Airfix PBJ-1 USMC 1/72 Scale | Full Build video

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  • Опубліковано 4 лют 2025

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  • @dflitton02
    @dflitton02 11 місяців тому +11

    You have the best Airfix B-25 build I have yet to find. I have watched it several times while I am building my own.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому +2

      Thats very kind of you to say, thank you for watching and good luck with your build!

  • @Dungabungadutch
    @Dungabungadutch 9 місяців тому +9

    As someone who's been painting tabletop minis for about 5yrs now and who is now branching out to historical models, this is amazing. I've been looking at getting a B-25 model, this sold me on this one

  • @jonathanhudak2059
    @jonathanhudak2059 11 місяців тому +1

    Always enjoy watching your builds this one turned out really really well, love the B-25 in the blue tri-color scheme! I have this kit but haven't built it yet, excellent video, thanks for pointing certain things out like painting the wings separately and adding them toward the end of the build 👍

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it, hopefully it will be helpful when you get to building your kit!

  • @tracybaer181
    @tracybaer181 Рік тому +4

    My father was a member of VMB413, the Marine Corps very first bomber squadron. They outfitted their PBJs with radar, allowing them to fly night bombing missions against the Japanese in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese nicknamed them "The Flying Nightmares". There is a memorial to the squadron in the library at Quantico Marine Base that features a model not unlike what you have built.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому +1

      Thats really facinating, I had looked at maybe making a modified PBJ, but the airfix kit just didn't come with some of the components that I needed, but the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25 has a lot of the right parts. I did come across a late war PBJ that had been modified to carry the "Tiny Tim" rockets, that one is really tempting to do.

  • @chriswilken2616
    @chriswilken2616 Рік тому +1

    I like your honesty that sometimes your get alittle ahead of yourself and that we shouldnt get frustrated when we do the same its not the end of the project just stop and see how we can rectify the situation like you do

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Basically every mistake I make is because I'm getting ahead of myself lol. But most of them are fixable! Thanks for watching!

  • @pcj3405
    @pcj3405 6 місяців тому +1

    Looks nice. I too like the Navy paint scheme on the B-25.

  • @sinic326
    @sinic326 5 місяців тому +1

    Love the build and enjoy your narration. Keep it up sir.

  • @mikedietrich8356
    @mikedietrich8356 Рік тому +2

    Beautiful kit and a great job as always. Next time you have those large gaps try using some stretched sprue and Tamiya extra thin cement. Nice thing is you are basically welding the two parts together instead of just filling the gap. You can soften the sprue with the glue and push it into the gap and flatten it out, and finishes well with a little sanding.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Thanks for the tip!

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 11 місяців тому

      That is a great technique that I use as well, nice of you to share it with others, happy modeling 👍

  • @Jjrdn10
    @Jjrdn10 5 місяців тому +1

    Another great build. I remember when I first started building. Without reading the entire instructions. I left out nose weight on several builds until it was to late to go back and add the weight to the nose. Ended up hanging to model, as in air flight. Which I've done several, As being in battle against the enemy with multiple planes. I checked stone haven miniatures. Couldn't find military figures. Thinking about joining your site as a member to get more information about products that you normally use. Again, nice looking build.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  5 місяців тому +1

      I'm more than happy to answer any questions here if you'd like. Regarding Stonehaven, they deal primarily in fantasy figures, but I just so happen to know the owner there and he has made me some exclusive sculpts.

    • @Jjrdn10
      @Jjrdn10 2 місяці тому

      @HammerheadModelMaking how does a person become a youtuber. I think it's great when a manufacturer sends items to build or to test or do reviews on their products

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  2 місяці тому

      @@Jjrdn10 Becoming a youtuber is easy, just create a youtube channel and start uploading videos, now, getting to the point where manufacturers start sending you stuff is another matter. Its taken me a little over 4 years to get to the point that I am at, and its been a lot of work, each build takes weeks if not months at a time, in addition to all of the editing and social media posts, its not an insignificant amount of work.

  • @Saber-ut8ri
    @Saber-ut8ri 11 місяців тому +1

    Great build. I was lucky enough to tour a real b-25 and all of the interior was the usaaf cockpit green. It was interesting hearing about the different cockpit color.

