BloorwestSiR Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Very neat and tidy work there Thomas. I had a hard time with mine. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fvdm Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 The camo over NMF looks real great. Have fun building this beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Looks good. I have this kit and you reminded me that I need to stock up on a few aftermarket items LOL. A nicely weathered NMF will look great too. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 Ok - finally got a little done yesterday. Focusing on putting in all the PE that needs priming and painting. Perhaps a bit hard to see, but a lot of work here. Also washed the engines. Still need some flat varnish and attachement of exhausts that I left off since I suppose they are best weathered alone. I can see from the other B-25 threads that the prop is no good, so that will be something more I need to get along with some master barrels. But I am still torn with regards to the gear legs... I think the legs seem sturdy, at least the main legs. Kent said he drilled it out (how far down ??) and I am summoning the courage to do that... I am not a big fan of those metal legs since I think they often look worse than the kit parts. Still thinking guitarlute101, Trak-Tor, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted January 26, 2019 Author Share Posted January 26, 2019 And by the way - is there no way around fitting the gear legs so early ??? BloorwestSiR and kkarlsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 25 minutes ago, Thomas Lund said: And by the way - is there no way around fitting the gear legs so early ??? Unfortunately there isn't any way around it. The legs themselves are a very solid mounting so I don't think it's a concern about breakage. With the nose gear though, watch out for the retraction strut. I've broken one in half with all the handling. Carl Thomas Lund and jimbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Good start and excellent work so far! Håkan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 4 hours ago, Thomas Lund said: And by the way - is there no way around fitting the gear legs so early ??? Nice engines Thomas! I hollowed the landing gear with a drill and added a brass rod to reinforce them. This operation wasn't that difficult and there were never any issues afterwards. The landing gear became much more stable. The finished model becomes quite heavy with the necessary nose weight added. Happy modelling: Kent jimbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Looking really good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Nice work with the brass, and the engines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 8:35 AM, BloorwestSiR said: Unfortunately there isn't any way around it. The legs themselves are a very solid mounting so I don't think it's a concern about breakage. With the nose gear though, watch out for the retraction strut. I've broken one in half with all the handling. Carl Great work all around Thomas, looks like you’re proceeding the same way as I am, engines first then interior bits. I had the same curiosity about fitting the gear so early; thanks for the intel Carl. Another reason I opted for the brass gear. They really are not bad Thomas, the detail is maybe a little “softer” around the edges, but as I’ve said elsewhere with such a large model I’m not taking chances. So if your drilling operation goes awry I have plastic spares for you. Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 Hi Guys It's been a while - I have been doing WAY too much company related travel. On the positive side I've gotten my own man-cave so what ever spare time has mostly been spent sorting that out. A little has been done on the Mitchell. Still more PE bent and assembled, ready for paint. However... I was looking for info on some colors on the ammo boxes when I stumbled over Kents Catch 22 Mitchell here on LSP... it made me realize how much was missing inside, and then I just had to add some detail that I fear would be visible if missing... quite a big task... I guess I'm about halfway BradG, patricksparks, LSP_Kevin and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Wow looks amazing Thomas, great detail you’ve added there. I enjoy working with strip styrene and think I’ll do likewise. Congratulations on the man-cave, it’s goid to have a place of your own! Jimbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 That will be a nice F-5 trio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Nice work Thomas!! Cheers Alan Edited March 15, 2019 by alaninaustria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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