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taiidantomcat:
I surely don't think of myself as a profiler by any stretch, I mostly use the paint program that came with my computer and I cut and paste some things together here and there. Whats neat is that I seem to inspire a couple a couple people. Which I think is pretty special. This is a repost of sorts, from a group build years back. but I think its a good start to getting my feet back on the ground.

This was from a GB idea about the US entering world war II earlier than 1941. It was an idea and some alterations that fell into my lap. I don't think all 3 images combined took me less than an hour to do. The key was just kind of finding images that would be easy to alter.







Here is what it inspired:

https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=8963.0

https://beyondthesprues.com/Forum/index.php?topic=9094.msg168135#msg168135

I'm hoping to do one or two myself when I get the time to bash some plastic again.  :smiley: have my mind on a carrier fighter version "PBJ" for the USN or USMC

I just think its so neat that a quick cut and paste from a quick idea can turn on lightbulbs in so many people.










Frank3k:
Good to see you back!

GTX_Admin:
 :smiley:

Jeffry Fontaine:

--- Quote from: taiidantomcat on June 03, 2024, 11:11:11 PM ---I'm hoping to do one or two myself when I get the time to bash some plastic again.  :smiley: have my mind on a carrier fighter version "PBJ" for the USN or USMC
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I stocked up on a pair of B-25J kits with the strafing nose (8 X .50" BMG) for a similar purpose sporting folding wings and a tail hook to create a PBJ-1J with CATOBAR features.  Other modifications would include swapping out the three-bladed propellers with four-bladed propellers from the P-51 Mustang.  I was hoping to create the illusion that the R-2600s would be replaced with R-2800s by simply removing the engine exhaust stubs on the engine cowlings.  And that is about as far as I got with the project as it sits here within arms reach in the stash. 

taiidantomcat:

--- Quote from: Frank3k on June 03, 2024, 11:46:39 PM ---Good to see you back!

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Thank you, that's about the finest comment I could hope for.  :smiley:


--- Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on June 04, 2024, 02:45:08 AM ---
--- Quote from: taiidantomcat on June 03, 2024, 11:11:11 PM ---I'm hoping to do one or two myself when I get the time to bash some plastic again.  :smiley: have my mind on a carrier fighter version "PBJ" for the USN or USMC
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I stocked up on a pair of B-25J kits with the strafing nose (8 X .50" BMG) for a similar purpose sporting folding wings and a tail hook to create a PBJ-1J with CATOBAR features.  Other modifications would include swapping out the three-bladed propellers with four-bladed propellers from the P-51 Mustang.  I was hoping to create the illusion that the R-2600s would be replaced with R-2800s by simply removing the engine exhaust stubs on the engine cowlings.  And that is about as far as I got with the project as it sits here within arms reach in the stash.

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That has a lot of potential! the R2800 idea is very clever as well. I'm embarrased to say I was aware of the B-25s used in the Doolittle Raid of course, but only recently saw that a PBJ did in fact do some carrier test on the USS Shangri-la in 1944. Always fun when a "far fetched" idea is a little close to reality than you thought.

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