  • @kevinhedrich6026
    @kevinhedrich6026 11 місяців тому

    Great build Brett and thanks for the shout out yet again!!❤

  • @josh4048
    @josh4048 11 місяців тому

    Agrees showing your mistakes will save anyone who’s doing this build and sees your video first from making the same ones, I don’t know about you but I often get inspired by these videos to do similar builds.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      Yes, I am the same, I will see someone else's videos and definitely want to do something similar!

  • @justinhealey2408
    @justinhealey2408 Рік тому

    In my opinion it looks great too, and the newly accessed island runway, greatly appreciated how you show how to recover from mistakesTHANK YOU for POSTING the Build and Painting etc.👍

  • @DavidRLentz-b7i
    @DavidRLentz-b7i 10 місяців тому

    Overall, an excellent job. This kit must be one of the newer offerings from Airfix, because the detail and the parts breakdown are visibly much better to what I recall from my younger days of their kits.
    You note in you video that you build the model as a USMC PBJ, using the U.S. Navy designation for the North American B-25C Mitchell USAAF Medium Bomber, and you do so to offer you a different paint scheme than the monotony of the USAAF’s olive drab over neutral grey. I personally like this for the very same reason.
    At 16:59 and 37:37, you mention the issue of the model being a tail-sitter (despite the aircraft having a tricycle landing gear). I recall the actual B-25 could, as well; and that the ground crews used a stout, low stepladder to set under the fuselage round the point where the ventral surface aft of the wing angles up slightly.
    I plan to use this kit for a couple of my forced perspective dioramas. One will depict a half-dozen or so B-25 Mitchell Bombers--these could be USMC PBJs--flying low over the South Pacific on a bombing run toward a convoy of IJN transport ships. I would like to include the HK Models 1:32nd-scale plastic model kit of the North American B-25J Mitchell USAAF Medium Bomber; however, this may require rather extensive modification to backdate it to a -B, -C, or -D. Alternately, I would have to update the Airfix kit to represent a later B-25 variant. Historical accuracy is of critical importance here. Did the Navy or the Marines employ such later versions of that aircraft?
    Another project would dramatise LCol Jimmy Doolittle leading his sixteen B-25Bs launching off the flight deck of the USS Hornet (CV-8) U.S. Navy Yorktown-class Aircraft Carrier--using Trumpeter’s 1:200th-scale kit of the ship (Stock No. 62001) as the backdrop. This would require altering the HK Models 1:32nd-scale kit to the earlier form; would you know what these would require? Accurate Miniatures made an excellent B-25B replica in 1:48th-scale, addressing that issue. This Airfix model you have in your build video would serve in the queue, as well. Would you know if it would require any changes to make it a B-25B?

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  10 місяців тому

      Yes, this airfix kit is fairly modern, at least within the last 10 years. And yes, it comes with the parts necessary to make the -B model, it has the single exhaust port for the engines and different windows that would match the Doolittle raiders version (I think they even have a boxing of this kit with Doolittle decals) Regarding backdating the HK models 1/32 kit, that would be a tall order, since the HK kit represents a later model B-25. Off the top of my head, you'd have to relocate the upper turret to the aft end of the fuselage, delete the tail gunner position, delete the wait gun windows, add in the B-25B specific windows to the aft fuselage, change the exhaust from the straight exhaust stacks to the single port. There might be other modifications needed, but off hand those are the ones that stand out to me.

  • @sinus2220
    @sinus2220 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic model and diorama. Minimalistic but very effective!

  • @ArmourEmpire
    @ArmourEmpire 11 місяців тому +5

    I really liked your style of narration. Well explained and enjoyable to watch

  • @PirateMTH_ToddH
    @PirateMTH_ToddH Рік тому

    Another great model. Interesting subject. Sharing your mistakes is very valuable. Always something to learn. And heck, if an experienced, talented modeler such as you hits a bump in the road... Sharing that with us scrubs may help us to avoid a canyon in the road. :) As always, thanks for presenting your work!

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому +2

      Yeah, and I figure, my mistakes are probably helpful to show and I need to be ok with showing my mistakes, but this video went a long way to helping me feel better about it, thanks for watching and for commenting!

    • @justinhealey2408
      @justinhealey2408 Рік тому +1

      I just commented about the same thing, very noble teacher and scholar and seems to be well rounded person just to actually take the time to even talk about it because nobody else ever does, that I can think of🤷

  • @mazinman3
    @mazinman3 Рік тому

    I like it. It’s nice little build & I would be proud to have it in my fleet. Nice job!

