Brigbeale Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 (edited) This afternoon, the job I had planned in the garden was put off by rain. That meant I had nothing to do, so I decided to put the decals on. The Techmod decals are very good and went on with no problems whatsoever. Once dry, I gave the model a coat of Matt Varnish, although it will need a second coat. This evening, I 3D printed the adapters for the axles and the main-wheels. The nose wheel was simply drilled through to match the diameter of the axle and The strut needed filing to allow the wheel to slide on. The propellers were fitted to the engines and spin freely. then the engines were finally fitted to the nacelles. I pinched the DF Loop from my Sunderland, filed the base flat and drilled a 1mm hole for styrene rod. A hole was drilled in the top of the fuselage and the DF Loop was fitted in position. The top turret is just placed in. The cockpit and nose canopies were unmasked as well. Edited August 6, 2021 by Brigbeale 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 5, 2021 Share Posted August 5, 2021 Excellent work adding those windows, she's looking really nice now. On top of that you'll have a very different Airfix Mitchell! Ian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 That has come out well, amazingly so knowing what you started with. Bravo. 👍 Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Looks very nice in the olive and stripes! Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 (edited) Well, that’s it for the B-25 - I’m calling it completed. Tonight, I made the Perspex tail cone out of the aforementioned Mosquito Mk IV nose cone. It fitted better than I thought. The smaller landing gear doors were added in the open position as the landing gear is down (obviously). Also the two aerial masts were added - made from thinned down 1mm styrene rod, and the astrodome was added - which was made from the head of a clear plastic drawing pin sanded to a shiny finish. Here’s some photos taken outside in the sun this afternoon. And a photo with the finishing touches added Now what to do next??? Edited August 6, 2021 by Brigbeale 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thom216 Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Nice finish. Sows ear, silk purse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 Excellent job on this old kit, it looks great in this paint scheme with invasion stripes. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraleader Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 nice out come ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 I’ve just posted the RFI here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Beautifully done, what a huge difference! Having said that, it does look like the canopy is a little crooked, but not enough to detract from the overall finish. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Great result. The undercart looks sturdy. You must be very pleased. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Maginot said: Great result. The undercart looks sturdy. You must be very pleased. Yes, I am very pleased with it. The Olive Drab and the weathered look on the wings and fuselage turned out a lot better than I was hoping for. On 07/08/2021 at 19:05, Brandy said: Beautifully done, what a huge difference! Having said that, it does look like the canopy is a little crooked, but not enough to detract from the overall finish. Ian The crooked looking canopy looks straight when I look at it in the flesh, so it must be a quirk of the photo - or I need to go to Specsavers! Edited August 13, 2021 by Brigbeale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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