**** DONE: 1/48 B-25D 41-30278 500 BS 345 BG "Hells Fire"

• Dec 31, 2009

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bemay

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Username: bemay
First name: bruce
Category: beginner
Scale: 1:48
Manufacturer: italeri
Model Type:B-25 mitchell
Details: B-25D, 41-30278, 500 BS/345 BG, New Guinea, May 1944
Accessories: Nil

Hi all i'd like to join in the group build with this b-25D not done any competitive building before but a deadline might help me finish a model off completely.

 

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• Dec 31, 2009

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vikingBerserker

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Excellent Bruce, welcome aboard!

 

• Dec 31, 2009

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Micdrow

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Welcome aboard Bruce, Great to see a B-25 in the build!!!

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Maglar

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Welcome aboard and happy to have ya!

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Welcome Bruce! Nice addition.

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Good to see a new guy gettin in on things!!

Good luck Bruce!

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Should be a good build there Bruce - welcome to the forum.

Cheers

Peter

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Welcome Bruce....jump right in and go for it mate!

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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ozhawk40

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Bruce

Taken from the Signal "In Action" book on the B-25 is this profile of Hells Fire.

Cheers

Peter

 

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• Jan 1, 2010

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Lucky13

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Yaaayyyy! Great stuff Bruce! Welcome aboard mate!

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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dirkpitt289

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Great choice Bruce. I look forward to following this build.

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Great choice! looks real good

 

• Jan 1, 2010

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Welcome again Bruce, and a great choice of subject and kit. The Italeri/Accurate Miniatures B25 kit is a real beaut, and I was going to do a RAF Mitchell II with it, until I 'acquired' a Revell 'J', so I'll hopefully be joining you with a RAF Mitchell III.

 

• Jan 2, 2010

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Vic Balshaw

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Good-on-ya Bruce, welcome to the club and a great choice kick off with. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

 

• Jan 3, 2010

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bemay

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Hi all, just posting an update on my build, been fairly busy on it the last couple of days making a bomber is little bit tougher than i thought!Hopefully the build gets easier from here.I've found out that the aircraft was flown by 2ND LT Allan.w.lay and that the B-25 was shot down on the 2ND of September 1944 by two zeros while he was providing top cover on a raid against a Japanese ship Itsukushima. He was not the only one lost on the raid another b-25 "Mexican Spitfire" was lost as well.Thanks to Ozhawk for the drawing of Hells fire i also found this in a reference. (aircraft in action No 34 by squadron.)

 

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• Jan 3, 2010

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Maglar

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Damn man, looking very good!

 

• Jan 3, 2010

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Holu smokes Bruce, you're really zipping along there! Nice start, and middle actually!

 

• Jan 4, 2010

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bemay

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Thanks Maglar ,Thanks Crimea i think i need to post smaller more often!

 

• Jan 4, 2010

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Heinz

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Wow great work man!

 

• Jan 4, 2010

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Sweet progress!