After initially operating B-24Ds and PB4Y-1 Liberators, the US Navy finally began to receive the fully navalized PB4Y-2 Privateer in January 1945. The Privateer featured a huge single fin that gave the aircraft considerably better stability than the twin fins of the original B-24 design. By war's end, 739 of these lethal aircraft had been received and used with devastating results against enemy shipping, installations and aircraft including fighters.

These 3D printed models require no assembly but compare favorably with injection molded kits and exceed the detail of most comparable resin and white metal models by a good measure. Photography of these little gems is a challenge for our equipment and limited skills but check out the well proportioned models including the detailed canopies, wings, engines, tail assemblies and turrets, especially the Erco ball nose turret and teardrop waist gun position blisters.

Although the surfaces are not perfectly smooth (3D printing is done in layers), the plastic used can be sanded and painted much the same way you would handle resin or styrene.

NOTE: While we currently maintain limited inventories of most items, some items may be "printed on demand", which usually requires 10-15 business days from order to shipment.