OTDAEABT Contest - Maly Modelarz 1-2/94 B-25 D Mitchell - Page 4

**dansls1** · #31 02-13-2008, 12:26 AM

Very nice wings!

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I didn't like the lack of strip for the union here, so I managed to make one from scratch. Same thing that Boosed and Dan (if I recall) are making on their planes.

Actually my plane came with joining strips for each of the wing joints and along all of the fuselage bits. Occasionally they were too wide to accomodate the clear canopy and had to be trimmed, but they were designed into the Beaufort kit.

**Don Boose** · #32 02-13-2008, 11:28 AM

I'm very impressed with the skill, care, and patience with which you have overcome the problems. I wish now that I had made joining strips -- the Hampden wings assemble exactly the same as your B-25 (except, of course, the dihedral is in the opposite direction).

Don

**milenio3** · #33 02-13-2008, 02:39 PM

Thanks for the kind words, Don & Dan.

**cjwalas** · #34 02-13-2008, 04:58 PM

Gerardo,
You're doing a great job on this one and really pulling it together quickly! The wing look great.
Chris

**milenio3** · #35 02-19-2008, 11:47 AM

Thank you, Chris, for the encourage words.

Friends, I'm a little behind on the build thread, because I'm still moving. Everything on the new home is upside-down, and I haven't set my "personal-private-exclusive-paper-modeling-corner" yet. But I hope this upcoming weekend it'll be ready, and I will be able to continue.

BTW, when packing and moving stuff from my former-home, one of my friends almost step on the B-25 and crush it!!!! My wife came to the rescue and it is sound and safe. (THANK YOU TO MY DEAR WIFE).

(OldTroll... any wife-bonuses earned?)

**member_3** · #36 02-19-2008, 12:08 PM

Yes, there will be a loving wife bonus awarded - but it will be awarded to your wife!

Now if she was to take over the build thread and finish the model while you are unpacking boxes, that would be something completely different.

**milenio3** · #37 02-20-2008, 01:09 PM

Fair enough.

**milenio3** · #38 02-21-2008, 04:43 PM

After all the fuzz with moving furniture around, I found a place for me at home. Ahh... let's continue.

Engines! The engines for this B-25 are somewhat easy to do, difficult to make them look just right.

Maybe on the Polish instructions the designer says how to proceed with the engines, but I was not 100% certain how to. So I began from the stern to forward of the engine. Another -yet another- gap on the top of the engine-wing attachment was inevitable.

**milenio3** · #39 02-21-2008, 04:45 PM

This is engine #2. As you can see, it looks like a whole small fuselage itself! Because of the number of parts, and because of its size.

Photo 2 gives a glance as how it'll be placed.

**cjwalas** · #40 02-21-2008, 07:25 PM

Despite all the problems, your skill and craftsmanship are in good evidence. I think we all wish we could read Polish at times! The model is looking good!
Chris