  • @imdoobie80
    @imdoobie80 6 місяців тому

    Mistakes happen it's a learning opportunity. I like how you use the blue tack for masking. I'll have to try that method. One thing I do with my model, for example, is I put the landing gear doors on the aircraft with white glue so I can remove it later, and then I paint the aircraft. I like how I can make sure the paint has the same pattern.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  6 місяців тому +1

      Thats a smart tip, I do that with canopies sometimes too!

    • @imdoobie80
      @imdoobie80 6 місяців тому

      @HammerheadModelMaking lol, so do I all the time.

  • @NJBamforth67
    @NJBamforth67 Рік тому

    Just watching it now. Glad you sorted the logo out in Corner perfect 😊

  • @lesthiele4921
    @lesthiele4921 Рік тому +5

    The PBY aka B-25, turned out absolutely fantastic, you certainly have done a fantastic job, congratulations, best regards from Australia

  • @richardjordan5036
    @richardjordan5036 Рік тому

    Nice build of the pbj.i work with enamels so I use water colors for weathering most of the time.with a little practice you will find out that you can blend the water colors on flats the way you want them.the key is a damp small paint brush and paper towel to wipe excess off the brush.i think you will like the results.one thing to remember if working in acrylics allow 48 hrs to fully cure......

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Thank you for sharing, do you find it easier to work with watercolors over a matte surface or a gloss surface?

  • @Ale.Scalemodels
    @Ale.Scalemodels Рік тому

    Great job mate! I like so much the weathering on the top of wings 🤩

  • @danwilliams1686
    @danwilliams1686 Рік тому

    Excellent model again despite the troubles you had during the build. I've been building for over 50 years, and i dont think I've got one model perfect yet! Im not 100 percent sure, but I believe dull dark green and bronze green paints were designated for flight crew areas only. Interior green, zinc chromate, or unpainted aluminum for the rest of the aircraft areas.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому +1

      Yeah, I for sure have never gotten a perfect model (I suspect its a modelers white whale) but I will always strive for it, and yeah, the amount of records and data regarding interior colors for ww2 aircraft is vast and varied, I'm sure basically any combination would have been historical to some degree!

  • @JedenSiedemDwa
    @JedenSiedemDwa Рік тому

    Looks very good, USMC colours are very nice. Result is great. All the best for You! ;)

  • @foorcscale
    @foorcscale 9 місяців тому

    Thank you for sharing this beautiful model build. This is a kit which I am very keen to build in a couple of different schemes. One will be "Desert Warrior" from the 81st BS 12th BG 9th AF and the other will be in R.A.F service. I have built a couple of B-25s' in the past in 1/48. The first was the great Monogram B-25J and the second was the troublesome Accurate Miniatures B-25D. I look forward to seeing what you build in the future.

  • @edutaimentcartoys
    @edutaimentcartoys 11 місяців тому

    wow, amazing aircraft model

  • @randkorp2003
    @randkorp2003 4 місяці тому

    You can also add weight behind the engines and in the forward wheel wells.

  • @ChristianSchroter
    @ChristianSchroter 11 місяців тому

    Hallo mr.hammer!boy!thats a decent job and an outstanding piece of art.i love watching you increasing your skills.and i like listen your continueing narration.with sticky greetings. Your modellmate and friend in sprues. Christian

  • @gasgiant7122
    @gasgiant7122 10 місяців тому

    Great model & what a cool looking aircraft 👍

  • @ByronBoyd-e9t
    @ByronBoyd-e9t 11 місяців тому

    Absolutely gorgeous build! One tiny issue for future builds: swap parts D32 and D33, so that the trim tab actuators are on top of the horizontal stabilizers instead of the bottom. After I botched my Doolittle Raider, I looked at a whole lot of WWII images, and it became clear that every version from the earliest -Bs to the final -Js had the actuators on the dorsal side. Interestingly enough, the box art for the North American Mitchell Mk.II version is a bottom up painting, and the trim tab actuators are portrayed as precisely where they should be on a production machine; i.e., not on the bottom! LOL But still, a beautiful build!

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      Thank you for pointing out the error, I probably just clipped the parts off and didn't realize they weren't oriented properly! I'll get it right on the next one! Thanks for watching!

