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I have recently built the 1/48 version of the Psychedelic Monster . I used the Draw decals , which helped the process. I certainly looked for internal shots for the build. The only shot, I found a picture of the mid fuselage showing with the camera set up. The main camera in the nose was mounted a large C shaped bracket that the camera was mounted on. There are a number of photos in the various books on the making of the Battle of Britain film of the B-25. There was a good article on the B-25 in Aeroplane , September 2018.
I kept the interior as fairly stripped out. There was a wooden door put in place just in front of the rear camera position to reduce the wind tunnel that was created by the open position.The paint scheme is also not correct in the Draw Decals sheet  as the demarcation between the colours varies between  what it was actually was.The bright colours faded almost overnight and you can tell when the pictures taken due to the degradation of bright colours to faded and washed out. There are a number of pictures of the rear camera position, which was fitted after it came back to the UK from the initial filming in Spain.
 
 
 

 

 

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

I have recently completed building a 1/32 Mosquito XX, combining the Revell fuselage , few HK parts and the Tamiya wing and associated parts, including engines and propellers.Yes,it is entirely possible to create a better looking bomber version using this combination.
 
 I do have pictures, but I will have to sort out my picture hosting to put them up here. I didn't buckle to the  hold of photobucket
I used the Revell fuselage, essentially just the 2 pieces, combined with a Paragon cockpit set and the Falcon vacuform canopy set. I also used the internal framework for the canopy from the HK kit. Again , I bought the HK  sprue on E-Bay.  I also used the Eduard set for the HK kit for the cockpit. The radio fir for the MKXX is also a bit different than the standard radio fit, so I had to create the set up from scratch.
The  Revell front side windows  are not at all accurate in shape, and require some modification to look more like the real thing. The real work on getting the fuselage to fit the Tamiya wing requires some cutting, but the fit isn't that bad. I essentially tackled the build like the original air frame, where the wing slots up into the completed fuselage. I cut the bomb bay doors and piece above it, using panel lines as a guide. . Given that the Tamiya wing is also depicted just as the real wing as one unit. The wing will fit the fuselage quite well, and is very strong, even without using the screws that the kit has I assembled the fuselage with the Paragon cockpit and had a completed fuselage. I also cut out the tail plane area, again so I could use the one piece Tamiya tail plane. The wing can built as per the Tamiya instructions . In my case I didn't use the Merlin engines, so its essentially just the cowlings, undercarriage  and propellers.
 I finished the aircraft as a No 8 OTU aircraft which was based at RCAF Debert in Nova Scotia. I used an Aeromaster set for the codes and serial number and I painted on the roundels.
This may seem a little expensive to do, but I do feel that the end result looks pretty good and captures the shape of the bomber version better than the HK kit, which I think has some issues with the nose profile..
There are a couple of things, that I did that helped may this easier. I bought most of the sprues for the Tamiya wing off a seller on E-Bay. I had a Tamiya 1/32 kit in my stash, so I had the instructions and had figured out what pieces I needed to pull it off. The only items I used from the Revell kit was fuselage, and the control column . Having the Paragon cockpit set , helped, but it also had to be modified, and I ended up using some Tamiya cockpit, including control panel and other controls, like the throttle.
In my Tamiya kit, it came with a set of clear engine panels. I used these , as I would never build the kit  that way, and they were surplus. A coat of paint and there is no noticeable difference between parts.
A couple of things also helped, including having had complete access to a full size air-frame  on a couple of occasions, and having a good archive of photos of no 8 aircraft . I will hopefully share pictures at some point, as I think the pictures tell the story better than the words.
 

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

I have recently completed building a 1/32 Mosquito XX, combining the Revell fuselage , few HK parts and the Tamiya wing and associated parts, including engines and propellers.Yes,it is entirely possible to create a better looking bomber version using this combination.
 
