Anthony as a You Tube guy myself, I was talked into doing a kit build, I wish I never agreed to this, it takes forever and several episodes to do it correctly. The build becomes a Yawn Fest, check out PMCMP and see my 1/48 C-47 Spooky Gunship build, it is way too long. Keep on modeling!!!!!!
@@SpinZMaster Andy has done build videos before... It being a yawn fest honestly comes down to how much effort you want to put into recording and slicing and editing. PLENTY of youtubers do out of the box sprue reviews followed by well edited "vlogs" of the build, either in a single video or several. Hell, some folks for the takom/Meng Apaches have build series going on 80 25-30min videos. and they aren't yawn fests. Just cause you don't like the process doesn't mean others feel the same as there are more modelling youtube channels that do actual builds than just sprue reviews.
From the time of my old Airfix B-24 I remember that a) it is a tail-sitter, so you need weights in the nose, which is tricky because of the nosewheel bay, and b) the kit is very heavy for the plastic landing gear. Both of the main legs were broken after a while. I think one of the most necessary aftermarket addition would be brass main gear struts.
Agreed - and i did not see hobby boss make any mention of nose weight in the instructions ( unless I missed it). I built the hobby boss 1/48 F84F a few years back and there was no mention of nose weighting in that kit. Also the main landing gear snapped after a few days so metal landing gear might be needed for this particular kit, as with all of that interior detail it could be fairly weighty.
It seems Hobby boss remembered to model the wings correctly this time, unlike their 1/32 scale B-24 kits👍👍. There is always room for (after market) improvements, but this looks like it will build up very nicely OOB.
I love how Andy does the kit reviews and other videos. Well done, thank you. Many others spend most of the time focused on their face, briefly and quickly showing the kit boxes or sprues. Others should learn from him. You see videos showcasing a real tank, aircraft, etc. and most of the time the camera is focused on the presenter's face.
That looks to be a great kit, I did have the old Monogram version but sold it many years ago, this kit here in Australia will be approximately around the $200 mark🤔🤔 best regards to you all from Australia
I’m currently building the 1/32 D. This mostly is a scaled down version of it. There are couple things I would have hoped they would have learned from and corrected. 1. With all the internal details the nose is sparse. 2. The fore and aft turrets are 2 pieces of clear plastic split down the middle.
AN AIRPLANE KIT!!! Looks nice, except for the engines. I realize you won't see much, but, damn, the detail looks really weak for 1/48 scale. I wonder if the cowl flaps have open and closed options. I couldn't tell for sure. Must be, or why mold them separately.
Sadly the bomb aimer's window is wrong. The Ford built LIberators all had plexiglass stretching back along the fuselage - check any reference and you will see. This one seems to be a San Diego or Fort Worth built example. I also note that the front and rear turret glass is split along the top, so you cannot hide the join. Surprising in this day and age.
Nope, it's correct. The B-24J that is currently still flying wearing the Witchcraft livery started life in 1944 at Consolidated's factory in Fort Worth, Texas and is what this kit is based on. The original Witchcraft was a B-24H made by ford, yes, but that's not what this kit is. If you want more info on it, check out the collings foundation's page about it.
I saw a review that said that the rivets were battleship sized and the cockpit "glass" was poorly done. Did you notice any of this in your examination?
"Witchcraft" was a B24H model and had the "Ford shelf" below the nose turret as well as a different bomb aimer's window(the rear section sloped backwards)l believe the new Airfix B24H has these correct parts .lt has always been a little annoying that all Liberator kits that are packaged as the H model have the wrong nose parts resulting in having to "kit bash" them if you want it to look authentic.The larger the scale ,the more it shows as being wrong.
You are right about the original, but the only flying B-24J that remains is rocking the witchcraft livery, so it is not incorrect to have a B-24J as witchcraft in a kit.
Thanks for the great review Andy, this kit sure beats the old 1/72 Revell kit from the early to mid 70s that I built. I have (2) 1/32 scale fighters to build, and a whole lot of armor to build, unfortunately no room in the stash.
I notice they appear to have molded the dorsal turret transparency correctly this time....with no outer framing....just a clear bubble top. Yet strangely, in the instructions art, they show it with the spurious framing. It's part # 10 in the clear parts. The part itself appears to be quite correct, unlike what is shown in the instruction drawings....so it should be just fine. The tail and nose turrets are still divided down the middle, unfortunately. There will probably be aftermarket parts made by somebody.
I am going to build this as Witchcraft, I live about two miles from what was the runway the real aircraft flew all its missions from, RAF Rackheath. My house was not built until the 60's but I am right under what would have been its flightpath.