  • @brickwarefare9717
    @brickwarefare9717 9 місяців тому

    really good job with the paint!

  • @normansmith8184
    @normansmith8184 11 місяців тому

    From England, better than pretty good sir. There is something about the B25 that has been occupying my mind for some time. I hope to try one representing the Doolittle Raid at some time (but I'm not getting any younger and I have too many others to "have a go" at). Regarding the "foggy" nose glass, I did the same on an ICM Do17z which I made heavy weather of and so in making it a "dirty" plane I allowed myself to think that after a particularly hazardous raid the gunner was having a well earned cigarette! Really nice build again sir.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому +1

      Thats certainly a creative way to pass off a foggy canopy! Thanks for the kind words and thanks for watching!

  • @albertotraverso6061
    @albertotraverso6061 Рік тому

    nice build. I use modellers world oil washes directly over acrylic paint and never have any issues I had with enamel washes.

  • @marvinbanka7592
    @marvinbanka7592 8 місяців тому

    I had no trouble putting the fusalage halves together.
    This kit was a joy to build.

  • @martinslovak6094
    @martinslovak6094 11 місяців тому

    nice build - one "tip" that works sometimes for tailsitters - if only some weight is missing - is to glue a block behind main wheels (looks better if you place one infront fo those) so that it can not swing back so easily - it was enough on my F7F ;-)

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому +1

      Interesting idea, I'll have to give that a try sometime, thank you for sharing!

  • @JacobBritton-rx7vo
    @JacobBritton-rx7vo 7 місяців тому

    I was at the warriors over Wasatch and they had a b-25 just like this there an amazing vehicle

  • @DavidRLentz-b7i
    @DavidRLentz-b7i 3 місяці тому

    David R Lentz, Columbus, Ohio, USA (Wednesday, 9 October, 2024)
    I already saw this video, though I liked watching it again. I also find of interest the North American Aviation PBJ Mitchell USN/USMC Anti-Shipping Bomber, especially the early variants, in part for their tri-colour Pacific Theatre camouflage scheme the War Department round the summer 1942 had instituted.
    At 16:58, you mention that the model has balance issues. Coincidentally, the actual B-25 could be a tail-sitter, for which the ground crews placed under the fuselage immediately aft of the wings’ trailing edge a sturdy hardwood stepladder.
    Rather than endeavour to cram into the nose metal pieces, risking the nose gear suffering stress-precipitated collapse, I propose this alternative: place the replica upon a solid base (ideally, hardwood) finished to fit the setting (e.g., an island airfield; an airbase tarmac), then insert from below a length of sturdy steel wire or rod to pass into the very bottom of the front tyre.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  3 місяці тому +1

      Thats not a bad idea, though at this scale there isn't much plastic in the nose wheel, so not impossible, but tricky! Thanks for watching again!

    • @DavidRLentz-b7i
      @DavidRLentz-b7i 3 місяці тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking sustain it with cyanoacrylate or similar.
      And thanks for your recognition. :)

  • @mafalda4556
    @mafalda4556 2 місяці тому

    Belle réalisation ...Congrest !!

  • @tonygary7611
    @tonygary7611 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful build

  • @NJ-on3pn
    @NJ-on3pn 5 місяців тому

    Love the work! 👍 beautiful

  • @jeffreyhansen2806
    @jeffreyhansen2806 Рік тому

    I also use sifted dirt for ground cover. I would suggest you stick it in the oven first to kill off any mold, etc., that might rear its head later.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Thats smart, I should do that, thanks!

    • @ashpitcher3
      @ashpitcher3 11 місяців тому

      Or try some powdered tile grout mixed with some fine sand. Sprinkled over PVA, sets rock hard. Available in heaps of colours and fairly cheap too. A bag will last you a lifetime. ​@@HammerheadModelMaking

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      @@ashpitcher3 Good to know, thanks for sharing!

  • @blacknass1943
    @blacknass1943 11 місяців тому +1

    37:20 bether to saf it as to los it :) grait model build alweys enjo it. !

  • @alvinsmith5346
    @alvinsmith5346 11 місяців тому

    Hasegawas' 1/72 B25's are awesome. I have the H model and it looks very beautiful. Fine surface detail with beautiful rivets. Just need to get some nice resin engines and maybe wheels (the kit wheels are good but there's that seam from the halves). Highly recommend it.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      Thanks for the recommendation!

