PBJ-1H Mitchell in 1/33rd Scale

[Bomarc]

Greeting all!

 

This is my first post here on LSP, however I've followed this forum for many years. I'm one of the moderators on the P-51 SIG forum run by Craig Quattlebaum. It's through there that I know Geoff (Ironwing). He's been getting on my case for not posting my builds here, but I had a reason. I couldn't post. Kevin was most kind to clear the way for me to post, so here I am. This build is a paper model, the kit of which was produced in Poland. Yes, I said paper, and the scale is 1/33rd, which is the popular scale in card modeling, but still (I believe) considered a large scale model.

 

I ran a build thread for this model that was extremely long and drawn out, so rather that point folks there, some pics of the final result. Enjoy!

 

 

I hope these are of interest.

 

Best regards,

Mike

Edited January 13, 2011 by Bomarc

[MikeMaben]

Wow...that's nicely done Mike.

[maverick728470]

Holy Cow Bat Man!For a paper model.She looks more like a plastic kit or a vac one.Very nicely done,Indeed.Larry

[Kagemusha]

Very nice indeed, thanks for posting.

[LSP_Ray]

Amazing!!! All from paper! Blows me away thinking about dealing with all those compound curves.

I saw a couple paper models at the IPMS Nats in Anaheim, where someone did a Ju-87. I thought it was painted plastic at first glance.

I have enough problems keeping my builds clean when I can putty, sand, clean and paint. I can't imagine dealing with pre-colored pieces like that.

Great work!

[Texas]

Very Nice...

 

Texas

[fastzx]

VERY NICE work!

 

I want one!

 

How did you do the canopy, wheels, gear? Was it scratchbuilt?

 

I'm sure we all want to know as there are many of us who want a B-25 kit manufactured.

 

Jon

[Bomarc]

  fastzx said:

How did you do the canopy, wheels, gear? Was it scratchbuilt?

 

Hi Jon

 

The canopy was vacu-formed in much the traditional (at least for here) method. The LG and wheels were indeed scratch built (along with the door linkage etc.), but using paper mostly throughout. Some aluminum foil (oleo strut) and solder and music wire (brake lines, door struts) was used in their construction as well.

 

Mike

Edited December 27, 2010 by Bomarc

[ssculptor]

You did an excellent job of making this kit.

I started building paper card models back in the 1970's and I know how difficult they can be at times.

Personally, I prefer to kitbash these paper card models using parts from plastic kits whenever possible.

Thank you for showing this to us.

Stephen

[SJPONeill]

Hi Mike

 

Good to see your awesome build posted here...

 

Simon

[Hubert Boillot]

Hi Mike,

 

I followed your build over there on Paper Modelers. Congatulations on a great result, and I hope we'll see more of them here as well.

 

Hubert.

[Derek B]

Mike,

 

Welcome to LSP

 

Your card 1/33 scale B-25 Mitchell is awesome, and your undercarriage tutorial is both educational and very inspiring (especially to me, as a certain aircraft that I am very fond of shares the same main gear components!) - Thank you. Your build standards match the very best (and probably exceed in many areas) those of use who work mostly in plastics (myself included), so please keep posting your inspirational work here.

 

Best regards

 

Derek

[Allok]

Welcome to the Forums Mike.

That is an outstanding model (And a little scary)

[Bomarc]

Thanks guys for the warm welcome and kind words about the Mitchell! I'm delighted it's made an impression. Also, big thanks to Kevin for allowing me to jump the vetting process and giving me full posting privileges from the start. I wasn't aware of the prescribed path, but Kevin "pulled some strings" for me as it were.

 

For the record, I'm been an IPMS/plastic modeler type for many years. This is a Spit I did back in '96:

 

http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/1998...calingi_s31.htm

 

It's been only in the last 10 years or so that I've been really serious with the paper stuff. I discovered the free V-1 download that Ralph Currell designed ( http://www.currell.net/models/v1.htm ) back in 2000, and I was hooked! Actually, I enjoy using techniques from both disciplines interchangeably for whatever I'm building at the moment, plastic or paper. It's the hope that this PBJ illustrates that the same level of detail and accuracy that's found in plastic/resin kits can be achieved to (almost) that same level in paper. Scratch building is scratch building regardless of the medium, yes?

 

Derek, you've peaked my curiosity. What aircraft shares the landing gear with the B-25?

 

Mike

[theseeker]

Stunning build!

 

Rocky