nichenson Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Well my build will start in the next few days. I will be doing the B-25J that flew in the Pacific known as the Ink Squirts. I really love the characters all over the craft making it a very unique build. I've gotten the kit, the Eduard photoetch sets, resin wheels, decals, and even TBM to get a more accurate engine front and propellers. I'll post some pics as I go along, but I will forewarn everyone as in the beginning it will be a little slow but should pick up the pace around the summer. I'm really looking forward to this build! In the meantime here are some pics of the real deal! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepper-Mint Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Funny project. Look forward to see your build. Cheers, Laurent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanReed Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Love it! never saw that scheme bedore! Loking forward to seeing it in color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Never seen such extensive nose-art on a B25, I love it. Ceed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichenson Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 I got the kit out last week and started taking parts off the sprues. This thing is huge, but it is also the size I like. There are a few fit issues with minor warping, but those are easily fixed. As soon as I get some pieces glued together and some PE applied, I will start posting pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Looking forward to see them. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimm Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Very cool subject! What decal set are you using for the nose art, or are you custom printing them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichenson Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 They are from Kits World decals. I came across them searching their various B-17 subjects. A note on progress... I have started on the bomb bay using the Eduard set. I am about to go cross-eyed, lol. I lost one piece in the proverbial carpet monster, but it won't be noticed. I am getting close to applying some color to this part, but I can't find any reference with absolute certainty of the color. Would it be interior green or aluminum spray? This is a late war J so the front is all interior green as is probably the rear interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulster Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Here's some bomb bay photo's. bomb bay of b-25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichenson Posted July 24, 2015 Author Share Posted July 24, 2015 Will be getting back to this next week. Have had a few things pop up. I am hoping it won't take me too long to get all the insides ready for paint. I am just going to basically paint everything interior green except for a few items will be in bare aluminum. Really looking forward to getting it buttoned up and starting on the exterior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caughtinthemiddle Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Of curiousity, does Kitsworld support their rendition of 'The Ink Squirts' with any reference? A few years ago I wanted to include this aircraft in a decal sheet, but a fellow US bomber unit researcher told me that 'Ink Squirts' is believed to be Biosatt's s/n 43-28151 from the 820th BS, though this is not confirmed. At least, it can't be s/n 43-28148, which starboard side we can see in the first photo in post #1, as this B-25J wore a horizontal stripe of the 48th BS (sligthly off topic, the researcher also mentioned that 43-28148 is thought to be 'Wolf Bait', which also had some nice nose art on), whilst 'The Ink Squirts' apparently wore a vertical tail stripe of the 820th BS: http://www.armyairforces.com/FindPost/185491 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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