1/72 Italeri B 26 K Counter Invader.
Finally got this one finished. It's fitted out with some Hasegawa gun pods, otherwise it's OOB.
Some fit problems with this build, mostly with the clear parts. The model is lightly weathered.
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Nice one Phil.
Well built and finished,
Some good pics too.
Thanks Simon.
Yep...what Simon said. 🙂
Thanks Craig.
Great model, great painting and very good pics. Good job!
Thanks Lukasz.
I actually saw one of those, (circa 1965) but it was overall dark gray, and had the logo Air America on the tail. Great job on the kit,
Thanks Merrill. I found some good reference photos on line.
Phil, Lots of guns and stuff on the wings, What's not to like ?. I too saw one of these years ago at the Pima museum in Arizona. Yours looks just as good as the real thing. Good job.
Thanks Terry. During their service in the Asian theater, they were often set up with eight of the wing mounted gun pods. I suspect sixteen guns strafing ground targets would have been devastating.
I like this one very much Phil. You did a great job on her. Well done!
Thanks Morne. Glad you liked it.
Nice!
MpM/Italeri build ..Ho Chi Minh Trail bomber.
P.k
Thanks P. K. One of their specialties was "truck busting" .
I like this one too, Phil, especially the outdoor photographs, yet another nice 1/72 model...
Thanks George. I try to take natural sunlight photos as often as I can, even in winter. It sharpens detail, I find. But wind can be a problem !
very nice COIN bird
Thanks Bob.
One of my favorites Phil, and yours looks great man! Beautiful paint work there.
Thanks Gary. It's completely free hand airbrushing. The engine covers (and ordnance) were done separately.
Something different, very nice job!
Thanks Mike.
Great looking Invader! When I was in Jr. High, my dad's insurance rep. had been an Invader pilot in WWII, and used to talk about how stunning it was when all those guns went off at once! He never got used to it (and never seemed to tire of talking about it)!
Thanks Greg. They were tough old birds, in any theater.
Beautiful Phil. Really nice.
California Steve
Gracious Amigo.
Nice build, always thought it was a great looking plane, it's service life was outstanding.
Thanks Tom. The "Wings" program had a show dedicated to them a while back. Very interesting. It might be on you tube..
A very nice presentation of this fine build ! Congratulations 🙂
Thanks Bernd.
Really nice Phil, I'm especially impressed with your freehand airbrushing; no way could I spray camo that tightly without masks.
Thanks Mike. It took a bit of practice, glad you liked it.
Well done Phil, looks great with the sunlight glinting of the windows.
Thanks Allan !
One of my favorite aircraft - and so VERY well done!
Thanks Jeff !