From: "Submissions for ARC" To: "Dave Johnson" References: Subject: Re: HLJ - Hasegawa 1/72 B-24J Liberator 90BG The Jolly Rogers Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2010 18:50:36 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0036_01CB8F2D.28AA70B0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Unsent: 1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3664 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01CB8F2D.28AA70B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today. Thanks = again for sending it in. Steve Bamford ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center http://www.arcair.com Live like there is no tomorrow; Love like you've never been hurt. Work like you don't need the money. Dance like nobody's watching. Sing like nobody's listening. Live like it's Heaven on Earth. ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Dave Johnson=20 To: submissions@arcair.com=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2010 1:27 AM Subject: HLJ - Hasegawa 1/72 B-24J Liberator 90BG The Jolly Rogers Hasegawa 1/72 B-24J Liberator 90BG The Jolly Rogers=20 Limited Release Series Product # 01910 (http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG01910) from HobbyLink = Japan (www.hlj.com) Product Article by Dave Johnson on the November 2010 History - The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was, designed by Consolidated Aircraft = Company of San Diego, California. Its mass production was brought into = full force by 1943 with the aid of the Ford Motor Company through its = newly constructed Willow Run facility, where peak production had reached = one B-24 per hour and 650 per month in 1944. The B-24 ended World War 2 = as the most produced Allied heavy bomber in history, and the most = produced American military aircraft at over 18,000 units. The B-24J was = very similar to the B-24H, but shortages of the Emerson nose turret = required use of a modified, hydraulically powered Consolidated A-6 = turret in most J model aircraft built at Consolidated's San Diego and = Fort Worth factories. The B-24J featured an improved autopilot and a = bombsight. B-24H sub-assemblies made by Ford and constructed by other = companies and any model with a C-1 or M-1 retrofit, were all designated = B-24J. The J model was the only version to be built by all five = factories involved in B-24 production. Total of 6,678 B-24J were = produced. The Kit - Upon removing the box lid is nine grey sprues and one clear sprue, = that contains 215 parts according to the box lid. The moulds are very = crisp and show no traces of flash or sink marks on any of the parts on = the sprues. Panel lines are fantastically done as per normal with = Hasegawa kits of late. There are some very nicely tooled parts on the = sprues from the one piece tires that feature a weighted look to them, = also the wheel hubs are very nice looking. The Pratt & Whitney = R-1830-65's engines and superchargers really stand out too. Cockpit details are very basic as you would expect in this scale, but = shouldn't be to visible once the you have completed the build. A decal = is supplied for the instrument panel, but you would get some nice = results with some dry brushing. There are a few not for use parts on the sprues that would be for = Hasegawa's B-24D, but unfortunately all the require parts are not there = for a D version. The front section of the aircraft is moulded in clear = plastic, this may aid in masking of the few window's around that area. = With the weight of the model completed it surely will be a tail sitter, = so the instructions have a call out for an 90 gram weight to be added to = the front area of the model to counter this. A really nice touch that is included with the kit, is that the turrets = can be added once the mode is painted and completed. The turrets are = also moulded as one piece apart from the belly turret which is moulded = in 3 parts. The belly turret has optional parts to build the model with = it deployed, or in its storage position. The parts that need to be = attached to clear turret pieces have been designed to so there would be = no ugly seams on the clear parts. Also included is a full pay load of 1000lb bombs, which can be = displayed with the bomb bay doors open or closed.=20 The kit includes two schemes for the 90th Bomb Group of the 5th Air = Force. "Queen Mae" 319th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force "Jolly = Rogers". "Miss Jolly Roger/ Booby Trap" 312nd Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, = 5th Air Force "Jolly Rogers". Both feature pin-up girls on the nose area and these decals are = printed on the newer decal paper that Hasegawa have been using. The = decals are nicely printed and are very crisp and printed in perfect = register but have a bit of carrier film around them. Overall, this boxing of Hasegawa's B-24J will build up into impressive = model of the United States most produce bomber of all time. As most = Hasegawa kits go together with minimum hassle, this kit would be = recommended to any level of modeller. I would like to thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for the review = sample. ------=_NextPart_000_0036_01CB8F2D.28AA70B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC = today. =20 Thanks again for sending it in.
 
Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com
 
Live like there is no tomorrow;
Love like you've never been=20 hurt.
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like nobody's=20 watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on=20 Earth.
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Dave = Johnson=20
Sent: Tuesday, November 23, = 2010 1:27=20 AM
Subject: HLJ - Hasegawa 1/72 = B-24J=20 Liberator 90BG The Jolly Rogers

Hasegawa

1/72 = B-24J=20 Liberator 90BG The Jolly Rogers =

Limited = Release=20 Series

Product # = 01910 (http://www.hlj.com/product/HSG01910) = from=20 HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com)

Product = Article by=20 Dave Johnson on the November 2010

History=20 -

The = Consolidated=20 B-24 Liberator was, designed by Consolidated Aircraft Company of San = Diego,=20 California. Its mass production was brought into full force by 1943 = with the=20 aid of the Ford Motor Company through its newly constructed Willow Run = facility, where peak production had reached one B-24 per hour and 650 = per=20 month in 1944. The B-24 ended World War 2 as the most produced Allied = heavy=20 bomber in history, and the most produced American military aircraft at = over=20 18,000 units. The B-24J was very similar to the B-24H, but shortages = of the=20 Emerson nose turret required use of a modified, hydraulically powered=20 Consolidated A-6 turret in most J model aircraft built at = Consolidated's San=20 Diego and Fort Worth factories. The B-24J featured an improved = autopilot and a=20 bombsight. B-24H sub-assemblies made by Ford and constructed by other=20 companies and any model with a C-1 or M-1 retrofit, were all = designated B-24J.=20 The J model was the only version to be built by all five factories = involved in=20 B-24 production. Total of 6,678 B-24J were produced.

The Kit=20 =96

Upon = removing the=20 box lid is nine grey sprues and one clear sprue, that contains 215 = parts=20 according to the box lid. The moulds are very crisp and show no traces = of=20 flash or sink marks on any of the parts on the sprues. Panel lines are = fantastically done as per normal with Hasegawa kits of late. There are = some=20 very nicely tooled parts on the sprues from the one piece tires that = feature a=20 weighted look to them, also the wheel hubs are very nice looking. The = Pratt=20 & Whitney R-1830-65's engines and superchargers really stand out=20 too.

Cockpit = details are=20 very basic as you would expect in this scale, but shouldn=92t be to = visible once=20 the you have completed the build. A decal is supplied for the = instrument=20 panel, but you would get some nice results with some dry = brushing.

There are = a=20 few not for use parts on the sprues that would be = for=20 Hasegawa=92s B-24D, but unfortunately all the require parts are not = there for a=20 D version. The front section of the aircraft is moulded in clear = plastic, this=20 may aid in masking of the few window=92s around that area. With the = weight of=20 the model completed it surely will be a tail sitter, so the = instructions have=20 a call out for an 90 gram weight to be added to the front area of the = model to=20 counter this.

A really = nice touch=20 that is included with the kit, is that the turrets can be added once = the mode=20 is painted and completed. The = turrets=20 are also moulded as one piece apart from the belly turret which is = moulded in=20 3 parts. The belly turret has = optional=20 parts to build the model with it deployed, or in its storage position. The = parts that=20 need to be attached to clear turret pieces have been designed to so = there=20 would be no ugly seams on the clear parts.

Also = included is a=20 full pay load of 1000lb bombs, which can be displayed with the bomb = bay doors=20 open or closed.

The kit = includes=20 two schemes for the 90th Bomb Group of the 5th = Air=20 Force.

=93Queen = Mae=94=20 319th Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, = 5th Air=20 Force =93Jolly Rogers=94.

=93Miss = Jolly Roger/=20 Booby Trap=94 312nd Bomb Squadron, 90th Bomb Group, = 5th=20 Air Force =93Jolly Rogers=94.

Both = feature pin-up=20 girls on the nose area and these decals are printed on the newer decal = paper=20 that Hasegawa have been using. The decals are nicely printed and are = very=20 crisp and printed in perfect register but have a bit of carrier film = around=20 them.

Overall, = this=20 boxing of Hasegawa=92s B-24J will build up into impressive model of = the United States most produce bomber = of all=20 time. As most Hasegawa kits go together with minimum hassle, this kit = would be=20 recommended to any level of modeller.

I would = like to=20 thank HobbyLink Japan (www.hlj.com) for=20 the review sample.

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