US B-24J Liberator

HobbyBoss | No. 81774 | 1:48

Facts

Brand:: HobbyBoss
Title:: US B-24J Liberator
Number:: 81774
Scale:: 1:48
Type:: Full kit
Released:: 2024 New tool
Barcode:: 6939319217745 (EAN)
Packaging:: Rigid box (Top opener)
Topic:: Consolidated B-24 Liberator » Propeller (Aircraft)

Markings

Consolidated B-24 Liberator

Consolidated B-24J Liberator

US Army Air Forces (1941-1947)

252534, Q2
Olive Drab, Neutral Gray
264331, 2-1
Olive Drab, Neutral Gray
0920 Whichcraft
Natural Metal Finish

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2024

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Comments

Willow Run
Oh no. If they just scale it down from their 1/32 scale release, then it would be a mess. Wrong wing profile, wrong top turret, cockpit canopy with shape issues, nose and tail turret with a seam right through the glass domes, engine detail is ridiculous, wheels badly designed and vinyl tires, overall detailed like 1/72 scale. I really had hoped for a new B-24 in 1/48, done by a quality brand, well researched. But Hobby Boss' sloppy implementation is just awful and annoying. Would have been better if HK Models or someone else had done it (their Lancaster and B-17 are a thousand times better).

4 13 March 2023, 17:52

Temple Dragon
i am waiting for someone to buy it first and see.

10 May 2023, 23:53

Willow Run
Maybe combining it with parts from the Monogram kit. Although the cockpit canopy is also wrong in shape (flat like some elephant has used it as a resting place). So far Hasegawa is the only brand which replicates this most produced U.S. bomber close to perfect.

14 May 2023, 20:48

Willow Run
What I have seen from test-builds…nope, can't take it seriously. Battleship-like Rivets, pilot canopy simplified and out of shape, overall detailed like 1/72 scale, nose section (chin/bombardier window etc.) out of shape and nose/tail turret still with a seam right through the dome. Although they have fixed the Davis-Wing profile and the top turret framing, it's still toy'ish and crude like the 1/32 edition. Just look at the side-views in the kit manual…it's off, looking like a cartoon. And by the way, "Witchcraft" was a Ford produced B-24H, having the slanted bombardier window and different nose turret fairing. Sorry, not my B-24.

18 February, 11:37

Mike
Sooo, suddenly the boxart pops up the same day (Oct 23rd) as the *Out of Stock" page at Squadron. Just a week before Telford? Coincidence?!?! Not a pre-order, but an OOS- notify me when back in stock.

25 October 2023, 07:55

Krzysztof
Can't wait. It looks very good as a project for long autumn/winter evenings.

1 March 2023, 09:29

Reference material

B-24 Liberator Also includes Navy PB4Y-1 and PB4Y-2 Privateer

Detail & Scale No. 16

Bert Kinzey, Rock Roszak

2023 Digital

B-24 Liberator in Detail and Scale (Detail & Scale 16)

B-24 Liberator in Detail and Scale Also Includes the Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator & PB4Y-2 Privateer

Detail & Scale Series No. 16

Bert Kinzey, Rock Roszak

2023

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