B-25J "Wild Cargo"

160209 B-25, added basic interior 

160216 B-25s in the paint shop (little friend is 1/350 scale) 

160216 B-25 in the paint shop 

160216 B-25 in the paint shop 

160217 Ballast is lead hammered into sheet and trimmed to fit beneath cockpit and in nose. 

160220 B-25 with transparencies attached. Note green shade (Sharpie) and propeller blade improvement. 

160221: 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. 

...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. 

160221: Result is better (and easier) than masking the canopy. 

160221: Forced perspective? (1/144 and 1/350 scales) 

160222: Out for photos. (1/144 and 1/350 scales) 

160222: Out for photos. (1/144 and 1/350 scales) 

160222: Note canopy & nose framing 

160222: Note canopy & nose framing 

160223: Nose art was edited from photos of the prototype 

160225: ...then touched up with a fine brush to blend the background color.