It’s a rainy and dreary Sunday afternoon here so I’ve spent some time in the workshop progressing on the B-24D Liberator project keeping it moving along. I buttoned up the fuselage, horizontal stab and wings. Everything is looking good until I realized I got ahead of myself and forgot to install a couple parts into the wing assemblies before mating the upper and lower halves.

I totally missed installing the the parts indicated in the instructions (See picture). As long as no one picks up the model and looks at the bottom side I’m safe I was considering doing this one gear up, I’ll give that some more consideration. In the meantime…I use a sanding stick to clean up the two mating surfaces before cementing. This gives a better biting surface and shows if there are any obstructions to deal with that would prevent the two parts from fitting together properly.

Once the parts were sanded I gave them one last test fit. Be sure to make sure everything is installed inside before cementing! For wings and delicate seams I use a safety razor blade to assist the application of solvent.

Where practical I prefer to apply solvent from the inside of the seam I am cementing. This serves two purposes…you can flow more solvent into th seam with less chance of making a mess on the visible side. The less you have the clean up the better.

Now it is time to let the assemblies I have finished cementing sit to dry and cure. Once they have I will start to clean up the seams to get them ready for inspection and painting. So far I have discovered this kit to be well engineered, but I believe I will have to acquire painting masks for the canopies. The nose section is molded in clear plastic and it will require masking the glass from both sides to properly apply the interior color. So it looks like I will be visiting my friend Gordon’s website…Sprue Brothers to see if I can get them here quickly so as not to imped the progress of this project.