JimmyZ Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 (edited) Hi everyone, I wanted to do a project which required a lot of scratch build to compare to the other offerings (Hasegawa etc.). The Airfix kit was perfect for this since it was, 1. bare basic and, 2, extremely inaccurate. I've attempted to fix some of these inaccuracies (not all) to produce a result that is comparable to the better B-25 kits out there. In the end, I don't think I achieved this result. I did however enjoy it, and did end up with a result that an OOB Airfix B-25 cannot compare to. I also learned a lot of new skills and have already started applying what I have learned on my latest build. Please visit the WIP thread if you are interested in the build details. This is a B-25H Mitchell of the 12th BG, 82nd BS based in India 1944. This is surely a Mitchell that has not been built a lot. I did end up finding proof that this B-25 existed, though no proof of what it looked like (which also means no proof that this is NOT what it looked like ) I hope you enjoy looking at these. Edited January 17, 2016 by JimmyZ 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancbuilder219 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Very nice work. It is a great looking kit you've built there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonR Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Great build there, love seeing these old Airfix kits brought up to this standard! Cheers Simon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Beautiful end result,even the guy's at Airfix would be pleased with it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Jimmy that is a fine job you have done bringing that kit up to date.... And some fantastic detail can be seen in the WIP. Well done Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Having finished it you do know that Airfix will now announce a new tool for 2017. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Lovely work on a classic kit! A very nice upgrade - I will refer to this when I get around to mine, if the internet still exists by then... Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Great work. I enjoyed following this one on the WIP... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 One of my favourite older kits, I like what you've done with the old girl. A nice bit of modelling. Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Jimmy that is one nice B-25. Good work there. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 One of my favourite older kits, I like what you've done with the old girl. A nice bit of modelling. Sean One of mine too. Great job with it Jimmy,really does look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Excellent scratch work, that's a good looking B-25. Impressive engine detail too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 looks great, very nice job on the scheme and finish... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Cracking result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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