I remember building models back in the 70s. I'd use my scout knife to cut the parts out of the frame and smooth the cuts with my mom's nail file. My favorites were the F-4 Phantom, P-47 Thunderbolt, B-17 Flying Fortress, and Huey Cobra. I used Testors spray and bottled paints. Those were the days.
They are good, yes, but a pinnacle of plastic injection? No. Not by a long shot. Tamiya and Bandai, just off the top of my head, are definitely superior.
A wonderful way to spend 21+ minutes. You have taken an old kit, and made a gem out of it. I've learned that B-25's take an inordinate amount of weight up front in order to keep this bird on 3 legs. I've most always had to resort to the ladder or step in back to keep the tail up. I enjoyed the NMF prep and paint. Very Nice result!
You might be able to sneak a mix of BBs and PlayDoh inside the cowlings and forward of the landing gear in the nacelles.. With a clear bombardier J1 nose any weights in there may be harder to conceal.
OUTSTANDING Build, "Thank You" for sharing this with us. I got about 10 of the Hasegawa J-model and H-model versions that I want to build in my collection.
Thank you very much! And yes, I understand you completely. This is one of the nicest kits in 72nd scale. So many beautiful marking, can't blame you for 10 pieces. All the best! Dusan.
Very well done kit - I also like the video very much - step by step to the great looking bomber - just great! The North American B-25 "Mitchell" is one of my favorite WWII medium bombers! Maybe I should try a kit one day - we'll see. Greetings, John
You will enjoy your time with this kit. I have built one in the past and this one. I might buy Eduard boxing with glassed nose as well 🤔 All the best! Dusan
I have exactly the same project on my shelf, all painted and decalled, with Eduard’s BigEd set applied and LEDs for interior lighting. After a couple of weeks, nasty seem lines appeared on the upper and lower fuselage. Your advice to let the kit sit for a while after assembling is a very good one.
Yes I had that problem in the past as well. Some people use the "super glue" etc. But again It would shrink a bit anyway. That's why I prefer good solid plastic to plastic joints, with few days off before sanding. All the best! Dusan
That was one of my first models, more than six decades ago. B-25 "Mitchell" by REVELL. I had just read "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", so I was disappointed that the decals were not "Ruptured Duck" nose art. No tweasers, no gloves.... Lots of glue where it didn't belong.
hey man i dont know if you remember me but im the kid whose making a diorama with my grandad and i just wanted to drop in and say hi and i wish you the best for inspiring me into modelling
The masking tape was a bit loose and not so strong. As you can see in the video I had spare ones (the decals) and yes, I managed to lift them in the past with stronger tape. Lesson learnt, nice observation, all the best!! Dusan
Beautiful model, the Mitchell was one of my favourite WWII bombers, I had the old Airfix, but this is really from another planet! My only complaint is about the lack of figures, some mechanics & crewmen could be useful for a diorama
Wow, amazing build. Great job. I have a larger scale version of this in my stash, probably be building it on my channel at some point. Thanks, have a great day.
I had the Monogram model B-25. I think it was a 1 to 25 scale. It was huge and I screwed it together. And it took me s whole year to save the. $25 to pay for it. I don't know whatever became of it though
LoL, it's the paint, paint is very nice. Looks like the orange peel during the second coat but it have self leveling effects to super gloss surfaces 👌 All the best! Dusan
⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍 beautiful ! , the B-25 was, is & always will be a Beast , a big brutish lethal beautiful BEAST ! 👹 . could we see a B-26 Marauder built sometime soon ? 🙏
I built a 1/72 gun-nose Mitchell as a kid in the 60s! I'm thinking it was from Monogram, maybe? It would be laughable by today's standards. I haven't built kits in decades, but the complexity, part count, and finish in today's offerings blow my mind! The price reflects that, of course, but the expectations are far beyond what we could have imagined back then.
