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B-25G "Tee kay" 1/72 Italeri


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Hello !

 

Here is my new finished model, a B-25G from Italeri ( ref 1309 ; 1/72 ). The kit was released in 2011 and is actually unavailable nowadays. The mould was quite old ( at least from the 90s, maybe even before, I wanted to check on scalemates but their website seems to be broken right now ) and was used for a long serie of B-25s during many years. This is a good kit, even if the new Airfix one is probably far better, from what I've seen and read ( haven't tried it at the moment ). I think I bought the Italeri kit before the new Airfix' B-25 came out, but anyway I wanted to build the G version.

The kit is rather good despite some imperfections and the rough aspect of some pieces. I won't make a long review of it since everybody will now buy the new Airfix B-25 😅

So, let me present you a b-25G from 823rd Bombardment Squadron, 38 BG, New Guinea ( 1944 ), quite dirty after landing 😉

 

 

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:bye:

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I think I found some photos of her; I have attached a link to them below. One of the problems in finding good photographs of Tee Kay is the actual serial number is not known, and I believe the serial number on the decal sheets that have her markings, 42-65217, is stated to be a B-29 serial. I hope this helps! The Seabees need to fill those puddles on the airstrip, from the look of your model!

Mike

 

https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=4355

 

 

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Thanks for the link, Mike.  I have seen the second photograph, of the starboard side, which is also in the Squadron/Signal book, "The B-25 in Action No. 34," but don't recall if I've seen the other before.  Unfortunately I can't tell if the wording "Tee-Kay" is on either, and I'm not even convinced they are photos of the same plane.  Translating the text that has those photos leads me to believe its author wasn't sure either. 

 

And to be honest, I pretty much gave up looking for that Holy Grail of photos when I finished my model; by then if I had found it I would probably only be depressed because of my inaccuracies! 

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

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