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Do not glue on the side gun packs yet. Prepare the
fuselage for gluing on the waist gun windows as
described below. Waiting to glue on the side gun
packs and waist guns until after the fuselage has
been prepared for them makes it easier to lay the
fuselage on its side.
❏ 8. Glue one of the 4-7/8" [125mm] waist machine
gun barrels into the left waist gun window as shown.
❏ 9. Same as for the top gun turret and the gun packs,
use a fi ne-point ballpoint pen to mark the outline of the
waist gun window directly onto the fuselage. Cut and
remove the covering 1/16" [1.5mm] inside the line.
❏ 10. Prepare the right waist gun window and the
right side of the fuselage the same way.
❏ 11. Paint the inside edges of the window openings
for the waist guns fl at black.
Now back to the gun packs…
❏ 12. Place the left gun pack on the fuselage. First
glue the bottom, and then the top gun pack down
using thin CA with a CA applicator tip.
❏ 13. Glue on the right gun pack, then the right
and left waist gun windows, with thin CA and a CA
applicator tip.
MOUNT THE ADF “FOOTBALL” ANTENNA
The ADF football antenna is attached to the model
with magnets. This way it can be easily removed
for transportation.
❏ 1. Use the plywood template as a guide to cut
holes in the fuselage for the magnets with a 3/16"
[4.8mm] brass tube sharpened on the end or a 3/16"
[4.8mm] drill. The holes should be centered over
the middle stringer in the bottom of the fuselage.
Note: The Executive Sweet had the antenna on
the bottom of the fuselage, but some B-25s had the
football antenna in other locations. You can mount the
antenna wherever you prefer.
❏ 2. Stick the two magnets to the other magnets
already glued in the antenna so you’ll know which
way to glue them in.
❏ 3. Use medium-grit sandpaper to lightly sand the
bottom of each magnet so glue will adhere. Making
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