Popular Post tomprobert Posted February 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 13, 2021 Afternoon all, This is the relatively new Airfix 1/72nd B-25 Mitchell built completely OOB as a mojo-restorer. An absolutely superb little kit, crammed with detail and the fit was excellent - paints were Xtracolour enamels with the kit decals used. Highly recommended to anyone wanting a fun, straightforward build of a model that even in this scale, still has some presence. Best wishes to all, Tom 75 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slufdriver Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Very nice indeed. Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Outstanding, Tom P! It really looks the part. Did you have any trouble masking over the Xtracolour paints? I've had them lift on me, which is really annoying. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 That s a little beauty , nice result . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Lovely work, Tom. Any problems with tail sitting? I think one of these will be going on my shopping list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Looks great Tom.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 13, 2021 Author Share Posted February 13, 2021 1 hour ago, TheyJammedKenny! said: Outstanding, Tom P! It really looks the part. Did you have any trouble masking over the Xtracolour paints? I've had them lift on me, which is really annoying. I’ve never had any problems with Xtracolor - the only issue being they take a while to go off. However, I’ve discovered a good stint in the airing cupboard significantly reduces the drying time and the paint goes rock hard. 1 hour ago, Vinnie said: Lovely work, Tom. Any problems with tail sitting? I think one of these will be going on my shopping list. There’s a fair bit of lead crammed in the nose - thankfully there is a fair bit of room behind the instrument panel, in the tunnel beneath the flight deck and I’ve also crammed some in the front of the nacelles. Tom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Oh wow this looks absolutely stunning, great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 I like the way you haven’t weathered the nuts off it, just enough emphasis on panel joints and weathering. I know some 2 Group Mitchells wound up looking like refugees from the station dump but yours is a classic “less is more” on the weathering front. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 I'd say your mojo has been restored! Well done! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Excellent build of a really nice kit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Perfectly finished. So many people on BM seem to be building 'mojo restorers'. Maybe we should just bin the big, complex projects to start with? 😀 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, IanC said: Perfectly finished. So many people on BM seem to be building 'mojo restorers'. Maybe we should just bin the big, complex projects to start with? 😀 Hmmmmmm... you may have a point there! 16 hours ago, stever219 said: I like the way you haven’t weathered the nuts off it, just enough emphasis on panel joints and weathering. I know some 2 Group Mitchells wound up looking like refugees from the station dump but yours is a classic “less is more” on the weathering front. Thanks - I must say I always tend to err on the minimal-weathered approach as I see so many models which, in my humble opinion, are totally over-weathered and bare absolutely no resemblance to the real thing what so ever. However, you are absolutely right in saying these machines did have the living daylights beaten out of them. But what you wouldn't see are dark black panel lines all over them, that's for sure! I have actually got quite an effective patchy and battered look to it in reality - I used some stippled masks to get some nice paint variation. Unfortunately, it hasn't shown up too well in the pictures. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Excellent looking B-25. I agree about over weathering - sometimes heavy weathering is appropriate, but it still needs to be done well to look right. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 That's a bit small for you Tom, did you use a magnifier? 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 20 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Excellent looking B-25. I agree about over weathering - sometimes heavy weathering is appropriate, but it still needs to be done well to look right. Absolutely - getting the appropriate scale effect is what I struggle with as it's so easy to over do it and make something resembling a patch-work quilt. 19 minutes ago, bentwaters81tfw said: That's a bit small for you Tom, did you use a magnifier? 😆 Indeed - this was actually a birthday present last year from my brother-in-law. I wouldn't have normally gone for such a kit to be honest but as he bought it for me I felt I should do the right thing and build it. And as outlined above, I loved every single minute. Super fit, lots of detail - nice and easy and perfect for restoring the mojo after some of my other longer projects which I inevitable get bogged down with. I've got the new Airfix B-17 to do as well - something I may have a go at sooner rather than later as I love the new-tool Airix stuff! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Love this kit, and you have done it proud! Looks excellent. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, tomprobert said: I've got the new Airfix B-17 to do as well - something I may have a go at sooner rather than later as I love the new-tool Airix stuff! I also have the B-17; having bought it to convert to a 100 Group Fortress III Airfix then reissued it as such, saving me much of the work. You'll need to be careful getting the tail turret to match the diameter of the read fuselage and you might want to scribe in some of the panel lines around the nose and front fuselage but it's another enjoyable kit to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelMonkey Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Great job - glad to hear it was a stress free build - I've got one in the stash and going to kick it off after my epic Routemaster build - 10 months in so far... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Excellent modelling ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigglesworth Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 That's a lovely, tidy job. I want one of these! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 That's very nice. Inspiration for me as I have one to make for my neighbour who's Dad won a DFC while leading a flight of these on a daylight raid over Holland. The only thing I'm not sure about was whether the lower turret was fitted to his particular aircraft (I understand they were removed from a lot of the RAF Mitchells). Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted February 15, 2021 Author Share Posted February 15, 2021 16 hours ago, ModelMonkey said: Great job - glad to hear it was a stress free build - I've got one in the stash and going to kick it off after my epic Routemaster build - 10 months in so far... I know the feeling - my longest is 5 years and counting... and there's still no end in sight! A kit like this works wonders to get re-motivated though and is highly recommended! 1 hour ago, Duncan B said: That's very nice. Inspiration for me as I have one to make for my neighbour who's Dad won a DFC while leading a flight of these on a daylight raid over Holland. The only thing I'm not sure about was whether the lower turret was fitted to his particular aircraft (I understand they were removed from a lot of the RAF Mitchells). Duncan B I know the lower turret had a fairly limited field of vision and wasn't all that effective because of this. Many did indeed have them removed, although I'm in the dark about the dates/time period. What I do know is the reduction in weight meant more fuel and bombs - bonus! Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Have to agree Tom, what a great kit, I have one I built up whilst away on a course as there was no evening entertainment ( Pub's shut). You have done a great job, inspiring me to get on with mine , which is the do-little boxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 I like it a lot! You've done a fantastic job from top to bottom. Your endorsement of the kit inspires me to get one myself (but don't tell the Missus). 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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