1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25 B "Doolittle Raid" (Finished)

Rambo

Beautiful build lawdog I'm really impressed with your base what did you use to create it?

 

Thanks! It’s an old Verlinden cardboard sheet I glued to a piece of wood. Nothing fancy. 

Wolfman_63

Came out great! I finished mine last week. I did not have the issues with the fit of the front clear parts but a big YES that the kit decals are horrible. (I used the nose art as seen in the movie and made my own decal. The only decal I did not have problems with) I also had the same issue with nose weights. I filled the area behind the dashboard, the rear of the nose gear bay, and weights just behind the engines and it was still not enough. I should have weighed the weights I used as I was at least 2 ounces too light. I ended up mounting it to an aircraft carrier deck base and using 1/48 scale rope to create the tie downs as seen in the historical photos.

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/t/180693.aspx

Just a quick note the Ruptured Duck carried three 500lbs and one 100lbs incendiary cluster bomb. From what I have been able to find out, the payload varied slightly with each aircraft depending on their assigned target.

 

Thanks Dave. Thanks for the info on the bombs. I’m not gonna sweat it though. 

Very nice lawdog! 

Fantastic work sir!

Your friend, Toshi

Keyda81

Very nice lawdog! 

 

Thanks Keyda

Shipwreck

Really fine B-25, lawdog. Especially excellent paint job; both top and bottom!

 

Thanks Ship....yes the Mission Models OD is growing on me. 

Tosh

Fantastic work sir!

Your friend, Toshi

 

Thanks Toshi....

Stunning work. Very inspirational.!

I love the subject and appreciate the dtailed post on the AM kit as I have been eying this one for quite some time. You really did a stunning job with the build and the painting on this one congrats!

Ole

Stunning work. Very inspirational.!

 

Thanks Ole. 

JacknewbIII

I love the subject and appreciate the dtailed post on the AM kit as I have been eying this one for quite some time. You really did a stunning job with the build and the painting on this one congrats!

 

Thanks Jack ..

I picked up this kit a few months ago at small modeling show. The underside of one of the wings is signed by navigatior of the "Whirling Dervish" Tom Griffin. It was great to see your build before I start mine. It turned out beautifullly!

I really need to start hanging back out in here so I can catch these quality builds. I've been watching the black basing technique and the color in with grey as well and it's probably the technique I'll use with my Arado build that I'm looking at. All the details and paint are just top notch with this build. Way to go bro.

Lovely piece of work Joe.  I really like how the fading and the control surfaces turned out. Plus those insignias look fantastic.  I know it was a bear of a kit but you sure did whip it into shape in true Lawdog style.

RebelPilot42

I picked up this kit a few months ago at small modeling show. The underside of one of the wings is signed by navigatior of the "Whirling Dervish" Tom Griffin. It was great to see your build before I start mine. It turned out beautifullly!

 

Nice!....and thanks.  I hope you plan to do a build thread.  The next time I take a crack at this one I'm doing Doolittle's ride.  

mustang1989

I really need to start hanging back out in here so I can catch these quality builds. I've been watching the black basing technique and the color in with grey as well and it's probably the technique I'll use with my Arado build that I'm looking at. All the details and paint are just top notch with this build. Way to go bro.

 

Thanks Joe.  Again, nice to have you back in here.  I personally don't care for the black basing stuff.  The pebbly look it gives just doesn't look right to my eye.  Eye of the beholder I guess.  I do however like the black/white and will use it again I think.  Thanks again for stopping by bud.  

Greatmaker

Lovely piece of work Joe.  I really like how the fading and the control surfaces turned out. Plus those insignias look fantastic.  I know it was a bear of a kit but you sure did whip it into shape in true Lawdog style.

 

Thanks Robert.  I'm glad your back in here.   

Another lawdog masterpiece. Looks great, wouldn’t be modeling without something fighting you, right?

Quick question, when you lightened the control surfaces, did you mix Tamiya with MMP, or did you just put XF57 directly over the MMP? Thanks...

Masterful job, Joe.  I have a bunch of the Verlinden Tarmac but no carrier deck.  You wouldn't be able to scan it, would you?

Too late now, but on my build log I have a page showing what I did for nose weight.  Since I have several kits and one had the original weights I weighed them, 46 grams.  For the kit I build I hammered about that amount of lead weights into the appropriate shapes and stuck them in pretty much the same place the kit weights were to go.

http://www.yolo.net/%7Ejeaton/mymodels/b25/1b25/0041b25.html

Marvelous Joe. =] Well captured. 

lawdog114

 

mustang1989

I really need to start hanging back out in here so I can catch these quality builds. I've been watching the black basing technique and the color in with grey as well and it's probably the technique I'll use with my Arado build that I'm looking at. All the details and paint are just top notch with this build. Way to go bro.

