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Sanded , polished and ready for the first coat of paint.

This is going to be EPIC !

Amazing subject. Plus the aftermarket, she’s going to be a stunner.

Thanks guys. They’re getting hard to find. The basic shapes look ok. Not sure how to go about the display, probably hanging vertically on the wall. for comparison side by side with HKM kit.

Those plastic bags are super transparent, surely catching the local factory air tightly. 😈

William was able to source down for me this beauty. Thanking you Bill.

Mosquito season arrived early.

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Bomb bay door were without any detail, time to make it busy. Artistic license, here we go

Damn, that's nice !

Very nice !

How? Painted the recessed area and polished the rest?

Does it say "FRAGILE" on top of the box ?

Detailing will start with the bomb bay.

Pretty weathered surface.

Great catch Peter, thank you for your encouragement and continuous support. Carl already explained the differences in colours, I can only add that even the regular Green/Grey camouflage was applied in two opposing/reversed forms. Similarly as you can see t on Hurricanes for instance. Again I am learning as I go, there are guys who would be able to explain these anomalies in depth. Nevertheless I am finding this odd D.H. design more and more captivating. Thank You Hubert, the outside engine side would required significantly more time to tackle and this build should be as easy as passable :). I am still tweaking out the radiator transitions. Feels never-ending . Nacelles are a different can of worms, that is probably not worth opening. I could cannibalize Tamiya and consequently being hated for another 3, maybe 4 generations to come. The Eduard resin wheels of the correct diameter reset the stance and I will call it done with some additional detail, like brake hoses, bolts etc.. time for some tunes

A quick update. Last night I’ve been through a bunch of photographs of Canadian built Mosquitos to establish the style and general location of the demarcation lines. this morning I freehanded the basic colours which exposed all the imperfections and booboos to deal with. More refinement of the front windows with the help of a polishing wheel. No way I can do this by hand. then more filler and scribing. Once the surface is finalized I can focus on the inner details.

Hopefully Chris won't mind if I post this Canso build cat turret here

just pulling your leg my friend

Beautiful pup. It must be hard , not to be followed into the washroom etc .

You can send me that Mitchel and save some space. Win/Win 😝