BloorwestSiR Posted April 14, 2018 Author Share Posted April 14, 2018 I finished the ribs and stringers in the waist section last night. So I'm back to working on V1.0 to get that finished too. The plan is 1.0 will be French Kiss and 2.0 will be Betty's Dream. dennismcc, patricksparks, Trak-Tor and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 14, 2018 Share Posted April 14, 2018 Looks fantastic ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BloorwestSiR Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 Looks fantastic ! Thanks Martin! Hopefully I'll get more done tonight. I haven't had a chance to work on it for a couple days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 I hear you Buddy, we are in the same boat in terms of time. I was trying to go as fast as I could after Sofia fell asleep turning into nocturnal glue-sniffer nosniffratu Cheers M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 I hear you Buddy, we are in the same boat in terms of time. I was trying to go as fast as I could after Sofia fell asleep turning into nocturnal glue-sniffer nosniffratu Cheers M. That's my usual modus operandi. Get the boys to bed, clean up a bit and then hit the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Got a bit more done on the builds. First up was a mid project sort of the workbench. It was amazing how many F-4 bits were scattered and mixed in with the B-25 parts. They've all been corralled and put with the other Phantom bits. Next up, I finally started work on the cockpit. I mounted the seat bases to the floor after adding the PE plates. With a coat of paint on and the Eduard PE panels assembled. Next up will be a flat clear coat on the IPs and finishing the pilot's seat. Carl Trak-Tor, Out2gtcha, patricksparks and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) The pit pe must be Eduards because I didnt get the floor plates with my Profi set. Looking real good Carl....Harv Edited April 16, 2018 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Maxim Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I'm pretty sure that the 345th B-25's had the same seat in the co pilots section as the pilot with the armor plate. I have studied the book Warpath Across The Pacific many times and even their early B-25's had the same seat and armor plate as the pilot. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 The pit pe must be Eduards because I didnt get the floor plates with my Profi set. Looking real good Carl....Harv Thanks Harv! The floor bits are part of the Eduard cockpit set. They don't do one for the H though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 I'm pretty sure that the 345th B-25's had the same seat in the co pilots section as the pilot with the armor plate. I have studied the book Warpath Across The Pacific many times and even their early B-25's had the same seat and armor plate as the pilot. HTH I've been going though my references Maxim and can't find anything. Since I've gone through the pain of assembling the seats, I'm going to leave them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 Carl, Just got caught up with your epic work here. Amazing! And I mean that: sorting out all of those sprues must be a maze! Seriously, great, meticulous work, and I've learned a lot about B-25's here. Cheers, Tom BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 Carl, Just got caught up with your epic work here. Amazing! And I mean that: sorting out all of those sprues must be a maze! Seriously, great, meticulous work, and I've learned a lot about B-25's here. Cheers, Tom Thanks Tom! I'm slowly plugging away at them. It's been busy for lately so I haven't got much done. Soon I hope. Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted April 23, 2018 Share Posted April 23, 2018 I think the H had the asymmetrical load out due to the ammo rack for the 75mm cannon being where the ports identified cheek gun ammo boxes were. Ruff 'N Ready had the cheek guns on both sides at some point but I don't think there's decals for her. Marine PBJ-1H's had the full complement of all four plus the top turret when they were deployed in theatre. The top turret was ditched for extra fuel almost immediately, but the package guns were retained for several weeks until the need for fuel and bombs outweighed the need for more guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aircommando130 Posted April 25, 2018 Share Posted April 25, 2018 I think only the cannon armed H model had the short seat on the co-pilots side. The glass nose and 8 gun nose had dual controls for both pilots. Will have to dig out my 1944 Erection and Maintenance Manual. BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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