Liberator Beauties

[No.1]

This is latest Eduard release, Liberator with great add of mask, etched parts and decal sheet. First step is apply of top coat of primer as base for the interior color.

[Sall]

Yeaaaaaaa...
New modeling...

[samuraj77]

 
Go mate go

[No.1]

Thank you friends  It is turn into the green phase, all interior painted in Interior Green... Gunze Sangyo, what else 

[Second Air Force]

No.1 and I have been P.M.ing about the interior color of the Liberator. The interior color of the fuselage aft of the bomb bays isn't consistent from the various factories that assembled the Liberator. Also, the color changed as time went on. It is a pretty complicated subject.

A book could be written about just the interior colors from the different manufacturers, timeframe, and changing specifications. The aft fuselage could be either Consolidated green, interior green, yellow chromate, or bare metal depending on who built the fuselage section and when. Same thing with the bomb bay--it can be Consolidated green, interior green, bare metal, or (possibly, there is a specification for this) neutral grey. I have much of this information written down from research that Gary Austin and I did. I haven't any idea where the material is, though, so be patient with me as I try to find it.

Here is a bomb bay photo of a Consolidated-built D taken just after the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. You can see the Consolidated green quite clearly on the bomb rack:

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I promise to search for my research material,
Scott

[No.1]

This is great input into the subject and definitely worth to use it! Good that note this in time as well I am on the very start. If mean anything, it is very possible that I will build sample machine 44-44154

[draken35]

Nice kit, and excellent start, mate!

[No.1]

Hope I will provide more images today

[Second Air Force]

By the time 44-44154 was built Consolidated was (generally) leaving the aft fuselage unpainted. I don't know if the Consolidated-built Liberators that were earmarked for the RAF had the interiors painted or not. I tend to think not, but the color you've used is possible. I will do some more research into the B. VI to see if I have any factory photos.

Scott

[No.1]

Good that I did not progress as usual, now I have time to paint bomb rack as well aft fuselage in different color. Just to see details for this.

[Second Air Force]

No.1, the photos I've seen during my research suggests the bomb bays and racks should be in the standard FS 34151 interior green for the airplane you're doing. My Carswell J was also built by Consolidated and is serial 44-40825. Everything on that airplane except the aft fuselage is 34151 and NMF aft.

Scott

[No.1]

All right, this is fine Any precise frame from where start natural metal?

[Second Air Force]

Consolidated left everything aft of the aft bomb bay bulkhead NMF on these late production airplanes. The aft side of this bulkhead is NMF and the forward (bomb bay) side is 34151. Here's a photo of a salvage Academy fuselage with a dashed line for clarity. (I bought this one for parts.......with LOTS of this odd tan paint on EVERYTHING  )

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Again, I urge everyone to use caution with the information I'm posting as each assembly plant seemed to do things differently during different periods of Liberator production. It's far from an exact science.

Scott

[No.1]

Your info is just good to me and I will do in that way. Maybe I will make airframe in natural metal while the rest of the small elements will be green. In attach some images show work on the cockpit, like the instrument panel with small brass rod positioned before control wheel.

[draken35]

Excellent work, Srecko!