The 1958 Monogram kit was ''box-scale'' -- meaning all the boxes were the same, and the airplane kits were sized to fit. I have one. I'm rebuilding it for a project. If you go metric a real B-25 has a wingspan of 20.6 meters. The kit plane's wingspan is 29.9 Cm. Do the math and you get about 1/69 -1/70th scale. Rivet detail is attrocious by modern standards. Rivet heads the size of walnuts. Also clear raised lines for where the decals go. The B-25H [w/ 75mm cannon] was obsolete for combat by 1947 when the USAF was created and the national marking got a red stripe added to its ''wings''. But it was a pretty model for its day, and only retailed for 98 Cents.
This hasegawa b-25j will be released by Eduard as a limited edition (Angel of Mercy) in early September, it can be pre-ordered already. The kit number is 2140.
@@ScaleModelAircraftI didn't know that. Hasegawa has the unfortunate habit of breaking the kits in multiple small sprues, not many unused parts provided. This way they can release different boxings for specific versions. But the problem is that they are not available, or are very expensive. All the best to you too, Simon
Well that's true the H isn't available... btw, at the moment Hasegawa (E16) B-25J is available on plast model* website, not bad price, the same plastic that you get in limited edition Eduard. (I don't have anything with that shop). All the best!! Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraft yes I noticed too that it's available there, and this week - 12% for hasegawa. I think plastmodel and mojehobby probably have the best prices for hasegawa. Some kits cost only a couple of euros more than on plaza japan or hlj. They are imported by hobby 2000. I already ordered the eduard limited edition from a local finnish store for 36€, and since I don't pay for the postage it's a reasonable price. Regards, Simon
Great B-25! Have you considered using Alclad metal paints. Never used them myself but I have heard many times that they are the best metal paints in the market atm. Great video with great music, always a pleasure to watch your videos Dusan, take care!
Thank you very much! Yes, I have used Alclad many times. There was a video about it, how to use alclad made by me. I might do it again in better quality, metallic work can be messy sometimes. That's why I try to go easy way, less handling is a key. Hey, I even tried automotive paints on scale models. To be honest, they performed surprisingly well😮 Again, thank you!! All the best! Dusan.
I haven't saved the canopy mask. Maby if you don't damage the corners too much. Might try on different kit, anyway I have paid something like 2€ for the mask. All the best! Dusan
@@ScaleModelAircraft Well, an Eduard 1/72 B-25 mask is almost $24 USD [tax + shipping] in the US, so if I can't reuse the one I ordered, I'll use Scotch Magic Tape and an Xacto knife like the old days.
Hi Dusan, that was and absolutely outstanding job, well done, will you or have ever built one in 1/48th scale? I hope you are keeping safe and well mate.
Thanks! I mostly use the acrylic and laquer based paints. For enamel I started to use laquer thinner as well for them, they mostly behave just fine. In this video it's all laquer based colors. All the best! Dusan.
I really don't know, I have multiple builds at the same time. To count the numbers of the working hours at the bench would be hectic. Maby sometimes I can count for pure curiosity! Thank you very much! All the best! Dusan
Alright so not to long ago, two weeks max, I saw a B-25 flying over my house while going to an Airshow. It was obviously a B-25, you can't mistake it for anything else, and it had the turrets and all still on. A little later, probably for the same air show there was a F-100 Super Sabre
A few years ago I was out driving and I heard the roar of an old prop driven airplane. When I looked skyward i saw a big ass B-17 flying overhead Damn was that cool
@@roryschweinfurter4111 That's something else, I often see low flying aircraft, I live in the flight path for an air force base, but I never see anything like that.
This guy gets more done in 21 minutes than I do in 2 months.
😂👌 interesting
You'd get more done in 10 minutes... with a bit of editing 🤣
I'm sure the editing took as long as the build
I was making a joke
Same
I remember building models back in the 70s. I'd use my scout knife to cut the parts out of the frame and smooth the cuts with my mom's nail file. My favorites were the F-4 Phantom, P-47 Thunderbolt, B-17 Flying Fortress, and Huey Cobra. I used Testors spray and bottled paints. Those were the days.
