I enjoyed reading the B-25 article a few minutes ago online, but I have a question.  As this model is supposed to represent Ted Lawson's "Ruptured Duck", isn't the tail gun position supposed to have painted black broomstick ".50's", according to his book "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"?  Those broomsticks look more like regular .50 barrels.  It's just a thought as I remember reading the book 38 years ago,  and that had stuck in my mind.

While i haven't seen the article or photgraphs yet, i wonder if it may just be a matter of the same tooling as an older kit with the Ruptured Ducks markings?

   I suppose if you wanted, you might be able to explain that that is his aircraft before they downgraded to the broomsticks. My

       Hey, The original B-25s did NOT have tailguns, the broomstick barrel was, as stated earlier, was a bit of wishful thinking! I think the G was the first with a tail gunner position BUT there might have been a D with a tailgun I can't get to my 25 references......

                                     Good Hunting, G.W.

Didn't know it was a kit dated 1999. I'll have to take a look at the article first chance i get. Maybe then i wouldn't sound so uneducated