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1/144 a/c and 1/35 a/a kits available?
dioman13
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 07:35 AM UTC
I have tried to find any company that has a 1/144 scale B-25 gunship that would be appropiate for Kennys air comand in the south Pacific in W.W.2. Does anyone know if one is available, or close enough to represent one? Also looking for but can't find any Jappanese W.W.2 antiaircraft guns in 1/35th scale. Any help would be appriciated. bob d.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 09:06 AM UTC
Minicraft has a 1/144 B-25H that would work. It's in the current catalogue as an H/J.
JClapp
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 11:41 AM UTC
the PBJ version might be closer to the gun ship you are looking for
less than $10 on ebay
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 12:21 PM UTC
All the Minicraft kits are the same plastic. THe PBJ is the H with Navy markings : )
JClapp
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 12:47 PM UTC
Silly me. I knew I had a "H/J Mitchell" in my closet, with full glazed nose. hadnt looked at it recently, Its an older Revell kit.
Assumed the Minicraft of the same name would be from the same tooling.
Evidently not.


edit to add: on closer inspection the Revell model also has the solid gunship nose option, so probobly it is the same tooling.
dioman13
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 02:32 PM UTC
Hey Jessica and Jonathan, thanks for the help. The Revell one is perfect, do you know if it's still available? Half way there, now for a 1/35th Japanese A.A. gun and will be on the way. Just had a horrible thought, all those jungle plants again ( insert favorite 4 letter word here ) , oh well.
Jessie_C
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Posted: Friday, November 18, 2011 - 02:52 PM UTC
Revell used the Crown tooling, which has since passed to Minicraft. Whichever box you get will have the same plastic in it.
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