...me too, greetengs from germany......
These kits are indeed the pinnacle of the plastic injection moldmaker's art.
They are good, yes, but a pinnacle of plastic injection? No. Not by a long shot. Tamiya and Bandai, just off the top of my head, are definitely superior.
I also built together the P-51D Mustang Big Beautiful Doll Col. John D. Landers it looks very nice. From Revell. I need Miss Marilyn 2.
Everything seems so effortless for you. Another wonderful result. superb sir.
Many thanks
Perfect, magic, hypnotic, chill work ever.
Thanks for your kind words!! 🙏
All the best!! Dusan.
What i think about revell kits is that the fit is not always good but they really know how to make a well detailed model.
A wonderful way to spend 21+ minutes. You have taken an old kit, and made a gem out of it. I've learned that B-25's take an inordinate amount of weight up front in order to keep this bird on 3 legs. I've most always had to resort to the ladder or step in back to keep the tail up. I enjoyed the NMF prep and paint. Very Nice result!
You might be able to sneak a mix of BBs and PlayDoh inside the cowlings and forward of the landing gear in the nacelles.. With a clear bombardier J1 nose any weights in there may be harder to conceal.
Thank you very much! Yes, you can see that amount isn't enough (noted on the instruction). All the best!! Dusan
Another plastic Kit comes to Life ,
Your skills are unbelievable ,
Always a pleasure to watch your vids ,
Take Care :)
Thank you very, very much!!! 🍻 🍻
All the best! Dusan.
OUTSTANDING Build, "Thank You" for sharing this with us.
I got about 10 of the Hasegawa J-model and H-model versions that I want to build in my collection.
Also this is an Hasegawa. It's a Revell re-boxing of Hasegawa moulds.
Thank you very much! And yes, I understand you completely. This is one of the nicest kits in 72nd scale. So many beautiful marking, can't blame you for 10 pieces. All the best! Dusan.
I genuinely envy those who have the patience and dexterity needed to build these kits.
Its a rebox of the superb Hasegawa kit! :) Love this one, I have 2 in my stash and hope that Revell will some day reissue it!
I love seeing builds of these old birds. Especially when the modeler brings them to life like this.
Classic Matchbox Kit! Thank you for this incredible journey into my youth.
As if it was taken out of the air museum, beautiful build
Great job. I like the solid gun nose version. The hawk graphic is wicked cool.
Bill
Thank you very much as always!! 🍻
All the best!! Dusan.
My late grandfather was a Army/Airforce mechanic state side and worked on the Doolittle B-25's. He would of loved this.
Revell is so underrated. They make great affordable kits and have a great customer service.
And great build from you !
..the kit is from Hasegawa, Japan.......
Hi Dusan, that was a absolutely outstanding build and paint finish, well done mate, take care and keep safe.
This channel is so amazing that i don't have words to describe, well done😀👌👌
Thanks for your kind words! All the best! Dusan.
Such a pleasure to watch. Thank you. I am plunging back into models and this is invaluable.
I'm glad that I hear that!! Thanks! All the best!! Dusan
Very well done kit - I also like the video very much - step by step to the great looking bomber - just great! The North American B-25 "Mitchell" is one of my favorite WWII medium bombers! Maybe I should try a kit one day - we'll see. Greetings, John
You will enjoy your time with this kit. I have built one in the past and this one. I might buy Eduard boxing with glassed nose as well 🤔
All the best! Dusan
Again a fantastic build! I was quietly hoping you'd build the Dutch version, but 'Lady Lil' is nice too 🙂👍
Thank you very much! It's similar scheme, the nose was more attractive. All the best!! Dusan
Absolutely brilliant fantastic job amazingly well done like it cheers KC Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺😎🙂🤝👍
Thank you very much for your kind words!! 🍻 👍
Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraft my pleasure Dusan, cheers KC 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝👍
I have exactly the same project on my shelf, all painted and decalled, with Eduard’s BigEd set applied and LEDs for interior lighting. After a couple of weeks, nasty seem lines appeared on the upper and lower fuselage. Your advice to let the kit sit for a while after assembling is a very good one.