    • @jonathanhudak2059
      @jonathanhudak2059 11 місяців тому +1

      The Hasegawa kits are beautiful! I have one about halfway built and it's been a smooth ride so far 👍

  • @themodellingmuppet
    @themodellingmuppet Рік тому

    Great work as always 👏

  • @2-Hands
    @2-Hands Рік тому

    The company that does the White Metal parts for Nose Weights for this kit as well as other kits is called Scale Aircraft Conversions or SAC.

  • @joesanchez979
    @joesanchez979 Рік тому +1

    Man that looks great 😊😊

  • @willthorson4543
    @willthorson4543 Рік тому +1

    Looks good. Pilot looks like he's AAC pilot in Europe. No one's wearing leather jacket with fleece in the Pacific. Either way, it all looks good.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому +2

      Yeah, the pilot figure wasn't designed for the pacific theater, but is what I had on hand.

  • @Jregidor1961
    @Jregidor1961 Рік тому

    Francamente, me gusta tu trabajo, te sigo

  • @uberduberdave
    @uberduberdave 3 місяці тому

    Suggestion: I'm always on the lookout for stuff to help with model building and I had an idea 💡 about nose weight. My little town has a sporting goods store and I stopped in asked what the smallest size bird shot they carried, the salesman went looking and returned with a 25 pound sack of number 8 lead bird shot. The pellets are small enough to fit into almost any hollow depression in a kit. I've even crammed some into engines on models like your B-25. It's likely one of my best modeling purchases ever, and I still have more than 20 pounds of them left...

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  3 місяці тому +1

      Thats a pretty good hack! There is a product called Liquid Gravity, that sounds just like what you're describing, only I'm sure you version is much cheaper. I'll have to look around and see what I can find, thanks for sharing!

    • @uberduberdave
      @uberduberdave 3 місяці тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking I just mix it into a sort of paste with 5 minute epoxy and shove wherever it fits...

  • @BabyJake426
    @BabyJake426 23 дні тому

    A Beautiful build! I really enjoy your videos. I will be a retired aircraft maintenance technician in the near future. I hope to learn the scale modeling craft in my future ‘spare time’. Thank you for the inspiration! I do have to ask… isn’t the copilot seat mounted upside down?

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  23 дні тому +1

      Awesome, I hope your maintenance skills can translate in miniature! Regarding the co-pilots seat, it does appear that way, but I promise its correct, what throws it off is that the war time configuration had the co-pilot's seat on many of the B-25s only an half seat, didn't have a full back.

    • @BabyJake426
      @BabyJake426 22 дні тому

      @Brett, I did not know that, obviously. Thank you for the explanation. (My gosh, that must have been uncomfortable for the poor co-pilot). I am soaking in so much from watching you do your magic. Thank you for sharing your expertise! I just joined your Patreon! 👍🏼👍🏼

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  22 дні тому +1

      @@BabyJake426 ha ha, yeah, not sure what the designers at North American were thinking, maybe save a few pounds of weigh? Who knows! Thank you so much for your support on Patreon, I really appreciate it!!!!

  • @septiccalling8341
    @septiccalling8341 Рік тому

    Very nice......she really does look the part 👍🏻👌🏻👏🏻
    I suppose, if they were all 'shake & bake', we'd all soon get bored......

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Thats very true! Need a little challenge every now and then, keep the skills sharp!

  • @darthhokum
    @darthhokum 10 місяців тому

    Perfect build 👍👍👍

  • @simon8723
    @simon8723 Місяць тому

    Nice. Useful tips for my academy 1/48 version. Anyone know how much ballast to put in the 1/48 version of the PBJ?

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Місяць тому

      I would just say as much weight as you can fit. I know back when Accurate Miniatures had their version, they would come with a stack of brass weights that would fit in the nose wheel well and behind the instrument panel.

  • @fabiosilva3799
    @fabiosilva3799 Рік тому

    A work of art...congratulations!
    Please what is the specific name of this blue color at the top of the kit and the manufacturer of this paint?
    Thanks.

  • @mickking4834
    @mickking4834 11 місяців тому

    Great build as usual, strangely you have the copilots seat upside down tho??

