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Gordon Sørensen (twotterdriver)
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B-25 Mitchell II RAF PRU

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6 6 December, 05:16
Gordon Sørensen Author
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
Ray Loch
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
Alec K
Taking a seat 👍
 6 December, 15:01
Gordon Sørensen Author
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

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1:72 North American Mitchell Mk.II (B-25C) (FROG F159)1:72 N.A. B-25C Mitchell Collection (Xtradecal X72273)1:72 North American Mitchell Mk.II/B-25C/D (Kit Masx 72-008V)

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