Popular Post russ c Posted October 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted October 30, 2022 Howdy all, Finished this one and managed to get some photo`s between the showers yesterday My latest attempt at the Accurate Minature`s 1/48 Mitchell kit, this time from the Academy re-box Done as an Air Apaches Strafer based in New Guinea, 1944 Mostly out of the box but with a few tweaks The big one was to graft a Monogram forward glazing to improve the nose profile, which always looked a bit off to me in the A/M kit Replaced the nose guns with metal tube and added flash suppressors to the package guns Added guns and wind deflectors to the rear side windows, replaced the kits double machine gun with a single in the rear position and usual brake pipes, seat belts and headrest armour for pilot and co-pilot The decals were the kits and went on a lot better that usual Academy ones. ( I had an aftermarket set lined up just in case ) Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 93 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I love the worn olive drab finish, looks spot on. Nice little dio/display, the PSP matting looks good, where is it from? Another winner Russ! Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffry M Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Nice job. That Bomb group saw a lot of action and had some fun nose art accross all 3 squadrons. I would say 498th is my favorite. Thanks for sharing. Geoff M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Beautiful job on the Mitchell! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter96 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Thanks for sharing with us. I'd never seen the un-manned, fixed tail-gun position before - it must have been very hard to shoot any attacking fighters down with that, I'd have thought. More for a crew confidence-boost than anything else? You've made a great job of this model. The weathering is subtle and very effective. Who make the PSP base? Cheers. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Super job again Russ!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Another great build/finish and photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Fabulous work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zigomar Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Great job as expect from you! But it is Dobodura, not Dobadura; Cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 4 hours ago, Viking said: I love the worn olive drab finish, looks spot on. Nice little dio/display, the PSP matting looks good, where is it from? Another winner Russ! Cheers John Thanks John, the PSP is Eduard 1/48 injection moulded, just have to paint it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 hours ago, spruecutter96 said: Thanks for sharing with us. I'd never seen the un-manned, fixed tail-gun position before - it must have been very hard to shoot any attacking fighters down with that, I'd have thought. More for a crew confidence-boost than anything else? You've made a great job of this model. The weathering is subtle and very effective. Who make the PSP base? Cheers. Chris. Thanks Chris, the rear gun was jury rigged and manned by someone lying prone in the rear fuselage. Academy gige you a twin in the kit which isn`t correct. The PSP is Eduard 1/48 injection moulded, you just have to paint it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Geoffry M said: Nice job. That Bomb group saw a lot of action and had some fun nose art accross all 3 squadrons. I would say 498th is my favorite. Thanks for sharing. Geoff M Thanks Geoff, years ago I did one from each squadron, but they`ve yellowed and gone to the great landfill in the sky. Doing this one has rekindled my interest again, so I`m going to do same again I think. Need someone to do decals for `Stubborn Hellion` one day, that would look really sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Zigomar said: Great job as expect from you! But it is Dobodura, not Dobadura; Cheers. That`ll teach me to put my glasses on ! Thanks Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Another outstanding build, beautifully displayed! The nose graphics suggest an attitude of aggression and air superiority! Fantastic work! 👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in a shed Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Thats another beauty Russ. The worn paintwork on selected upper wing panels is particularly realistic. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Great Mitchell 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoffry M Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 21 hours ago, russ c said: Thanks Geoff, years ago I did one from each squadron, but they`ve yellowed and gone to the great landfill in the sky. Doing this one has rekindled my interest again, so I`m going to do same again I think. Need someone to do decals for `Stubborn Hellion` one day, that would look really sharp. In the last year I also did one from each squadron. A Monogram J gunship with eagle nose for the 498th, Accurate Miniatures C/D for Dirty Dora of the 499th, Another Acc Min C/D for Tondelayo of the 500th, and a Mongram J glass nose for Cactus Kitten of the 501st. Kits World does some of these markings and Aeromaster did some too, though they are hard to find. Good luck! Geoff M 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Very cool Russ! I am working on the B model (A Doolittle raider) hope it comes out as good as yours. Thanks for sharing. Rod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giampiero Piva Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Very nice result, I like it very much ! Bravo ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 On 30/10/2022 at 14:51, russ c said: Howdy all, Finished this one and managed to get some photo`s between the showers yesterday My latest attempt at the Accurate Minature`s 1/48 Mitchell kit, this time from the Academy re-box Done as an Air Apaches Strafer based in New Guinea, 1944 Mostly out of the box but with a few tweaks The big one was to graft a Monogram forward glazing to improve the nose profile, which always looked a bit off to me in the A/M kit Replaced the nose guns with metal tube and added flash suppressors to the package guns Added guns and wind deflectors to the rear side windows, replaced the kits double machine gun with a single in the rear position and usual brake pipes, seat belts and headrest armour for pilot and co-pilot The decals were the kits and went on a lot better that usual Academy ones. ( I had an aftermarket set lined up just in case ) Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ Nice, well done Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 1, 2022 Author Share Posted November 1, 2022 16 hours ago, Rod bettencourt said: Very cool Russ! I am working on the B model (A Doolittle raider) hope it comes out as good as yours. Thanks for sharing. Rod Thanks Rod, I`m pretty sure it will, look forward to seeing it 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CivicSiKL Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Great looking build. This is a tough kit, well it was for me anyway. Great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 On 11/2/2022 at 1:57 AM, CivicSiKL said: Great looking build. This is a tough kit, well it was for me anyway. Great job. Thanks, Yeah it`s not shake and bake by any means, Actually the mouldings were quite good in this boxing, no sink marks or warped pieces ( unlike the Italeri boxing which was terrible ) Cheers Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeusa Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Wow! Love the kit finish and detail in the build process. Well done. Even though AM has some quirks when it comes to building their kits, if the instructions are followed, a good result occurs. Thanks for sharing. I am intrigued by your Interest section that includes the "Secret War in Laos". Which one? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Very very nice work, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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