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1/32 HK Models B-25J Mitchell – Part III – Markings

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Post published:November 29, 2012
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Part I | Part II | PART III | Part IV

In Part I it was built. In Part II, it was painted. Now, it’s time to give the B-25 its proper markings.

The B-25 I’m building is “Bottoms Up II” of the 340th Bomb Group. There aren’t very many markings out there (yet) for the 1/32 B-25, but thankfully “Bottoms Up II” is available from KitsWorld. As is a desperately needed B-25 stencil set.

In addition to the KitsWorld decals, I’ve also decided to employ Maketar‘s paint masks for the national insignias and the tail codes. On telling Alek at Maketar about the circumstances of this build, he modified his B-25J set with the proper tail codes for “Bottoms Up II” and sent me the set gratis. Thanks, Alek! (more…)

1/32 HK Models B-25J Mitchell – Part II – Paint

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Post published:November 29, 2012
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Part I | PART II | Part III | Part IV

The big bomber build continues! In Part I, I picked up the pieces of a paused build and pushed through main assembly and paint prep. In Part II, it’s time to paint the beast! (more…)

Tamiya Dewoitine D.520, Pt. 4 – Decals and Weathering

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Post published:August 28, 2012
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Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | PART 4

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Tamiya Dewoitine D.520 , Pt. 3 – Painting

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Post published:August 2, 2012
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Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | PART 3

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Tamiya P-51D Build Report 3: Blue-Nosed Bastard

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 30, 2011
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I've had something of a man-crush on John C. Meyer, the CO of the 352nd fighter group, ever since watching the Dogfights episode "The Legend of Y-29". If you've never…

Cyber-Hobby Panzer III Ausf.L Build Report 2: Paint

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Post published:August 28, 2011
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Considering how long the Vorpanzer sat in the building stage, it's absolutely zoomed through paint! Priming As per usual, I started with primer. For the Pz.III, I opted for Model…

Tamiya Spitfire Mk.VIII Build Report 3: Paint

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Post published:August 13, 2011
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It feels like it's been a long time coming, but the big Spitfire Mk.VIII is finally going under the airbrush. Stupid Hot Building kits in the garage, in Texas, during…

Color Accuracy…

Post author:Doogs
Post published:August 4, 2011
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I'm not too much of a stickler for getting the exact right shade of a color. Heck, I have no right to be. I build World War II machinery, at…

Dragon Panzer IV Ausf. G Build Report 2: Principal Painting

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Post published:May 30, 2011
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With the main structure of the Panzer IV built, it's time to move on to painting. This particular Panzer served at the Battle of Kharkov in the spring of 1943,…

Wingnut Wings Sopwith Pup Build Report 4: Painting the Pup

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Post published:May 20, 2011
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The Pup - and I have a feeling any Wingnut Wings kit, really - isn't the kind of model that you slap together and churn out in a few weeks.…