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>>">Fast
forward from July 2015 to August 2016, and the model is complete.
For some reason I just kept getting in to different projects,
among them the B-36 and a bunch of R/C models. In any event, I
did return to this one.
>I
bought some aftermarket cowls but they were rather thin resin and still
did not capture the proper shape of the front of the cowls. In
the end I opened them up in front about a milimeter. As soon as I
finished the
>model
it was apparent to me that there should be a visible radius on the
inside of the cowl which markedly changes their appearance. I'll
get that right on the next one. I adapted Monogram nose glass as
the shape
>and thus the framing looked "pinched" to me after studying photos. You can go to my page on the B-25, http://www.yolo.net/~jeaton/Propplanes/b25/b25.htm , where there are excerpts from a
>wartime B-25C/D maintenance manual, to study these details for yourself.">>