1/72 Revell B-25J Mitchell

by Ceki Erginbas

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Turkish Remembrance of Ataturk and Youth Day May 19 2007

 

Hello to all.  This is another article I was waiting to post for a special day.   May19 Remembrance day of Atatürk and youth day  is a very special day for us. 
And here is a special model for a special day.

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This is my 1/72 B-25J Mitchell from Revell.  This model is the winner of the 1/72 scale aircraft  in the 20th İstanbul Aviation museum plastic model contest.  Decals are from  Eagle Strike and are good quality.  Other than that, the model is out of the box.  I had some problems because I didn't put enough  weight at the nose, during the beginning of the build.  Fortunately  putting more weight inside the engines from the wheel bays saved the situation and balanced the model.

For the paint I used a lot of different colors, by mixing different types of olive drabs, yellows, and browns.  I believe that  more the color tones,  gives more realistic effects.  Paints are Tamiya Acrylic. 
I did some weathering with oils, and pastels.  
Enjoy the pictures

Ceki

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Photos and text © by Ceki Erginbas