Night Fighter Nut
Master Sergeant
Nice plane Andy. Will follow along as time permits. 
1/48 Mosquito B Mk IV - Heavy Hitters II GB
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Ok, the box is reopened and I started back into this project. Terry's spinners arrived today and these will replace the kit parts. I took the below picture of the misshapen kit spinner at left next to the nicer one sent by Terry.
One other knock against the Revell kit is that the tires are too large in diameter. Below is a pic of the kit tire at right next to one of the pair of resin wheels I picked up on the weekend for a fiver.
Reviewers have also stated that the gear struts for the kit are too short so, in combination with the smaller tire, the model might sit quite low unless this is addressed. I'll do some digging using the local Mossie restoration as a reference to see where the kit parts are wrong, if at all, and see if any easy remedies can be made.
I'll get back into the cockpit area once I look through some references Terry sent me and look forward to posting some progress pics.
One other knock against the Revell kit is that the tires are too large in diameter. Below is a pic of the kit tire at right next to one of the pair of resin wheels I picked up on the weekend for a fiver.
Reviewers have also stated that the gear struts for the kit are too short so, in combination with the smaller tire, the model might sit quite low unless this is addressed. I'll do some digging using the local Mossie restoration as a reference to see where the kit parts are wrong, if at all, and see if any easy remedies can be made.
I'll get back into the cockpit area once I look through some references Terry sent me and look forward to posting some progress pics.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Quite a difference in those spinners Andy, and even without the resin wheels as comparison, the kit wheels just loo wrong!
Shame Revell got these parts, and apparently the gear struts wrong, as from all accounts the rest of the kit is rather nice. Looking forward to watching the build progress.
Shame Revell got these parts, and apparently the gear struts wrong, as from all accounts the rest of the kit is rather nice. Looking forward to watching the build progress.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice to see you on to this one now Andy, I visualise some big things coming and what a difference with the wheels and spinners.
Makes a big difference when you can compare the same parts from different sources, as to what is right and what is not!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Very true Wayne.
hope the rest of the kit matches up Andy
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Crimea_River
Marshal
I think it will Karl. Rest of the Revell kit looks pretty good although there's a bit more flash than I'd like.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
The Revell kit provides plenty of nice detail in the cockpit but, if you know me, I can never let things go at that. Having said that, I'm well aware that much of the detail will be difficult to see if not obscured completely once the walls are glued together. To check what will be seen, I taped the halves together and noted the areas that will be visible through the canopy, entry hatch, and nose bubble.
In the first and last pics, you can see how the radio receiver unit, to the left of the navigator seat, is placed such that the face is right up against the seat bulkhead so this will be moved to the port a bit. Also, I didn't like the solid support which should be a tubular frame. So here's what I did so far with that unit, admittedly going overboard a bit with the handles....
This unit isn't finished yet and I'll post more on this later.
On the port wall, seen below in a before and after shot, I added 3 throttle linkages and a couple of wires. Oh, and the locating pin on the top of the fuselage was removed as this will be visible through the hatch and nose.
Similarly, the starboard side received some sizable electrical cables
The pilot seat will also be enhanced. Below area couple of pics showing the armrest replacement and the added ring for the seatbelts.
There will be more to come in these areas, hopefully before I leave for Hamilton on Wednesday. Thanks for looking in.
In the first and last pics, you can see how the radio receiver unit, to the left of the navigator seat, is placed such that the face is right up against the seat bulkhead so this will be moved to the port a bit. Also, I didn't like the solid support which should be a tubular frame. So here's what I did so far with that unit, admittedly going overboard a bit with the handles....
This unit isn't finished yet and I'll post more on this later.
On the port wall, seen below in a before and after shot, I added 3 throttle linkages and a couple of wires. Oh, and the locating pin on the top of the fuselage was removed as this will be visible through the hatch and nose.
Similarly, the starboard side received some sizable electrical cables
The pilot seat will also be enhanced. Below area couple of pics showing the armrest replacement and the added ring for the seatbelts.
There will be more to come in these areas, hopefully before I leave for Hamilton on Wednesday. Thanks for looking in.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice bit of enhancement Andy and no you're not going overboard, you're doing what you believe in and enjoy.
B-17engineer
Colonel
Great work Andy!
Good stuff Andy....
great job Andy
meatloaf109
1st Lieutenant
Very nice!
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Simply wonderful to watch you work, Andy. Truly a master at this.
Dale
Dale
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Kind words guys, thanks.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work so far Andy. I grabbed a couple of shots of the Mossie undercarriage at Cosford, whilst shooting the Lincoln for Evan, so I'll e-mail them to you once I've sorted and re-sized them.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Thanks Terry. Got lots but the more the merrier!
dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Terry,
Mind sending me a set of those pics?
Mind sending me a set of those pics?
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Guessed you would have Andy, but I was there, the cowlings were off, and I had two cameras in my fists!
Yep, no problem D - send me a PM with an e-mail address.
Yep, no problem D - send me a PM with an e-mail address.