Turret clear parts are a disappointment. If Airfix can get it right on their new 72nd scale kit, why can't Hobby Boss in 48th? I can give Monogram a pass on their 50 year old kit, but for a new tool 21st century kit? The turret clear part seams are a disappointment. But good to have some 48th love for the Liberator.
Mostly criticisms, but here’s my take - 1. The propeller blades look too wide. 2. Very sparse detail on the engines to the point they look toy-ish. 3. They fixed the wing root gaffe that is on their 1/32 kit, so that’s a big plus 4. Why oh why the split glass on the turrets??? It’s going to be impossible to fix/hide that seam! 5. Very “polka dot” looking rivet detail on the bomb bay doors. In fact, from an accuracy standpoint, I don’t think there should be rivets on the bomb bay doors at all. That’s what I noticed first look. Anyhoo, ~$130 USD for this kit?? No way is it worth that much. The only thing I’m seeing that this kit has over the 50-year old Monogram kit is some better surface detail. That’s it.
Very disappointed with the turrets. There has been a lot of very impressive work gone into this kit yet once again, as with the recent 1/32 offerings, the turrets have been split vertically and not horizontal, resulting in a ugly and very inaccurate join seam right through the glazing which cannot be taken out., I managed to mold new clear tops to my old Monogram turrets without too much trouble which look accurate and far better, I would have thought in this day and age that would have been an easy fix.
This looks a nice kit. It is a pity Hobbyboss didn't include a set of British markings as the J variant was used by the Brits as a long range reconnaissance aircraft and as a Coastal Command anti sub aircraft. It would appeal to a wider market then.
@@michaellemaire5380 that's a bit of a nit picking kit issue... Unless someone told you about that wing angle issue you would never have mentioned it so stop spreading 2nd hand non information lol
My Uncle Jimmy flew B-24's, he went to Polesti (sp?) once and Swinefurt (sp?) twice, then somehow became one of Rickover's guys working on Nuclear Submarines. Found a picture of him and Rickover in some book holding a model of what the new submarine would look like. When he came home he became a motel / hotel owner on Cape Cod. When I asked what he did on the Nuclear Boats, he told me "We Submerged and Surfaced", so shut my mouth. This new bird looks real good, I have built the Monogram 24 a couple of times as a youngster, but this bad boy looks way better than the old Monogram deal. Andy doing the kit review is very COOL, so good to see it before ya dump a bunch o' bucks on it. I too ran a Hobby Shop across from the Railroad Bridge that crosses the Cape Cod Canal, met several former B-24 guys there. Keep up the good work Andy, I as well do video's on TH-cam under the heading PMCMP. Thanks for this kit review !!!
Hello Andy. Lot of details like the rivets on the wings etc.... Thank you for sharing this today. We are Friday 5.36 pm the 26 January 24. Little bit of sun 🌞 in south ouest of France. Thank you for all youres videos. pierrelebelgeapau
Models companies don’t give love to a lot of planes. I love the B17. My grandfather used to fly on them. But I love the the b24. This aircraft I believe produced more units than the b17.
At the risk of being mauled by my fellow model builders....I have always struggled with paying for, and spending the time building a full interior kit. I do not have a good answer to, “what’s the point if no one is going to see it”. Ok boys, there it is in the open. Maul away.
It seems to me that it almost is a copy of the 1/32 version. They did change the wingroot which is good. But there are still some ugly seemlines om the tiurrets glass parts
Aircraft buff here Andy- sheesh, this IS a kit and a half! lots of detail going into this! I built the Revell/Monogram kit way way back in the day... I guess the big question is- where am I gonna put this?! :)
It doesn't look that much better than the Monogram kit. The engines in particular are quite poor considering it's a $130 modern kit and the details lack crispness in general.
PLEASE do a build and paint video !
Hi Anthony, I am with you, I hope Andy does a build video, as he has not done one for a while, best regards from Australia
Yes!
Absolutely! Andy's build videos are why I subscribed and what pulled me back into model building.
Anthony as a You Tube guy myself, I was talked into doing a kit build, I wish I never agreed to this, it takes forever and several episodes to do it correctly. The build becomes a Yawn Fest, check out PMCMP and see my 1/48 C-47 Spooky Gunship build, it is way too long. Keep on modeling!!!!!!
@@SpinZMaster Andy has done build videos before... It being a yawn fest honestly comes down to how much effort you want to put into recording and slicing and editing. PLENTY of youtubers do out of the box sprue reviews followed by well edited "vlogs" of the build, either in a single video or several. Hell, some folks for the takom/Meng Apaches have build series going on 80 25-30min videos. and they aren't yawn fests. Just cause you don't like the process doesn't mean others feel the same as there are more modelling youtube channels that do actual builds than just sprue reviews.
