HK B-25J -double the fun

[harv]

I'm not sure Carl. They even carried larger rockets. Sometimes on inner bomb bay doors or on the fuse sides..... Harv

[BlrwestSiR]

I've got a head on line drawing but it's too small and doesn't have any dimensions. 

I don't think the bomb bay door mod made it into service. There was also one that replaced the nose cannon with a rocket launcher that they could reload from inside. 

[Martinnfb]

Hmm, that will be a hard nut to crack.....

[Martinnfb]

[Martinnfb]

 Profimodeller makes a set and the instruction sheet provides placement as well.

http://www.profimodeller.com/detail/p32208-rockets-for-b-25-gun-ship/

[Martinnfb]

OK, it won't get much better than this.

[Martinnfb]

I was lying 

[Martinnfb]

and

[BlrwestSiR]

2 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Hmm, that will be a hard nut to crack.....

That's the one I have.

[BlrwestSiR]

Thanks Martin! Those are some great photos. Looks like the Profimideller instructions have what I need. 

Carl

 

[BlrwestSiR]

A tiny bit more progress. I installed the starboard waist gun and ammo belt on French Kiss along with the tail gunner's station.

That side is almost complete now and then I can start on the port side.

Carl

[BlrwestSiR]

On 9/18/2018 at 11:50 PM, Maxim said:

That's looking really nice.

Thanks Maxim! Nice to see you here.

[BlrwestSiR]

So I started to do some more work on the MLG. There's a couple of lines to add to each leg. HK moulds them thin enough that you need to take care getting them off the sprue and cleaned up. After doing that successfully, I still snapped them in half. So I decided to try making replacement ones from wire and strip styrene.

The finished lines:

I used some soft wire at the ends to replicate the flexible rubber sections. They'll be painted black later on.

Carl

[BlrwestSiR]

Next up was the Nose LG. I found another broken bit for one of them so I made a replacement. 

With the legs done, I started installing them.

[Peterpools]

Carl

Amazing work. Just don't know how you can have so many projects going and maintain such and incredibly high level of work

Keep 'em comin

Peter

[BlrwestSiR]

On 9/22/2018 at 8:05 PM, Peterpools said:

Carl

Amazing work. Just don't know how you can have so many projects going and maintain such and incredibly high level of work

Keep 'em comin

Peter

Thanks Peter! I don't really know myself. But it is fun. Which I guess is the point.

[BlrwestSiR]

It was a fairly busy weekend so I didn't get too much time at the bench. I did make some progress though. 

First up was the booster motor and chutes for the tail gunner's position on Betty's Dream.

While those dried, I installed the belts for the gunner.

 

Next up, after painting the booster motor, I installed the first of the ammo belts. 

[BlrwestSiR]

Then it was time to install the gunner's station into the fuselage. 

I then added the second section of ammo belt and the box.

I'll do the waist gunner's position on the port side next and then it'll be ready to close up. 

Carl

[Martinnfb]

Super clean and fast work Carl, way too cool

[BlrwestSiR]

9 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Super clean and fast work Carl, way too cool

Thanks Martin! I'm getting close to where I can close up the fuselages. Maybe this weekend?

Carl

[BlrwestSiR]

The waist gun is now done. 

So for Betty's Dream, I have the nose gear to install and the hatch covers for the two crew entranceways. Then she's ready to be closed up.

Carl

[harv]

Beautiful....... Harv 

[Bomber_County]

Carl, those interiors are to beautiful to close up. I always feel a little bereft when closing up......

[DocRob]

Stunning work on the interiors, nice attention to Detail. Your work looks so real, that some figures would add to the picture.

Cheers Rob

[BlrwestSiR]

6 hours ago, Bomber_County said:

Carl, those interiors are to beautiful to close up. I always feel a little bereft when closing up......

Thanks! I still can't believe I did that much work on them. Which will be barely visible. 

1 hour ago, DocRob said:

Stunning work on the interiors, nice attention to Detail. Your work looks so real, that some figures would add to the picture.

Cheers Rob

Thanks  Rob! A set of crew figures would have been cool but then I'd be looking at another year since I'm not the best at figure painting.