 I do have pictures, but I will have to sort out my picture hosting to put them up here. I didn't buckle to the  hold of photobucket
I used the Revell fuselage, essentially just the 2 pieces, combined with a Paragon cockpit set and the Falcon vacuform canopy set. I also used the internal framework for the canopy from the HK kit. Again , I bought the HK  sprue on E-Bay.  I also used the Eduard set for the HK kit for the cockpit. The radio fir for the MKXX is also a bit different than the standard radio fit, so I had to create the set up from scratch.
The  Revell front side windows  are not at all accurate in shape, and require some modification to look more like the real thing. The real work on getting the fuselage to fit the Tamiya wing requires some cutting, but the fit isn't that bad. I essentially tackled the build like the original air frame, where the wing slots up into the completed fuselage. I cut the bomb bay doors and piece above it, using panel lines as a guide. . Given that the Tamiya wing is also depicted just as the real wing as one unit. The wing will fit the fuselage quite well, and is very strong, even without using the screws that the kit has I assembled the fuselage with the Paragon cockpit and had a completed fuselage. I also cut out the tail plane area, again so I could use the one piece Tamiya tail plane. The wing can built as per the Tamiya instructions . In my case I didn't use the Merlin engines, so its essentially just the cowlings, undercarriage  and propellers.
 I finished the aircraft as a No 8 OTU aircraft which was based at RCAF Debert in Nova Scotia. I used an Aeromaster set for the codes and serial number and I painted on the roundels.
This may seem a little expensive to do, but I do feel that the end result looks pretty good and captures the shape of the bomber version better than the HK kit, which I think has some issues with the nose profile..
There are a couple of things, that I did that helped may this easier. I bought most of the sprues for the Tamiya wing off a seller on E-Bay. I had a Tamiya 1/32 kit in my stash, so I had the instructions and had figured out what pieces I needed to pull it off. The only items I used from the Revell kit was fuselage, and the control column . Having the Paragon cockpit set , helped, but it also had to be modified, and I ended up using some Tamiya cockpit, including control panel and other controls, like the throttle.
In my Tamiya kit, it came with a set of clear engine panels. I used these , as I would never build the kit  that way, and they were surplus. A coat of paint and there is no noticeable difference between parts.
A couple of things also helped, including having had complete access to a full size air-frame  on a couple of occasions, and having a good archive of photos of no 8 aircraft . I will hopefully share pictures at some point, as I think the pictures tell the story better than the words.
 

I have recently completed building a 1/32 Mosquito XX, combining the Revell fuselage , few HK parts and the Tamiya wing and associated parts, including engines and propellers.Yes,it is entirely possible to create a better looking bomber version using this combination.
 
 I do have pictures, but I will have to sort out my picture hosting to put them up here. I didn't buckle to the  hold of photobucket
I used the Revell fuselage, essentially just the 2 pieces, combined with a Paragon cockpit set and the Falcon vacuform canopy set. I also used the internal framework for the canopy from the HK kit. Again , I bought the HK  sprue on E-Bay.  I also used the Eduard set for the HK kit for the cockpit. The radio fir for the MKXX is also a bit different than the standard radio fit, so I had to create the set up from scratch.
The  Revell front side windows  are not at all accurate in shape, and require some modification to look more like the real thing. The real work on getting the fuselage to fit the Tamiya wing requires some cutting, but the fit isn't that bad. I essentially tackled the build like the original air frame, where the wing slots up into the completed fuselage. I cut the bomb bay doors and piece above it, using panel lines as a guide. . Given that the Tamiya wing is also depicted just as the real wing as one unit. The wing will fit the fuselage quite well, and is very strong, even without using the screws that the kit has I assembled the fuselage with the Paragon cockpit and had a completed fuselage. I also cut out the tail plane area, again so I could use the one piece Tamiya tail plane. The wing can built as per the Tamiya instructions . In my case I didn't use the Merlin engines, so its essentially just the cowlings, undercarriage  and propellers.
 I finished the aircraft as a No 8 OTU aircraft which was based at RCAF Debert in Nova Scotia. I used an Aeromaster set for the codes and serial number and I painted on the roundels.
This may seem a little expensive to do, but I do feel that the end result looks pretty good and captures the shape of the bomber version better than the HK kit, which I think has some issues with the nose profile..
There are a couple of things, that I did that helped may this easier. I bought most of the sprues for the Tamiya wing off a seller on E-Bay. I had a Tamiya 1/32 kit in my stash, so I had the instructions and had figured out what pieces I needed to pull it off. The only items I used from the Revell kit was fuselage, and the control column . Having the Paragon cockpit set , helped, but it also had to be modified, and I ended up using some Tamiya cockpit, including control panel and other controls, like the throttle.
In my Tamiya kit, it came with a set of clear engine panels. I used these , as I would never build the kit  that way, and they were surplus. A coat of paint and there is no noticeable difference between parts.
A couple of things also helped, including having had complete access to a full size air-frame  on a couple of occasions, and having a good archive of photos of no 8 aircraft . I will hopefully share pictures at some point, as I think the pictures tell the story better than the words.
 