From the time of my old Airfix B-24 I remember that a) it is a tail-sitter, so you need weights in the nose, which is tricky because of the nosewheel bay, and b) the kit is very heavy for the plastic landing gear. Both of the main legs were broken after a while. I think one of the most necessary aftermarket addition would be brass main gear struts.
Agreed - and i did not see hobby boss make any mention of nose weight in the instructions ( unless I missed it). I built the hobby boss 1/48 F84F a few years back and there was no mention of nose weighting in that kit. Also the main landing gear snapped after a few days so metal landing gear might be needed for this particular kit, as with all of that interior detail it could be fairly weighty.
@@stephenwhelan2515 weights were in the instruction, placed under cockpit. couldn't tell how much.
My favorite line from an old aviation book was "the B24 was the packing crate the B17 came in."🤪
It seems Hobby boss remembered to model the wings correctly this time, unlike their 1/32 scale B-24 kits👍👍. There is always room for (after market) improvements, but this looks like it will build up very nicely OOB.
It does look like they DID get the Davis aerofoil at least closer to the actual wing, unlike the 1/32 kit.
I love how Andy does the kit reviews and other videos. Well done, thank you.
Many others spend most of the time focused on their face, briefly and quickly showing the kit boxes or sprues. Others should learn from him.
You see videos showcasing a real tank, aircraft, etc. and most of the time the camera is focused on the presenter's face.
Nice looking kit. I built a B-24 when I was a kid (Can't remember the company). I'm 61 now so that was a while ago!
Me to it was either Revell or monogram
I would like to see the opening of the box. That's one of my favorite moment when I get a new kit.
Looks like a nice kit but the multi-part turrets will be problematic. I will buy it anyway of course!
Great unboxing! Looks like a sweet kit, especially with all of the interior detail. Looking forwarding to watching a build video of it.
The Davis wing now is correct….!!! 🙂
That looks to be a great kit, I did have the old Monogram version but sold it many years ago, this kit here in Australia will be approximately around the $200 mark🤔🤔 best regards to you all from Australia
投稿有難う！ホビーボスの１/４８ B-24Jは、１/３２版のスケールダウンにリベットを付加した内容の様ですね。でも、機首と機尾の砲塔は、半割整形なのは、１/３２版と同じで・・・・ここがこのホビーボスのキットの泣き所なんですね。
Here's hoping for a PB4Y-2 Privateer !
🚧🚧🚧 Hobbyboss also has a B-24'D' Liberator slated for 2024 !
Well molded kit, clear instructions, hopefully it builds up as good as it looks.
I’m currently building the 1/32 D. This mostly is a scaled down version of it. There are couple things I would have hoped they would have learned from and corrected. 1. With all the internal details the nose is sparse. 2. The fore and aft turrets are 2 pieces of clear plastic split down the middle.
AN AIRPLANE KIT!!! Looks nice, except for the engines. I realize you won't see much, but, damn, the detail looks really weak for 1/48 scale. I wonder if the cowl flaps have open and closed options. I couldn't tell for sure. Must be, or why mold them separately.
My great uncle flew 44 missions as a waste gunner and radio operator in the pacific in the Jolly Rodger’s!🇺🇸🫡
Very nice. A bit of PE here and there and this could end up being a museum piece.
Oh man!! My birthday can't come soon enough!
Sadly the bomb aimer's window is wrong. The Ford built LIberators all had plexiglass stretching back along the fuselage - check any reference and you will see. This one seems to be a San Diego or Fort Worth built example. I also note that the front and rear turret glass is split along the top, so you cannot hide the join. Surprising in this day and age.
Nope, it's correct. The B-24J that is currently still flying wearing the Witchcraft livery started life in 1944 at Consolidated's factory in Fort Worth, Texas and is what this kit is based on. The original Witchcraft was a B-24H made by ford, yes, but that's not what this kit is. If you want more info on it, check out the collings foundation's page about it.
Not the largest hobby boss fan but I’ll take a B-24!!!!!!!!!
Great massive kit. Love the details. Especially the interior. I miss your build/weathering videos. It seems you haven't done one for a long while.
Hopefully a Privateer is coming too
Awesome kit!! Came across some decals for a WWII US Navy version of this aircraft. Just may purchase this kit in order to use those decals.
Yeah, had to put the pre-order in for this one....looks like a great kit.
Nice rivets on 1/48.. Coudy, rainy? Come up to Seattle, we'll show you rainy and gray.. Yep, this is a beauty.. Many decals coming, no doubt.. sweet!
