Official FlightLine 1600mm B-25J Mitchell PNP Thread

[Elbee]

Grossman56,

An emerging Phoenix from the ashes.

Best LB

[RRHandy]

A little foam-tac, a little steam, a little paint and you have a plane again. Balsa, well what can I say.

[jetfool]

Grossman56,
Looking forward to the re-birth. Rex

[Grossman56]

And so it begins.
Dave had an accident with his B25, resulting in a crunched nose. He was kind enough to donate it to yours truly and as I have had lots of practice in rebuilding destroyed planes.
This to this:

And this to this:

among the latest. I couldn't resist the challenge.
So she's in traction right now as the first step begins...
The first trick is to try and get everything aligned and glued back into place. The metal ruler helps to reinforce a straight line although when the other side of the nose is reinstalled, the final effort at alignment is made.
Cool airplane, too cool to sit in the scrap box, just like the others.

Grossman56
(Dangerous Dan)

[vrosi1963]

My B25 custom is for sale for the right price , that includes the 3d printed gun nose , dave brown foams installed Cali graphics only flow 8 times stIll looks like new .pm if interested local pick up only on so CAL

[Flyer Phill]

Hi guys,
Quick question regarding replacement wheels. Has anyone had issues trying to remove the axles? I've removed the grub screws but the axles won't budge.

Edit: Found the answer....heat!

[GINGERBREADPILOT]

I have one for sale. I purchased it from Hobby Haven in Des Moines. It was hanging from the ceiling. Never flown. Rudders have not even been glued on. Has all the electronics. I never found the time to get it airborne. I am located in Norwalk, IA. $150.00 Firm. I paid 200.00. Want to pick up a 90MM F22 and need room for it. I will get some pics uploaded. Anyone is welcome to stop by and look at it. I have never paired it to my radio. I do know that the original owner passed away before getting to maiden it. His daughter brought it in to sell on consignment. It has been stored in by entertainment room and never exposed to humidity or heat. Just want it to fly and make someone happy.

[Fast N Light]

Yours looks great. I went with the stock rims and Dave Brown foams that completely cancel out any bounce on a paved runway., the silver keep the plane very cool in the California summer sun , green will bubble the skin . will print a set of the 3d rims soon but use foams glued to the rim possibly. haven't mad a huge effort to detail the b-25 yet

Thanks It came out even better than I expected. Callie did a fantastic job on my custom graphics.

I have used Dave Brown tires extensively and they are great! However, I recommend Robart for the B-25 based on appearance. The 3.5" main wheel has presence, taking away the toy look of the OEM wheel. Both DB & Robart perform well as low bounce. Robart has a bit more weight, but it will have better durability in the long run.The B-25 can carry another oz or two...

[xviper]

I need some assistance...I just assembled my Flightline B-25J last night following Wesley's video...and it went very well! He addressed needing a 7 channel receiver if using the bomb bay. Something that wasn't addressed is on each of my throttle wires, there is also a reverse brake connection. I assume they also connect to a Y cable, but I'm not sure where to plug it into the receiver. I have a Spektrum NX8+ transmitter, and do I just choose a switch for the brake or does it connect to the throttle somehow?

"Y" the 2 plugs together, knowing that the single wire on each is a "signal" wire (disregard the color). Plug that into an empty channel and then assign a switch to that channel. On your NX8, go for ch.8. I assign the long toggle on the right. It's a 3-way but just don't stop in the middle. Test to make sure both motors reverse together and at the same time.

[Craterman]

I need some assistance...I just assembled my Flightline B-25J last night following Wesley's video...and it went very well! He addressed needing a 7 channel receiver if using the bomb bay. Something that wasn't addressed is on each of my throttle wires, there is also a reverse brake connection. I assume they also connect to a Y cable, but I'm not sure where to plug it into the receiver. I have a Spektrum NX8+ transmitter, and do I just choose a switch for the brake or does it connect to the throttle somehow?

[Elbee]

Your model looks great! I like the silver and for me the gunship nose is the only way to go.

For mine I stayed with olive/grey and made a drop in 3D printed nose. Replaced the 50 cal barrels all around including Browning M2 full bodies for the turret. Rims for ]

F&L,

Great mods and perfectly executed per usual.

Best, LB

[Elbee]

vrosi1963

Beautiful repaint, Sir.

Nicely done.

Best, LB

[vrosi1963]

Your model looks great! I like the silver and for me the gunship nose is the only way to go.

For mine I stayed with olive/grey and made a drop in 3D printed nose. Replaced the 50 cal barrels all around including Browning M2 full bodies for the turret. Rims for Robart tires are available on Thingiverse.

Yours looks great. I went with the stock rims and Dave Brown foams that completely cancel out any bounce on a paved runway., the silver keep the plane very cool in the California summer sun , green will bubble the skin . will print a set of the 3d rims soon but use foams glued to the rim possibly. haven't mad a huge effort to detail the b-25 yet

[Fast N Light]

hope everyone had a good Memorial day ..to much traffic in our area and di not go fly today. late day photos ..Glad i made the effort to repaint the b25 and finish the rescaled 3d printed 8x 50 cal removable gun nose the all the green ones are almost identical . not a completely easy conversion but very worth it as i never liked the clear nose b25s unless it was a air Apache field conversion

Your model looks great! I like the silver and for me the gunship nose is the only way to go.

For mine I stayed with olive/grey and made a drop in 3D printed nose. Replaced the 50 cal barrels all around including Browning M2 full bodies for the turret. Rims for Robart tires are available on Thingiverse.

[Denniswpb]

Nope, just replacing the guns that accidently got broken off.. I had a main gear collapse on takeoff roll the other day and it took a bit of a tumble.

[Elbee]

Thanks LB I got the 50mm cannon for the nose, I need the side machine guns, but I can scale that down to make it work. Appreciate it..

Are you replacing all the nose guns with better 50 cal prints?

Best, LB

[vrosi1963]

hope everyone had a good Memorial day ..to much traffic in our area and di not go fly today. late day photos ..Glad i made the effort to repaint the b25 and finish the rescaled 3d printed 8x 50 cal removable gun nose the all the green ones are almost identical . not a completely easy conversion but very worth it as i never liked the clear nose b25s unless it was a air Apache field conversion

[Denniswpb]

Thanks LB I got the 50mm cannon for the nose, I need the side machine guns, but I can scale that down to make it work. Appreciate it..

[Elbee]

Denniswpb


50CalBrowningBarrels_1.35mmd_1.5mmd.stl

These are the redesigns for my Desert Warrior build of the OEM barrels.

I presume that is what you are wanting.

There are 2 sizes 1.35mm diameter and 1.5mm diameter.

You can resize these in your slicer program and then cut to any length after printing.

Best, LB

[Denniswpb]

Does anyone have a 3D .STL file for the B-25 machine guns?