Yes I had that problem in the past as well. Some people use the "super glue" etc. But again It would shrink a bit anyway. That's why I prefer good solid plastic to plastic joints, with few days off before sanding.
All the best! Dusan
Class. Look forward to watching the GR.1 build.
Keep up the brilliant work! I am always so exited when the next video comes out you are my favourite aircraft modeller!
Thank you very much!! 🍻
All the best!! Dusan
Absolutely beautiful! Well done!
Thank you very much!! All the best! Dusan
Another amazing piece of work, my friend!
Thank you very much!! 🍻 all the best!! Dusan.
That's a lovely gloss black. I thought Gx2 was the 'go to' Mr Color paint for gloss black, but that looks just as good or better...
Beautiful box art. Nice looking plane turbo prop. Love turbo props they are fun. 🇺🇸🇺🇸⭐🌟🌠
No turboprops here, just classic Wright (R-2600-92 Twin Cyclone) radial piston engines.
That was one of my first models, more than six decades ago. B-25 "Mitchell" by REVELL. I had just read "30 Seconds Over Tokyo", so I was disappointed that the decals were not "Ruptured Duck" nose art. No tweasers, no gloves.... Lots of glue where it didn't belong.
Cool story! All the best! Dusan. Ps, maby You can give it a try again.
Revell has produced again a masterpiece.Bravo Dusane!
It´s actually Hasegawa´s kit from 2003. Revell just packed it from 2005. And now Eduard is using the same sprues. :)
Great job 👏 some folks just carry weathering to far sometimes 👏
Superb work as always… A joy to watch
Another beautiful build Dusan, love these old birds. Awesome work man and some great tips! 😉👍
i love to see this i got this build for my birthday so i watch it for tips its amazing
That's absolutely amazing work.
B25 my Favorite, Incredible Job as Always Friend. - Detroit
i've just started the Eduard release of this kit ...it's very nice ... the hasegawa plastic and eduard Pe + extras make it even better
Pretty good, excellent, for a model first issued in 1978!!
An outstanding build.
Really enjoy watching your work.
A pleasure to watch your videos 👍
Thanks for your kind words!! Dusan
I've never clicked a video so fast once I realised what I was seeing :)
Thanks 😊
All the best!!
Dusan.
nice job!!! i wish you showed more of the canopy unmasking, that is the money shot
I could make that, i have the footage 😏 I didn't want the video to be very long. Thank you! All the best! Dusan.
Nice work, great build, thanks for sharing!!
This is awesome! You are a true master.
I’m making the Jaunty Jo B-25J for Revell rn. Awesome job!
Nice job Dusan! Nice job indeed. Congrats!
hey man i dont know if you remember me but im the kid whose making a diorama with my grandad and i just wanted to drop in and say hi and i wish you the best for inspiring me into modelling
You are a brave man to mask over decals, especially ones like that nose marking. I always try to avoid that.
The masking tape was a bit loose and not so strong. As you can see in the video I had spare ones (the decals) and yes, I managed to lift them in the past with stronger tape. Lesson learnt, nice observation, all the best!! Dusan
Beautiful model, the Mitchell was one of my favourite WWII bombers, I had the old Airfix, but this is really from another planet! My only complaint is about the lack of figures, some mechanics & crewmen could be useful for a diorama
That looks incredible, great job 😎👍
Superb. Love those gunship versions.
Výborná práca ako vždy Dušan!!!
Great build with a little more technical work
Wow, amazing build. Great job. I have a larger scale version of this in my stash, probably be building it on my channel at some point. Thanks, have a great day.
I had the Monogram model B-25. I think it was a 1 to 25 scale. It was huge and I screwed it together.