I had the monogram b24 J. I bought it in 1989. I painted mine olive drab and put fake squadron markings on it.
I saw a review that said that the rivets were battleship sized and the cockpit "glass" was poorly done. Did you notice any of this in your examination?
I built that Monogram B24 back when I was 9 or 10 years old... I'm thinking I need to have a go at this one.
"Witchcraft" was a B24H model and had the "Ford shelf" below the nose turret as well as a different bomb aimer's window(the rear section sloped backwards)l believe the new Airfix B24H has these correct parts .lt has always been a little annoying that all Liberator kits that are packaged as the H model have the wrong nose parts resulting in having to "kit bash" them if you want it to look authentic.The larger the scale ,the more it shows as being wrong.
You are right about the original, but the only flying B-24J that remains is rocking the witchcraft livery, so it is not incorrect to have a B-24J as witchcraft in a kit.
Thanks for the great review Andy, this kit sure beats the old 1/72 Revell kit from the early to mid 70s that I built. I have (2) 1/32 scale fighters to build, and a whole lot of armor to build, unfortunately no room in the stash.
The detail is insane.
Any word on when the Das Werk Puma may be available for pre-order??
A B-17 would also be nice.
OOOOOOO!!! I look forward to this one!
Nice review. Thanks for the videos.
The Monogram kit came out before my 10th birthday in 1976
Ahh the Witchcraft. Second best B-24 ever :)
Would be nice to have a plexiglass 1/2 fuselage to show detail . I built a superfortress B 29 1/48 and a lot of the detail could not be seen
I want a version of that plane with decals for Jimmy Stewart's plane.
Hi this is more or less a scale down 1/32 scale kit that will end up looking nice. SteveU.K.
A big question is how tail heavy is it and where does the counter weight go?
Hello Andy! Do you have any information on when the takom tigers will ship?
I notice they appear to have molded the dorsal turret transparency correctly this time....with no outer framing....just a clear bubble top. Yet strangely, in the instructions art, they show it with the spurious framing. It's part # 10 in the clear parts. The part itself appears to be quite correct, unlike what is shown in the instruction drawings....so it should be just fine. The tail and nose turrets are still divided down the middle, unfortunately. There will probably be aftermarket parts made by somebody.
I want one. looks awesome. Can't wait to get one. Looks better thañ Revell, monogram.🙂
I am going to build this as Witchcraft, I live about two miles from what was the runway the real aircraft flew all its missions from, RAF Rackheath. My house was not built until the 60's but I am right under what would have been its flightpath.
Lots of nice detail but I would like some crew members.
Thanks Andy 👍✈️🇳🇿
Have the 1/32 wing et al shape issues been corrected?
......красивооооо,красивооооо HOBBY-BOSS LIBERATOR сделалиииииии.......
Sure looks good and accurate to me.
Guess I’ll need one now
Turret clear parts are a disappointment. If Airfix can get it right on their new 72nd scale kit, why can't Hobby Boss in 48th? I can give Monogram a pass on their 50 year old kit, but for a new tool 21st century kit? The turret clear part seams are a disappointment. But good to have some 48th love for the Liberator.
Daumen hoch klasse ✨️💯👍
.....шииииикарнейший набор! ((((....подождать афтермаркет и ЗОЛОТАЯ НАГРАДА на любой выставке)))))
it looks like a beautiful cat it could do with some upgrades but I would love to get my hands on one
Warbirds aren't my most favourite of topics but I always liked the Liberator. This kit might have to be on my to-do list.
tempted to sell my 1/32 for this 1/48.
Mostly criticisms, but here’s my take -
1. The propeller blades look too wide.
2. Very sparse detail on the engines to the point they look toy-ish.
3. They fixed the wing root gaffe that is on their 1/32 kit, so that’s a big plus
4. Why oh why the split glass on the turrets??? It’s going to be impossible to fix/hide that seam!
5. Very “polka dot” looking rivet detail on the bomb bay doors. In fact, from an accuracy standpoint, I don’t think there should be rivets on the bomb bay doors at all.
That’s what I noticed first look. Anyhoo, ~$130 USD for this kit?? No way is it worth that much. The only thing I’m seeing that this kit has over the 50-year old Monogram kit is some better surface detail. That’s it.
The shape of the cowling fronts look off which may affect the shape of the nacelles.
this looks outstanding. Can we buy them from you? thanks great channel
Will you do a build video on the o i heavy tank
Beautiful
Andy you gotta give us airplane guys some love and do an airplane build video.
