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Well after way too long here she is in the brick, finally! More pictures to come, I ran out of daylight, and really need to get a larger back drop!
The Liberator doesn't get as much love as the B-17 but I like them equally. In particular I like the D model the best, something about that greenhouse nose.
The artwork is once again by www.flickr.com/photos/legovasa and it is fantastic, he nailed it. Shout out to Nate Flood for some advice on motorizing the props, and the landing gear struts are his. I'll get the props finalized soon hopefully with an S Brick. Also thanks to www.flickr.com/photos/140203914@N08 for the very front of the nose design. It is from the rear canopy of his old Zero! I knew immediately when I saw it what I would do with it.
Features:
-motorized props, I just need something to control the power and this will be settled
-retractable landing gear (see the render for this)
-retractable ball turret (see the render for this)
-swappable bomb bay doors from closed to open
-articulated top and tail turrets
-room for pilot, copilot, waist gunner figs
A few fun facts in case you didn't already know about the Liberator:
1) The British actually chose the name Liberator as they were the first customer, the US kept it for their models as well.
2) It was the most produced US military aircraft ever. In total over 19,000 were built. It is sad that there are so few still in existence and even fewer flying. If you ever get the chance to tour/ride on one you should take it!
3) At peak production the Willow Run plant built by Henry and Edsel Ford had a Liberator rolling off the assembly line every 55 minutes. It took me longer to assemble this one. There is a good film about this here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zukteYbGQ The book: The Arsenal of Democracy also does a good job at detailing what it took to bring this goal to reality.
IMG_0734
Well after way too long here she is in the brick, finally! More pictures to come, I ran out of daylight, and really need to get a larger back drop!
The Liberator doesn't get as much love as the B-17 but I like them equally. In particular I like the D model the best, something about that greenhouse nose.
The artwork is once again by www.flickr.com/photos/legovasa and it is fantastic, he nailed it. Shout out to Nate Flood for some advice on motorizing the props, and the landing gear struts are his. I'll get the props finalized soon hopefully with an S Brick. Also thanks to www.flickr.com/photos/140203914@N08 for the very front of the nose design. It is from the rear canopy of his old Zero! I knew immediately when I saw it what I would do with it.
Features:
-motorized props, I just need something to control the power and this will be settled
-retractable landing gear (see the render for this)
-retractable ball turret (see the render for this)
-swappable bomb bay doors from closed to open
-articulated top and tail turrets
-room for pilot, copilot, waist gunner figs
A few fun facts in case you didn't already know about the Liberator:
1) The British actually chose the name Liberator as they were the first customer, the US kept it for their models as well.
2) It was the most produced US military aircraft ever. In total over 19,000 were built. It is sad that there are so few still in existence and even fewer flying. If you ever get the chance to tour/ride on one you should take it!
3) At peak production the Willow Run plant built by Henry and Edsel Ford had a Liberator rolling off the assembly line every 55 minutes. It took me longer to assemble this one. There is a good film about this here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2zukteYbGQ The book: The Arsenal of Democracy also does a good job at detailing what it took to bring this goal to reality.