1/24 Airfix Scale Mosquito build

[PeteF]

Thanks, I'll look in to those. Got the exhaust installed.

[PeteF]

Decided to use the kit cannons as is. I ordered brass barrels for the .303s since they're prominent.

[PeteF]

Crikey, the finished model is going to be huge#

[harv]

Sure like your style. Great job ! ...... Harv 

[BlrwestSiR]

Yup, she's a big 'un. And nicely done too.

Carl

[Grunhertz]

Looks good nice work on the cannons 

[Bomber_County]

Absolutely stunning Pete. Those u/c looked real.......

[Peterpools]

Pete

Awesome work and enjoying evrry step of thevway

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

[PeteF]

Cannon pack.

[PeteF]

There aren't many panel lines on the wooden Mossy wings but there are some noticeable bulges from the spars. Used aluminum tape and built up primer for most of them (tape removed) but left the outer leading edge bulge since that is prominent in photos. Also started trying to change the kits anhedral to dihedral (yes, with a torch).

 

Also working on ordinance.

[Grunhertz]

Good stuff was there much anhedral?

 

[PeteF]

50 minutes ago, Grunhertz said:

Good stuff was there much anhedral?

 

The wing was level on the bottom but because of the taper at the top, the effect was several degrees of anhedral. There should be a couple of degrees of dihedral just outside of the nacelles with the center section being flat.

[BlrwestSiR]

On 9/23/2018 at 7:17 PM, PeteF said:

Cannon pack.

Great work there  I really wish Tamiya had done their 20mm cannon with full length barrels as well. They'd look so much nicer.

Nice fix on the dihedral too.

Carl

[PeteF]

Whoops, I fatally damaged my wing. I overheated one side and it distorted back 1/4". Noticeable and makes the flaps not fit. Going to have to contact Airfix and see if they have a replacement...d'oh!

Meanwhile, worked on some smalls.

[Grunhertz]

Bummer good luck getting a replacement 

[Peterpools]

Pete

Fingers crossed Airfix will come to the rescue!

Terrific work on the cannons and the fuel cells, they look great. Comparing them to my Tamiya Mossie, the details and feel in 1/24 scale is simply stellar

Keep ‘em comin

Peter

[PeteF]

Thanks to the show "James May Toy Stories" where he built a 1/1 scale "Airfix" Spitfire, I knew that Airfix had a stock of old models from which you could order parts. Two emails and one phone call later, a new Mosquito upper wing is coming from the UK! Very efficient process and happy they had the part from a kit that had been out of production for 6 years.

[Jeff]

Good old Airfix.....

[Mikester]

This is some great work!

[Grunhertz]

On 9/26/2018 at 3:45 PM, PeteF said:

Thanks to the show "James May Toy Stories" where he built a 1/1 scale "Airfix" Spitfire, I knew that Airfix had a stock of old models from which you could order parts. Two emails and one phone call later, a new Mosquito upper wing is coming from the UK! Very efficient process and happy they had the part from a kit that had been out of production for 6 years.

You were very lucky the "boneyard" disappeared when the guy looking after it retired and they moved into new premises but well done for getting one. I had to produce receipts and then got sent a whole 1/24 hurricane to replace a gunsight! 

[PeteF]

Plumbing. A bit larger than scale but pretty accurately placed.

[PeteF]

Drew the plane codes and sent to a friend who might be able to cut these as masks. Got the Montex masks for the rest. This plane was in 487 New Zealand squadron, served in the Amiens raid with a pilot with my last name and both he and this plane survived the war. The pilot went on to do gunnery training in Spitfires and returned to New Zealand to his postmaster job and the plane was struck off charge in 1945 after serving 487 squadron RNZAF, then 464 squadron RAAF and back to 487 RNZAF before being SOC 12/20/45.

[JeroenPeters]

Lovely work and good job on the codes!

[PeteF]

Cockpit side panel work.

[Bomber_County]

Stunning Pete........