I guess my S-37 conversion must be providing more than enough "Joy of Bashing" these days, because when I saw a good deal on the Italeri 1:72 Hudson, I switched from my planned bash of a Ventura, and snagged this one:

(Note Hand of God, pointing cheap digital camera out of the clouds, to snap picture! )

Now seen up close, this box art appears possibly to depict a camouflage scheme over bare aluminum sides and undersurfaces - a paint job I would be even more excited to put on this build. (Think: similar to my earlier Nell torpedo bomber.)

Inside, however, the instructions tell a different story:


Click on Image to Enlarge The painting guide for the above aircraft lists flat white as the side/undersurface color - which was very common (predominant?) on Coastal Command patrol bombers of the day. But I have more research to do on the paint job - and again, specifically for the 53 Squadron Hudson MkV #9253, in question.

Otherwise, the kit parts look quite respectable - with some items, particularly the engines, having excellent detail and others less so. Overall, this kit is; if anything, marginally better than what I've come to (pleasantly) expect from Italeri. I did take out the machine guns for further detailing, and subsequent molding for quick-copies, in resin, for additional builds.

Stand by for progress on this build, to start soon.

Cheers,

-Matty