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      Thank you, and yes, it looks like the co-pilot seat is installed incorrectly, but in fact these early b-25s only had a half seat installed for the co-pilot. I do not know why it was done that way, but both seats have rather large locating block on the underside so it would be difficult to install them incorrectly.

  • @JohnB-vt6lr
    @JohnB-vt6lr 11 місяців тому

    Wonderful build, Love the B25s
    Question though: Why is the co-pilot seat upside dw?

    • @JohnB-vt6lr
      @JohnB-vt6lr 11 місяців тому

      Woops, my mistake. I see what it is. Sorry mate.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      No worries! Thanks for watching!!

    • @kmurphy739
      @kmurphy739 10 місяців тому

      What a rookie mistake, that happens when you talk too much......lol

  • @Dragon_Werks
    @Dragon_Werks Рік тому

    Testors square bottle Zinc Chromate Yellow is a great color for life vests.

  • @TheTraindriver85
    @TheTraindriver85 Рік тому

    Another great build, think you put one of the cockpit seats in wrong though.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому +1

      Thank you, I'm fairly confident I put the seats in the correct way, there is a small locating tab on the bottom of the seat, however, I think Airfix may have molded the seats weird as they don't look 100% right to me.

  • @alexandremarcelino7360
    @alexandremarcelino7360 11 місяців тому

    Espetacular 🌟

  • @scaleffect
    @scaleffect Рік тому

    Great result as usual. PBJs are such cool aircraft. How do we obtain more information out future group builds on Discord? I've joined a few servers, but frankly I'm quite lost when it comes to that platform.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Here is the link to the Server, once in I can direct you around to the proper channels, we have another GB starting March 1st, them is Shark Mouths.

  • @HangarModelistaStudio
    @HangarModelistaStudio 11 місяців тому

    Great job!

  • @manostroulinos1726
    @manostroulinos1726 11 місяців тому

    Beautiful build, thanks for sharing! The Pacific scheme really suits the B-25, one of my favourites and a bit rare to see a Mitchell model painted like that. One thing that bugs me though, what's with the co-pilot's seat? Was it shorter than the pilot's seat in the PBJs? I don't think that's the case in regular B-25s. Or could it be that it is placed upside-down in the cockpit? Sorry if I am wrong or if it is a silly question, I just noticed it when you were finishing the cockpit and then again after the painting when you removed the canopy to clear up the dust.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for watching, as to the seat, as I understand it, many of the earlier model b-25s (up through the -D models) had basically a half seat on the co-pilots side. I have not been able to find any good reason why that was, but it appears that in later models they had two normal seats in the cockpit.

    • @manostroulinos1726
      @manostroulinos1726 11 місяців тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking thanks, very interesting detail, and it gives even more authenticity to your build 🙂

    • @TheObnoxiousMrPug
      @TheObnoxiousMrPug 11 місяців тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking Even later model B-25s had the small seat for the co-pilot. My father built a Monogram B-25J (glazed nose) with that same configuration in the cockpit. Those later models were also the ones that carried the gun pods on the fuselage sides and extra armour around the cockpit area.

  • @craigcook1571
    @craigcook1571 7 місяців тому

    Question, why would the panels on the landing gear be in the closed position with the gear down?

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  7 місяців тому

      The B-25 was rare in that the landing gear doors were only open when the landing gear was transiting between raised and lowered, they would close back up so that they produced less drag.

    • @craigcook1571
      @craigcook1571 7 місяців тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking 👍🏻

  • @History.Production_Official
    @History.Production_Official 3 місяці тому

    i would heff addet tire marks in the zand to make it look like it reazenly landet. srry if i type realy bad.

  • @yuyukoro
    @yuyukoro 11 місяців тому

    素晴らしいです。ありがとう

  • @guaporeturns9472
    @guaporeturns9472 Рік тому +16

    I love peanut butter and jelly

  • @hattrick8684
    @hattrick8684 11 місяців тому

    Do you water down your Solvaset? Any time I’ve used it if I were to apply it like that he decals would dissolve and possibly even the paint, even after varnished.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      I don't water it down or thin it, just apply it straight from the bottle. It is known that Solvaset is a pretty hot setting solution, and I have had a few instanced where I applied too much and it started to eat through a decal. But for me thats been pretty rare. What brand of decals/varnish are you using?

