Three of a kind: Dutch Mitchells

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July 19, 2015
The start
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July 19, 2015
The Revell strafer
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July 19, 2015
Very nicely detailed, a pity you don't see much of it when the kit is finished
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October 10, 2015
The first one finished! A lovely kit.
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October 11, 2015
Masking, masking, masking......
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October 18, 2015
The Mitchell is beginning to look like a real plane. A first layer of primer applied and all clear parts have been masked and painted. It needs an awful lot of lead to prevent it from tail-sitting!
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October 18, 2015
This is a picture I found on the internet of the original Mitchell, N5-230, third in the row
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November 1, 2015
The second Mitchell is finished! She just started up her right engine.
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November 1, 2015
The third one under construction. This time with a very good example: the Mitchell in the Marshall museum in Overloon. I added some new windows and changed the shape of the others.
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November 1, 2015
This Mitchell flew with 320 Dutch RAF squadron and was sold to the Netherlands
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November 1, 2015
It flew with the MLD and ended its life outside in the Warmuseum in Overloon
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November 1, 2015
Fortunately its now inside in its first livery.
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November 1, 2015
I'm going to build it as the MLD version, until I find another Italeri kit, to complete my collection
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December 24, 2015
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November 15, 2015
This is one of the reasons why I didn't want to buy an airbrush: lot's of masking to do! But now I know it is really worth while!
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December 24, 2015
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December 24, 2015
The final model, together with the two other Mitchells: project finished!

Comments

2 19 July 2015, 19:21

M.Julian Marles
Love the old Matchbox kits!

19 July 2015, 20:11

Urban Gardini
Interesting! As there isn't much room for nose weight in the glass nose versions of the B-25 I do recomend you to get hold of tungsten putty. It's by far the best stuff you can use for nose weight in a situation like that as it's quite a lot heavier than lead and it's just a matter of kneading it in place and forget about it. You can find it in a well sorted sport fishing store. It's a bit expensive yes but it's worth the cost.

19 July 2015, 20:13

Wouter Roerdink
@ Julian:The Matchbox kit is a reissue by Revell, at least, the instructions are from Revell. I bought this kit a long time ago.
@ Urban: I bought the putty a few weeks ago, just in case it might be useful. Never thought I should need it that soon. Thanks for the advice!

20 July 2015, 06:34

Soeren R.
You will probably have the most fun with the Hasegawa rebox kit 🙂

20 July 2015, 06:37

Urban Gardini
Great mate!

20 July 2015, 06:50

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Building three different Dutch Mitchells

Three of a kind: Dutch Mitchells

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Completed

1:72 ML-KNIL 1942-1947 Part 1 (Flevo Decals FD72-003)

1:72 Royal Netherlands Navy Part 1 (Flevo Decals FD72-001)

North American B-25J-20 Mitchell

Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger (Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force 1915-50)
18 Sqn. M-440/18
1946 - Balikpapan

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