seems the company that is producing a 1/32 B-25 is offering a J glass nose version with side guns, etc. am I correct that the Tokyo raiders used B-25H's ? Besides taking off the side guns, any other major conversions involved?
Mmm, guess I would need to find 1/32 nose art for the raiders too. Hands a bit too shaky to hand paint that.
thx - Craig
According to the Doolittle Raiders group, they used the B-25B variant (they flew in 1942); the H variant first flew in 1943 and the J in
1944, although it had the longer nose of the B variant. The H, I guess, had a shorter nose.
...what company is that? I must have one!
I'm shocked - I got an incorrect answer when I googled the question? Wrong info on the net? I can't believe it. :-)
Craig
only place I've seen that has them on preorder is spruebrothers.com for $130.00 only 7500 kits being made. 3 versions.
...rats...rescue me, Trumpeter!
Of course it would have been the "B" in 1942. Don't you remember how prominently it was featured in the movie "Pearl Harbor"?
For a 'B' you'd have to close off the waist gun positions and move the dorsal turret back to about there from the front where they were positioned from the 'H' on. The 'H' also had a solid nose with four .50 calibre mgs and a 75mm cannon.
Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr.
'J' had either solid nose (ancient Monogram for example) or glazing in a longer nose than the 'H'. The Spruebrothers site does show a 'J' with glazing, but like you said, it's gonna be a lot of work to change it around.
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