Agreed, looking forward to it.
GB-67 1/48 Mosquito P.R. Mk. XVI - Twin Engine in WWII
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N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Looking like a very nice start!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks Bill. I hope to get beyond just a start, but now that you mention it, I've been futzing a bit with smoothing the fit between the resin engine parts and the kit parts. The fit needs a bit of putty help, which in the photos below is underway and partly done.
Slow? Yes. Forward? Also yes.
Slow? Yes. Forward? Also yes.
Nice
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Fiddly work but nice outcome. 
fubar57
General
Carry on futzing.
N4521U
Plastic Pirate
Puttying fits, gives me the sh!ts!!!!!!!!!
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys. First primer coat going on today or tomorrow. Should reveal a few more needed corrections
Good work so far Andy!
Bustedwing
Tech Sergeant
Looks good. Nice surgery !
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Crimea_River
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Thanks guys. Changed the thread title as we are no longer looking at a P.R. IV.
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Crimea_River
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Back with a little bit to show. Selfishly, a lot of these pics are for me to see how good, or bad, the parts have mated and what more I need to do to tidy things up. My eyes work better when I see things close-up on screen.
First off, Tamiya's firewalls had to disappear to make the resin engine extensions fit properly so, rather than have a big, gaping hole behind the undercarriage, I made my own. There is a tricky detail where the pockets for the undercarriage struts fit and I decide to try to goop some putty in these areas and carve them out with a Dremel. Results are mediocre.
The holes obviously need to be addressed, but I decided to go ahead and shoot a revealing layer of primer to see what else needed to be done. I've just gone ahead and posted all my pics for my look-see as I find this to be the best way to magnify mistakes and needs for improvement. In general, no too bad , though repairs will be needed in a few of the rescribed areas. I also need to scribe a few more panel lines to complete the resin additions.
Ugly....:
Now that I have a mini-checklist, I'll go ahead and fix these areas and then start adding more detail. The resin cowls omitted the Dzus fastener plates as well as the tiny intercooler header tank vent so I'll have a go at adding these once the scribed lines are tidied up.
Looking ahead, I have to make sure I choose the correct wing tips provided as options in the kit (resin lights in place of rear-facing nav lights and non-spoked wheel hubs). Fortunately, Tamiya provide both styles so no issues there. For the canopy, I have the Tamiya-provided bulged side windows but not the navigator's astrodome, which I'll need to scratch up.
Thanks for your patience. Slow going but once the weather turns I should be able to get more time at the bench.
First off, Tamiya's firewalls had to disappear to make the resin engine extensions fit properly so, rather than have a big, gaping hole behind the undercarriage, I made my own. There is a tricky detail where the pockets for the undercarriage struts fit and I decide to try to goop some putty in these areas and carve them out with a Dremel. Results are mediocre.
The holes obviously need to be addressed, but I decided to go ahead and shoot a revealing layer of primer to see what else needed to be done. I've just gone ahead and posted all my pics for my look-see as I find this to be the best way to magnify mistakes and needs for improvement. In general, no too bad , though repairs will be needed in a few of the rescribed areas. I also need to scribe a few more panel lines to complete the resin additions.
Ugly....:
Now that I have a mini-checklist, I'll go ahead and fix these areas and then start adding more detail. The resin cowls omitted the Dzus fastener plates as well as the tiny intercooler header tank vent so I'll have a go at adding these once the scribed lines are tidied up.
Looking ahead, I have to make sure I choose the correct wing tips provided as options in the kit (resin lights in place of rear-facing nav lights and non-spoked wheel hubs). Fortunately, Tamiya provide both styles so no issues there. For the canopy, I have the Tamiya-provided bulged side windows but not the navigator's astrodome, which I'll need to scratch up.
Thanks for your patience. Slow going but once the weather turns I should be able to get more time at the bench.
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Crimea_River
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By the way, here's a good reference for what needs to happen yet on the cowls. Excerpt from AP2653J, manual for the P.R.XVI.
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
Truly a plastic surgeon, thank you Doctor Andy.
Jock Tamson
Staff Sergeant
Tricky work ahead. With your skill set I'm confident you will come good. I do like the look of the two stage engine set up on the Mossie.
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good Andy.
I have the PR canopy with "roof" astrodome, but without the bulged (not blister) side window panels, from the Airfix kit if it would help Andy ?
I'd intended to use it on an old B.XVI conversion of the old Airfix FB.VI, to make a "633 Sqn" aircraft, but that ain't happening anymore.
Let me know if you want it, and I'll get it in the post before I head off to Norfolk again next week.
I have the PR canopy with "roof" astrodome, but without the bulged (not blister) side window panels, from the Airfix kit if it would help Andy ?
I'd intended to use it on an old B.XVI conversion of the old Airfix FB.VI, to make a "633 Sqn" aircraft, but that ain't happening anymore.
Let me know if you want it, and I'll get it in the post before I head off to Norfolk again next week.
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Crimea_River
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Thanks very much guys.
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Terry, thanks for the offer but I need to research my needs a bit more as I have a feeling that the Airfix canopy would not be a good fit on the Tamiya fuselage. That said, neither is the Tamiya canopy apparently! The only other Tamiya Mosquito I did was Tamiya's F.B.VI and I used the Rob Taurus vac formed canopy for that one so have no experience with the kit part. However, I'm using this as a reference for my build Mosquito and he compares Tamiya and Airfix canopies and also discusses fit issues with the Tamiya one.
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Terry, thanks for the offer but I need to research my needs a bit more as I have a feeling that the Airfix canopy would not be a good fit on the Tamiya fuselage. That said, neither is the Tamiya canopy apparently! The only other Tamiya Mosquito I did was Tamiya's F.B.VI and I used the Rob Taurus vac formed canopy for that one so have no experience with the kit part. However, I'm using this as a reference for my build Mosquito and he compares Tamiya and Airfix canopies and also discusses fit issues with the Tamiya one.
Some good work Andy.....and plenty ahead of you, bring it on.
