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Eduard’s Interior Set. It was at

this late stage, with my mind

maybe already set on other things,

that I made my final mistake

by fixing the door outwards,

when it should open inwards!

CONCLUSION

The Hasegawa kit is a modern,

state-of-the-art tooling, as you would

expect from this manufacturer. In

my view, it justifies its rather high

price tag. The fit is generally very

good, except for the three-part

nose section (it could well be that

I messed up something here, as

none of the other build reports I

have read mentions this problem).

The kit provides sufficient details

to be built straight from the box, but

Scale Aircraft Conversions landing

gear is a good investment, given

the amount of weight you will be

adding to the model. True Details

wheels are an improvement over

the kit parts, having a nice profile

and that bulged, ”heavy” look.

I did find that some of the

aftermarket sets I had purchased

added very little improvement to

the model. For example, although I

had bought an Eduard photo-etch

wheel bay, I didn’t use it, nor did I

use the CMK resin bomb bay set,

which is only a little better than

the plastic parts from the kit. This

set also involves a lot of work and

actually reduces the stability of the

interior assembly. If I ever build

another Hasegawa Liberator, I will

just add the metal landing gear

and the aftermarket wheels.

This B-24 fought me for over 18

months. Most of the time and work

went into the surface preparation

and that metallic paint job; several

times, I put the kit away, simply

because I needed a break from

sanding and polishing. Even if the

model is not perfect, I’m quite

happy with how it turned out and it

has now got place of honor as the

largest model in my collection.

Scale Aircraft Conversions gear legs add

stability to the model. Brake lines added from

stretched sprue.

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