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6 6 December, 05:16
Building the old Frog Mitchell as a PRU aircraft from No 681 Sqn based in Burma in 1944.
Scratch-built the cockpit/bomb aimer area detail.
6 December, 05:41
Just checked, those molds are from 64 and they don't look that bad. Interested to see the finished product. Cheers Ray
6 December, 06:00
The kit is a product of its time, raised panel-lines, no interior detail, moveable control surfaces. But it was cheap, $5 at a vendor table from the Torcan Model Show.
Separated the flaps from the wings, to mount in the extended position. The panel lines from the top wing don't line up with the panel lines on the bottom. That is going to need a bit of putty... I told myself this is going to be the only modification. Other than the interior and maybe some aftermarket wheels...
Painted the cockpit, bomb-aimer, and interior of the wheel wells with Ammo By MIG FS34151 Zinc Chromate Interior Green.
The kit seats are a bit underwhelming, so scratch-built two new ones. A little over-sized, but I think they look better.
The pictures of the PRU aircraft are few and far between, and even those ones are not very good. Trying to determine the colour of the Props. Looks like the prop hub is painted in a dark colour, not sure if it's black or the Oxford Blue of the airframe. And whether or not the prop tips were yellow... I painted the whole prop with Tamiya TS-6 Flat Black, and will go with yellow on the ends of the blades.
1 7 December, 17:28
Used Deluxe 'Looks Like Glass' for the canopy. Dipped, then set up on paper towel to absorb the excess. Let dry for 24 hours. I think they came out pretty good.
Have some Kit Masx on order, but they are for the Airfix B-25 C/D kit, Hopefully they will fit, because I don't really want to try to mask each individual panel by hand.
I had to re-build the seats, as they were a little too big to fit under the canopy. A couple quick slices with the Exacto and looking like they will fit now.
Added 1 oz of fishing weights under the cockpit floor. Hopefully this is enough so it won't be a tail-sitter.
9 December, 16:44
The B-25Cs and Ds were designated Mitchell II. Altogether, 167 B-25Cs and 371 B-25Ds were delivered to the RAF.
The RAF tested the cannon-armed G series but did not adopt the series nor the follow-on H series.
In the Far East, No. 3 PRU, which consisted of Nos. 681 and 684 Squadrons, flew the Mitchell (primarily Mk IIs) on photographic reconnaissance sorties.
It will be interesting to see.
I have participated in several contests on the Novo-Frog model assembly website, and the results can be viewed on my page.
This topic is close to me...
9 December, 16:59








