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B25J 1/48 Monogram

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  • Member since
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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
B25J 1/48 Monogram
Posted by TREYZX10R on Sunday, December 6, 2015 8:34 PM

The old Monogram kit of the B25-J Mitchell, despite the raised panel lines and some ill fits it still built into a decent model. Airbrushed with Model Master enamels and top coated with Testors Dulcote. This ship flew with the 489th Bombardment Squadron "Falcons", 345th Bombardment Group "Air Apaches". Imagine 14 .50 cal guns firing rounds the size of your thumb at a rate of 450-600 rounds a minute!

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  • From: State of Mississippi. State motto: Virtute et armis (By valor and arms)
Posted by mississippivol on Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:35 PM
That is really cool!
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Posted by stikpusher on Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:37 PM

Very nice! I really like the .50 cal. round for added effect!

 

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Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, December 6, 2015 9:48 PM

Nice work. And yes that kit has fit issues. Well done.

BK

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Posted by The Migrant on Sunday, December 6, 2015 10:53 PM

Nice clean build of that old kit. Looks great!

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Posted by GAF on Sunday, December 6, 2015 11:07 PM

Looks good!  I know some would be screaming "It's too clean!", but that doesn't detract from the workmanship.  That appears solid.

Actually, the weathering is there, it's just understated. 

And I like the .50 caliber round for comparison too!

Gary

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  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Monday, December 7, 2015 6:21 AM
I Gotta join in with everyone else on this. great model of a great aircraft.  And I too like the .50 cal in the photo.  It's cool shell... got one hanging from my rearview mirror. 

Marc  

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Posted by Jay Jay on Monday, December 7, 2015 7:31 AM

Beautifully assembled and painted.  i zoomed in to 200% and didn't see a flaw in either the seam lines or the paint job. great job !

 

 

 

 

 

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  • From: SW Virginia
Posted by Gamera on Monday, December 7, 2015 12:21 PM

Awesome! Very cool! 

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  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Monday, December 7, 2015 1:11 PM

Thanks all for the very kind and positive comments! I appreciate that you all took the time to post up! Yes I agree its too clean for a Pacific Warbird, I'll just go with its just got missions enough to soot up the barrels a bit :)

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  • From: Chapin, South Carolina
Posted by Shipwreck on Monday, December 7, 2015 4:48 PM

TREYZX10R in your initial post of this thread you said "The old Monogram kit of the B25-J Mitchell, despite the raised panel lines and some ill fits it still built into a decent model." Well you exceeded "decent" by a very large margin. But please think about the "despite" portion of your comment. I have four Mono J's in my stock and about four AM B-25's of various versions. What the Monogram birds have over the Accurate Miniature ones is raised panel lines. A real B-25 has over lapping panels. Raised or recessed panel lines both represent the edges of the over lapped panels, but those over lapped panels would be better represented by raised lines than by cutting groves in the fuselage. You did good!

 

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Posted by USAFASME7 on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 10:10 PM

Beautiful model!

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Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 11:32 PM

Well done!

John

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 2:31 AM

Beautiful job on this TREY, always a pleasure to see your builds. You got to like those markings.

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  • From: Yorkville, IL
Posted by wolfhammer1 on Saturday, December 12, 2015 11:19 PM

Nicely done sir!  I have that kit and am looking forward to making a gun nose one also.  I have always been impressed with the fire power those birds carried. 

John

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