PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Mosquito FB Mk.VI MM417 EG-T No. 487 Squadron RNZAF Based at Hunsdon, Hertfordshire in February/March 1944 This 1/72 Tamiya Mosquito was my build for the De Havilland Mega GB that is currently taking place down in the GB section of Britmodeller. Ever since seeing the film '633 Squadron' as a youngster I always loved the Mosquito although, oddly enough, I don't think I've ever made a model of one before. I decided fairly early on in the project that I wanted to show the aircraft in flight so I purchased some new miniature motors - the Airfix motors I already had wouldn't fit inside the Mosquito's 1/72 engine nacelles. This also meant I would need a base to support it in flight so I also decided to make a small vignette on this base. The aicraft itself served with 487 Squadron from 29 February 1944 to 26 March 1944. On the 26th March she was lost while leading the attack on coastal defense emplacements which were under construction at Les Hayes and was hit by flak during the mission. Wing Commander I S Smith was forced to crash land back at Hunsdon. The crew survived but the aircraft was wrecked. Kit: 1/72 Tamiya De Havilland Mosquito FB Mk.VI/NF Mk.II Extras: Eduard Zoom Set SS137 plus two mini coreless magnetic motors Paints: Humbrol, Revell, Citadel and Railmatch Acrylics - all applied by brush Base: Zvezda Snap-fit German Howitzer and a Wilko's picture frame WIP: Here Vignette base photos: Here Shaky YouTube video: Here I really am sorry about the amount of photos! It is such a photogenic aircraft - I actually took about 3x as many as this and it took me ages yesterday to whittle them down to these. This first set of photos were taken against a white backdrop: The following set show the Mosquito in relation to the base: A few to give a sense of the Mosquito overhead: And finally, for this set, just one of the base itself: I have posted a few more photos of the base itself in the Diorama and Vignette section - here Believe it or not I have taken yet more photos - this time against a sky background - but I will put those in a separate post below. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix Edited May 15, 2017 by PlaStix 54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) More photos of the Mosquito!!! This time using my Spitfire display base as a backdrop: As I said above – I do apologise about the number of photos but I have to admit I enjoyed taking them almost as much as I enjoyed making the model. The Tamiya kit was a joy to build – as was the Zvezda Howitzer. Comments and suggestions welcome. Kind regards, Stix Edited May 9, 2017 by PlaStix 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Brilliant work! It's like a scene from 633 Sqn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Very nicely done, great job all round 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 1 hour ago, F-32 said: Brilliant work! It's like a scene from 633 Sqn Thank you very much F-32! Most kind! Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Fantastic diorama Stix, and it does appear that the best way to simulate spinning props is to have spinning props! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 1 hour ago, russ c said: Very nicely done, great job all round Hi Russ and thank you very much!! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 46 minutes ago, Cookenbacher said: Fantastic diorama Stix, and it does appear that the best way to simulate spinning props is to have spinning props! Agreed 100% Please Stix, do find a way to photoshop one of those last pics with the backdrop, in order to hide the model supporting shaft: they look so real already, but I think it would be great to see one as if the thing was actually flying!! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Cookenbacher said: Fantastic diorama Stix, and it does appear that the best way to simulate spinning props is to have spinning props! Hi Cookie. Thank you very much. I think you are probably right but they do take a lot more work than Prop Blurs. Having said that I still like the use of Blurs in some circumstances. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 (edited) Hello,Stix - Well,what can I say? I've seen some fine builds in all scales of the Mosquito on the Forum. This is something else. In my opinion, you've captured the very essence of the type and what it was so successfully used for. I love the quality and detail of the painting and finishing work throughout. This is the finest tribute to the Mosquito that I've seen and all packed into 1/72 scale.Well done indeed,That Man! 😉👍 All the very best,Paul. Edited May 8, 2017 by mcdonnell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 To me AC look by far best if they are displayed in flight. What a bunch of awesome sights, thanks for the inspiration !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 2 hours ago, giemme said: Agreed 100% Please Stix, do find a way to photoshop one of those last pics with the backdrop, in order to hide the model supporting shaft: they look so real already, but I think it would be great to see one as if the thing was actually flying!! Ciao Most kind Giemme! Have no fear - I will be definitely doing some Photoshopping when I get chance! Kind regards, Stix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 A cracker, I love the props. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Excellent modelling and a beautiful result - well done Stix! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Looks awesome, don't apologise for the amount of photos, that's what we want 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Its perfect as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 2 hours ago, mcdonnell said: Hello,Stix - Well,what can I say? I've seen some fine builds in all scales of the Mosquito on the Forum. This is something else. In my opinion, you've captured the very essence of the type and what it was so successfully used for. I love the quality and detail of the painting and finishing work throughout. This is the finest tribute to the Mosquito that I've seen and all packed into 1/72 scale.Well done indeed,That Man! 😉👍 All the very best,Paul. Hi Paul. Thank you very much for your exceptionally kind comments. I have to say the Mosquito is a beautiful looking aircraft anyway but that, although it looks great on the ground, it truly is one of those aircraft which looks so much better in flight. When I saw some of the photos of this actual aircraft in flight I knew I wanted to capture something of those images. Hopefully I have managed to get somewhere near to them. As I mentioned to Giemme - I will do some Photoshopping to remove the support rod in a few photos. Thank you again. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 3 hours ago, occa said: To me AC look by far best if they are displayed in flight. What a bunch of awesome sights, thanks for the inspiration !! Hi Occa and thank you very much for your very kind comments. As I mentioned above - when I saw some photos of this particular aircraft in flight, I knew I wanted to try and capture the feel of those photos. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Bloody hell stix that's a cracking finish! Love the bomb just dropping through the trees... poor fellas Rob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldwin8 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I've seen more and more people use the inflight presentation for their models. Very nice effect for an aircraft of it's reputation, great model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 A lovely model and a lovely set of photos. Your Mosquito looks great, down where it should be, at tree top height. That's a cracking little diorama as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 What a great build this is ..love it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 12 hours ago, Steve27752 said: A cracker, I love the props. Thank you very much Steve. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 14 hours ago, CedB said: Excellent modelling and a beautiful result - well done Stix! Hi Ced. You are most kind. Thank you. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Hats off to you Stix- a wonderful dio. very evocative. The Mosquito looks excellent as does, well, everything else. Top job sir! cheers, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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