This
model is made from the Accurate Miniatures B-25C/D kit. I started this kit to
promote the decals I designed together with my brother (Flevo
Decals), this
brings me also to the aftermarket parts I used on this kit.
First of our own decals, which is sheet FD48-001 Royal Netherlands Navy Part 1.
The kit it self has a nice interior which doesn’t need much aftermarket
attention, except for the seats. I personally found the seats horrible and
replaced them with a set from Pavla. The model I made is R-3 from 320 Sqn of the
RNeth Navy.
Below are some of the pictures I took during the building process.
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The
building was really straight forward, I didn’t encounter any real
problems here. Most of the parts fitted perfect. Only when closing the
fuselage I found out too late that there was some misalignment between the
two halves, so out came the sanding paper and the putty. I used model
master 1723 for the main color, as this color came closest to Extra Dark
Sea Gray.
Then
came the Model Master clear coat to prepare for the decals. The decals are
printed in England by the Fantasy Printshop. And they worked very well with
Micro Set and Sol. After some drying time I added the final Model Master Flat
coat. I finished the model just in time to have it shown at our own stand at the
Euro Scale Modeling Convention in Nieuwegein, Holland (The Dutch IPMS
Nationals).
There are more pictures of this model at my website http://spunkmodels.dwaal.net/
Björn Dol
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