B-25J "Wild Cargo"
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April 29, 2019160209 B-25, added basic interior7
April 29, 2019160216 B-25s in the paint shop (little friend is 1/350 scale)8
April 29, 2019160216 B-25 in the paint shop9
April 29, 2019160216 B-25 in the paint shop10
April 29, 2019160217 Ballast is lead hammered into sheet and trimmed to fit beneath cockpit and in nose.11
April 29, 2019160220 B-25 with transparencies attached. Note green shade (Sharpie) and propeller blade improvement.12
April 29, 2019160221: I sprayed the camo colour on a sheet of cheap kitchen foil, then used Miscroscale Foil Adhesive to stick it to a sheet of wax paper. I then cut a template from yellow Tamiya tape that I had burnished against the embossed canopy frames to ensure the right curvature (necessary for the main horizontal frame above the windscreen). I cut the framing strip using two blades taped together to achieve a consistent width.13
April 29, 2019...applied the strip with tweezers and held the ends in place while gently burnishing with a toothpick. The adhesive was weak, but stuck. I had to touch up the paint with a fine brush, but that was relatively easy. Also, and to ensure adhesion, I sealed each frame strip with Future.14
April 29, 2019160221: Result is better (and easier) than masking the canopy.15
April 29, 2019160221: Forced perspective? (1/144 and 1/350 scales)16
April 29, 2019160222: Out for photos. (1/144 and 1/350 scales)17
April 29, 2019160222: Out for photos. (1/144 and 1/350 scales)18
April 29, 2019160222: Note canopy & nose framing19
April 29, 2019160222: Note canopy & nose framing20
April 29, 2019160223: Nose art was edited from photos of the prototype21
April 29, 2019160225: ...then touched up with a fine brush to blend the background color.22
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Represents "Wild Cargo" at Military Aviation Museum in Pungo, Virginia Beach.
B-25J in 1/144 from old Revell/Minicraft kit.