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.

I have recently completed building a 1/32 Mosquito XX, combining the Revell fuselage , few HK parts and the Tamiya wing and associated parts, including engines and propellers.Yes,it is entirely possible to create a better looking bomber version using this combination.
 
 I do have pictures, but I will have to sort out my picture hosting to put them up here. I didn't buckle to the  hold of photobucket
I used the Revell fuselage, essentially just the 2 pieces, combined with a Paragon cockpit set and the Falcon vacuform canopy set. I also used the internal framework for the canopy from the HK kit. Again , I bought the HK  sprue on E-Bay.  I also used the Eduard set for the HK kit for the cockpit. The radio fir for the MKXX is also a bit different than the standard radio fit, so I had to create the set up from scratch.
The  Revell front side windows  are not at all accurate in shape, and require some modification to look more like the real thing. The real work on getting the fuselage to fit the Tamiya wing requires some cutting, but the fit isn't that bad. I essentially tackled the build like the original air frame, where the wing slots up into the completed fuselage. I cut the bomb bay doors and piece above it, using panel lines as a guide. . Given that the Tamiya wing is also depicted just as the real wing as one unit. The wing will fit the fuselage quite well, and is very strong, even without using the screws that the kit has I assembled the fuselage with the Paragon cockpit and had a completed fuselage. I also cut out the tail plane area, again so I could use the one piece Tamiya tail plane. The wing can built as per the Tamiya instructions . In my case I didn't use the Merlin engines, so its essentially just the cowlings, undercarriage  and propellers.
 I finished the aircraft as a No 8 OTU aircraft which was based at RCAF Debert in Nova Scotia. I used an Aeromaster set for the codes and serial number and I painted on the roundels.
This may seem a little expensive to do, but I do feel that the end result looks pretty good and captures the shape of the bomber version better than the HK kit, which I think has some issues with the nose profile..
There are a couple of things, that I did that helped may this easier. I bought most of the sprues for the Tamiya wing off a seller on E-Bay. I had a Tamiya 1/32 kit in my stash, so I had the instructions and had figured out what pieces I needed to pull it off. The only items I used from the Revell kit was fuselage, and the control column . Having the Paragon cockpit set , helped, but it also had to be modified, and I ended up using some Tamiya cockpit, including control panel and other controls, like the throttle.
In my Tamiya kit, it came with a set of clear engine panels. I used these , as I would never build the kit  that way, and they were surplus. A coat of paint and there is no noticeable difference between parts.
A couple of things also helped, including having had complete access to a full size air-frame  on a couple of occasions, and having a good archive of photos of no 8 aircraft . I will hopefully share pictures at some point, as I think the pictures tell the story better than the words.
 

Here are a couple of shots of the project. Here you can get the basic idea of the conversion. You cn see the difference between the front windows on the unfinished kit and what they look like finished.