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Revell B25-J in 1/48

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  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: Newfoundland, Canada
Revell B25-J in 1/48
Posted by rodc on Monday, December 29, 2003 6:52 AM
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All,

Good old Santa Claus gave me a Revell B25-J in 1/48. I am not familiar with the kit but on first glance seems like an OK kit in the box. Anyone have experience building one of this type? Any pointers? I have always loved the B25 and can't wait to build but I want to make sure I am not going to encounter anything too onerous.

Looking forward to your thoughts!

Thanks,

RODC
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: 37deg 40.13' N 95deg 29.10'W
Posted by scottrc on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:12 AM
I'm starting my third one. For the price it is a great kit. This last kit has a lot of flashing which I expect from Revell now days. I've never encountered any problems with the fit except at the engine narcells beneath the wing required quite a bit of fill.

  • Member since
    March 2003
  • From: Lafayette, LA
Posted by Melgyver on Monday, December 29, 2003 7:24 AM
I stiffened up the main gear struts with an extra brace since they are so tall with the only attach point in the bottom of the wings.

Clear Left!

Mel

  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Monday, December 29, 2003 10:46 AM
Are ya'll talking about the originally Monogram 1/48 B-25? If so, it's a good kit.
If you're talking about an originally Revell B-25...well, it's not as good as the Monogram.
Wait a a sec...did ol' Revell even have a 1/48 B-25 in the old days? Or was it only 1/72? Coulda sworn I built a fairly crap 1/48 Revell B-25, and then being pleasantly surprised with the much better Monogram offering.
~Brian
  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: and just won't go away.
Posted by Quagmyre on Monday, December 29, 2003 1:16 PM
Just finished painting the fuselage and wings of mine. Painting the interior of the fuselage now, and assembling the cockpit. Too soon to share anything else, however I think I'm gonna go with different decals and detail kits. Too many cooler designs out there for B-25s at this scale than what RM provides.


Current and Subsequent Projects:
1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
1/48 scale Monogram C-47 Skytrain - Not Started

  • Member since
    January 2003
  • From: NE Georgia
Posted by Keyworth on Monday, December 29, 2003 6:02 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by J-Hulk

Are ya'll talking about the originally Monogram 1/48 B-25? If so, it's a good kit.
If you're talking about an originally Revell B-25...well, it's not as good as the Monogram.
Wait a a sec...did ol' Revell even have a 1/48 B-25 in the old days? Or was it only 1/72? Coulda sworn I built a fairly crap 1/48 Revell B-25, and then being pleasantly surprised with the much better Monogram offering.


Brian, you're memory's still hanging in there! Revell did indeed offer a pretty weak 1/48th scale B-25 back in the late 60's, early 70's. They also had a box-scale kit. Not much else offered in 1/48th until the Monogram kit came out.
"There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
  • Member since
    February 2003
  • From: Tochigi, Japan
Posted by J-Hulk on Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:39 AM
Whew, that's good to know!
I'm sure I still have bits of that thing floating around the parts box!
~Brian
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