GB-55 1/48 B-25D-1 Mitchell - MTO III

• Nov 6, 2022

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.... So these are profound matters one can not just finalize in a month, aren't they?
This being said, a GB is like a beer after work: you like it very much but you have to stop drinking and go back home and have a good night sleep before tomorrow's work.
A single build is like a single malt (whiskey) with friends in a bar: the longer you drink, the better you feel. And you can repeat the same ritual as many times you want.
Cheers!

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Profound indeed! These discoveries could change the course of mankind's inevitable decline!

Easy on the hard stuff there Yves. You're getting a bit too philosophical for me now!

Andy, the "humble" modeler

 

• Nov 7, 2022

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Just keep her going Andy when you can...

 

• Nov 7, 2022

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Family life comes first Andy, it will get done when you can, till then you need something feel free to howler and will help when I can as well.

All the best

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• Nov 7, 2022

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Thanks Paul. Yes, flying home in a few days to celebrate my mom's 90th birthday and will be back on the 18th. Also, spending a lot of time on our Mosquito project researching instruments and fixing parts.

 

• Nov 7, 2022

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Crimea_River said:

mom's 90th birthday

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Please wish her well and an enjoyable birthday from a complete stranger.

 

• Nov 7, 2022

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Please wish her well and an enjoyable birthday from a complete stranger.

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Likewise from me and have a safe trip. Enjoy.

 

• Nov 19, 2022

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Andy. Great thing is you can work at when you can. You make your own priorities. It's all that matters. However, having said that I hope to see more of you work on this one. I think she will turn out to be a stunning build.

 

• Nov 20, 2022

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Thanks guys. I flew back on Friday and dodged a big snow storm that would have left me stranded 150km form the airport. Now I need to get over this cold that I brought with me. That, along with continuing work on our Mosquito and some Hurricane engine reassembly happening on Wednesday are making my bench time rare but I do plan to continue with this build when I can. There's been so much help from the forum on this that it would be a shame not to see it through.

 

• Nov 20, 2022

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So, given that I'm no longer working to a deadline, I thought I'd please Yves CATCH 22 by adding the side armour to the cockpit seats today:

 

• Nov 20, 2022

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Cool. I've never noticed those before

 

• Nov 20, 2022

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Impressed.

 

• Nov 20, 2022

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Thanks guys.

fubar57 said:

Cool. I've never noticed those before

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Geo, see half way down post #17. Only fitted to some Med a/c.

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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• Nov 21, 2022

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Awesome job Andy

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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Great thread guys.

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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One reason I had a hard time getting back to sleep after walking up at 3:45 am was because I was think about how I'm going to scratch build these frickin' flame dampers:



Pic courtesy of Yves.

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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One reason I had a hard time getting back to sleep after walking up at 3:45 am was because I was think about how I'm going to scratch build these frickin' flame dampers:

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I'll share my thoughts about this detail even if I don't have an answer yet. Through the years I've been collecting information about the modelling of different B-25 versions from forums, magazines and books. There are many good hints and ideas (some of which I already posted) but there are also many unfinished builds or preparations for builds, giving us at least the beginning of something valuable.
A. One important thing about the finger stacks: they could be cut off depending on the use of the a/c. Please check the instructions below (under b.), taken from the same manual I've been quoting all the time resp. using for photos and schemes. This could be a solution to make the block of flame suppressors (3 or 4) without the rounded end/edge.

B. I came to the point that producing a block of stacks (4 and from them 3) is probably the only way, rather than making single stacks and gluing them together. The "box" of stacks could be flat on the outside in the beginning - the separating gaps will be scratched at the end.
The question (without answer for now) is: what product can offer longitudinal channels/chambers for keeping some tiny cylinders. The one thing I found is a box for graphite leads for mechanical pencils:

I have 3 types (the above one is the smallest) but unfortunately they cannot be used for a 1/48 model (probably for a 1/32 one). The very small leads (0.5 or 0.7mm) have different boxes and cannot be used.
Searching in this direction might be of help. There are some containers for needles (or similar devices) with the same ribbed bottom, which can give some starting material.
C. An easier way of doing it could be scratch-building stacks without inner channels/tubes. One can use a thick piece of plastic (or 2-3 thinner layers glued together), scratch the longitudinal gaps and drill the ends in the same manner we do it with the exhaust of a Bf 109E e.g., the latter being rectangular and not circular. I haven't tried this method but came to it when modelling a new stack for a Messerschmitt out of flat plastic.
I guess when more people think of similar devices or materials, one might be the lucky winner.
Cheers!

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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Bit of a hard call this one Andy.

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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Thanks guys. Yves, the fact that these might have been cut would make life easier - a bit. Option B is not something I thought of and I will explore further. Option C - yes that was one option that came to mind. I also looked at https://www.albionhobbies.com/wp-content/uploads/AA-Precision-Metals-2020.pdf for the potential of using metal tube or channel but I need to sit down and calculate the dimensions of the individual stacks to see if this option is viable. The search continues.

 

• Nov 21, 2022

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That alloy square tubing if cut at correct angle and stuck onto a backing card or strip that's not advisable could be the go. Fiddly, but then again your the man with all the skills.