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1:32 scale B-25J Mitchell

Subject: North American B-25J Mitchell
Producer: HK Models
Scale: 1/32

Model kit of the B-25 Mitchell was released by its producer in 2012, until then there only available photographs of the assembled model build from the test-shots. My intention was to finish it in the Olive Drab/Natural Metal Finish scheme. For this purpose I purchased five different tones of Olive Drab: two from Model Master, one Humbrol and two Gunze “H series”. At the end I decided to use Gunze H's, mostly paint no. 52 with slight modifications with different other colour. The lower surfaces were painted with different Alclad metallizes. Painting and marking option represents the B-25J-2 “MMR” (Margaret Mary Rustin), s/n 43-27751 – nr. 50 (previously Roman “III”), pilot Lt. W.C. Morton from the 447th BS/ 321st BG deployed at Solenzara airbase, Corsica in late May 1944.

Improvements/add-ons used in my model:

• Gun barrels were made by Czech company ProfiModeller, oxided using “Blackening Agent” fluid
• Set of Eduard's photo-etched fret
• Correction set for propeller blades
• Kits World decals

Work on this kit took me in total six months, a little and a lot at the same time. Personally I'm satisfied looking at the final effect although I know that some things could be done better. This is a first model kit from this company and I hope that their future releases will be better or at least at the same level. Can it be recommended? Certainly yes, but this is not a cheap fun. It will surely attract your collection due to a very attractive shape of the Mitchell airframe and painting scheme.