Revell 1: 48 B25J Mitchell , Brown

I really enjoyed putting this model together. After building models when I was a kid, I decided to try my hand at it again in adulthood. I have never painted my models when I was a kid, so I wanted to do this with the new ones I was putting together. I had built another Revell 1:48 scale model before this, a P-51 Mustang. In all honesty, I botched that one, and should have completed a few more smaller ones before I attempted this one.It'll use a lot of paint and glue. It's quite big (maybe a foot and a half wingspan or so), so make sure you have enough room to put it (I hung it from the ceiling in my workshop). It took me a long time to complete, but most of that was painting honestly.I always build my models with the landing gears up. It was sort of difficult to do that with this model, as it was made to be built with the landing gears down. So I ended up with some uneven surfaces and gaps in the landing gear bay/cover areas.All and all I am very happy with this model. The B-25 Mitchell has to be one of the sexiest WWII bombers and it looks as such in my workshop.

Product is historical accurate reproduction, great addition to era period collection

I build scale models of different subjects. However, I have only built an airplane once and needed some practice. Revell has some very good models at a variety of price points. I was using this model, not as a display but for practice. I was pleased with the quality at this price. It had some flash, but I always trim and clean my models, so it was just a regular aspect of a build. The number of fit issues was far less than anticipated. This kit will require more attention than those at a higher price. It would be an excellent beginners kit; reasonable price and not too involved. A great project that can be done as a family project.

This model is not top quality. The panel lines are not recessed. The sprues are old and not crisp like a Tamiya kit; however, you can't get a bomber like this for this price. Most are triple this amount. This is a great kit for a first time modeler who is not interested in buying a bunch of mod kits to make it look perfect or spend 100 hours on it. It is hard not to be happy with what you get for the price. I plan to use as a quick confidence builder inbetween my longer projects. It will look great once done and tee me up to take on better bomber kits.

This was a fun build but be prepared to use a lot of putty and sanding as parts didn’t fit together well. Also, the front windows were frustrating to fit together. Make sure you use plenty of clamps. The final product looks great!

The Revell model kit makes a lot of fun to build, not everything is perfect but has not to be, that's part of the challenge of this hobby. In my opinion not for beginners. The kit needs a bit of experience and skill to build for a good result. About 70-80 grams balance weight in the nose area and inside of the engine cowlings are required for balancing, so that the model stands on the nose wheel without the support on the rear fuselage, not easy to hide. In total a very good model kit of the North American B-25 Mitchell bomber, therefor in total 5 *

I was expecting the model to be green instead of gray. But my olive drab paint job tuned out better than OK. Starting to super glue the B-25 together. A cool tip on testers paints, is don't waste their paint thinner on cleaning spray nozzles, & paint brushes. Use WD-40 spray on both, & save the thinner for thinning paint. My dad taught me to turn rattle cans upside down to spray clean the nozzles out. But that is a Waste of paint, and propellants, right? WD- 40 is cheaper per oz. than model paint by like 60%. Buying Paint thinner in a Quart or half gallon saves money too.

Accuracy and detail is good, no pilots or gunners for inside the plane. Fit is terrible, especially the fuselage, nose and clear pieces. Be prepared for lots of sanding and minor filing to make things fit. And still use some filler for gaps on engine nacelles and the nose. Tail heavy. You add weight, or use the provided step ladder glued to rear access hatch. The decals are unusually fragile, by far cheapest I've seen. Be ready to do some stencil work, because these decals are junk.Overall, with the extra work, it'll turn out good. Unfortunately, the extra efforts are needed, due to sloppy manufacturing. Its a cheap, affordable model. Don't have high expectations and you won't be too disappointed.