Michael51 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 (edited) A representation of a 489th BS, 340th BG B-25J Mitchell. Conflicting references to 57th BW Mitchells in the MTO give rise to varieties of schemes. Tom Cleaver's The Bridgebusters infers that 340th BG aircraft were hastily overpainted with any available RAF greens or Olive Drab that could be found after a Luftwaffe night raid saw many NMF Mitchells at Alesan / Alesani destroyed and damaged. The Kitsworld decal sheet used here for 'That's All Brother' includes an NMF version with OD vertical tail surfaces with an RAF-style fin flash. A different interpretation is found in Watkin's 'Battle Colours' vol.IV. It is difficult to find any evidence that the RAF flash was employed after their use in North Africa, so that bit was omitted. The only photographs of this particular aeroplane are found on p.27 of Katarzynski's 'B-25J 'Mitchell' in Combat over Europe (MTO). They show this aeroplane as all NMF with dark tail codes. I only have four Hasegawa B-25J kits left and along with my Airfix backorder, will build more Mitchells from that rather overlooked theatre and take fuzzy images to hide as many shortcomings as possible. Michael Edited January 30, 2018 by Michael51 54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 What a cracker,........lovely job mate, Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Sober paint scheme, but nonetheless eye-catching and beautifully done. Congratulations! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 An olden brought up to date beautifully. Nice! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Beautiful Mitchell 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Michael, You finished it! Nice model, my new friend! Thanks for sharing it. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 No need for fuzzy shots - it looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That looks mighty fine to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thank you for the likes and the kind comments. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 That's a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niknak Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Very nice, great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Nice one Yossarian! Love the understated scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Like that nose art! Did you have any trouble finding space for weight? I've got one of these in the stash, might get to it if I ever figure out how to deal with the spurious starboard nose escape hatch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Jackson Duvalier said: Like that nose art! Did you have any trouble finding space for weight? I've got one of these in the stash, might get to it if I ever figure out how to deal with the spurious starboard nose escape hatch. Yes, lots of challenges getting the weight right. Quite a lot of fishing sinkers hammered into flat pieces and cut to fit spaces here and there. The top turret is barely more than what the photographs show. That area is full of weights, as are the engine cowls. Michael Edited February 3, 2018 by Michael51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 16 hours ago, IanC said: Nice one Yossarian! Love the understated scheme. True, true, I do identify with Heller's character. I first read Catch-22 in 1970. Very reassuring to identify with a character who had trouble accepting insane management and malicious forms of authority. Yo Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Nice model well done . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 Very nice build, good work on the nmf. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 5 hours ago, Michael51 said: Very reassuring to identify with a character who had trouble accepting insane management and malicious forms of authority. Yo Michael Ha ha, me too. The film version wasn't great, but I loved the B-25 sequences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted February 3, 2018 Author Share Posted February 3, 2018 7 hours ago, IanC said: Ha ha, me too. The film version wasn't great, but I loved the B-25 sequences. Ian, Yes, the b-25 sequences are great. I can watch this over and over again. The book Catch-22 gets a different take in The True Story of Catch-22. Whilst I find it difficult to accept everything in this book, the attempts to identify the real people Heller was writing about are intriguing. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Looks very very good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Wintintin Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Really really nice. B-25 is one of my favourite aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael51 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 1 hour ago, Captain Wintintin said: Really really nice. B-25 is one of my favourite aircraft. Thanks, There is something about tricycle undercarriages and twin fins that gets me in. Hence another B-24D in progress at the moment. Then another B-25. Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Excellent B-25J! I like the Hasegawa kit (having also recently completed one) and the new Airfix sounds like a must-have to me. You have done a fine job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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