Plastic Model KIT B24J BOMBR

I bought this model as a Christmas gift for my father. As a kid, he use to build these types of model planes so I thought it would a good way for him to do something with his time during Covid and the winter months. He couldn't wait to open the box to start building. Last time I was home, he had all the pieces laid out as he plots his strategy. I am very happy with this model because it represents an era when he was young boy. My dad is going to be 90 next month and I am always looking for ways to keep his mind sharp and building models helps his thinking and thought processes. Plus, he loves anything that deals with WWII. Thank you.

Fun to build, model plans and parts were clearly defined.

This neat kit is a re-issue by Atlantic of an older Revell model. As others have mentioned the molds show their age, and there is a fair amount of flashing to be removed. However, it is not excessive. Also, at the other extreme the right vertical stabilizer is not fully molded, giving it a scalloped edge. (For a great review and tips on how to fix this, look up the Dem Brudders overview of this kit.) Once cleaned up fit was excellent for nearly all parts, and I did not have to trim anything to fit. I actually purchased this kit to fill a gap in a simple snap-together bomber set I had already bought, “InAir Smithsonian E-Z Build 3pc Set - B-17 Green Flying Fortress, B-29 Superfortress & B-25 Mitchell”. I constructed this B-25 gear-down to match those other models. In size (though not scale) it is a bit bigger than the rest of my set, but at 1:94 was the best size match I could find. Note that the scales of all the models in my set are different, but they are all roughly the same size (12-14") which makes an aesthetic display atop my World War II bookshelf. I saved myself a lot of work by deciding that the desert tan the model comes molded in was close enough to an actual field color, and also felt it added some color variety to the rest of my green or silver set. I only applied the star-and-bar decals, and skipped the (non-historic) Buffalo Bill emblems. Note that the display stand pictured is NOT the included stand, but one that I swapped in to match the rest of my bomber set. Overall, this is a great little kit and worth the price. With this addition, I now have a nice full set of American bombers.

Great build to do with my 7-year-old son. Good details but not too difficult. Some of the pieces didn’t match, so it requires some filing. But, overall, not much stress, and it looks good.

Gave it as a Christmas present. Kid said it was his favorite gift. Put all other gifts aside and started to put this plane together.

This ancient Revell model re-release is good for nostalgic value only. The molds were not cleaned up very well; lots of flash. The decals are copies of the originals: Yawn. There are 1/72 scale models of this 1/92 scale B-24 that are much better for a similar price. This one is overpriced; even deeply discounted. I am a big fan of what Atlantis is doing in bringing back the oldies. Nostalgia can be fun ... but charging premium prices for really old technology is not the best way to go. They could do much, much better.

This was one of the first kits I ever built and while its details are not as exact as kits now a days, it brings fond memories and isn't a bad little kit after so many years.

DO NOT buy this model! It is total junk. The directions are poorly written, many of the parts are poorly identified and unidentifiable and the guns, for example, are poorly sized to the part they fit with. I feel like I got robbed! This is not a reflection of the vendor but of the manufacturer. I was a ton of money buying this piece of crap.

I failed to notice that this kit is in 1/92 scale. I was searching for a 1/72 scale B-24 kit to sit alongside my other WWII four-engined bombers and I foolishly misread the product description. Fair enough, that's totally on me and my own carelessness. But before you buy, just be aware that this model is in an unusual scale which I cannot recall ever having seen before.

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Es un feliz recuerdo infantil para un boomer

It is not as enjoyable as B25 Mitchell model. This manufacturer is basically B plus for me.

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