I can’t recall ever having an Airfix aircraft not in the standard grey or white for perhaps the Concorde and Sunderland. I’m guessing it’s because it’s top side is camouflaged? 🤔 Having brought a lot of various Hornby products of late, it seems they have taken the view to produce models in the same colour plastic as the intended paint scheme (trains and slot cars too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 I seem to remember that back in the day Airfix aircraft kits were quite often moulded in the colour of the underside. I think it's a good idea to have kits destined for a light coloured finish, such as white or yellow, to be produced in a light coloured plastic. It makes things a lot easier when painting by brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 24 minutes ago, Marto said: it seems they have taken the view to produce models in the same colour plastic as the intended paint scheme Wow, that’s so old school Revell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 40 minutes ago, Tour de Airfix said: Interesting to see this moulded in green plastic. Check the colour balance on your monitor - the plastic is grey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 😂 no way! Even the pictures I took look green 🤦♂️. Well at least this means all is still well in the world of Airfix 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john redman Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 ISTR the previous Airfix Liberator, of 1960s vintage, had the most working parts of any Airfix kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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