ghodges Posted March 21, 2017 Report Share Posted March 21, 2017 (edited) Hard to believe, but this is the first of the classic Monogram Mitchells I've ever built! This is the original boxing of the 1/48 B-25H cannon nosed version built OOTB except for some True Details resin tires. I had to add a LOT of weight in the nose, nacelles, and even behind the pilot's seat to get this bird to sit on its gear. Markings are for the Air Commandos in the CBI theater. The white stripes were painted. The nose markings and name are home made. The tail numbers and stars are from the spares box. Exhaust stains were done with pastels and the chipping with a silver pencil. Glad to finally have one of these classics on my shelf! :smiley20: GIL :smiley16: Edited March 21, 2017 by ghodges 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Beautiful. Thanks for sharing Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBill50 Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 That looks way cool Gil! Did you add the blast plates under the cockpit windows or were they on the kit? Love the paint and CBI markings. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Thanks for the kind words guys! The side armor plates below the cockpits are molded in place on the kit. You have to open the holes in the fuselage to add the packet guns beside them. GIL :smiley16: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeHegedus Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Looks good, Gil. Just wondering; did you do anything to reinforce the landing gear legs? I built that kit many years ago, and the weight required to get it to balance caused the MLG struts to start to bow outboard after a couple months. The easy fix was to use pieces of sprue between the bottom wing surface in the well and the unattached end of what is supposed to be the retraction pivot axle, to give a load path from there to the wing to counteract the bending moment that comes from the wheels being outboard of the struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted March 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Not yet, so we'll see......and thanks for the solution if it becomes needed! GIL :smiley16: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprueguy Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 nice one, a real classic piece, and you did a great job on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 I just caught up with this. Magnificent job Gil! Way to go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gromit801 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Sometimes the old dogs are the best dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roktman Posted April 9, 2017 Report Share Posted April 9, 2017 Excellent job! :smiley32: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 Gil................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Nardone Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Nice job! I built one back in the day, and thought it odd that there was no nose greenhouse and that there weren't many guns in the nose--until I realized that there was one big gun up there. Then it went from being cool to being ultra-cool... I also remember it was one of the first Monogram kits I built that had the Shep Paine diorama brochure in it. I think I still have it here after this time. Ralph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonL Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Love it! How did I miss this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiralcity Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 Nice work! She looks great! :m1helmet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkYoungCrewChief Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Very Nice weathering Gil. I am not a big fan of heavy weathering, but you hit it on this. Well Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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