And it took me s whole year to save the. $25 to pay for it. I don't know whatever became of it though
Holy crap, the black primer looks better than 99% of my car bodies gloss paint jobs
LoL, it's the paint, paint is very nice. Looks like the orange peel during the second coat but it have self leveling effects to super gloss surfaces 👌
All the best! Dusan
@@ScaleModelAircraft Why did you use a glossy primer and not a flat or matte?
Outstanding video and presentation.
Svaka ti cast, super izgleda. Odakle si ako smijem pitati?
Pozdrav iz svicarske.
⭐⭐⭐⭐👍👍 beautiful ! , the B-25 was, is & always will be a Beast , a big brutish lethal beautiful BEAST ! 👹 . could we see a B-26 Marauder built sometime soon ? 🙏
Thanks!!! I have very old B-26, will see. Hmmm, maybe we will get a new tool soon 😉 All the best! Dusan.
Perfect build like allways mate 👌👌👌👌👌
Absolutely superb .
Neil thank you very much!! All the best!! Dusan.
Impresionante!!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
great Work,
my respect sir
Thank you very much!!
All the best! 👍
Dusan.
This was awesome
Perfect result! Looks so good! I must check some of the Hasegawa's B-25! ;) All the best for You! ;)
It’s the same, it’s a Revell reboxing of an Hasegawa kit.
I built a 1/72 gun-nose Mitchell as a kid in the 60s! I'm thinking it was from Monogram, maybe? It would be laughable by today's standards. I haven't built kits in decades, but the complexity, part count, and finish in today's offerings blow my mind! The price reflects that, of course, but the expectations are far beyond what we could have imagined back then.
Was yours the big 1-25 model that's the one I had
The 1958 Monogram kit was ''box-scale'' -- meaning all the boxes were the same, and the airplane kits were sized to fit. I have one. I'm rebuilding it for a project. If you go metric a real B-25 has a wingspan of 20.6 meters. The kit plane's wingspan is 29.9 Cm. Do the math and you get about 1/69 -1/70th scale. Rivet detail is attrocious by modern standards. Rivet heads the size of walnuts. Also clear raised lines for where the decals go. The B-25H [w/ 75mm cannon] was obsolete for combat by 1947 when the USAF was created and the national marking got a red stripe added to its ''wings''. But it was a pretty model for its day, and only retailed for 98 Cents.
And there's a second one of the extra large models I wanted
A Foker D-III Biplane
molded in red plastic
@@HootOwl513 At least that's worse than the one I did! 8-D
Very nice build.
Lovely build even if I like my planes a little more grubby. Any chance of a A4 Skyhawk in 48 or 32 scale please.
Uh, I like the A-4, but I don't have in 32nd. I have Hasegawa in 48th and Fujimi, Italeri, Airfix as well all in 72nd. Will see, all the best! Dusan
She is amazing!
You are an artist.
outstanding 👏👏👏👏
This hasegawa b-25j will be released by Eduard as a limited edition (Angel of Mercy) in early September, it can be pre-ordered already. The kit number is 2140.
That's correct, but please have in mind that it is a regular, not a solid nose one. All the best! Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraftI didn't know that. Hasegawa has the unfortunate habit of breaking the kits in multiple small sprues, not many unused parts provided. This way they can release different boxings for specific versions. But the problem is that they are not available, or are very expensive. All the best to you too, Simon
Well that's true the H isn't available... btw, at the moment Hasegawa (E16) B-25J is available on plast model* website, not bad price, the same plastic that you get in limited edition Eduard.
(I don't have anything with that shop).
All the best!! Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraft yes I noticed too that it's available there, and this week - 12% for hasegawa. I think plastmodel and mojehobby probably have the best prices for hasegawa. Some kits cost only a couple of euros more than on plaza japan or hlj. They are imported by hobby 2000. I already ordered the eduard limited edition from a local finnish store for 36€, and since I don't pay for the postage it's a reasonable price. Regards, Simon
There is a Dutch decal as well I believe for this kit
Quedó hermoso el Michel 👏👏👏👍
Great job ! Congrats
I think this is a reboxing of the Hasegawa model ???
