North American B-25J Mitchell - glass nose, MTO in 1:32 scale from the manufacturer HK Models. A giant injection-molded kit of the American twin-engine medium bomber in the bomber version with a glazed nose and with the markings of aircraft from the Mediterranean theater.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the American twin-engine North American B-25J Mitchell bomber in the large 1:32 scale from the manufacturer HK Models. This release is devoted to the version with a glazed nose and to aircraft deployed in the MTO, the Mediterranean Theater of Operations; the point of the box is precisely the markings of aircraft from this area. Watch out for the size: the B-25 is a twin-engine machine and in 1:32 scale it becomes a true giant - the span of the finished model works out at about 64 cm and the length at about 50 cm. Check the space in your display case and on your workbench in advance.
The glazed nose is the key distinction. The B-25J was produced in two fundamentally different nose variants: the glass or glazed nose, in which the bombardier sits in the glazed nose and aims at the target below, and the solid nose, which is the attack version with a nose packed with machine guns for forward fire. They look completely different and cannot be mistaken for one another - this kit is the glazed one, the classic bomber.
The B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engine medium bomber, one of the most versatile aircraft of the Second World War - it bombed, attacked shipping, patrolled and served in every theater. It was powered by two Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone radial engines, and the J version with the glazed nose was the most numerous production variant of the whole type. The B-25 won undying fame as early as April 1942 with the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, when a group of these bombers took off - quite unusually for a land-based machine - from the deck of an aircraft carrier and attacked the Japanese islands. In the Mediterranean, Mitchells then bombed targets in Italy, in the Balkans and in North Africa.
A large twin-engine model calls for an orderly sequence. First finish and paint the interior - the cockpit, the glazed nose and the gunners' stations, because a great deal will be visible through the glazing. The fuselage is long and heavy, so glue the joints in stages and always let them dry properly. On twin-engine bombers there is almost always a risk of tail-sitting - test the balance dry and add weight at the front if necessary, before you close the fuselage. Mask the glazing (masking tape or cut masks), spray with an airbrush over a primer, apply the decals over a gloss clear coat and finally unify the surface with a matte varnish. Natural metal or olive green, panel lines, exhaust streaks behind the engines and scuffed places at the crew entrances make an enormous difference on a model this large.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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