{"id":2010,"date":"2012-03-30T04:23:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-30T12:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2010"},"modified":"2013-04-15T08:18:13","modified_gmt":"2013-04-15T16:18:13","slug":"north-american-b-25-mitchell-airfix-a04005-172-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2010","title":{"rendered":"North American B-25 Mitchell Airfix  A04005 1:72 Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"twttr_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/?p=2010&text=North American B-25 Mitchell Airfix  A04005 1:72 Review\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here if you like this article.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rightonreplicas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/twitter-plugin\/images\/twitt.gif\" alt=\"Twitt\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">RoR Step-by-Step Review <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: medium;\">20120330<\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">* <\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">North American B-25 Mitchell 1:72 Scale Airfix Kit # A04005 Review<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B001GJT0U0\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B001GJT0U0&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=rightonreplic-20\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Click here to buy this kit through Amazon.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.assoc-amazon.com\/e\/ir?t=rightonreplic-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001GJT0U0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/js\/link-enhancer-common.js?tag=rightonreplic-20\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/wms.assoc-amazon.com\/20070822\/US\/img\/noscript.gif?tag=rightonreplic-20\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<\/noscript><a title=\"Fig 000 by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/8652653940\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" alt=\"Fig 000\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8405\/8652653940_eb7b905fd7.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"131\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"right\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Buy Now<\/strong><\/span> link below to purchase the Step-by-Step review by Robert Byrnes <a title=\"Robert Byrnes P47 Thumbnail by dougcole2000, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/29474631@N04\/7026773917\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Robert Byrnes P47 Thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7252\/7026773917_cfa4d8c149_t.jpg\" width=\"93\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Named after William Mitchell, the leading exponent of American air power between the wars, the B-25 became famous for the Tokyo raid of 1942 when 16 Mitchells led by \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Jimmy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Doolittle flew from the carrier USS Hornet. The first production B-25 flew in August 1940, and on December 24th, 1941, a Mitchell became the first American medium bomber to sink a Japanese submarine. The armament of 75mm cannon, fourteen 0.5 in machine guns and 3,000 lbs of bombs made the B-25H one of the most heavily armed aircraft in the world. The last version of the Mitchell to be produced was the B-25J \u00e2\u20ac\u201c of the 10,000 Mitchell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s built, over 4,000 were J versions. Some of these were modified in the field to accept a solid nose with eight machine guns, giving a grand total of eighteen. The B-25J was powered by two 1,850 hp Wright Cyclone engines, giving a maximum speed of 280 mph and a range of 1,275 miles. The B-25J had a wingspan 67 ft, 6 in, length 52 ft 11 in.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>For the Modeler:<\/b> This is a skill level 4 (out of 25), 1:72 scale, Airfix Military Aircraft Classic Kit Series model kit molded in 118 gray and clear resin pieces with crew members. I plan on modeling my B-25 right out of the box (OOB) in flight mode configuration using the included decals to replicate 328096 \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Lady Luck\u00e2\u20ac\u009d of USAFF, 1944-45. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Covered in this Review:<\/span><\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> If you want to perfect your build; basic construction; preparing parts for better finishing; adhesive selections and applications; kit history; version selection; clamping methods; paint selections and applications; color cross-reference information; repairing large gate divots; making crystal clear canopies with floor polish; removing ejector pin marks from clear resin parts; landing gear up\/down considerations; identifying and repairing large gaps and seams; color selections for the crew members; highlighting with pastels; aligning the machine guns; using capillary action for adhesives; correcting a negative dihedral; using superglue and accelerants to fill gaps; tool selection and application; layering fillers in different colors for identification; re-scribing door panels with Dymo tape; masking methods for the canopies; using metalizer paints and sealers; prop finishing methods; decal preparation and setting procedures; using floor polish as a sealer; are all fully examined in this extensive <\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>29 page, full-color<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Step-by-Step review. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Important!<\/span> &#8211; You <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">MUST<\/span> click on the &#8220;<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Return to Right on Replicas, LLC<\/span>&#8221; link after you&#8217;ve made your purchase to download your review!<\/span><\/p>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"_top\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"cmd\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/> <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"hosted_button_id\" value=\"UW8WWWS3A5SDE\" \/>\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 \u00c2\u00a0<input type=\"image\" alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_buynowCC_LG.gif\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<p align=\"center\">To get your copy of the full review &#8211; just select one of the payment methods above for <b>$4.99 USD<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\nRight On Replicas, LLC \u00c2\u00a92013 All rights reserved.<br \/>\n*All registered trademarks are the property of their respective brands.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nvar _gaq = _gaq || [];   _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-7543364-1']);   _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);   (function() {     var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text\/javascript'; ga.async = true;     ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 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