I think I was nineteen when I gave up model kits for other concerns. I was working on this precise kit, - Monogram B26 Marauder boxed as Revell in 1:48 when I concluded that without investing in an airbrush (which I didn't have the money for) I was not going to be able to do a worthwhile job of it and abandoned it mid-build. I don't know what happened to it - but there was unfinished business for twenty years.
Happily I found one recently on Ebay for £25 in the original Monogram box and with extra decals so decided the settle the score. Surprisingly, for a kit as old as me, this is a really nice kit. It's almost as good as a Tamiya from the same era. Normally Revell/Monogram twin engine warbirds are clunky and require a lot of structural correction, but this one practically fell together with very little filler. Even the glassware is pretty good which is not usually the case for older Revograms.
On this I've been quite sparing with the weathering. I haven't quite mastered paint modulation and I got to the point where I didn't want to risk ruining it. I may revisit it in the future but for the moment I have a perfectly nice and respectable 1:48 Marauder. I can lay that demon to rest.
This was my first attempt at invasion stripes which is actually a lot hard than it looks. But it is one of those modeller's milestones you just have to try. I'm glad it was this kit. Twice now has this kit been a marker in my development as a model maker. And isn't she lovely?
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