    • @hattrick8684
      @hattrick8684 11 місяців тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking I’ve had it happen with Tamiya, catograf, Airfix, and academy decals. Generally I use Alclads aqua gloss or Mr Paint gloss/flat, but have also used rustoleum rattle can varnish. Any time I’ve used it I’ve had issues unless I’ve watered it down first.

    • @hattrick8684
      @hattrick8684 11 місяців тому

      The cartograph decals were the worst though. As soon as the brush tip touched it(just damp brush, not soaked) they just disintegrated instantly. That model is actually half decal, half hand painted because of it. Thankfully I had insignia white, sea blue and the red was close enough.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      @@hattrick8684 Thats really interesting, because I have no issues with all of those same products. I wonder if we got different batches or something that were formulated differently?

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      @@hattrick8684 Thats really crazy your experience was like that, I think of all of the decals I've used Cartograph are the ones that I have had no issues with.

  • @sinic326
    @sinic326 5 місяців тому +2

    The co-pilot seat is in the wrong position.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  5 місяців тому

      I know it looks like that, but according to the instructions its correct.

    • @sinic326
      @sinic326 5 місяців тому

      My bad, still a cool build. Love all your builds. Thanks for the tips.

  • @schmedly014
    @schmedly014 19 днів тому

    Leaving the rear hatch open with the ladder deployed will solve the tail sitter problem .

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  19 днів тому

      Yeah, that could do it, I know many of the 1/48 scale kits use that setup, but I was hoping for a cleaner look. Oh well.

  • @tanz-gaming-ov6lo
    @tanz-gaming-ov6lo 7 місяців тому

    what is the length of the B-25 1/75 in cm?

  • @pauldonnelly1145
    @pauldonnelly1145 Рік тому

    very nice

  • @a41166
    @a41166 Рік тому

    Very good job¡¡¡

  • @kiwiruna9077
    @kiwiruna9077 Рік тому

    A really nice build, always enjoys your videos, however I don't see any Peanut Butter & Jelly isn't that a PBJ?😁

  • @paintnamer6403
    @paintnamer6403 11 місяців тому

    That's good

  • @williamhollis6578
    @williamhollis6578 Рік тому +1

    I really, really hate to be “that guy”, but I have to point out a fairly large omission which anybody else building a PBJ-1D might want to address. The Corps fabricated their own particular tail gun position for these early model Mitchell’s and they’re pretty much universal all throughout the photo record. It is NOTHING like the later factory unit which came along with the H and J series; the outline is completely different, it is totally open on the aft end and shipped only a single Ma Duce on a typical Marine type jury rigged mount. (They never let us have have any nice stuff you know.). There’s no record NA ever adopted the Corps’ design, and it doesn’t show up on any B-25/PBJ version other than the -1D’s flown by the VMB squadrons. The configuration is a bee-ouch to model too; there’s no a’market to address it and the only method I have found is to vacuform a scratch built part and do a lot of filling and sanding. Again, sorry to be picky; the model is beautiful otherwise, and I always enjoy your super work.😅

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      Nah, you're all good man, not that guy. You are correct, the USMC PBJs absolutely had some awesome modifications to the early versions of the aircraft, including the jury rigged tail gun position. I would like to defend my model just a little though, as my research indicated that all of those modifications were made whilst in theater in the pacific, but didn't actually arrive to the pacific with those modifications.
      vmb613.com/boca_chica2.htm
      This site has some great images of the PBJs during training prior to heading overseas, these images largely informed how I went about building this particular kit, as I wasn't sure I had the scratch building skills to make the necessary modifications to represent an in theater aircraft. So, I guess what I'm saying is that my model represents an aircraft just as it arrived in theater but prior to modifications being made (its a tiny timeframe, but at least thats what makes sense in my mind lol)
      I think had I used the 1/48 Accurate Miniatures B-25 as my base (which has a lot of the modifications as optional parts in the kit) I would definitely make it more accurate, in fact I still may revisit this in the future as I have a few of the AM kits in my stash and adding a USMC bird to the mix would be nice! Anyways, I appreciate the feedback and additional insight into the aircraft, cheers mate!
      Brett

    • @williamhollis6578
      @williamhollis6578 Рік тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking Ah; that “explains” it. After watching so many of your builds I was a bit flummoxed by the omission, I should have known there was a method to your madness😉. Great job, I’ll look forward to seeing the AM build if it makes it to the ‘Tube.
      Bill

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      @@williamhollis6578 My madness is correct! lol.

