Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 To see into the future. Two entries for this GB - a Mosquito and a Vampire. I am combining them into a single thread as they will both be in the markings of IV Sqn, hence the thread title which is the motto of the squadron. It's a little odd as the motto refers to the traditional squadron role - army co-operation and reconnaissance. The squadron itself was engaged in neither of these roles during the time periods of the aircraft which I will build! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 An excellent idea for combing your builds Enzo. Did you have to get AM decals or do both kits have IV Sqn decals in the box? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 3 minutes ago, DAG058 said: An excellent idea for combing your builds Enzo. Did you have to get AM decals or do both kits have IV Sqn decals in the box? AM decals for both. The Mosquito markings are from Freightdog and the Vampire markings are from Xtradecal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Nice pair Dh twins Enzo, one with twin engines and the other with twin booms, am I correct in thinking you are ex- 4 Sqn.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Time for an update. It looks like I have done a lot of work in a very short space of time. Nothing could be further from the truth! I've been working on these since the start of the GB - I've just been very remiss in posting my progress. So here we go. The kit box, with the instruction sheet from the Freightdog decals. Guess which one I'm doing... (although I will be doing the Brigand later in the year for the Radial Engines Rock GB) The sprues There are two of the left hand sprue. Those and the ones above are common to all the Tamiya Mosquito kits. The right hand sprue is specific to the NF.II/FB.VI boxing. The transparencies are also specific to the fighter versions. The bomber version has a different windscreen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Other people in this GB have commented how good the Tamiya Mosquitos are. I have to agree with them - It basically falls together. The cockpit builds up as a sub assembly. The interior green is Lifecolor UA004 Interior Green. It is intended for use on US aircraft, but is a very good match for Aircraft Grey Green. The wing interiors were also sprayed with this green, while the nacelle interiors were sprayed aluminium from a car paint rattle can. Once the wings are assembled, there is no doubt that they will fit firmly to the fuselage... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Major assembly finished, with the canopy masked with Eduard masks. And primed with Alclad2 Grey primer. One problem with using grey primer is that it's difficult to tell is you have a good coverage of grey paint... This is Xtracrylix XA1003 Medium Sea Grey. The masking for the undersurface is exceptionally easy... The black is simply from a car paint rattle can. Then the whole thing has been sprayed with a few mist coats of clear lacquer. Then on with the decals. Although the clear lacquer provides a lovely gloss coat, oddly enough it is quite difficult to reposition the decals. A liberal dousing with Microset solves the problem. Having applied the IV Sqn badge on the port side of the fin, I them proceeded to lose the starboard one before I could apply it. I robbed a suitable decal from the Xtradecal History of IV Sqn sheet. Five minutes after I applied it, I found the original decal... typical! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Let's get started on the Vampire. It's a relatively simple kit, given the twin-boom layout. The fuselage pod builds up nicely. The engine looks really strange, but won't be seen anyway. One concern is that there is very little space to put ballast. I have packed everywhere I possibly can with Liquid Gravity, but I'm still concerned that it won't be enough. If that's so, I reserve the right to add wing tanks with more liquid gravity in their noses. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Wow, that's what I call fast! Great Mossie Enzo, she looks very smart in that scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 Good afternoon Enzo Very good job on the Mossie and very good start on the Vampire Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Hi Enzo, I agree with Patrice re your achievements so far. The Mosquito is rather splendid! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 Im sure you know when end date is @Enzo Matrix, just a gentle nudge to get you rolling again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 6 hours ago, DAG058 said: Im sure you know when end date is @Enzo Matrix, I would hope so! hmmm... dunno what has happened to the photos in this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 11 minutes ago, Enzo Matrix said: hmmm... dunno what has happened to the photos in this thread. This is very strange. I can see photos posted by everyone else. However, photos that I have posted show as the filename in text, without even a hyperlink. But then, if I look at the site on my tablet, the photos are there...! Edit: okay... it's something to do with Firefox. If I look at the site with IE, the photos are fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 The photos are showing up fine for me. Just waiting for the update (and on the Comet) and I'll go away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 2, 2017 Author Share Posted June 2, 2017 15 minutes ago, DAG058 said: The photos are showing up fine for me. Just waiting for the update (and on the Comet) and I'll go away! Definitely hoping to get some work done on the Comets this weekend. The Mosquito and Vampire are pretty much finished... but people won't believe it unless I show photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 These two are now finished, so I really should document the builds. Here is the Vampire airframe assembled. It went together nicely, with the exception of the nose. Not a problem with the kit, though. That was all my own fault. I tried to get as much Liquid Gravity in there but ended up putting in a little too much causing the fit problems. In the event, there still wasn't enough to make the model sit reliably. If I were no build another, I would pack the fuselage behind the cocpit with Liquid Gravity or lead shot. There's no way it can been seen. Alternatively if someone could invent Liquid Cavorite, I could pack it into the tail booms. Primed with alclad2 Grey primer Sprayed with Xtracrylix XA1004 Dark Sea Grey and then masked using my usual technique of Blutak worms and copydex. The green used was Xtracrylix XA1001 RAF Dark Green. Undersurfaces were sprayed with Xtracrylix XA1008 PRU Blue. ..and then I forgot to take more photos until the build was finished! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Here is the finished Vampire 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 and the finished Mosquito A family photo. Say cheese! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 What a lovely pair! Nice one Enzo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Well done on both Martin H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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