was it revell that had a 1/48 b25 in the 60's? or aurorra? i remember the guns on the duselage side were molded in. it wasn't a great kit but i remember having a lot of fun with it. i had a crappy p40 kit, same scal then and had endless battles. maybe it was in the 50's....yeah, the 50's.
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Both of them did - the Aurora one was supposedly a late J with beam gun, package guns and forward turret but as noted the guns were molded onto the fuselage along with the decal locations.
The Revell one came out much later -- about 1965 - and was of a B-25B or C like the Doolittle raiders. Much better but as most modelers now note not up to today's standards.
Cookie Sewell
had to be the aurora, i remember the dcal moldings too. it was a pretty tough kit. i think it finally got destroyed with the p40 in a firecracker armaggedon.
Actually later than '65 - I graduated college in '67 and got back into the Hobby thru Womrath's in Hempstead LI. I remember waiting for the Doolittle
25 which was a major disappointment compared to the Tamiya Lanc. Probably more like 68 or 69.Built the Aurora when I was still in Grade school.
Val Kraut
yeah, that fits the time zone. that aurora was a brick, damn strong.
Right, the Schiffer history gives the year of introduction as 1968 and claims it was based on Howard Hughes' personal B-25C. I remember it fondly as the first model I ever two-toned with Testors spray cans -- used pieces of old sheets to get the ripple effect in the separation lines.
Knew I built it before I entered the Army though,
Cookie Sewell
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