Recent content by Crimea_River

Looking good Don.

@Donivanp you might want to chime in here: GB Finishing Date...??

Thanks guys. Just remembered I have decals for this Schlangenschwarm bird: So many neat schemes out there. Maybe I have to get me another kit.

Well done guys and thank-you judges!

My two cents is that extending GBs by more than the traditional 2 weeks is inviting chaos and would be unfair to those who strive to finish on time. I'm on the record saying that I won't finish my Mossie by Sunday and probably not even with a 2 week extension.

Love the mottled "solid" green upper surface. I'm trying to get better at that effect myself.

Agreed

The infamous wing gun bay covers were addressed next. Rather than fettle with the fit with the wings glued in, I decided to deal with the issue in advance by ensuring the best fit on the upper wing surface. For the first one, I followed Eduard's instructions for the closed covers by cutting out...

Congrats on a fine build Vic.

Thanks @Airframes Terry. Crossed posts but I already fixed the problem as described above.

OK, so I managed to salvage my mistake and I thank @fubar57 for making me think twice about what I did. The dry fitting that I did seemed to point to having the underside of the gun shelf sit on top of the lower instrument panel, which cause the shelf to sit high. At the time it seemed to be the...

Thanks guys. Terry there are pics of original 02 gear well parts on the web recovered from a wreckage. I will pick this up later but just wanted to post this: THE ABOVE NOTE WHERE I SAID THERE IS SUPPOSED TO BE A GAP AT THE GUN BAY SHELF IS INCORRECT! I F!CKED UP AND AM IN THE PROCESS OF FIXING...

I'll post close-ups when the clamps come off. In the meantime, regarding wheel wells on late 190A/F's I found this interesting video taken at Ansbach right after VE Day. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zoiycy_Er7w Here are a few screen grabs that show, to me, the possibility of at least the...

Doing great man!

Bouillon maybe? Looks great Don and good call on leaving the black.