Adding the rest of the bumps and turrets.
Another view of the near complete fuselage.
The tail plane turned out okay!
Now the most intimidation step, cutting out and replacing the engine nacelles.
Fuselage complete!
Two coats each of brushed Tamiya Acrylics sealed with Testors Dullcote from a rattle can. The Tamiya Acrylics always take at least two coats. The first one always looks horrible but acts a s primer. Most colours the second coat will look perfect! White, silver and yellow often take more depending on base colour. In this view I used XF-2 Flat White, XF-18 Medium Blue and XF-8 Flat Blue. On advice of a friend I repainted the blue areas with XF-50 Field Blue which turned out looking much better.
To mask the windows I used a combination of “Bob Dively Liquid Mask” and Tamiya Masking Tape.
Last view of the fuselage by itself
Getting ready to mark the nacelles to be cut out.
Nacelles are installed and the main wings installed. Engine cowls are being test fit. This is the last picture before everything is assembled and painted.
Norbert Onaitis says
Hi John, Beautiful model of the PB4Y-2! I’m fascinated by USN, USMC and RN aircraft for the period 1919 to present. I like 1/48, except for the really huge (i.e. 2 and 4-engined) ones. I had the Koster kit, but when I saw how huge the thing would be when finished i decided to sell it and build the 1/72 Revell/Matchbox PB4Y-2 using the Cobra Company PB4Y-2 Privateer detail set. I/ve also located some aftermarket things-engines, better propellers, tires, etc, etc, etc. Whe this is finished (I’m waiting for my insurance company to OK cataract surgery-it’s difficult to do detailed modelling when you can’t see the stuff!). I like to detail the interiors as much as possible. I plan to do an early & late versions of the Hasegawa PB4Y-1/B-24 D (different bow turrets I’ll steal the late version from the Revell PB4Y-2 kit) as well as the British Liberator GR V-. I’ve got the Hasegawa Liberator GR V-the one with the Leigh Light and The Hasegawa B-24 J (Coastal Command). As usual, I wind up spending way more on all the aftermarket items than for the kit. I really do have to clean out my stash someday.
Nick