Está increíblemente hermoso. Yo soy un amante de la aviación civil y quiero saber si REVELL sacará algún día el AIRBUS a340-600 o el a330-900neo?
I don't understand, but for what I see you asking to build a civil plane and something like an airliner.
Will see, all the best!!!!
Dusan.
Beautiful. Said like Sargent Schultz. Nice counter weighting.
Very nice!
Sehr schön!👍👍👍
Great B-25! Have you considered using Alclad metal paints. Never used them myself but I have heard many times that they are the best metal paints in the market atm.
Great video with great music, always a pleasure to watch your videos Dusan, take care!
Thank you very much!
Yes, I have used Alclad many times. There was a video about it, how to use alclad made by me. I might do it again in better quality, metallic work can be messy sometimes. That's why I try to go easy way, less handling is a key. Hey, I even tried automotive paints on scale models. To be honest, they performed surprisingly well😮
Again, thank you!!
All the best! Dusan.
@@ScaleModelAircraft Thank you, ill surely check that video out! Take care :)
Nice build. I did an 8 gun nose B25J2 Airfix 1/72 kit years ago. Much rougher kit then. Oversize rivet heads etc. Can the canopy masks be re-used?
I haven't saved the canopy mask. Maby if you don't damage the corners too much. Might try on different kit, anyway I have paid something like 2€ for the mask.
All the best! Dusan
@@ScaleModelAircraft Well, an Eduard 1/72 B-25 mask is almost $24 USD [tax + shipping] in the US, so if I can't reuse the one I ordered, I'll use Scotch Magic Tape and an Xacto knife like the old days.
Hi Dusan, that was and absolutely outstanding job, well done, will you or have ever built one in 1/48th scale? I hope you are keeping safe and well mate.
I might, the Mitchell is nice looking bird ❤
Thank you very much!!!
All the best!
Dusan
Magnificent job, Dusan. Is awesome.
Thank you very much!
Just AMAZING!!!!
Superb work, bravo 🍻🍻🍻🍻
*So nice kit and build!*
GREAT BUILD!
Hey can you build the spitfire mk 2 next?
I have to check for it, in my stash. I might build something very soon that might interest you as well 😉
All the best!! Dusan
Great job!! If you dont use the left over(Dutch) decals? I sure could use them 😁
Will check, reply for reminder
In my Top 5 favorite planes. Great work. Do you spray with Acrylics or Enamels?
Thanks! I mostly use the acrylic and laquer based paints. For enamel I started to use laquer thinner as well for them, they mostly behave just fine. In this video it's all laquer based colors. All the best! Dusan.
Another masterclass
hi, tell me how did you give the yellow paint, dilution and how did you do the masking? thanks
Amazing work! How many hours do you spend on modeling each day to get so much done?
I really don't know, I have multiple builds at the same time. To count the numbers of the working hours at the bench would be hectic.
Maby sometimes I can count for pure curiosity! Thank you very much!
All the best! Dusan
beautiful job mate
Alright so not to long ago, two weeks max, I saw a B-25 flying over my house while going to an Airshow.
It was obviously a B-25, you can't mistake it for anything else, and it had the turrets and all still on. A little later, probably for the same air show there was a F-100 Super Sabre
A few years ago I was out driving and I heard the roar of an old prop driven airplane. When I looked skyward i saw a big ass B-17 flying overhead Damn was that cool
@@roryschweinfurter4111 That's pretty crazy man. Would have loved to see that, a B-25 is definitely awesome, but it can't beat the Flying Fortress.
@@awing6819
And it was only about 2000 feet high
@@roryschweinfurter4111 That's something else, I often see low flying aircraft, I live in the flight path for an air force base, but I never see anything like that.
@@awing6819
It was for the annual air show at the local airport. In Concord CA