BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Here is a manual on early B-25, A, B Micthells: http://www.avialogs.com/index.php/item/56073.html pg 24 of the manual (pg 26 reader) is the start of the painting guide. Jari Great info as always Jari. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Instead of trying to strip the green off why not overspray with a gloss light gray then hit it with silver? Should work fine. I actually started on some of the detail painting and weathering so starting from scratch on a second set is easier. Otherwise, I would just painted over it. Edited February 9, 2018 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Here's the start on V2.0 of the bomb bay. For the external bay detail that came from the Profimodeler set, I'm going to use plastic card and strip. I've started on that now. I've ordered a replacement Eduard set for the bay interior so hopefully that won't take long to arrive. In the meantime, I'm going to take advantage of the re-set and see about adding some of the wiring detail to the bay. Carl patricksparks, BradG and ShotMagnet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Thanks for all the info guys !........Harv Indeed! It's great to have it and helps with small mistakes before they get bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel460 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Catching up on this one, great detail work Carl!! Sorry to see the issue with the paint color but it looks Like you are on the way to fixing it! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 I have a question about this kit: they have a clear edition, which I thought would be a cool way of demonstrating a bunch of interior detail, perhaps even with some crew figures for an in flight display. Is it possible to build the bombay with one of those sidewalls left off, so you could see through the clear fuselage half to the detailed bomb bay inside? Or is the box structure of the bay integral to the structure of the build? I had the parts out so here's what it would look like with one side of the bomb bay left out. The bomb bay mounts fairly securely to the fuselage. There's a large peg that'll hold it in place even without the sidewall installed. I'd probably paint around the wing mount though and possibly blank it off from the inside just to clean it up a bit. Then you would have the top and bottom areas open to see the bomb bay and crawlspace details. If you do decide to get one, Sprue Brothers often have it as part of their Deal of the Day special. Carl AlexM, ShotMagnet and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Small bit of progress. I've started adding some of the conduit piping to the bomb bay I'm using plastic rod for this. I think it'll show up enough to make it worthwhile. My replacement Eduard bomb bay is on the way. So hopefully it will arrive soon and I can continue. Carl TimHepplestone, Out2gtcha and BradG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Here is a belly view of one that might be of help: https://49fe30bb3aa7406c16dc-5c968119d095dc32d807923c59347cc2.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/2011.076.201_1.jpg Jari BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstarr3 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Thanks for following up on that for me, Carl. I think it'd be a cool way to show the bomb bay and interior detail. I had thoughts of doing this with the old Monogram visible B-17 and a ton of eduard PE. I might still do that, vs the HK Mitchell. Probably depends on whether it would be easier to find all the figs in 1/48 vs 1/32 BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Good news, my replacement PE set for the bomb bay has arrived. So I should be back at this build shortly. Just need to finish the F-4E that's hogging all the bench room at the moment. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 GO GO Carl !......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BloorwestSiR Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 OK, so I got back to work on the bomb bay for the second time. Once things dry, I'll give it a primer coat and then some silver paint. In the meantime, I looked at the tail gunner and waist gunner positions. I noticed that there's no floor for the waist gunners. Might be a problem... Carl BradG and ShotMagnet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 Pretty sweet stuff Carl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted March 6, 2018 Author Share Posted March 6, 2018 Pretty sweet stuff Carl. Thanks Martin! Keep those pics coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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