North American B-25 Mitchell
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This is the new mold Airfix kit that came out in 2018. I built it straight from the box and finished it with the kit supplied decals for the 23rd AS squadron in 1942. This unit was based in Tampa, FL and made deployments to Cuba, [...]
The 498th Bombardment Squadron was first organized at Columbia Army Air Base, South Carolina, in September 1942, as one of the four original squadrons of the 345th Bombardment Group. Upon finishing training with B-25 Mitchells, the [...]
Recently completed Revell 1/48th B-25J for my D-Day scheme. Added a pre-assembly photo (pic2) and some maintenance equipment from some other kits. Overall the model is well detailed with some trouble spots. The nose, wings and the engine [...]
What became the B-25 Mitchell medium bomber originated in a 1938 Army Air Corps proposal for a twin-engine medium bomber. The February 1938 proposal from North American aviation was accepted and followed by the production of the NA-40 [...]
Once upon a time, when I was in elementary school, my favorite game was a strategy board game called Hell in the Pacific. Each player took the role of an air force commander and tried to destroy the enemy fleet, primarily aircraft [...]
The model was made from the HK kit. With minimal renovation. I used the figures ICM, Tamiya, Black Dog, for my walnut frame. JEEP is Tamiya's set.
Hi Guys,
I just finished this (more or less) B-25J I did for a group a build. This North American B-25J was named Angel of Mercy and flew with the 412th Bombing Squadron, 310th Bomb Group 12th U.S. Airforce out of Corsica, France in [...]
As fellow survivor of this kit @keyda1981 posted a few weeks ago when she did a fabulous rendition of "Jaunty Jo"- "this kit is a bit of a bear". How true! After many months of sanding, puttying, painting and repainting [...]