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Phil Pucher
Rochester, New York
Using an Accurate Miniatures 1/48 scale B-25 as the base, Phil built a Marine Corps PBJ-1D operated by VMB-612. He added the nose radar by melding two 1/48 scale 500-pound bombs and shaping them to fit the plane. The fuselage radar antennas came from a Monogram P-61, waist windows from a Monogram B-25J were grafted into the Accurate Miniatures, and he corrected the dorsal turret by adding the metal ring it sits on. The bomber was painted with Model Master colors.