This new decal
sheet from Cutting Edge
Modelworks includes markings for two different 1/72 B-24 Liberators.
The first aircraft is a B-24H-15-FO
Liberator serial number 42-52768 with the 493 BG called "LEO" and
flown by Bill Hilfinger. The noseart was
painted by Philip Brinkman. This aircraft was one of the famous
"Zodiac" squadron aircraft. The crew of this aircraft
flew another aircraft with different "Leo" artwork. The paint scheme
for this aircraft is overall
Olive Drab with what appears to be neutral grey on the underside. The nose art appears on the
left side of the nose with white text
reading "Leo".
The
artwork for this aircraft has a white decal to go underneath the noseart decal.
This is a Ford built B-24H, so the nose is quite different. Cutting Edge
Modelworks produces a "Ford Nose Conversion" that applies to all
B-24H, B-24J, B-24L, and B-24M built by Ford. The set is available from
Meteor
Productions.
The
second plane is F-7A (B-24J-1-CO)
Liberator serial number 42-64053 with the 20 Combat Mapping Squadron called "Hangover
Haven" flown by John Noble.
This
aircraft was converted at the United Airlines Modification Center to photo
reconnaissance configuration. Three small camera windows were cut in the
rear bomb bay for cameras and a large rectangular window for a camera was added
to each side of the lower fuselage side near the bombardier transparency.
Decals are included to easily represent these camera windows or you can choose
to use the decals as templates to scratchbuild your own windows. The
paint scheme for this aircraft is overall natural metal with an olive drab
anti-glare panel. The nose art was painted by Al Merkling appears on the right side of the nose
as a pink elephant leaning up against a lamp post outside a drinking
lounge.
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