Hasegawa 1/72 B-24J "Spotted Ass Ape"

[ryotaro3_22]

Hello, guys.
I’ll construct this colorful B-24.
I have no decals, so I’ll paint the marks.

[Colder]

Here’s a little inspiration from an old master:

It should be a great project. Good luck.

[ryotaro3_22]

Thank you Colin.
I didn’t know this kit.
I’ll do my best!

[ryotaro3_22]

I’ve painted the cockpit and constructed the hull.

There were gaps between wings and engine cowls, so I used puttey.

[ryotaro3_22]

The canopy pattern looked detailed, so I use masking seats.
It made masking work easy and quick.

[litespeed]

Just caught up with this build Ryo, looking very good so far. Impressive any very handy paint masks

[ryotaro3_22]

Thank you so much!
I’ll do my best!
The masks was very useful.

[ryotaro3_22]

I added ribet details.

[ryotaro3_22]

The rivet work has been done!

[litespeed]

Great work on the rivets. Coming along really well Ryo

[ryotaro3_22]

Thanks a lot☺️
It was hard work…

[ryotaro3_22]

I added engine plugs.
I should make it 3 more times…

[ryotaro3_22]

The engines has been done!

[litespeed]

They look superb Ryo

[ryotaro3_22]

Thank you😄

[ryotaro3_22]

I painted shadow and highlight.

[litespeed]

Looking good Ryo

[ryotaro3_22]

Thank you😉

[Klaus-Adler]

@Colder that looks like the picture from one of Shep Paine’s books.

[Colder]

@Klaus-Adler

That photo’s from a site that has a collection of Monogram box art dioramas he built but there are at least 3 photos of portions of the same diorama in his “How to build DIORAMAS” (Kalmbach, 1980). All round excellent book packed with very well explained and illustrated techniques. If you don’t have it tucked away somewhere, it readily available through the used book market and highly recommended.