Help with Diorama of B-25 on Hornet Deck during Dolittle Raid.

Modeling Subjects Dioramas
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I’m building the above mentioned Diorama and I just have a few questions you guys may be able to help me out with.

  1. I’m trying to decided between using the two Verlinden figure sets of either the US WWII Bomber Crew (No 1386) or the US WWII Fighter Crew (No 1386). By looking at photos of the crew, it looks like the fighter crew are dressed more like the Dolittle Raiders. Or is there another set I’m not aware of that would be better to use ? Which do people recommend ?

  2. I’m looking for an aftermarket 1:48 bomb loader that would have been used on the Hornet or something similar. Does anybody know of one ?

Thanks in advance…

AJ

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As far as the figures go, ou have to remember that they were aboard an aircraft carrier in the middle of the Pacific ocean! And as the B-25 Mitchell bomber was considered at that time as a low to medium altittude bomber, the flight crews were not often expected to were the heavier high altitude clothing of their B-17 and B-24 brothers. Also, naval aviators infrequently were the heavier clothing as well, unless they were going to be doing some high altitude flying, they usually didn’t fly higher than about 10-12,000 feet.
For the bomb cart, if you can find an old Monogram SBD Dauntless kit, it has one that is fairly ok to use, especially if your going to place under an aircraft where no one can get a really good look at it!!