Bill_S Posted January 26, 2024 Posted January 26, 2024 Obligatory box cover... I will be building the Mossie mostly OOB. The only aftermarket to date is a set of stencils; I have a set of Master Model gun barrels on order. I may decide on some HGW harnesses. I'll be using kit markings. 10
PanzerWomble Posted January 26, 2024 Posted January 26, 2024 Nice one , a very beautiful twin to me 4
BlrwestSiR Posted January 27, 2024 Posted January 27, 2024 Nice choice Bill. I considered this kit as well but chickened out and went with the 262 instead. 4
Bomber_County Posted February 4, 2024 Posted February 4, 2024 On 1/26/2024 at 6:15 AM, Bill_S said: Obligatory box cover... I will be building the Mossie mostly OOB. The only aftermarket to date is a set of stencils; I have a set of Master Model gun barrels on order. I may decide on some HGW harnesses. I'll be using kit markings. It’s a dream to build Bill. The RedFox instrument panels etc are beautiful, there are some pics on my build WIP on here…….. 4
DocRob Posted February 4, 2024 Posted February 4, 2024 Nice choice Bill, the Mossie is such an elegant plane and the kit is supposedly perfect. When I saw you entering the Mossie into the GB, mine was off the bench, because, I prefer no double builds. Yours will be a stunner for sure. Cheers Rob 3
Bill_S Posted February 7, 2024 Author Posted February 7, 2024 On 2/4/2024 at 6:40 AM, DocRob said: Nice choice Bill, the Mossie is such an elegant plane and the kit is supposedly perfect. When I saw you entering the Mossie into the GB, mine was off the bench, because, I prefer no double builds. Yours will be a stunner for sure. Cheers Rob Rob, please don't let my entry deter you! There's no guarantee that I'll finish this thing on time. There is a ton of plastic stuffed into that box; I've done a bit of painting, but nothing worthwhile to show for it just yet. 4
DocRob Posted February 7, 2024 Posted February 7, 2024 No problem Bill, I will happily follow your build as a guideline for mine, later. I like the Mossie a lot, but it wouldn´t have been my first choice anyway. It seems, all the large scale twins are a heap of plastic and not so easy to tackle, but what is a GB without a challenge . Cheers Rob 6
Martinnfb Posted February 14, 2024 Posted February 14, 2024 I found a decal sheet for Czechoslovak Mosquito. If you interested Bill, it's yours . 7
Bill_S Posted February 27, 2024 Author Posted February 27, 2024 On 2/13/2024 at 7:31 PM, Martinnfb said: I found a decal sheet for Czechoslovak Mosquito. If you interested Bill, it's yours . Thanks for the offer, Martin. I wonder what language would airframe stencils be on a Czech Mossie... 2
Bill_S Posted February 27, 2024 Author Posted February 27, 2024 Finally some progress to show. I buggered an IP decal, so I bought the Quinta Studios set. I was particularly pleased with their harnesses. I'm headed to Florida for the month of March. I'm bringing this kit with me, but I don't know how much I'll get done. 9 1
Martinnfb Posted February 27, 2024 Posted February 27, 2024 10 hours ago, Bill_S said: Thanks for the offer, Martin. I wonder what language would airframe stencils be on a Czech Mossie... All in English, RAF standard, they might have been changed down the road when they got a coat of overall grey colour. 4
belugawhaleman Posted April 2, 2024 Posted April 2, 2024 Nice work Bill! I'd love to have one of these kits.....It would sit in my closet forever---but still, I would have it! 3
Bill_S Posted April 18, 2024 Author Posted April 18, 2024 It's been a while since I posted an update. This bird has not been languishing; I've been plugging away at it. There are lots of parts! The engines are complete. I've painted the nacelles - I'm planning on installing the after painting the airframe. It took a while, but I got the cockpit completed and the fuselage halves together. The guns are held in place with white glue for now. I'll get the final alignment taken care of when I attach the nose. I plan on leaving the belly open to show detail. Cannons and fuel tanks. The bomb rack has been painted but not assembled. Still some detail painting to do on the underside. The landing gear wont be installed until after painting. Underside panels and control surfaces primed with Mr. Surfacer 1500. 10
Peterpools Posted April 18, 2024 Posted April 18, 2024 BIll Nice progress on your Mossie .. looking mghy good. 4
DocRob Posted April 18, 2024 Posted April 18, 2024 Good to see you back on the Mossie, Bill. Cockpit and engines look beautiful. Seems to be a demanding kit with all these detailed sub assemblies. Someday, I will start mine. Cheers Rob 5
belugawhaleman Posted April 18, 2024 Posted April 18, 2024 Glad to see more work on this. An amazing- looking kit! Nice work! 3
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now