PB4Y-1 Liberator by Allen released by request!

[Allen]

I seem to find next nothing on what changes would be need to go from a B-24D back to the B-24A or LB-30.

 

[glh]

I seem to find next nothing on what changes would be need to go from a B-24D back to the B-24A or LB-30.

Allen:

Check this link. It details the changes to each model. This should tell you what you need to know and whether or not you want to tackle the reverse engineering.

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_bombers/b24.html

 

[dasuto247]

A new entry has been added to Add-Ons Library, category CFS 2 Aircraft - American

Description: This rebuild of the stock B-24D Liberator converts the Liberator to a Navy PB4Y-1 with a ERCO ball nose turret. The B24Guy was kind enough to let me use the OverHauled B-24D turrets and Virtual Cockpit. Come with most of the bells and whistles like animated parts and breaking parts. Model is Multi LOD use damage texture logics as well.

Comes with 2 textures (Navy TriColor and Navy Gray and White) Skin templates are included in the textue folders for your painting pleasure. You will need a program that can read .PSD to use them.

To check it out, rate it or add comments, visit PB4Y-1 Liberator.zip
The comments you make there will appear in the posts below.

Nice work as always.I will use the gray colored one in my mission.

 

[CrisGer]

Wonderful work. the Navy really liked these planes and gave them the best support they could. They had wanted to have more muscle in the air but Army was determined to keep control of the air as much as they could well done Allen!

 

[Roxane-21]

Thank you Allen, you did a great job once again !

 

[kelticheart]

Marvellous!

Splendid job, Allen! Thank you!

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I love the Gray and White scheme, which will be great for those long, tiresome yet vital Atlantic Ocean patrol missions, hunting U-boots.

I already loaded mine with aerial depth charges!

Cheers!
KH

 

[mvg3d]

Cheers!
KH

BENTORNATOOOO !!!

.... Era ora !!! (It's a joke).....
However I always loved the PB4Y-1 .

 

[mvg3d]

Hi Allen,
It seems to me that the ERCO turret You installed in the PB4Y-1 needs just a little rescaling, sorry, but I always loved this plane exactly for the original shape of the ERCO turret.....

 

[Allen]

I'm not sure what is wrong. I know when the first converts where done to glass nose PB4Ys/B-24Ds the nose's bomb sight area wasn't standardized but after the J it for the most part was. The later Navy ERCO's should have just been a turret swap done from my understanding.

 

[mvg3d]

I'm not sure what is wrong. I know when the first converts where done to glass nose PB4Ys/B-24Ds the nose's bomb sight area wasn't standardized but after the J it for the most part was. The later Navy ERCO's should have just been a turret swap done from my understanding.

Hi Allen,
I think a "generous" rescaling will be enough for Your ERCO turret appearance.....
Take a look at the Malinowsky's model, its nose shape seems correct to me.....

 

[Allen]

It may be under sized but resized it would mean re-doing the whole nose (model and texture times 3 thanks to LOD.) If I'm going to put that much time into the model it would be to put the B-24J nose turret onto the tail as the current model dosn't really have a turret on the back for both B-24J and PB4Y.

 

[dasuto247]

Any painters willing to do a paint job ? Need the "white on blue star roundels" on the sides.The wing roundels can be added easily be replacing the texture in the texture folder, just need for the sides. Using the light grey scheme for early 1943 mission against Bougainville.Thanks.

 

[UncleTgt]

Dasuto,

Grey over White was Atlantic units only.

VB-101 first tour was with PB4Y-1 (early, no nose turret). Olive Drab over Grey. Use the OH B-24D.
VB-102 was the first unit to bring PB4Y-1 nose turret to the SWPTO. Again, Olive Drab over Green.

Source: "We Flew Alone" by Alan C Carey

 

[UncleTgt]

OH B24D + Allen enhancements painted as an early PB4Y1 of VB101 SWPTO FEB43