Mr. Hudson Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Hi all,here i want to show my North American B-25 J Mitchell "Bottoms Up II": Original aircraft: "Bottoms Up II" (B-25J-5 43-27900, 486th BS / 340th BG) flown by 1Lt. Clarence Morton, operated in the spring of 1944 in Italy and carried out various attacks against German military. On 12 March 1944, the aircraft should do its 39th mission. When attacking a railway bridge near Ora (northern Italy), the machine was hit by flak ín the right engine, after dropping of her bombs.1Lt. Morton managed to fly "Bottoms Up II" approximately 600 km to the former base of the 486th BS on the island of Corsica. There he made an emergency landing. In this case, the plane was so badly damaged that it was abandoned. (Source: Osprey Combat Aircrafts 32, B-25 Mitchell Units of the MTO). Here you can see "Bottoms Up II" passing by during her last raid over the Mediterranean sea: Construction: I bulit this model nearly out of the box. Some tiny parts were scratch built: - some cables and hydraulic lines - antennae wires- landing and position lights and pitot tube Tailsitting: The Tailsitting has been fixed by chocks, which were glued to the main wheels. The model had already received a lot of weight in the fuselage during construction. However, since the glass nose section can not be weighed, all the weight was not enough. By the chocks the rotation axis is laid back about 8 mm and now the model stands stable. A simple trick to extend the lever arm. Painting: The kit was as painted with Gunze acrylics and different Alclad II aluminium tones. Walkaround: Some Details: Hope you like this model. Criticism, notes, and comments are gladly welcome. I wish you a happy new year. Kai Edited December 29, 2014 by Mr. Hudson 42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Vry nice built! - what is a story with this yellow undersurfarces? Unusual. Here you can see "Bottoms Up II" passing by during her last raid over the Mediterranean sea: Excelent photos... Moreover - it a first drone! - no pilot in cabin Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shan Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Criticism??? you've got to be kidding!! thats some amazing work!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philtn Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Very well done, love it. But tell me, what are brake keys? by the way, the "real" pictures of the bottoms up on her last mission are excellent photography and PS work Edited December 28, 2014 by philtn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Hudson Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 Thank you very much. The yellow undersurfaces are shown on a colour photo in "Osprey Combat Aircrafts 32, B-25 Mitchell Units of the MTO" on page 63. I don't know the reason for this, but it looks very beautyful. "Brake key" is a translation error. I want to say chock . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Not a criticism for sure, the work is superb! (both model and photos) - just a joke, sorry if not clear Actually I looked so carefuly for a pilot, to be sure that it is photo of a model, not real machine, the impression of reality was so strong! Cheers J-W Edited December 29, 2014 by JWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Kai, STUNNING....... GORGEOUS .... STUPENDOUS .... BRILLIANT....INCREDIBLY IMPRESSIVE B-25 J MITCHELL. :worthy. And those photos are ingenius. ... I liked them... I think this has to be MY Favorite build as the old year fades.. Thank you for sharing and happy holidays, and a jolly happy NEW YEAR... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thueser Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Excellent execution of modeling skills. Realy great job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldfingers Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Awesome work just outstanding !!!!! looks so real it took me few momant to realize that this is a model !!!! definitely a work of art!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Nice pictures of the real plane but wheres the model pictures Excellent build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Lovely B-25, that yellow looks like primer, but certainly adds to a most unusual and stunning finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Excellent build, painting and photography! It really is absolutely superb. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Brilliant model! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I just can say what everybody else Top job! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 What a cracker, you must be delighted with it. Top job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 She's a real beauty, the paint finish is excellent IMHO. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Stunning modelling and photography. The final picture looks incredibly realistic. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Amazing build and excellent work on the patchwork scheme - just incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 That's a bit special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonbraun Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Exceptional work, inspiring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Impressive build kit with brilliant photo work ! And a stunning as simple solution to get a plane on its three legs. Awesome ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Wow! great modelling and photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) Stunning work, very nice scheme and done very well, great job on the metal finish and differnt shades. very nice build and great finish. Edited December 28, 2014 by batcode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavDoc Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Incredible ! Everything about it is real craftsmanship ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangeways Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 That's really high quality workmanship (and photography). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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