Fifer54 Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) I'll have a go with this B-25J. As you can see, it's the Revell/Monogram 1/48 offering. I've been meaning to build this as a PBJ-1J of the US Marine corps, but seeing as one of the schemes on offer in the kit is for a New Guinea-based aircraft, I may actually do that. I have found a photo of a PBJ-1J without a radar pod, which was what I wanted to find out, 'cos I knew the vast majority of them had radar pods, so finding one in 2x blues/white without a pod means I can build this OOB as a USMC machine- anyway I'll cross that bridge when I come to it... Here are the kit's other mugshots Gotta love those instructions with captions and descriptions in English only, not multilingual diagrams... I'll hope to make good progress with this, I want it to be well under way by the time my own GB, the Emergency Services GB starts (I do mean the GB I'm hosting, not my own personal GB. you understand!) Edited August 1, 2011 by MadNurseGaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Very nice Choice !!! like the decal sheet !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Interesting one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dragon Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 (edited) The New Guinea machine B-25J-22 #44-30561 "Jaunty Jo" 398th BS, 345th BG "Air Apaches" was flying from Clark Field in the Philippines when it was lost on the May 26th 1945 mission to bomb and strafe the Byoritsu oil refinery on Formosa, hit by flak at very low level it crashed just beyond the target, there were no survivors. I have quite a bit of info on B-25's should you need it. Cheers Phil Edited July 17, 2011 by Red Dragon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 Yes please - A blue/blue/white Mitchell would be a fine sight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 HI A great idea. If do not know you can go there. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 HIA great idea. If do not know you can go there. Patrick Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that site before. Very interesting. Also, I think I may be able to expand my options as to what aircraft I choose to depict. In the stash I have a 1/48 Revell (ex-Monogram) F4U-5 Corsair. Included on the sprues in that kit is a radar "pod" to mount on the leading edge of the wing to build a F4U-5N night-fighter. I think I'll (at least attempt to) create a wingtip radar pod from that to allow me to choose from a lot more PBJ-1Js... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Deffo, building a PBJ now! My F4U-5 has now donated its radar pod Here's where it goes. On the Corsair nightfighter, it goes on the leading edge of the starboard wing, but on the PBJ, the pod is mounted on the wingtip. . So, I got out the trusty Dremel clone marked up the wingtip and after a quick pass with a grinding wheel, the wingtip was amputated, and the pod "slotted" to suit and then cemented in place. So now I'll leave it for a couple of days to let the cement cure fully, and then I'll blend it in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 (edited) Fantastic you made the right choice with this leatherneck Mitchell. The radar pod from the F4U is a good idea. Some years ago I made a PBJ-1H and I love the blue/blue/white scheme. Patrick Edited July 18, 2011 by VG 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Looking good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 The cockpit is ready... The flash has bleached out the interior green in the photo, it's proper interior green, honest! OK, the fuselage is ready to close up, next time you see her she'll be pretty much an assembled airframe. Then the real work starts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Nice cockpit even if I think your interior green is closer to a UK one than a US one. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Nice cockpit even if I think your interior green is closer to a UK one than a US one.Patrick I know, Patrick! The flash for the photo has really bleached out the colour. In the plastic the colour is a Zinc Chromate green- a proper apple green... You remember I said that the next time you saw her, the airframe would be assembled... Next, fillfill, sandsand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Fast as a shark... but it's nice as well. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the South African Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Nice VERY Nice.And DAMN fast too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 Fast as a shark... but it's nice as well.Patrick Nice VERY Nice.And DAMN fast too! It's not me, it's the kit! Typical old Monogram, this kit has a small number of big, well detailed (for its age) parts, and just flies together to the assembled airframe stage. most of the joints have just needed a few strokes with a sanding stick. Just(- just he says!) detail assembly and painting left. At least the decalling will be easy. From what I can gather PBJ-1s tended to have only national insignia and an ID number... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Great progress Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Mcellaney Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Nice work Gaz, at this pace you will be finished by the weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Very nice and fast Job !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Looking good, Mitchell Cheers, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Now she's Blue!! and white! The B-25 has become a PBJ! Decals next. The thing with PBJs is they tend to only carry national insignia, with or without identification numbers, so decals for individual aircraft aren't really an issue. A "generic" PBJ in "stars'n'bars" only is as valid as building MB15 of VMB-611... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifer54 Posted August 1, 2011 Author Share Posted August 1, 2011 Finished! See more in the gallery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted August 1, 2011 Share Posted August 1, 2011 Nice build. Patrick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris FFZ Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Interesting subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPNGROATS Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 M.N.G. Looks good, let's go find some Japanese inter-coastal shipping and have a strafe..... Cheers, ggc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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