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Nice.
1/48 Mosquito B Mk IV - Heavy Hitters II GB
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Cheers everyone.
Looks pretty crowded in there Andy....looks good though!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys. It's gonna get more crowded yet once the flex hoses for the jacks are installed.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Jerry. Done now with this bloody bulkhead! Flex hoses and a few more tubes installed and we're done here.....
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Marvellous job Andy, really looks the biz!
I take it you'll be cleaning-up the rim of the entrance hatch ?!!
I take it you'll be cleaning-up the rim of the entrance hatch ?!!
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Fantastic!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys. Terry, yes, the walls around the entry hatch have been puttied to hide a big seam but I've not yet got around to sanding this area yet.
I'm shooting for having this one done fr the AMM Show on Sept 14 but not sure I'll make it. In any event, I won't rush it.
I'm shooting for having this one done fr the AMM Show on Sept 14 but not sure I'll make it. In any event, I won't rush it.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Not gonna happen but I'm not rushing it. The show is this weekend and this one won't be done. Maybe next year!
Nevertheless, I keep on pluggin' and have now completed the rear bulkhead hydraulics. Once again, I cut the actuator pistons off to be replaced later so they don't get busted. The bomb bay is now done, thank gawd!
Next, it was on to the wheel wells. These need to be assembled a little oddly because of the complex landing gear linkages so one half of the nacelle on each wing gets installed first. I then proceeded to give the relevant parts a coat of cockpit green. The paint was then darkened slightly and the ribs and corners were shot again with this slightly darker colour. Then, some Sky Type S was used to pick out the highlights on the ribs and other protruding details using a fine paint brush. Finally, me being the grime-loving ba$tard that I am, I liberally blotched the area with oil and grease stains using thinned artist oils.
Oddly, one of the 4 nacelles halves had only vertical ribs molded. All the others had grids of vertical and horizontal robs so I faked in the horizontal ones with the Sky highlight colour using a fine brush. Of course, this piece did not escape the oil splotches.
The next step will be to determine what, if anything, is wrong with the maligned landing gear struts on this kit and to try to fix anything worthy of attention. For this, I have some scale plans that I'll try to shrink to 1/48 and use as a template. Stay tuned for that.
Nevertheless, I keep on pluggin' and have now completed the rear bulkhead hydraulics. Once again, I cut the actuator pistons off to be replaced later so they don't get busted. The bomb bay is now done, thank gawd!
Next, it was on to the wheel wells. These need to be assembled a little oddly because of the complex landing gear linkages so one half of the nacelle on each wing gets installed first. I then proceeded to give the relevant parts a coat of cockpit green. The paint was then darkened slightly and the ribs and corners were shot again with this slightly darker colour. Then, some Sky Type S was used to pick out the highlights on the ribs and other protruding details using a fine paint brush. Finally, me being the grime-loving ba$tard that I am, I liberally blotched the area with oil and grease stains using thinned artist oils.
Oddly, one of the 4 nacelles halves had only vertical ribs molded. All the others had grids of vertical and horizontal robs so I faked in the horizontal ones with the Sky highlight colour using a fine brush. Of course, this piece did not escape the oil splotches.
The next step will be to determine what, if anything, is wrong with the maligned landing gear struts on this kit and to try to fix anything worthy of attention. For this, I have some scale plans that I'll try to shrink to 1/48 and use as a template. Stay tuned for that.
fubar57
General
Staying tuned. Always learning something new. Very nice.
Geo
Geo
Tuning that knob Andy, ready for more great work...
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Benevolens Magister
Beaut work Andy.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks guys.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
So for checking the landing gear, I dredged up the below two scale drawings of the landing gear assembly and the compression leg. Fortunately the latter drawing has a dimension on it that I translated to the assembly drawing.
At 1/48 scale, the noted dimension of 3'-8.6" translates to 23.6mm. Taking put my trusty dial caliper, I was able to measure the corresponding section on the model and it came out to........20.2mm. That means it's possble that the reviews are correct unless the missing 3mm are made up elsewhere on the molded strut. So the next step will be to scale some of the other key dimensions and check the other members for accuracy. That'll be on another day though.
At 1/48 scale, the noted dimension of 3'-8.6" translates to 23.6mm. Taking put my trusty dial caliper, I was able to measure the corresponding section on the model and it came out to........20.2mm. That means it's possble that the reviews are correct unless the missing 3mm are made up elsewhere on the molded strut. So the next step will be to scale some of the other key dimensions and check the other members for accuracy. That'll be on another day though.
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Sir, It is an honor to view your work!
Just beautiful!
That is all I can say.
Just beautiful!
That is all I can say.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Aw shucks.....thanks Paul. No hugs though.
