Finchley Bantam Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 1/72 Airfix Mosquito. I wouldn't normally build anything of this vintage (nice new re-boxing but early 70's plastic inside), but as I received it as a gift it would have been rude not to! I found it a quite challenging build - gappy fits, lots of filling and sanding, raised panel lines, victorian water tank like riveting and let's not mention the undercarriage. Also the fuselage is twisted right along it's axis, so the tail section doesn't sit vertically. I went for the Australian silver scheme, which I think accentuates the aircraft's graceful curves and is more interesting/unusual than the all black night fighter and RAF camo options which were also available. I'm reasonable happy with the results, considering the limitations of the kit, but the main thing is that I enjoyed building it (apart from the undercarriage!) 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 (edited) OH WOWZER ! What a PRISTINE , GORGEOUS Mosquito. SUPERB build and really lovely photos. Edited December 11, 2016 by HOUSTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Nice job on this, for all your protestations, it's come up a treat. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 She's a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Absolutely stunning. Now I want one.. Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glatisant Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Building one of them myself.Agree with every single thing you have said about the kit.Had to rebuild the undercarriage,spend lots of time filling and sanding everywhere,and still not happy with the result.Yours is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finchley Bantam Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 I feel your pain! It was all going quite well until I messed up the undercarriage legs. Doesn't show too badly on the photos but they aren't the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Nice recovery, and a splendid result. The undercarriage on that kit has caused me no end of grief every time I've had a go at it: what's your secret? Rivets can be sanded down and gaps are what filler's for, and it looks like you're a man who knows how to use it. I've never had one with a twisted fuselage before though. You do, of course, realise that now you've built this Airfix are about to announce a new, state-of-the -art, everything fits, multi-option truly stonking new tool Mosquito and for that I, for one, sincerely thank you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finchley Bantam Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 Oh I hope they do! It's been 45 years since the last one... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Looking very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billydick Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Nice Mossie and you're right, that scheme really accentuates the beautiful lines of the aircraft. Nice to see the crew in the cockpit BillyD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finchley Bantam Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 Thanks. If there's crew on the sprue I'll put them in - although in this case the pilot was literally legless. (His legs finished where the instrument panel began). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 A wonderful model of a true British legend,well tidy mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Beautiful job! Looks lovely in the RAAF colours. Built one of these years ago and I remember having problems with the undercarriage. It was disassembled by my then toddler son (now a strapping almost 15 year old). In the same incident he reduced a completed Tamiya Mossie 1:48 scale bomber to its constituent parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Great job on that old kit; nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 More proof that old Airfix kits can be made into really nice models. A tribute to your skills and perseverance; which (after all) is what the hobby is about (fun notwithstanding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niles Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 On 12/11/2016 at 7:46 AM, Finchley Bantam said: gappy fits, lots of filling and sanding, raised panel lines, victorian water tank like riveting and let's not mention the undercarriage. Also the fuselage is twisted right along it's axis, so the tail section doesn't sit vertically. Ah yes, but isn't that what makes modeling a challenge. Good outcome anyway. And "Mozzie?" What is that, a little piece of mozzarella cheese? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king daddy Posted December 16, 2016 Share Posted December 16, 2016 built this one myself a little while ago...a trip down memory lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Very nice. The old kit can still become a head turner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 And a cracking job too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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