 

 

 

 

Thanks Joe.  Again, nice to have you back in here.  I personally don't care for the black basing stuff.  The pebbly look it gives just doesn't look right to my eye.  Eye of the beholder I guess.  I do however like the black/white and will use it again I think.  Thanks again for stopping by bud.  

 

Thanks bud, it feels good being back in here amongst the winged crowd.

It all depends on what you're layin that black base down with and what you're using paint wise when it comes to the flat black there Joe. I usually prime all of my black auto builds with flat black. I use a Badger 350 AB and Testors Flat Black in their One Coat Lacquer System and dispense it from the can into a paint jar. Then I shoot it on in light coats until I've got some decent coverage and then open the needle up to get a good coat on. I have no problems getting flat black basecoat to go down using that method.

My Revell '56 Ford F-100 "Demon II" truck got the flat black primer using the method desribed above with a coat of semi gloss black and then a coat of "Wet Look" gloss. All exterior paints here are Testors One Coat Lacquer System (except the flames which was Alclad II) dispensed and shot through a Badger 350.

Sounds like a difficult build, but your results are fantastic.  Love the painting and weathering, and that little bit of the Hornet's deck underneath.  Great plane, great presentation. 

Cheers,
Mark

Great build

RadMax8

Another lawdog masterpiece. Looks great, wouldn’t be modeling without something fighting you, right?

Quick question, when you lightened the control surfaces, did you mix Tamiya with MMP, or did you just put XF57 directly over the MMP? Thanks...

 

Thanks Max! I added the buff right to the Mission Models paint in my paint cup. Just a few drops. They are both acrylic so it’s not an issue. 

jeaton01

Masterful job, Joe.  I have a bunch of the Verlinden Tarmac but no carrier deck.  You wouldn't be able to scan it, would you?

Too late now, but on my build log I have a page showing what I did for nose weight.  Since I have several kits and one had the original weights I weighed them, 46 grams.  For the kit I build I hammered about that amount of lead weights into the appropriate shapes and stuck them in pretty much the same place the kit weights were to go.

http://www.yolo.net/%7Ejeaton/mymodels/b25/1b25/0041b25.html

 

Thanks John. No I have no way of scanning it. It comes in one sheet and it’s sort of a rip off at $14.00. I cut it up to use with a few bases. It’s nothing fancy. Here it is

https://www.scalehobbyist.com/catagories/Buildings/VER00001262/product.php?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpcHV7qCN4AIVlIizCh1gyAoqEAQYASABEgKAWvD_BwE

Thanks for the info on the nose weight. I’ll remember it for next time. 

mustang1989

 

 

lawdog114

 

mustang1989

I really need to start hanging back out in here so I can catch these quality builds. I've been watching the black basing technique and the color in with grey as well and it's probably the technique I'll use with my Arado build that I'm looking at. All the details and paint are just top notch with this build. Way to go bro.

 

 

 

 

Thanks Joe.  Again, nice to have you back in here.  I personally don't care for the black basing stuff.  The pebbly look it gives just doesn't look right to my eye.  Eye of the beholder I guess.  I do however like the black/white and will use it again I think.  Thanks again for stopping by bud.  

 

 

 

 

Thanks bud, it feels good being back in here amongst the winged crowd.

It all depends on what you're layin that black base down with and what you're using paint wise when it comes to the flat black there Joe. I usually prime all of my black auto builds with flat black. I use a Badger 350 AB and Testors Flat Black in their One Coat Lacquer System and dispense it from the can into a paint jar. Then I shoot it on in light coats until I've got some decent coverage and then open the needle up to get a good coat on. I have no problems getting flat black basecoat to go down using that method.

My Revell '56 Ford F-100 "Demon II" truck got the flat black primer using the method desribed above with a coat of semi gloss black and then a coat of "Wet Look" gloss. All exterior paints here are Testors One Coat Lacquer System (except the flames which was Alclad II) dispensed and shot through a Badger 350.

 

Now that Ford looks awesome Joe! I’ve tried it a few times using NATO black XF-69 as my base. It just seemed like too much work for the result which I don’t particularly care for When finished. Too splotchy.  I prefer shading Then some streaking. To each their own I suppose. Maybe I’ll try it again someday. 

MrStecks

Sounds like a difficult build, but your results are fantastic.  Love the painting and weathering, and that little bit of the Hornet's deck underneath.  Great plane, great presentation. 

Cheers,
Mark

 

Thanks Mark..

Tickmagnet

Great build

 

Thanks tickmagnet...

I too am on the fence when it comes to black basing. I've got a Zero on the bench where I'm going to try it as well as an armor model. Jury is still out.