BloorwestSiR Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Hard to decide for me. Don't mind Ernie's choice there. Back to bomb bays, I cleaned up the opening I made and did a dry fit to see how it looked. You can now see through the fuselage above the bomb bay like in the actual aircraft. How much of the added detail will show remains to be seen. When I originally posted that I thought some of the Profi modeler PE panels might be the wrong size, it was in comparing them to the front bulkhead. As it turns out, they're fine but the poor instructions don't show that you need to add spacers to the bulkhead. You can see them in the picture below. With the PE panels in place. Here's the completed exterior of the bomb bay. ShotMagnet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 I've now started on the interior details which use the Eduard set. Here's the bomb bay roof all finished. Next up are the side panels. Carl Out2gtcha and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Looks great Carl! I distincly rememner putting a lot of effort into my bomb bay, which can be seen but in the end, the model is bully and heavy enough for it to not be seen very often unless I have a mirror under it. Looking forward to seeing how your bay turns out! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Do you think the top PE is worth it ? I mean it will be well hidden. Also, the roynd piece , is it an axcess hatch to the bomb bay? Good work so far Carl.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Looks great Carl! I distincly rememner putting a lot of effort into my bomb bay, which can be seen but in the end, the model is bully and heavy enough for it to not be seen very often unless I have a mirror under it. Looking forward to seeing how your bay turns out! Thanks Brian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 Do you think the top PE is worth it ? I mean it will be well hidden. Also, the roynd piece , is it an axcess hatch to the bomb bay? Good work so far Carl.....Harv Thanks Harv! The only things that will most likely be remotely visible are the bulkheads. It's going to be really hard to see any of the stuff on the roof. I won't bother with it melon my next one. I believe the round panel is indeed an access hatch into the bomb bay. Carl Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Thanks Carl. I do have a bit of a surprise coming to me for the front bulkhead. Stay tuned.........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Fantastic work Carl, I remember crawling thru B-25 in Everrett thinking of those poor buggers who had to bear that claustrophobic conditions on daily bases. Your work resurrected that memory. Another thing I have noticed in the real B-25 were streaks of fuel in the bomb bay. They were blue, apparently the fuel was tinted blue for taxation purposes. Yeah this aeroplane is beautiful from the outside but super-creepy inside. Or maybe It's just me being just too tall and too fat Thank You for the inspiration buddy, one day I gonna build this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Beautiful PE work! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Martin, "too tall and too fat "? PALEEEZE You are neither buddy. So, you like the glass nose ?.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Thanks Carl. I do have a bit of a surprise coming to me for the front bulkhead. Stay tuned.........Harv Lookin forward to the surprise Harv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Fantastic work Carl, I remember crawling thru B-25 in Everrett thinking of those poor buggers who had to bear that claustrophobic conditions on daily bases. Your work resurrected that memory. Another thing I have noticed in the real B-25 were streaks of fuel in the bomb bay. They were blue, apparently the fuel was tinted blue for taxation purposes. Yeah this aeroplane is beautiful from the outside but super-creepy inside. Or maybe It's just me being just too tall and too fat Thank You for the inspiration buddy, one day I gonna build this Thanks Martin! I can only imagine how cramped it was inside. I've been in the CWHM Lancaster and she can get Snug in places. Hopefully you'll get to yours soon and we'll have a right old party building them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Beautiful PE work! Thanks Gazzas! I'm planning to build the next one all closed up so that'll save me some of the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 OK, I've got most of the PE installed into the bomb bay now. There are bomb shackles that need to be added but I'll do that when I attach the bombs themselves. I then added the PE panels to the cockpit floor along with the rudder pedals to the back of the IP. No jumping around at all. Nope. BradG, Uncarina and ShotMagnet 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 (edited) Some more PE to the cockpit sides. Finally, a coat of paint on the bomb bay. I'll give it all a wash and then add a bit of wiring I think. Carl Edited February 9, 2018 by BloorwestSiR BradG and ShotMagnet 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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