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Thank you for your support guys, appreciate that. Carl , thank you for the thought, I already ordered the resin exhaust on evilbuy Thank you Phill , yes there are some Mossies around. In matter of fact there's one being restored just 30minutes from Calgary. Will investigate asap. Thank you Hubert, yes I was looking at the rest of the leading edge and the plan is to ill it with epoxy and sand the hell out of it. If you see any more glaring discrepancies please chime in. I also noticed the strange looking canopy, but decided to leave it as is. Thanks Ernie, that is the plan. This kit is not all that bad, there is definitely a potential. I know Tamiya created absolute marvel, but for bomber of two stage merlin versions are only HKM kit available. Thank You Peter, always nice to have you around. I will try to make it presentable. Maybe my build can help to someone else with inspiration and ideas. Having said that Revell kit is not an option either, in matter of fact it would be a step back, I tried that path years ago. I could consider kit-bashing Tamiya, but that elevates the price tag rapidly. Needless to say, that I paid only $100 for this kit. So, let do it and see if it was worth it. And again guys, I know nothing about Mosquitos and this is a big learning experience for me. Any help and input will be highly appreciated. Be critical and bold. You won't hurt my feelings Cheers Martin

Thank You Paul, it is just a Lasic surgery, but I have been coughing for a while now, so that has to be addressed first. Gonna gurgle on some radioactive Barium on Wednesday and life is good.

live and learn

On a positive note, that will give me time to thin out the inner walls of cowling openings. Boom ! Actually, no . There was an inner flange/shroud. How much was that Tamiya anyway ?

This. The last cylinder was piggybacking on the forward one joined in one exhaust stack. So we have a first casualty Just like here. Only 5 stacks, instead of six like the two-stage Merlins

What’s wrong with this picture?

Not yet Carl. I almost succumb to the temptation, but not today LOL.

Last night was the landing gear night. Assembly is straightforward except for one mistake in instructions. Part F2 should be part F3. again I rushed , but it’s all in there and the fit was pretty good. Eduard resin wheels are an absolute must here. I pre-painted the parts prior to the assembly, just to cheat my way out of it.

I have been working on this for a few evenings already, rushing through as I suppose to have an eye surgery tomorrow . That was cancelled , so now, I can just slow down and give you quick run down of my glue-slapping progress. Sick slide-mold technology Working on the re-shaping the nose contours, never mind the window that is badly shaped and placed New clear part is oversized to accommodate for the filling and blending of the connecting perimeter Shaping in Lots of resin help to secure it in place. Here you can see the dull hammer-head shape of the leading edge. I decided to cut it, bend it and re-shape it. support blocks from underneath won't be visible. Finalized shape of the nose, much better. Could be better , but I ran out of thickness New angle of the leading edge. More polishing... Top parts are sanded to submission.

The plan is to build Mosquito almost out of the box, however I would like to address few glaring problems, namely the bloated shape of the front section, including the windows, the leading edge above the radiators and few minor details as I go. The final result should look like this RCAF DH 98. B Mk.25, based in Greenwood Nova Scotia within the 8th. OTU. Serial KB380. B.Mk.25 was upgraded B Mk.XX, which was Canadian version of B Mk.IV. The main visual differences were paddle blade props and uncuffed exhaust stacks. If Mosquitos gurus can help with some detail drawings I would be ever so grateful. Let's began with the picture of the box,,,,, nah just kidding. Let's began with looking at pictures that matters

Border Model 1/35 AEV-3 Kodiak

Few renders of the upcoming OH-6 Cayuse from AMP-Micromir in 1/32nd.

priceless

Super cool build Mike, everything looks very natural and realistic, well done 👍

On the other hand. My first Mustang, was 82GT with carbureted 5.0. It took me less that 24 hours to figure how badly lost I was.

New Patent-Integrated Turbo https://www.motortrend.com/news/stellantis-dodge-jeep-hurricane-integrated-turbo-head-engine-patent/

This is some serious metal work Carl. Absolutely fascinating, to see it all come together with an ease.

Amazing work on torpedos.