Steve Nelson wrote:
The problem with the Zodiac aircraft is that all were Ford-built B-24Hs..for which no kit is available. Monogram's B-24J is the only turret-nose Liberator in 1/48 (if you can find one..it's been out of production since the early 90s) and it represents a Consolidated built aircraft. Same in 1/72..both the Academy and Hasegawa B-24s are Consolidated birds. The only B-24 kit to feature the distinctive "Ford nose" is the Academy B-24M, and even then the countours aren't quite right (it also has the big rectangular "bay" windows on the sides of the nose..correct for an M, but not for an H.)
SN
Didn't someone come out with a resin conversion for the Ford nose in 1/48 at one point?
I've done a couple of conversions of the Academy nose and it isn't too hard to accomplish. Both of the finished airplanes have gone to new owners but I have another one started somewhere. I guess we could do a thread showing how to accomplish the conversion.?
Scott