HK Models 1/32 Civilian Restored B-25 - Maid in the Shade
By Olivier Beaumont
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This B-25 represents "Maid in the Shade", currently part of the Commemorative Air Force in Arizona. The model used a bit of aftermarket products such as the usual Eduard PE sheets, AMS props, Brassin wheels, brass gears and turned barrels for the .50s.
A few weeks ago I visited the IPMS Belgium annual contest and I met a very enthusiastic guy who sells electronic components to light up our models. They have a website at http://www.magicscalemodeling.com. I'm a flight sim user and along the way I build my real size 1/1 F-16 cockpit which is full of electronics as well. So I thought why not try to merge the two hobbies and put some electronics in that B-25.
It has been quite an experience for me. I learned that putting electronic in a model clearly increases the chances of the model finishing on the shelf of doom. I made a lot of bad decisions on this one and I reached the limit of my workbench space with such a large model.
For more details, please check out the build thread for this model in the forums.
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Engines off
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Engines on
The base has three switches. One for the left engine, one for the right engine and one for all the lights.
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The separate switches for the engines allow to have different starting engine configurations.
And since action is hardly seen on pictures, here's a quick and dirty video of the props and lights on the model:
© Olivier Beaumont 2016
This article was published on Sunday, July 31 2016; Last modified on Sunday, July 31 2016