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Airfix Provides Update on Upcoming Doolittle Raid B-25B Kit

Airfix has provided new details on its upcoming B-25B Mitchell model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the new release (A06020) is based on the new tool B-25C/D released last year and includes additional parts to model the early “B” model of the type. The recent update provides a look at these parts as well as profiles of the two liveries included in the kit, which represent 40-2249 “Hari Kari-er” from the famous Doolittle Raid, as well as a machine from the 34th Bombardment Squadron which participated in the pre-raid “Louisiana Maneuvers.”

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Academy Releases New B-25D “Pacific Theatre” Model Kit

Academy has released a new B-25D “Pacific Theatre” model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit (12328) reportedly includes a highly detailed cockpit interior, bomb bay and machine guns as well as options to build the landing gear and bomb bay in extended or retracted positions. Also included is a canopy mask and Cartograf decals with three marking options representing 41-30024 “Red Wrath,” 41-30026, “Near Miss” / “Hilda” and 41-30669 “Tondelayo.”

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Airfix Announces Upcoming B-25B Mitchell Model Kit

Airfix has announced the upcoming release of a new B-25B Mitchell model kit in 1/72 scale.

The kit (A06020) is reportedly based on the new tool B-25C/D kit released last year, but will include “new decals and parts” for the B-25B, including “Hari Kari-er” which was one of the Doolittle raiders.

The kit is currently slated for release in August. Click below to check out additional images.

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