Very disappointed with the turrets. There has been a lot of very impressive work gone into this kit yet once again, as with the recent 1/32 offerings, the turrets have been split vertically and not horizontal, resulting in a ugly and very inaccurate join seam right through the glazing which cannot be taken out., I managed to mold new clear tops to my old Monogram turrets without too much trouble which look accurate and far better, I would have thought in this day and age that would have been an easy fix.
This looks a nice kit. It is a pity Hobbyboss didn't include a set of British markings as the J variant was used by the Brits as a long range reconnaissance aircraft and as a Coastal Command anti sub aircraft. It would appeal to a wider market then.
Will it be tail heavy??
Hopefully this release causes the price of the Revell Monogram B-24s to go down. 😁
Great looking awesome detail 👍👍
Let's hope it is better than the 1/32nd... Mostly the nose tail and ball turrets are terrible on the 32nd scale B24
Don't forget the wings which are at an incorrect angle starting at the wing root on the 32nd scale kit. That's the biggest flub on that kit.
@@michaellemaire5380 that's a bit of a nit picking kit issue... Unless someone told you about that wing angle issue you would never have mentioned it so stop spreading 2nd hand non information lol
@@Kiwihobbylab2218??????
@@Kiwihobbylab2218 I had the kit. How the hell is that second hand information??
My Uncle Jimmy flew B-24's, he went to Polesti (sp?) once and Swinefurt (sp?) twice, then somehow became one of Rickover's guys working on Nuclear Submarines. Found a picture of him and Rickover in some book holding a model of what the new submarine would look like. When he came home he became a motel / hotel owner on Cape Cod. When I asked what he did on the Nuclear Boats, he told me "We Submerged and Surfaced", so shut my mouth. This new bird looks real good, I have built the Monogram 24 a couple of times as a youngster, but this bad boy looks way better than the old Monogram deal. Andy doing the kit review is very COOL, so good to see it before ya dump a bunch o' bucks on it. I too ran a Hobby Shop across from the Railroad Bridge that crosses the Cape Cod Canal, met several former B-24 guys there. Keep up the good work Andy, I as well do video's on TH-cam under the heading PMCMP. Thanks for this kit review !!!
Can’t wait!
Sweet.
Hello Andy. Lot of details like the rivets on the wings etc.... Thank you for sharing this today. We are Friday 5.36 pm the 26 January 24. Little bit of sun 🌞 in south ouest of France. Thank you for all youres videos. pierrelebelgeapau
great kit have the 1/32 version still building
I don't understand why they put so much into the interior when you won't see it much unless you do cut a ways
Because it's there. And because a lot of people want it.
Wowser!
Outstanding thanks now a b 24 d
Those engines look a little underwhelming for 48th scale. In 72nd scale that level of detail would suffice, but not in 48th.
Por favor, peçam a Hobby Boss fazer um modelo na 1/72.
Models companies don’t give love to a lot of planes. I love the B17. My grandfather used to fly on them. But I love the the b24. This aircraft I believe produced more units than the b17.
And more than any other USA aircraft of the time.
Rivets courtesy of Rosie.
Typical,they get the riveting and wing shape correct on the 1/48 kit and wrong on the 1/32 kit.
At the risk of being mauled by my fellow model builders....I have always struggled with paying for, and spending the time building a full interior kit. I do not have a good answer to, “what’s the point if no one is going to see it”. Ok boys, there it is in the open. Maul away.
It's a shame that the clear parts are always brittle when cutting off
This looks really good, please build it
is this in a correct scale with the hk models 1/48 b-17?
It seems to me that it almost is a copy of the 1/32 version. They did change the wingroot which is good. But there are still some ugly seemlines om the tiurrets glass parts
Excellent
It seems to me that it is scooter of the 1/32 version.
Aircraft buff here Andy- sheesh, this IS a kit and a half! lots of detail going into this! I built the Revell/Monogram kit way way back in the day...
I guess the big question is- where am I gonna put this?! :)
It doesn't look that much better than the Monogram kit. The engines in particular are quite poor considering it's a $130 modern kit and the details lack crispness in general.
Part 21 of politely asking for a 1/16 scale T32E1 it would go well with your tiger
What, no crew?
I'm going to acquire one hopefully for my birthday, next month. However, I plan on turning mine into an RAF Coastal Command GR VI. 😊❤😊
It looks a great model but it is incomplete without the crew, why don't they put a crew in them anymore.
Not impressed w/ the engine fronts. .50 Cal could be slide molded. Gun turrets big improvement on Monogram. All in all, not bad.
Hobbyboss not the best, but fingers crossed this time.
.....продвинутыййййй,продвинутый набор!......
still the same turrets with the mold seams straight down the middle? Come on guys that’s just embarrassing