1/72 Frog B-25G Mitchell II

[davidwomby 134]

 

B-25G FR209.  She originally had a full gun nose and went to the RAF for evaluation as a gunship.   At some point, she had a glazed nose fitted and, in that form, went on to provide service as the personal transport of a senior RAF officer (I can't remember which).  At first she was highly polished and wore C-type roundels, a nose crest and a rank pennant.  By 1950, she appeared at Farnborough like this.  She may have dulled or she may have been painted silver and she had only a crest on the nose.  She was based at Hullavington so the crest may have been the Empire Central Flying School or an Air Navigation School but I can't tell from the photos I have and, anyway, I don't have either of those.  So, 272 Squadron's crest has been used - I hope forgivably.

 

There are my usual blunders here and there but I love the look of this scheme on her.

 

 

 

 

 

David

[Gorby 20,040]

6 minutes ago, davidwomby said:

I love the look of this scheme

So do I. Lovely job David.

[Paul Brown 9,066]

3 hours ago, davidwomby said:

At some point, she had a glazed nose fitted and, in that form, went on to provide service as the personal transport of a senior RAF officer (I can't remember which). 

It was used by the then Air Vice Marshal Roderic Hill, there's pictures of it with a rank badge ahead of the crest. Hill went on to become Air Chief Marshall before retirement and happens to be my daughter-in-law's great, great uncle.  

[BlackMike Models 9,661]

That's different and very nice too. I have a couple of these in the stash that I had plans for but haven't got around to yet.

Duncan B

[sub 961]

Nice job David

[Convair 49]

Nice model, congratulations. I love these ancient kits.