B-24D Liberator - Part 01

B-24D Liberator - Part 01

This is the largest model I ever built, therefore, I thought I would do an overview of the kit. This is a Revell kit #85-5625 released in 2010. According to Scalemates - https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-85-5625-b-24d-liberator--146200 the original kit was released by Monogram in 1976 and since then there have been 16 releases, including this one, with the latest release being in 2023. According to scalemates the molds being used must still be the molds from 1976 because the only changes recorded is new decals and new box art. I thought the molds were old because the model has raised panel lines and most new kit releases have recessed panel lines, so...as i state in the video, I will most likely remove the raised lines and scribe new panel lines.

This build is part of a series that I started over a year ago that I call "America Goes to War". As part of the series I built a 1941 Chevy Pickup and a 1941 Plymouth 4-Passenger Coupe. While doing the research on these two vehicles I learned that 1941 was the last year most car manufactures produced cars for civilian use, but also, Ford built a plant at Willow Run, Michigan to build the B-24 Liberator. I thought that was amazing! So...as part of this series, after the cars were built, my shop is being converted to building the B-24. You can view a brief history of these builds on my website photo journal:

Brief History https://www.skipsmessyworkbench.com/41_research.html
1941 Chevy Pickup https://www.skipsmessyworkbench.com/41_ChevyPU.html
1941 Plymouth https://www.skipsmessyworkbench.com/41_Plymouth.html
B-24D Liberator https://www.skipsmessyworkbench.com/b24.html

My homepage is: https://www.skipsmessyworkbench.com
My Email is: skipsmessyworkbench@gmail.com

Here are some links to the research I was performing for the B-24D build:

1. Consolidated B-24 Liberator
http://acepilots.com/planes/b24.html

2. History of the B-24 "The Dragon and His Tail" / "All American"
http://www.tinfeathers.com/OldAC/B24/History.htm

3. The Aviation History Online Museum - Consolidated b-24 Liberator
http://aviation-history.com/consolidated/b24.html

4. World War II: Consolidated B-24 Liberator
https://www.thoughtco.com/consolidated-b-24-liberator-2361515

5. War History Online - The B-24 Liberator: The Most Produced Bomber in History
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/b-24-liberator-bomber.html?chrome=1

6. Lockheed-Martin - The B-24: The Great Liberator
https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/news/features/history/b-24.html

7. The Henry Ford - B-24 Bombers on Assembly Line at Ford Motor Company
willow Run Bomber Plant, January 1943 https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/60135/#slide=gs-223208

8. Military.com - Ford's b-24 Liberator Bomber Factory
https://www.military.com/video/aircraft/attack-and-fighter-aircraft/fords-b-24-liberator-bomber-factory/2849404120001

9. The Henry Ford: 6,000th B-24 Bomber at Ford Motor Company
Willow Run Plant, September 9, 1944
https://www.thehenryford.org/collections-and-research/digital-collections/artifact/444349/

10. Hagerty | Media
Watch Ford's Willow Run plant churn out a B-24 every 55 minutes
https://www.hagerty.com/media/automotive-history/watch-fords-willow-run-plant-churn-out-a-b-24-every-55-minutes/

11. Investor's Business Daily
Edsel Ford Built The Bombers That Paved D-Day's Way
https://www.investors.com/news/management/leaders-and-success/edsel-ford-revolutionized-aircraft-manufacturing/

12. Assembly
How Ford's Willow Run Assembly Plant Helped Win World War II
https://www.assemblymag.com/articles/94614-how-fords-willow-run-assembly-plant-helped-win-world-war-ii

13. ALL NEW VQ 110" B-24 Liberator Video with Flying Scenes
Legend Hobby
https://youtu.be/VhZrGjMw59U

14. Legend Hobby - Keep 'em Flying
https://www.legendhobby.com/

CITATION:
The YouTube thumbnail picture is from:
American Air Museum in Britain
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/terms-and-conditions
https://www.americanairmuseuhttps://www.americanairmuseum.com/m.com/
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/aircraft/41-23711 41-23711 Jerks Natural
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/media/media-387915jpg FRE 5812 Image of Jerks Natural Collection Name: Roger Freeman Collection (Original size: 5268 x 3508 resized for YouTube thumbnail: 1280x852