Wingco57 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Hi all, Been awhile since the Beaufighter was finished. I have started a new project though. This will be a Dutch Mitchell as used postwar in Indonesia. Will provide more details later, here are some pics to show the current state of play. Although I wanted to build it out of the box I could not help myself to spruce up the barren side gunners positions with some generic structural details. Not strictly accurate mind you. The tunnel towards the nose is not provided, but some Evergreen sorted that out. I got me the Profimodeller noseweight which is intended for this kit. No tailsitter to be sure. A must if you build this kit. Cheers Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted September 3, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 3, 2015 Nice scratching there! Looks like you got rid of the itch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Cool, another Mitchell. I too want to build a post-war bird in near future. I have a book on civilian Mitchells and it's got couple of civil schemes/markings that are very nice. Hopefully looking at yours will give me courage to get mine out and start it. So, keep up the good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted September 4, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 4, 2015 An impressive model, and so glad to see one of these built here. Are you going with metal legs, or using kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Jimbo, I have fitted the SAC white metal legs today, but I cannot recommended them. First they are rip-offs from the kitparts and second the metal is quite soft and third they do not fit into the wingsockets without some major work. I sawed some of the top off in order to fit them, bending the metal in the process. The nosewheelfork is very weak and I think the kitpart is better suited. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted September 4, 2015 Administrators Share Posted September 4, 2015 Metal gear legs are the biggest con in modelling. Unless they address detail issues, there's no need for them. SAC are shit, plain and simple, and G-Factor, who used to be good, are now turning out total dogs (rough castings etc) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share Posted September 5, 2015 Fully agree, But the legs are fitted and the nacelles too. Will take some effort to clean up the seams, but nothing major. The bombbay was sprayed aluminium and given a Flory wash. Probably need another try as it is a bit too light. Will probably fit one or two bombs. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nichenson Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Glad to see another B-25. Hoping to get back in the swing with mine and hopefully will get done before our move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Good idea. It's a great kit. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share Posted September 6, 2015 Interior and bits sprayed green. This decalsheet will be used for the Dutch livery. Haven't exactly made up my mind yet which one. The Dutch used D and J model B-25's with the most obvious difference being the location of the dorsal turret. The J- model had it fitted just aft of the cockpit. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Hey Cees! Great to see another B-25 built! Although, see..... Photobucket doesn't show the photos here at work, I could only glance at the thumbnails. In any case, the dorsal turret was removed from the aircraft fairly quickly after the end of hostilities with the Japanese so if you want to build a B-25 with the turret, you are probably stuck with an overall OD over NG airframe with the Dutch flags only under the wings and on the fuselage. You have the Dutch Profiles published by Luuk Boerman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 This one is nice, with some nose-"art" in the form of some names, the 18 Sqn emblem and bare aluminium propellers. Don't know if it still sported the Dutch flags or the Dutch rosettes already: These were the only B-25J "turreted" images I could find on short notice on the 'net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerpower Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Cees, good to see a dutch version in the progress, i'm going to follow this one closely since this is one of my "future" projects myself, and i'm anxious to see what will become of yours. good luck and have fun, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 Thanks chaps, Well I do have Luuk's book as well as Gerben Tornij's book on the Dutch Mitchells. I have seen a pic of a half nmf and half olive drab aircraft with large Dutch flags. Must look great with a very faded olive drab weathered finish. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Seen the photos on my home computer. Cees, looks terrific! I like the extra detailing at the waist gun positions! If you choose a 1/2 NMF - 1/2 OD/NG B-25, chances are that the top turret and waist guns were removed... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Thanks mate, Still doing some more research while the interior is progressing, I usually concentrate on getting the airframe together first. The rear fuselage was indeed a bit bare, and you know I always want to change something. I hope to keep the turret anyway, must be my innerchild hehe. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Did some painting of the ammunitionbelts, straight from the kit they are quite nice. I like the basic but general good level of detail. It is up to the Modeller how time and aftermarket you wish to spend here. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Thanks mate, Still doing some more research while the interior is progressing, I usually concentrate on getting the airframe together first. The rear fuselage was indeed a bit bare, and you know I always want to change something. I hope to keep the turret anyway, must be my innerchild hehe. Cees Yeah, that's the difference between us as we talked about in the LHS. You can plod along, deciding along the way what scheme it's going to be while I need to have decided how it's going to be and have all the necesarry materials already at hand.... Something about compulsive behaviour, I'm afraid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Yep, I'm a plodder bigtime. Cees 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 11, 2015 Author Share Posted September 11, 2015 Plodding along today, The tailgunassembly has been dryfitted between the fuselage halves, fit is OK. Also here are the waistguns with ammunitionbelts straight from the box, impressive. The barrels are seperate making them easier to install or replace with aftermarket. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted September 11, 2015 Share Posted September 11, 2015 A good friend used a metal legs that came in the box of the delux edition and they worked and looked great. After couple off years, she's still standing on her legs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 13, 2015 Author Share Posted September 13, 2015 The SAC maingear legs would not fit into the wing sockets without a large amount of work, bending the legs in the process. The noseleg fits very loose in the socket, but that has the advantage that it can be fitted later in the build. But the attachment to the wheel looks to be very weak. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share Posted September 14, 2015 Update(ish) Fitted the waistguns and ammobelts. Had to enlarge the slots in the fuselage a bit to get them to sit horizontal. Otherwise fit is good. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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