Recreate Revell B-24J Given to Dad - Atlantis Rebox

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July 7, 2020
My supplies and kit. Why yes - that is tube glue! I had not heard of liquid plastic cement until I got into the Marine Corps! LOL Starting this now only because I had a Facebook WWII Group Build get sprung onto me by one of my good buddies!!
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July 7, 2020
This image is to make the FB Group Build peeps happy. Supposed to finish by the end of the month! ROFL!!
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July 8, 2020
Took the parts out of the tub this morning laid them out to dry.
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July 8, 2020
Started clean-up this evening. Cleaning up the flash a lot better than I did when I was 12 y/o! LOL
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July 9, 2020
I think the most time-consuming part of this build is clean-up of the parts! Getting the flash off the parts plus, for me, knocking down some of the baseball sized rivets to golf ball size! LOL
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July 13, 2020
Didn't get as much done as I wanted this weekend but once I finish cleaning up the parts and start painting it will go pretty quick!
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July 15, 2020
Finally got all the parts cleaned up and most of them primed.
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July 16, 2020
Boy, sure has been a VERY long time since I used enamels! LOL The smell sure did bring back a lot of memories, including one where my Mom expressed her displeasure of me using the paints in the house!
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July 18, 2020
I made more of a mess & splattering of paint all over than I did actually giving the crew some proper color on their flight gear! It will do - I just need to get the frames on the clear plastic turrets, canopy & lower nose glass masked and done so I can button this sucker up tomorrow.
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July 19, 2020
Between my nerves any more and the steady stream of callers inquiring about my car's extended warranty, I should have known better than to trust myself to hand paint the turret frames on this! But they are done and I will be able to close up the fuselage this by this evening. Will make sure to mask off the Cockpit Canopy & Under Nose Glass.
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July 24, 2020
About an hour's worth of masking & prep for less than 5 minutes of actually painting! Fuselage has already been done. I never would have done this before 25 y/o!! LOL
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August 3, 2020
Primary paints on.
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August 3, 2020
Primary paints on from the rear quarter.
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August 3, 2020
Prep for gloss coat.
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August 3, 2020
Considering the wings & fuselage had some golfball-sized rivets the decals worked like a champ with some help from 'Mr. Mark Softener'!!
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August 3, 2020
Getting the final flat coats on.
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August 3, 2020
Finished glamour shot 1
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August 3, 2020
Finished glamour shot 2
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August 3, 2020
Finished glamour shot 3
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August 3, 2020
Finished glamour shot 4

Comments

1 7 July 2020, 06:45

Treehugger
I think Valleo acrylic paint is totally ok if you have an airbrush btw, worth considering I would argue.

7 July 2020, 08:31

Calvin Gifford
I have quite a few Vallejo sets. The point of this build is to ONLY use what I would have had access to when I was a teenager! 😉

7 July 2020, 08:42

Treehugger
Tip for Vallejo primer btw: I have to sift the paint. This really prevents clogging in my experience. I found bits of paint when I started sifting my paint in a fine tea sift thingy. 🙂

7 July 2020, 09:01

Ben M
I love these old reissues

15 July 2020, 21:06

Calvin Gifford
<3

15 July 2020, 21:13

Calvin Gifford
Definitely want to pick up the other boxing!

3 August 2020, 04:34

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Recreate the box scale B-24 that I had built for my Dad and given to him. He had been a belly gunner in B-17's & Liberators in the SouthWest Pacific in WWII. At the time, I didn't use liquid glue or acrylics. I need to rustle up some old school enamels to do this baby!

Recreate Revell B-24J Given to Dad

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1:92 B-24J Liberator Pacific Raider (Atlantis H237)

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