Product Details: Everything You Need to Know

This marking set includes precision-cut paint masks to replicate the wing and fuselage insignia, codes, serials, nose art, mission tally, and tail identifiers of the 1/48 WWII Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Racy Tomato!" This set can be used on any 1/48 B-24 Liberator.

ℹ️ Advanced Set: Best suited for experienced modelers. Some brush work and reference research will help you achieve the most accurate result.

Backstory

“Racy Tomato” was a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78266) assigned to the 449th Bomb Group, Fifteenth Air Force, which flew strategic bombing missions in the Mediterranean Theater during WWII against targets in Italy, Germany, Austria, and surrounding regions as part of the Allied air campaign. Racy Tomato was known for its distinctive nose art painted by a crew member who had previously worked as a Disney artist. On 25 December 1944, the aircraft was ditched in the Adriatic Sea out of fuel while returning from a mission to Innsbruck, Austria, with nine crew members lost.

Included in this Set:

• 👉 Main markings for the 1/48 "Racy Tomato!" 
• 👉 Spare Practice Masks
  
• 👉 Transfer Tape

Main Markings (by Kit Masx part #): 

• 1: Port/Starboard Wing & Fuselage U.S. Insignia Masks (+1 spare)
• 2: Port Fuselage U.S. Insignia Masks, 2-Piece (+1 spare)
• 3: Starboard Fuselage U.S. Insignia Masks, 2-Piece (+1 spare)
• 4: Starboard Tail ID Masks, 449th BG (+1 spare)
• 5: Port Tail ID Masks, 449th BG (+1 spare)
• 6: Port Upper Horizontal Stabilizer Marking Mask (+1 spare)
• 7/8: Port/Starboard Vertical Stabilizer Masks, 449th BG (2 styles, +1 spare of ea.)
• 9-14: Port/Starboard Vertical Stabilizer Aircraft ID Masks, “47” (6 styles, +1 spare of ea.)
• 15/16: Port/Starboard Vertical Stabilizer Aircraft Serial Number Masks, “278266” (2 styles, +1 spare of ea.)
• 17A: Port/Starboard Nose Art Masks, “Racy Tomato!”, Main Letters (+2 spares each side)
• 17B: Port/Starboard Nose Art Masks, “Racy Tomato!”, Letter Shadows (+2 spares each side)
• 18: Port “Racy Tomato!” Figure, 4-Layered Masks (+2 spares each side)
• 19: Starboard “Racy Tomato!” Figure, 4-Layered Masks (+2 spares each side)
• 20: Port Mission Tally Marking Masks (+1 spare)
  

Application Tips and Additional Information

➡️ Spare practice masks included! Check out our Paint Mask Tutorials page for a step-by-step guide on how to use and apply our masks. 

➡️ We include transfer tape with your set! Transfer tape helps accurately transfer and position masks onto the model's surface, maintaining alignment and design integrity while protecting the mask adhesive. Look for two 3"x6" pieces of transfer tape included with your masks. Learn how to Apply Main Markings Using Transfer Tape

➡️ Some small stencil data and other tiny markings will need to be used from your kit’s decal sheet, as these details are too small to cut cleanly in either Tamiya tape or vinyl. Please refer to the product image for a clear breakdown of what’s included in this mask set.

🌟 Choose Your Material 🌟

This set is available in your choice of easy-to-apply Oramask 810 flexible vinyl or a hybrid of genuine Tamiya tape and vinyl.

Why Hybrid? A hybrid set is necessary due to the delicacy and size of some components that do not cut optimally in Tamiya tape. Please refer to the product image for clarity on what components are provided in Tamiya tape and vinyl in this hybrid set. (The area highlighted in grey is provided in Oramask 810 Flexible vinyl. All other masks are supplied in Genuine Tamiya tape.)

What's better - vinyl or Tamiya tape? Both work great! Choose vinyl if you plan to use your masks right away and Tamiya tape if you're tackling your project later on. Check out our FAQ for more info!

Item # 48-187MV / 48-187MH

Made by Request for a Kit Masx Customer!

We made these markings at the request of Rick Reinert in the United States. 

We specialize in making masks for airplane scale models, but our Custom Masks and our Made-to-Order Masking Service are both great options for all your modeling interests from planes to cars, ships, trains, armor, science-fiction, and even Gundam!