    • @TheObnoxiousMrPug
      @TheObnoxiousMrPug 11 місяців тому

      Funnily enough, there's a photo of a PBJ-1D on Wikipedia with the _new_ style tail gun position (2x .50cal, with a proper seat and canopy for the gunner) but the _old_ style dorsal turret (on the back of the aircraft instead of right behind the cockpit) plus gun packs _and_ two fixed guns in the glazed nose. The US Marine Corps really operated a hotch-potch of PBJ-1s and it's fascinating to see all the modifications they made to suit it to their needs.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      @@TheObnoxiousMrPug They really were a mishmash of in theater modifications!

  • @justinhealey2408
    @justinhealey2408 Рік тому

    Obviously airbrushing the metallic primer will look better is it worth trying to brush paint the same parts..please dont tell me try it and see because thats right where im at👍

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому

      I mean, brush painting is always an option if you don't have an airbrush, but given a choice between airbrushing and brush painting I would almost always choose the airbrush.

  • @apathtrampledbydeer8446
    @apathtrampledbydeer8446 Рік тому

    That paint job looks ace, too bad about the kit though, really makes you want to take a break from the hobby having suffered through a bad kit.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Рік тому +1

      I can deal with seam lines, thats not too much of a problem, I think the biggest let down was not getting to stand correctly, in spite of all of the weight I added.

  • @Bob-b7x6v
    @Bob-b7x6v Рік тому

    Peanut butter jelly time. Peanut butter jelly with a baseball bat!

  • @traylor2502
    @traylor2502 Місяць тому

    Yeah but why do you bother putting weights in it if you are going to glue it onto a base?

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Місяць тому +1

      Well, it wasn't my intention to glue it to the base, but as I mention in the video, I realized too late that I didn't put enough weight in it, and so my only course of action was to glue it to its base.

    • @traylor2502
      @traylor2502 Місяць тому +1

      @@HammerheadModelMaking Understood. That happens sometimes, and it looks good on the base. You did a great job with the kit by the way!

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  Місяць тому +1

      @@traylor2502 Much appreciated!!

  • @thesmokepit_wtfnr
    @thesmokepit_wtfnr Рік тому

    What’s the link to your discord?

  • @Thetindallman
    @Thetindallman 4 місяці тому +1

    You put the copilot seat in wrong

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  4 місяці тому

      It’s not wrong, the copilots seat wasn’t a full seat, didn’t have a full back like the pilots seat. I put it in correctly.

    • @Thetindallman
      @Thetindallman 4 місяці тому

      @@HammerheadModelMaking oh my fault it just looked that way

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  4 місяці тому

      @@Thetindallman all good, I totally understand it doesn’t quite look right!

  • @duytran-i6o
    @duytran-i6o 3 місяці тому

    bạn ơi cho tôi hỏi bộ này bao nhiêu tiền vậy

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  3 місяці тому +1

      I think you can usually find the Airfix kit for around $50 online.

  • @JohnSmith-oh9ux
    @JohnSmith-oh9ux 11 місяців тому

    PBJ had glazed nose removed and extra 8x50 cal MGs added to that section instead, or 4x50 cal and 75mm gun. Not PBJ ground pound version? Where is the radar then?
    Edit: Looks nice, but this is not PBJ.

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  11 місяців тому

      The 8 gun nose versions of the PBJ were the PBJ-1Js, based off the B-25Js, and were only one variant of the PBJ series, my model represents a PBJ-1D based on the B-25D, the solid gun nose version came out much later than the first PBJs, and its well documented that the USMC used PBJ-1Ds in 1943, additionally, as I state in my video, I'm representing a fresh PBJ-1D prior to all of the field modifications (which includes the radars).
      Here are some references I used for my build:
      vmb613.com/boca_chica2.htm
      www.microworks.net/pacific/aviation/pbj_mitchell.htm
      So, while I appreciate your comment, I did do my homework and my build is correct.

  • @petergorshenin
    @petergorshenin 25 днів тому

    one of the pilots' seats looks wrong

    • @HammerheadModelMaking
      @HammerheadModelMaking  25 днів тому

      It does look weird, but I promise it was installed correctly. Most of the early B-25s only had a half seat in the co-pilots spot, not a full backed seat. Thats why it might look off.