Poupichoups Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 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 😉 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Great job, very dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Looks like it has has a New Guinea mud bath. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(ex)Sgtrafman Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Nice! Good job there mate 👍 Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Well done “G” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Nice job on Tee-Kay! Supposedly an actual photo of this aircraft exists somewhere, but I searched high and low for it with no luck when I built my version years ago. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 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 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Joyce Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank083 Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Great job, I like the dirty look! Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 A well-worn and grubby B-25; what's not to like? They had to go through a lot in the PNG jungles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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